Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
ROWING ON THE sCHUYLKILL.
The Columbia Eight Get Third Place
in an Exciting Race.

The Peoples and Cup Regatta on the Schuyl.
Kill yesterday was q success IN almost every
way. The Columbia eight-oar crew was I'm.
successful 1t came in third for the Sharpless
Cup, being beaten by the University Of Penn
sylvania and the Paramount crews
The banks of the SchuylkilI were thronged
with thousands Of people from an early hour
while the river itself was crowded with small
craft decked out with bright colors and add
ing life and gayety to the scene.
THE OPENING EVENTS.
Inc hrst race for senior singles was started
promptly at 2 o'clock with four entries. The
finish was crossed in the following order:
First, e. J. Carney. Institute Boa: Club; time,
$50. Second, F. X Baltz, PENNSYLVANIA Boat
Club; time, 9.39 Third. J. Y. Park, Vesper
Boat Club; time, $50. Fourth, o. J. Stevens,
New York Athletic Club; time, =.
The junior singles followed and was won in
the following order: First, John j. Schile,
Union Boat Club, New York; time. 9.59 Sec
ond, T. j. Wall, A.C.S.N.; time, 934%. Third,
M. j. Carney, Institute Boat Club, Newark;
time, 1909. George Van ylet, Vesper Boat
Club, Philadelphia, ruled out.
The third race for four-oared gigs was the
most exciting of the dav, the Philadelphia rec
ord for one mile being broken by both the
Leading crewa There were four entries and
the line was crossed as follows: First, Ravens
wood, Newark; time. 1925. Second, Trltons,
Newark; time, 1865. Third, vesper Boat
Club, Philadelphia; time, s45. Fourth, Union
Boat Club of New York.
The pair oared shell race followed. being
won by the Nonpariels in 9.49 as follows:
First, Nonpariel B c., New York, W. E. Cody,
bow; J. y. Delaner, stroke. Time, 9.49. Second,
New York A.C., George ID. Phillips, bow; ii. K.
Mailer, stroke. Time, 10.
AN EXCITING CONTEST.
The double-scull race was holly contested,
the finish was especially fine, there being but
five seconds difference in the time of the win
ners and the Crescents, who were third across
the line. The boats finished as follows: First,
New York Athletic Club George A. Wier bow;
Z. j. Stevens, stroke, time, g. Second. Triton
Boat Club, Newark, theodore +. Kerr. bow;
Harry Sanderson, stroke; time. $685. Third,
Crescent Boat Club, Philadelphia, c. NJ. Stokes,
bow; V. ]. NJ. Stokes, stroke; time. 9O5
Fourth, Farr,gut Boat Club Chicago. G. B..
Jennison, bow; E c. Brown. stroke; time SIS.
Fifth, Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia, John s.
Parke, bow; Charles Saenger, stroke.
In the four-oarded shell race there were but
two starters, the finish being covered in the
following order: First. Triton Boat Club,
Newark; time. S.49. Second, Nonpareil Boat
Club. New York; time, 902.
The junior Fights race had five entries and
to the half-mile flag it was neck and neck. At
the finish Paramount pulled away and the
crews crossed as follows: First, Paramount
Boat Club; time, S.41. Second, Staten Island
Athletic Club time, SAG. Third, Vesper Boat
Club; time, 84S. Fourth American Boat
Club; time, 8.57. Fifth, Triton Boat Club.
Newark.
THE SENIOR Fights.
The last race was the senior Fights for the
Sharpless Cup. This race was the most inter-
esting to Washingtonians. as the Columbia
eight had entered. The race was close and ex-
citing at first, but the University crew soon
drew away and the race settled down to a
struggle for second place between the Fair
mounts and the New York Athletic Club. Near
the finish Paramount drew ahead and crossed
second, while the New York crew dropped back
to the COumbias the two boats crossing the
line nearly together, the Columbus having a
slight advantage. The crews flushed as fol-
lows:
First, College Club, University of pennsyiya-
nia-H. b. Luhn. bow; Myron Barlow. 2; +. b.
Hancock, 3; w. II. Waugaman, 4; E. NJ Har-
vey, 5; Leon Z. Putnam, 6; A. L. Harris, Z;
Archibald Wright stroke; Manzo Kushida,
coxswain; time, 1856. Second. Paramount Row
ing Association-W. Browneii, bow; George
Dunlap, 2; Chas. W. Preisendanz, 8; w.
Hoover, A. F. G. Heck, 5; +. Pyfer, 6; d.
ONeill, Z; John Snowden, stroke; George W.
Mitchell, coxswain; time, SOC. Third, Column
bia Club, Washlngtcn-J. II. Elder, bow; j. N
w. &. Mckinney, 5; Charles Buker, 6; l.. l..
Harbon Z; Edward Ryan, stroke; W. A. Smith,
coxswain; time, S.18. Fourth, New York Ath-
letic CLUB Grew not given); time, S.1S. Fifth,
Passaic Boat Club. Newark-G. Huff. bow; j.
Greenbaigh, q; W. Pearson, 8; M s. Brown, 4;
NJ. Sommer, 5; j. Dexter, 6; A. Archibald, z;
{. W. Startatt. stroke; Z. Davis, coxswain.