The sun., 1890-09-29
IMPORTANT TO oARsMEM
Prestdeat Garasld's Decision In the New
burGh ReEntta.

President Garnsld'n Decision In the New
burEh REGATTA.
The following decision BY Henry Whiting
Garfield, President OF the National Association
OF Amateur oaramon. 10 an important one TO
all amateur onrsmep and comes at q very on
portuno time, as the matter Of prizes to 10
offered at reeatths nowadays IL very puZ-
EinR question to the Regatta Committee.
There Is . constant CRY among the oarsmen
for moro rcgattas, and II is the demand for
such costly prlzes that IL the stumbling block
to their getting them.
At the regatta hold last month by the New
burRh Athletic Club, tho committee announced
the amount OF money they were willing TO OK
pend for prize for each event the winner to
b. allowed to selcct his own prize. THE Sun
commented upon this semi-proiessional
manner Of conducting races at the time'
and was asked to decide the matter
In one Of tho races, which was won by
the Donoghuo biothors, they selectinG
boat which the committee thought was worth
more money. but which the Donoghues claimed
they can purchase for the thirty dollars offered
rs the prize by the committee. THE sun adj
| yisod The committee to refer the matter TO
| President Henry Whiting Garfield, ana tne
| following is his reply:
George oncphys ESa, SECRETARY EeiObHrOh Athletic Club
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merely emblem 1ietSry valued 10. neoaa;; q
who Wan. oCS and Clothing
toll and by rowing boat races such mon have no
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XLnAxT. Sept "a 1890.
The ,Ravenswood Boat Club held it's ninth
annual club regatta at Ravenswood Yesterday
afternoon. The course was about a mile for
street and finishing at the boat house. The
first event was the senior sin Ile gigs for the
Fischer medal and was won BY F +, sahaGgk;S,y. G;,y.
4. 9qschman and +. sclleischer. The junior
and and N. Monahan and A. Di,trech and 4, Gray.
LED to within few few q ~ ths m
ensh Hnea The e
The, crew, stroked BY J. Haegerty, lost their
ReePS se Wdre s saved T 1S
post postponed to next sunday. %hen i win 30 S
will be A. Dittrech and F. Cole.
J. Allen acted as referee yesterday and ex-
Last Ui satDrdy az niat " WINS he seest seen in
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dancing was induieed in until the early hours
Of tn tS9 eI Who VISIT sher
SSl hSeSis eo Rad sfRS sRB
had a few crews on the water. The main topic
Grg sWnEep sns aeorse %a S
run rate deTn sbyod by the tug vSP XP
some OF the tugs plying between Harlem
Bridge and High Bridge are run. has been
constant danger to the oarsmen, and II 10 con-
eidered miracle that drowning accidents do
not occur every sEndsay, az. when ZEN so many boys
often capsized by the swells Of the tugs. Whom
the accident occurred the pilot had three or
four ladies' in the pilot house and their pres
ence there is believed to have had much to do
with the Incident. 1t is the intention Of Zwrin-
ger and Delaney to sue the owner % Of the boat.
friendships regatta on Saturday, did not
como of, because one Of the crews failed to
materalize.
Fred Hawkins and Atherton will row in the
PawtuGket regatta under the metropolitan
G6 eEo5 Ps VIII start IN the Quarter
Atherton in the dash alone. Jack Nagle did
not enter as was expected.
Capt. PilkinRton offers q $50 trophy, to be
embematic of the sinRle-scull championship
OF the Harlem River, for mile straight-away
have already signiled their intention to COM
The Friendship Boat Club has applied for
membership in the Amateur Athletic Union.
The Friendships, after the manner OF the Met
ropolitRn Boat Club, Will hold an athletic en-
The Middle States Regatta Association 10 in
debt TO the amount Of $400. The twenty boat
clubs in the association Will be taxed $50 each
to make up the amount. This debt was in
CURED In the purchase Of banners and prizes
for the late Newark regatta.
JUDGE zEGHE A LOSER.