The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-29
LONG ISLAND SCULLERs.
They Have an EnioynbIe Time over New
Course at Whitestone.

Course at whitestone.
Tho nth annual regatta OF the Long IslanC
/ Amateur lowing Association was held n
| Whitestone yesterday afternoon. This is the
| first REGATTA that has ever taken place on thi:
/ water and while the wind blew little frrsl
md made tho water somewhat lumpy, the gem
eraI opinion was that the course was good
ono. Tho milestone dock was crowded with
/ people. while nearly oil the clubs taking part
in tho regatta had hired tugs to carry their
members and friends over the course. among
! them being the Atalanta, Nonpareil Crescent
/ New York Athletics. Staten Island Athletics
! Union, Seawanhaka. Dauntluss, Naruna, Ra-
/ vcnswoo !. and He'll Gate.
/ The first rnce was not started until $3.50 p NJ.
the strong wind blowing compelling tho COM
/ mittee to change the starting point First and
second prizes were offered. this being the first
time second prizes we're ever given in rowing
competition. The first prize was n gold medal
and the second prize silver medal. The races
were all ono mile straight away. and, with but
few exceptions. we're well contested.
Tho first race was the senior single sculls
he GHfee' GeOFfo SnGo %
itan. and q. Weiss Now York Athletic Club.
Al the drop Il the flag Magic went TO the front,
$40. Tho next event. Junior single sculls had
four entries, but three. starters. the Varuna
r race 6etwe"n r. j. ShSrkey Of the Iayensw0od
and ". D. Bourne Of the Atalnnta. The race
too hSd for Of sbR hS
sos; Bourne's time, 7;li'a.
The third event was tue Junior four cared
looked forward to by the members OF tue as
sorintion with great interest. There were but
haka Clubs. who are old antagonists. Both
croNs got away well together. but Mt about the
h9i the Tcawamhaka ran ,d Of r. r3w6Sat
did the same 1t was good race all the way
the Narunas winning in G54. Seawanhaka's
Tho iourth event. the double SOULS. was big
SURPRISE. The Metro! olitnn crew were booked
back them heayiy. The, starters were tho
Metro nolttans Vnrupas and Atalaptas. shorty
after the start the Nets ran foul Of yacht.
ji0nt Club and the Atalantns. Beyond u lttlo
was lono,, The Nets crew then snurtod anl
drow up love, but tho Narnnas soon forged
Of foul but i was not allowed. The, yaranas
won IN G:j5'a Metropoitans second in 7lO.
The Atnanta crew were not IL tho race:
Tho senior fmur-oared shell Ind three en-
Boat Club OF Newark. Tho Trtons did not
other two crews We're started The two crews
got away well together, and kept on even
up 6e tba the h mile Tnsn 9 N9a
that his rndd9r was too ,stif; ard would not
their forward deck badly torn. When the crews
had separated the referee again started them:
the Aialantas broke, his oar; and the, referee
ordered the race 10 he rowed over. The Nom
pareil,s deck was IS so badly broken that they
The Junior lour-oared shel race followed
The Atalnntas, Nonpares. and Unions were
start. but soon recovered their form by getting
M on even terms with the Unions. tho ia
was the best seen by junior crews for q long
time. but here the Unions steered away of the
crews finished outside the sakeboat instead
Of inside. but the attention OF the Aonparcis
and inside the stakeboat Irsi. The Union
crew nnished first in 7.iO"s, the Nonpareis
second In 7.23,? The Atalan'ns did not finish.
two reasons: first. because they were coached
from their tug. and also because they finished
this decision acted like bombshel thrown on
the MONS tug. and they afterward entered a
protest against the decision.
The junior eight Dared shells had three start
ers, tho New. York Athletics, Dauntess, and
Staten Island Athletics. This race proved to
Staten Islands. The Now Yorks had the inside
position, and therefore had somewhat the best
and soon had a lead which they Kept inc cie ems.
lengths in PIP -. Tie Slater, Islands ~sro
ished outside the stakeboat.
Tho race between the four-oared gigs was
the ptcttiest of the day and was in reality two
races in one. ne contestants were crews
lnntas. and Kavcnswoods. Soon after the start
tie Atalantos and harcnSwoodS drew ahead.
and n hot fight ersuod between these
two; the .Ataantqs getting slightly the best
of It. At the half tho Atalantas wore
leading the Ravenswoods by about half a
length, tho other Two crews being about two
lengths behinl and on even terms fighting for
third place. Tho Ataantas maintained their
lead. and won In 5:4!. Rayenswoud second in
5:5j p. Nonpareils third. Tho pace was too hot
for tho Trltoas and they stopped rowing at tho
three quarters.
The eight Dared barge race had four starters
viz, Crescent Rowing {, rh Varuna, Sew York
Athletic and SeawHnhaEa. Previous to the
boat used by the New Yorka. At the drop OF the
flag he New Iorks shot ahead from the othors
and finally won in :4G tho Crescents second
in G;oj,s. The Narnna were third and sea
The officers of the regatta were: Referee
james BREATH. Nereus Boat Club, Flushing
Starter. II. II. Pelton. Seawaphaka Don't Club
4;rooI;!|yni. Judges Finish Frank Sayre; Pioneer
Athletic Club. HrookIyn. Tlmekccpers. Robert
son, NOnDaroii EOnt Climb Y