New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-23
SPORTS ON LAND AND WATER
,cr,vIry AMOgG THE OARSMBN.
ronpIr-sCIIL RACING GROWING MORE
POPULAR,

POPULAR.
,,,,. ,n.xnccted result of Thursdays. race at
p,.as,rc Island in which Courtney and Coniey
.,s;,v de .eated Gaudaur and Hosiner IN the oes.
tiwe on record for three mule race In douDe se"'
.hells proves concusively that Courtney can my
,nlv sit in n boat and row but that he mas ho' ,oi
gotten his old trick of beating good men ITO
feeling in regard to tho race among the hno"e
ones was that Gaudaur and Hosmer should nave
won easily and the betting was all In their i"'o,'
This was due in a great measure to Courtney
,rsv;o,,s record hut there were good grounds out
side of this for the belief In the losing boat wee
ca,a.nr n vounv man who is looked upon as an
opponent for any Of the champions. who mas 10,
feated John Teemer. who in turn mas delea'eu
Wallace Ross and claims thechampionship oi Ainei-
no b.cause Hanlan declined 10 meet him. ana
George riosmer, an old and experienced oarsmah
who 10 properly regarded as of the best OF tue
second class oars,ncn. Courtneys, partner Cohiey
is not regarded as SO good man as Hosmer. Hence
the victory must be attributed to Courtneys great
rowing
The result of the race will undoubtedly give big
boom 70 double scuil racing. Already Hanlan ana
Ice have challenged Courtney and Conley and
doubtless a race will soon be arranged between
them. Wallace Ross is looking around for a good
double-scull she'll and as soon as he hnds 1t Will
issue a challenge to row Hanlan and Lee. or Court
ncy and Conley 1t is hardly probable that Gaudaur
and Hosmer will rest under their defeat and Ieemer
is on tho lookout for mate The probable outcome
of the whole matter will be o regatta for aoupic
scp sbells in hich tho contestants will be Court
nov and Conley. Hanlan and Lea, Gaudaur ana
Hosmer, Ross and q mate. and Teemer and mate
Such race would be worth going long way 10
see 1t is whispered that Ross mate VIII lie henry
Peterson. the young Californian. He has been
II ~ta pivar md N
formed q great opinion of him. He led the race in
New-Orleans in May for mile and half and then
had to Quit. He was out of condition then, on ac-
oeunt of the heat and water. Peterson first came
into notice by defeating George Lee easily in San
Francisco He has not been able to get In match
since he came East but is said to be finished scuii
and powerful young man.
TT is not only in the matter Of doubie-scuH races
that the activity in professional rowing circles IS
marked The presence OF Hanlan and Leo IN theso
waters has been the cause Of much talk of matches.
The hacker OF Teemer is trying his best to get
match on between Teemer and Gaudaur and 1eemer
and Hsnlan with fair chances of success In both
instances Ross is looking at Hanlan. and a match
is said tobe almost arranged between the two
If Courtneys recent will lead him to forego
the determination expressed early In the season not
to row single this year, he can get his hands fuli
to write @ChamploB of America v after his name
yet before the season of 1855 is over. race for
purse has been arranged to take place at Rcckaway
on September 4, in which Ross Hanlan and Lee will
be the contestanta
The Harlem River oarsmeD are busy although the
season is approaching its close. The weather is
delightful for rowing; all the past week the tide
has been favorable. and the boys have been making
the most of their advantages. The date of the Har-
lem Fab Regatta has ben fixed as September 26. 1t
will be rowed over the regular Harlem Champion
ship course from Gates's lumber dock to McCombs
Dam Bridge The entries have not set been made.
bnt enough of the onrsmen have signifcd their In
tention of competing to assure the success OF the
regatta Among the entries for the race for senior
singles will be Reagan and Goepfert. of the Metro
politans, and Morse, of the Nassaus. 1t In hard
matter to decide who is tho best of the tbrce Goep
fert and Reagan will also row in the double-seull
shell race p Schile and s. Mahoney intend to
enter for the Junior singes There Is doubt that
Smith and Hays. and Philips and Hard Of the
New-York Athletics win also compete IN the pair
cared shell and doubiescuil gig races respectively
while the Ncw-York Athletics. the Atalantas. the
Unions and possibly the Metropoitans. will furnish
sshts and the UnS D the P pa the
usnal filing IN OF outsiders. It is thought that
Mulcahey, OF Albany. the amateur champion, will
also compete.
The Nonparels will hold regatta on Saturday
There will be single shell and gig races, donblescul
shells. pair and six-oared gigs and fouroared
shells. The result of the races in this regatta VIII
determine what entries will be made for the Har-
lem regatta.
Charles Vaupel and Fred" Ayres both members
of the Gramercy Boat Club. have arranged match
in single gigs for q gold medal and tho champion
ship of the club. The course Is from the club
house to McCombs's Dam aud return a distance of
about two and half miles The race will be rowed
on Saturday next. On September 30 the race for
the Leary cups for janitors of Harlem River boat
houses. will be rowed. The contestants will be
MARIN xs o. sar eorae Pierce Of the
New York Rowing Association, NJ. Murray, of the
Nassaus John Green. of the Gramercys, Charles
DOrfing of the Nonpareils and Neil VOueht, of the
Unions. A match race has been arranged to be
rowed ON the Hudson between eight-oared shell
crews from the Nassaus and the Palisades. OF
four-oared shell of the Unions, who to com
pete for The Washington Star cup on the Potomac
early In September, are dong great work. The crew
consists of Cody, Schile, Patterson aud Jackson.
They TOW together nearly every day and are In
beautiful form. They will take things rather easy
now, until it is time to 90 to Washington and finish
their training. 3ulger, of the Albany Rowing Club
has moved to this CITY, and spends most of his time
at the Metropolitan Aoat housa. He will probably
join that club and Increase its rowing strength.
Eonouth for 800 side, wac stopped BY the police
last Sunday, AS being violation of the Sunday law.
Henry Peterson and Konouth gave an exhibition
OF fancy rowing in front OF the Eagle ATHLETIC Cln6
house on Thursday afternoon. Peterson performed
o number Of hard tricks in ais boat, standing up
and rowing with one oar, dropping both oars and
standing in the boat and initiating youths first
attempt with the sliding seata
large number of Harlem oarsmen went down to
Rockaway to see the race between Hanlan and Lee
The curiosity to the champion, for the frat
time since his return from Australia, was strong
enough 20 induce nearly every Harlemite who could
raise sufficient cash to purchase ticket to Rock
away. "Charley" COurtney's many friends on the
Harlem in high feather over the return Of their
fayorite TO the rowing fraternity.