New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-28
O1RSMEN AND THEIR INTERESTS.
ALL OF THE SPRING REGATTAS ROWED-
MATCH RACES.

Good hard work continues to be the order OF
the day on the Harlem River All the CLUBS nave no"
bad their spring regatas AMI the oarsncn are uevohg
their attention solely to the foreign races ana inc i
regatta OF tho Harlem Association The growth OF the
Saturday half holiday movement has had marked eect
unon the rowing on tho rves on Saturday afternoons.
and in the cool OF tho evening the river Is so crowded
with pleasure boats that 1t is difficult matter TO DO
mucb speedng I'm shells With the lack OF club work the
fancy OF young amateur turns lightly TO thoughts OF
match races As result OF the close race between senior
Singles IN the Union Club regatta the 2Oth Inst
match race was made between Ben Jackson ana Sigs-
mund Van Zandt Jackson lost three lengths In the
start In that and beaten tby two lengths lie
believed that the positions would be reversed Goep
fert OF the MetropOtans Ia looking around Tor some
body TO make "A match with and bars no amateur on the
river except Reagan OF the Metrorotans and Morse OF
the Nassaus Reagan has decided not to row In any
regatta before the National but ia open to make match
with any sody that thinks he beat him. IL Is not
improSa 10 that he and will together before
the season Is out.
The Union Club IL clsed over full OF Its
regatta and reception. The quick time made IL the
senior single race, minutes 81 seconds. Is peculiarly
gratifying and the members thinking OF taking up
the gauntlet thrown down by the New-iork Athletic
Club and making a series Of match races. The New
York Athletic Club Is pleased with the result oil It's
experiment in making its races mile with turn, 80
that botn finish could be seen from the boat
the New-York Athletic club for the Osborne Cup has
been rowed c. Coster proved the best In the race,
| beating h. MeDougall, j. Keck. q. Anel and Edgar
freeman The Athletic Club eight were not discouraged
by their In the Harlem regatta They have kept
I'D their practice and In much better trim than ever
| before. They will in the PasSnio regatta next
Saturday and also red the Tor the sharpess
Cul on the srhuykill River. The %; IA! which
were to be rowcd between the Nassaus aud the New
York Athletics Is or the Mass aus deciding not Ia row.
| RoWs n
seeing race between Kent and GOepier OF the Metro
poItans. and smith aud III sys OF the New-fo'k Athsuc
Club Mr. smiths recent departure for Europe breaking
| The Metropolitan NonpareIl and New York Rowing
Clubs have decided not u hold regattas before the f
the time OF the members being pretty VOL taken up IN
other until then.
| number OF new houses are In contemplation Inc
Ataaus ind ner quarters too small aud a. soon ~ the
question whether " Ia best To build the house
Piles mode or o e sSapsfa have sea '
fund and IL has reached proper proportions
The new Eagle Athletic Club house has been almost
COMPLETED aud the club will give warming tins
morning. The exercises VIII consist OF speech uisking
! masic dancing. rowing ani unlimited beer bHy
Oliver the architect and builder OF the house. ana Is
now engaged IN building boats for some OF tho menbcrs
| Tho Harlem River will he well represented at the
River regatta ON Saturday and the boys expect
to decorate their boat houses with nunerou. prizes
Among the crews from the river which have about made
up minds to enter the contests are the ATLANTA
and New Athletic Club eights the Union aud Nom
pareIl SKIES the New-iork Rowing CLUB four the New
York Athttic club pair Dared snei the METROPOLITAN
sHeehan. senior singles. Mulcahcy aud Monahan. OF
Albany. bOth expect 10 enter the senior singles aud
Morse will have an opportunity OF reganing his anrcls
Kent and Oepfert confident OF winning tho double
| scus IL the Chicago which mt New Orleans
doesn't enter, aud Phillips and Hard arc pretty sure
| winners Ia the par-oarei -hell race.
| A considerable delegation OF Harlem River oarsmen
went to Albany on Thursday to sec the race between
greatest town In the land for amateur oarsen and
when Mucahey won the race In the quick time 81 .
received q regular ovation.