Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
IN MAKING matcnes this season.


3d. This will probably be her only race this
year.
Coxswain Thompson, go, of the Yale crew,
and his classmate, James, were upset in the
harbor May II and nearly drowned before
they were rescued.
The Crescent Club, of Philadelphia, viii
put junior gig-crew On the water, com
posed Of the following men: John Parke
John MCGOWAN, B. P. Elliot and j. a.
WEIGH.
The Harlem Yacht Club celebrated its re-
moval into new and spacious quarters, at
the foot Of East One hundred and Twenty
first street, the night of May II by enter.
tanning 200 guests.
The Harvard Yale varsity race will be
rowed at New London, over the regular 4
mile course, Friday, June 90. The Harvard,
Columbia freshmen race will probably come
off the day before.
President George ". Lesher,o of the North
western Amateur Rowing Association
writes the Sporting Life: I'VE claim July
"a and %, on Reeds lake, Grand Rapids,
Mich, for twentieth annual regatta"
The Sewanhaka Yacht Club, of New
York, has appointed a committee to confer
with other yacht clubs with a view to form
ing general yachtin g association with uni
form classification, measurement and racing
rules.
Oarsman Wise, of Toronto, has issued a
challenge to any man in America TO row
him race of three miles, with turn, for
from $500 to $1,000 a side, barring only John
Teemer, Jake Gaudaur, William O'Connor
or Albert Hamm.
The Albany Rowing Club has determined
upon the following eight to represent it at
the forthcoming regattas: Brayton, bow !;
Travers, No. 2; Moran, No. 3; Hail. No. i;
Gleason, No. 5; Mosley, No. 6; Fitzpatrick,
No. z; Monohan, stroke.
The lantha Canoe Club, of Newark, has
elected these new officers: Commodore,
VIM. F. Marvin; Vice Commodore, D. E.
Woodruff; Secretary-Treasurer, VIM. P.
Dodge; Measurer, George W. Baxter; Re
gatta Committee, r. Hobart, H. S. Farmer,
l.. B. Palmer.
The Pennsylvania Yacht Club has chosen
new officers as follows: Commodore, j.
Frank Armstrong; Vice Commodore, Sam
uel Neeld; Rear Commodore, John Doen
and Secretary and Treasurer, Thomas Nor
ris. May 80 is the date selected for the an
nual spring regatta.
John Teemer says in case Kemp shall ac-
cept his challenge, he will leave Boston
about August l, so as to catch the Pacific
steamer leaving San Francisco August &c.
He will set the date of the contest Novem-
Der 26, which viii give him five weeks
practice and training.
Teemer denies the recently published
story that he has rowed over the three-mile
course on Lake Quinsigamond in 10 minutes
4 seconds "a
well as l do that can't do it, or anybody
else; but l would like to make public trial
for purse to beat Hanlan's record of 10
minutes % seconds"
The fixture of the National regatta of the
United States for July Is and 10 at Sunbury,
Pa, gives the Canadian Association of Am
ateur Oarsmen little choice beyond the first
week in July for the regatta at Toronto.
The second week will see the Mississippi
Valley regatta at Pullman, and the fourth,
the Northwestern, at Grand Rapids.
The regatta committee and board of di-
rectors of the Athletic Association of the
University of Pennsylvania have appealed
to the alumni and friends of the university
for immediate aid in defraying the expenses
of the university and freshmen crews
which are to be sent to New London to race
with the Yale University crews during the
present season.
The Lake Yachting Association met at
Kingston, Ont, May - and fixed the follow
ing circuit of regattas: Kingston, July 10;
Belleville, July l6; Oswego, July 20; Ro-
chester July %; Hamilton, July IS; Toron-
to, July 80; Royal Canadian, July IL The
officers elected We're: President, Commo-
dore Newell, of the Rochester Y c.; First
Vice, Commodore McGaw, of the TORONTO
Y. c.; Second Vice-President, Commodore
Kilvert, of the Hamilton Y. c.; Hon. Sec
retary-Treasurer, George E. Evans IRE
elected), Toronto Z. c.
The third of the spring races of the Co
rinthian Yacht Club, of Philadelphia, took
place May - over the club course The
start was made at 2 AS 80 O'clock with eight
boats in line-the keystone, Friclz and Oak
dale, of the first class; the Item, Wilkins
and Russell, of the second class, and Cook
and Anderson, of the third class. The times
of returning were as follows: Flick, 4 so: 05;
Keystone, 4:5l :05; Item, 4:54 20; Cook
5:26 30 In the second Of the spring races,
which took place on May !, the Keystone
won in the first class by ITO minutes, the
Wilkins in the second class by 205 MIN
utes, and the Anderson in the third class by
4.0S minutes. The next race will take place
on May %.
The annual spring regatta of the Yale
University Boat Club was held May IL. In
the Cleveland cup race, for single Sculls,
Gill, 80, came in first, having gone over the
one and half miles, with turn, in II min
uteS and Is seconds. a rsce between the
" fat " and lean" crews Resulted in favor
of the fat men, in minutes II seconds.
The eight-oared shell race was between
juniors, sophounores and freshmen. The Uni
versity crew also contested III this race and
won it by only one second. The course was
two miles straight away. The University,
and freshment kept abreast the
whole distance, finishing in IL minutes %
seconds, II minutes 80 seconds and Il min
utes 40 seconds respectively. The juniors
fell away behind and came in in u minutes
and Is seconds.