The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-27
COOP spoRr At PRAYERS ISLAND.
The New York Athletic CIab's Oarsmen
ConteHtinE.

| CoatestinE.
The most successful regatta ever given b.
tho New York Athletic Club was held yester
day over tho clubs course at Trayers Island
| The rain kept many persons away. but the sur
beamed out brightly during tho afternoon and
several hundred ladies' and gentlemen enjoyed
the capital snort. Tho course was about seven
eighths Of mile In length. While no of1ica
time was taken, tho pace which tho oarsmen
maintained throughout showed that creditable
time was being made.
Tho number OF starters In tho four Dared
shell race broke the record. oven OF any open
regatta, no less than thlrty-six oarsmen par
ticipating President Walter O. Schuyler as
sisted by the oarsmen of the club personally
attended to all the details Of the regatta.
! William d. Curtis was the referee, David
Roach starter. and F.. c. Plnckney OF tho New
| Rochelle club Judge at the finish.
The starters in the first event the single
scull handicap. were: +. l.. Howard (4O SEQ
| ondsl. II. A Stocked $50 secondsl. George Wells
rs secondsl. and q. j. STEPHENS lecrntchL This
was u good race between the limit man and
Weis, but stephens, the most finished single
sculler oil the lot was entirely out OF 1t. owing
to the big haudioaps he had to concede.
The iirst heat was won by Crew No.. 3, com
posed Of George ID. Philips, bow, ana u. al
end TRS S we're sceon1
No. /, E ]. GrafninS, bow, and o. ], Stephens
stroke won the second heat Crew Nc. g. L. D,
being. second The iins heat, wns a splendid
race FOR a ttmo. Phillips aud Valentine were
hs sa bH Ss s essfd by
Bylondid course. The latter crew won. with
Huntington and Wois second.
Nine crows appoared Tor the Four-oarou
Shell Raco. They were:
First lIeAt-orew No bow. George Phillips; ? y r.
SS sa crew y 10 i ov %f Gss. T. I tsGAs
sIowST s5tGho s Sns SF JE 30 G Em
bury stroke ii J. Austin
Second lioa.ac5eg No i1pow , E Valentine. T,,n6oL
rev & 10 2-RoS, T. ! Darlington JF; sshss
10 sSoS "dss 'St as L aa s e0ts.nd St'T
SPSSsast ;,f q S Gs@}1S
Catiu.i 4. \. Turner. " s,rokOi + wienHeht
1 s,1se sSnra c4.M F 9 V
SSitnsn.; 4 a IaccorkindaIs; 3 Miller, stroke
first heat was won by crew 30. l. with crew
No. second. In the second heat crow, No.
all started of together. Grew No. swung all
unba @ncSd, Grew, No, 3 won, with crew No, 2
crew alter o t!ne race, witt Laidlaw's crew.
In the eight cared she'll race, five crews
started, as follows:
s knSSpn"e9 Carr + u.Db5 GTAf .,tok :
Young; :, a !. BlllinEs; a EmOury; :, A MacCork.
ininlr; 8, T. Cooke: Il. J. W. spaIlng: l. A CLARK:
stroke iISn.: cox'wHns i D. seHmS Grey NJ No .,
pie Jr; 4 J. V. A. Cattus; 3. =, O. Van Cortlapdt,
. + J LNidlow: I. J. L Buehan; stroke r. Candy:
Second hout-Crew No i-Bow GeGrae Adso; 2 4. B.
schlesinRer q r. Howard: 7, z weinach. stroke z
:. Haub0ld; coxswain u. o. smyth Crew No. bow.
L, u. Huntington il . j. H. Crawford; 3. v, u.
linckney; 1 r H Crawford; 6: +, Valentine: q j.
Miller }. A Brewer. stroAe, E. J. Gianini coAsWa!n
H. H. Young.
In the first heat, at the start Phillps's crew
got little tho best Of It, Weiss crew soon
were leading 0y o good length. Here crew No.
made biz spmrt, and at ono time had the
nose OF their shell a few feet ahead but they
we're outpointed on II he slight turn uppos to tho
club house, aud crew No won the last race OF
the day by sCant half length.
In the second heat crew No. 2 won ly good |
Tho final heat was decided by the |
light OF the moon and was. won by CLAIMANTS |
crew on q foul from Cnnby's crew This race |
may be rowed over, as Referee Curtis 30 I'D |
pised the boys.