New-York tribune., 1886-07-22
ROWING BY THE AMATEURS.
A PINE SERIES OF RACES AT PLEASURE ISLAND


ALBANY, July Ex-Governor Hill attended
the races OF the National Association OF Amateur Oars
men at Pleasure Island this afternoon. Tho first race
was adoube scull one In which the ontries were the
Laureate Boat Club of Troy-C. Hopkins. bow. and H.
a. Veis. stroke Albany Rowing Club Thomas Ii. and
NJ. f. Nonahan; Crescent Club, Boston,. F. Cumming
and d. j. Murphy; and the Delaware Club, Of Chicago
John +. korf and W. Wienand. All started. Tho AL
banys Crescents and Laurees kept together the
western shore. with the Deawares In midstream. At
the three-quarter mile tho Abanys wero five boat
lengths ahead but tho Deawares then spurted and won
tho race. Time. 9;lsA; Abanys second, 9;l9A.
The entries and starters for the first heat of the pair
New.York. E. C. Stewart w. W. Smith, New.York
athletic Club George d. Phillips and M. T. Hard;
Weldon The Athletics and Eurekas pulled well together
oyer the hrst quarter, with the latter tle In the lead
The Eurekas held their lead to tho hnsh Their ne
was mnntcA The Athletics time was lOl9 minutes.
In Tho second heat pairoarcd race, the contestants
were Excelsior Boat Club. Detroit, j. III. Clegg and
+. b. standish; NewYork Rowing Cnb, Lee Andrews
and j. C. Livingston; and Mutual Boat Club. Albany,
Robert McCann and William S. Moseley. The three
crews soon in single hle. New York first Excelsior
second the Mutnas in the rear When they had reached
tho mile Andrews, the bow in tho New-YOrk boat sud-
denly broke down. The Excelsiors won In 937 Mutuas
second IN lO:lsA
The fourth heat was the final one for junior singles
The contestants were H. Howland. Cornell University
SoS Ansc Ca and
NJ. T. Qugley. Institute Boat CLUB. Newark Rowland
soon passed Daley put himself several BOAT lengths
the frat quarter but Qllcsy thee drew ahead crossed
McDoUgalrs bow and soon after crossed Howlands bow
in the west shore while HowaDd went down
the river IN midstream. 1t was mp and tuck he
them to the finish but HOwland crossed the line
frat in 1905 Qugley In l0O9l and McDoueall In 1929
The junior four -osred between the Toronto
Boat Club and the Albany Rowing Club. The Torouto's
drew away from the start and won in $3.50. Abany'a
time S:S9.
Then came the final heat for senior sngleA The con-
testants were J. f. Corbett. Farragut Boat Club. Chi
cago. ID. p Nowlan. Albany Rowing Club; Edward j.
Mulcahy Mutual Boat club, Albany; Martin +. Mona
han, Albany Rowing Club; 5. j. DonahOe. Nautilus
Rowing Club. Hamilton, Ontario DOnahoe and Null
cahy took the lead almost from tho start and
tho seemed to lie between them. Just
above the one-querter mile Mucahy struck a
buoy and was brought up standing being practically
knocked out OF the race. DoDahoe shot ahead with
rapid strokes and left every behind him. Monahsn
kept with steady stroke and forged ahead
lessenng tho distance between him and Donahoe.
Finally, at the milo his boat Tapped Donahoes. and the
latter immediate seemed to give mp tho race Mona
bans time was 933; Corbett second, 9:4s. The nna
heat In the paroared lay between the Eurekas OF
Newark ami tho Excelsiors. OF Detroit The Eurekis
away In the first quarter and camo In winners In
1881; Excelsor's time, 0:56.