New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-15
AMATEUR oARSMEN TO MEET.
Gwo STIRRING DAYS ON THE POTOMAC.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPETING CREWS AND
THEIR CHANCES.

SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPETING CREWS AND
THEIR CHANCES.
Less than two hundred oarsmen do not large
number for great regatta but when that regatta Is an
AL United states and the Canadas competition with no
intermediate or gigs, series OF races between tue
winners OF the Middle states, Harlem Kill Won kui'
NewEns gland, Schuylkill, Northwestern and Mssis-
sippi Valley regattas. IL a good DEAL the
National Association Of Amateur Oarsme's nineteenth
annual regatta is 10 be given this on the Potomac
River. Washington, d. c. under the auspices OF the
Analostan Boat Club, the Potomac Athletic Cub ana
the Columbia Athletic Club, on Tuesday ana wed
nesday August Is 10. Most Of the trial heats Of
the races will take place on Tuesday Wednesday being
the day for the decision of the finals. Amateur atl-
letes from all over the country will be among the
competitors and club rivalry over the result especially
here In New-York, will run high. All races VIII be
rowed in the order arranged by the Regatta COMMITTEES
in Washington tomorrow This committee is made up
as follows: c. q. Petersen, New York. chairman W.
Howard Gibson, Washington, secretary Henry Nc
MILAN, Philadelphia Charles Catlln, Chicago ana NJ
A. Mulln of Newark, y. j. 1t Is desirable so to ar
range matters that all the trials may be rowed ana
gotten out OF the way Tuesday but IL is even more
important that men entered in two races or more shall
not be compelled TO the races in Immediate sue
cession for instance IL would be bad management to
have the double souls Immediately follow the senior
Jingle SOULS, because IN that case Edwin Hedley WHO
will probably have a hard race to row In the senior
singles-to beat Hawkns-will be unable to pN iorth
his best efforts as bow George W. Van Vlets stroke
in the Vesper Boat Clubs double scull she'll team.
There are to be eight final eontestshe senior single
scu Junior single seu senior single scu auarter-mile
dash double scul pair senior four oar JUNIOR -FOUR
oar and eight Dared shell. All Of these with tho ex
ception of the quarter mile DASH which is for hand
some gold medal presented by John A. st. John, OF ST.
Louis, will be and half miles suaightwuy'
Challenge cups and plate Of the National Association
will be given to winners OF the single scu race the
double scull the pair and the four oar ana Dldi
vidual gold medals to winners of every other race ana
handsome silk banner is presented to the ciuo LOT
which the victory is gained.
The principal interest this yesr centres IN ue eight
Dared the senior single scu races though there Is
considerable speculation the double SOULS, ana the
four cared and single junior races are attractive De
cause of their uncertainty The eight oafed race VIII
he contested by crews from the ATLANTA Boat CIuO anu
the New York Athletic Club OF New-loh ClIS' INC
Paramount Rowing Association OF Phiiaheipma' anu
the Columbia Athletic Club of Washington The best
opinIon I'm this city leans toward victory for the
New-York Athletic Club crew, known as the "Chippy
eight although thousands OF dollars VIII De bet oy te
friends OF the Atalanta eight on their victory Inc
Atalantas have been training steadily on the faSsaic
and the New-York Athletic Club eight have been doie
their work with equal vlgor at Travers Island II Is
pretty certain that this eight cared race will be between
The Atalanta and the New-York Athletic Club crews
with the New York Athletic Club men favortes in the
,e+tnr The Atlanta people need not be at all
alarmed about not being able to place all the money
they want 10 lay tits race for tho friends oil Inc
New.York boys are going around looking for waGers
One of them told Tribune man yesterday that lie
uond bet one 10 four in hundreds, that the NewYork
Athletic Club would beat the ATLANTA eight by two
lengths. There has been long rivalry between 'ne
New-York Athletic and Atlanta eight cared crews,
with the New Works at present in the ascendant. En-
pers say that while the Ataantas are the bigger ana
&c OrtpdS IN
14s pounds 1.-THE Newlors only averaged l44 POUNDS
IA man when they beat the Ataantas at the Phlla-
delpha Fourth of July regatta), they do not Know SO
much about the science OF rowing as the sNi1ul New
York Athletic Club boys The Ataiantas get III ana OUT
Of the water with their together but they do not
understand keeping their boat running as well as teH
more agile opponents There is story ABOUT Co"h
that the Ataantas say they beaten In the Phila-
dephia regatta because they undertook to race win
the University of Pennsylvania eight for the first mile
getting rowed ont, and then the New lofS' WHO Had
paced themselves more sbihully, came by ana lOok
second place TO the University NEIL lic -'e" Io'h'
laugh at this.
There is some surprise among rowing men because
The Malta eight have not entered tine National Regatta
Members Of this crew wanted 10 bet al the Passa'c
regatta on their winning the championships
The senior single scull race with sixteen ENTREES
representing Washington Chicago, New-York, Wor>
cester BROOKLYN Toronto, Allegheny, Penn; Newark
Cambridge Mass; Lawrence, Mass; Buffalo ana Long
Island City. promises to be most exciting contest
The Manhattan Athletic Cnb man, Frederick Hawkins
who is now training at Saratoga, appears to nave the
best chance. Higgins of Worcester is about the only
one Hawkins has not beaten and Higgins has beaten
all the others too it Is likely that this mce may lie
between them. Hawkins has Just recevet new 20
pound cedar RuddOck boat instead Of the 30pOunder
in which he has been doing most Of his training 1t
is said that William Caarey, Of the Lawrence Canoe
Club, may be dangerous competitor for IL is alleged
thattI VIII he uOtr ROY bpft or
Passnc, because he got over the fats and Lad
10 do his pulling in the mud Hediey, of Philadelphia
representing the Nespcr Boat Club. Will of course DC
dangerous man. II Hawkins Higgins should not hap
pen 10 be al the very top notch u condition.
be c ho aOU on 'c GOOD d"jg Judges sncy e por boat
Ciub's Hediey does not have 10 row hrs in the
senior single scul the same experts like the Bay Side
team from Toronto for the place Other experts say
that the viii lie between the Manhattan Athletic
stroke and the Varuna boat Cluo men, Morgan Quill
IT., bow and Charles Be!yer, stroke The Varunas
are aid to nave improved greatly The Canadians
were the champions Of last year, but McAlanuS ami
states Regatta, and yet only came in third the Va
rqinas winning that race and the Vespers getting
ana tulcahay, are looked upon as dangerous compet
s in ,h I race ohef ts es nfe at and 5e Ma
Donohue Is not looked upon at all likely to Win.
McliAnus and Nagle have been training on the Lsl-
compelled them 70 look to the rowing director OF their
Organization for new smell 81, Lney f row over
the she'll which compelled them TO make good speed
for the noat or take duchng.
The Albany Rowing Club representatives are thought
To be good back for the four Dared she'll race,
and the ArgOnants OF Toronto ar Likely to come in
second IL is like picking out - winner in a two
yesrold horse race in May, 10 say what is likely TO
capture the junior four but the Arng,ons seem 10
more ought TO get the place The New York Athletic
Atalanta team second and the Detroits thiIIi. The
quarter mile dash is conceded TO Hedley, who Is
tremendous Splinter The junior singles Is another
iottery with the best opinions pointing toward J.
Tascerty of the RavenswOoo Boat Club of Long Island
City