New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-17

delegate from his club In the Naval hoard n, this
organization. and for the years 1sss and 1ss7 was It's
ooriinouore' TweNe years ago Mr.. Hinchman became
member Of the Executive Committee ~ the National
Association. and for six years he has been its treasurer
He is one Of the leading operators in grain Gods etc
Frederick ID. Standlsh the Detroit member of the
executive committee. has seen more hard service at
the oar In public contests than all the rest Of the COM
mitteemen put together and far in the lead Of any
amateur oarsman Of the United States TN the number Of
his lie Is a successful young business man who
has made artistic furniture designing a speealty but
has always found time to bear lively hand when any
thing was In sight TO be pulled for In a boat-race He
was born IN Romeo Aich IN 1852. but has lived in
Detroit nearly all his life. Among ne more important
races in which he has participated with members OF
the Excelsior Boat Club OF Detroit were those in COM
petition with the celebrated Wahwal-sums OF saginaw.
In 1879 at Battle Creek after holly contested two
mile race with turn. the Excelsiors were beaten.
The following year at Toledo standish and his Excel
sisrs had 1t again with the Nah-wahsums and sec
ond time they took the wash of the saginaw boys in
race that highly creditabe 20 both winners and
/ losers The next day, in the sixoaled contest. tine
Excelsors again pulled second to the Wall-wahsums.
The Exoelsiors chaled under these defeats and there
was great feeling between the big fours when they
! met tor the third time at Toledo in 1910 This was
/ hoatr,ce every inch OF the way and the Wah-wah-
Nus we're again victorious but il was only by AN oars
length. In August, 1870 the Wah-wahsums chal-
,ed hv the Excelsior SIX and the score was turned for
tbat class the EXcesiOrs winning very hard race of
u u miles In 1876 Standish pulIed single as a
i., ~ Detroit over a good field and later The same
vear at Toledo he came within about i've feet OF win
! ming the Northwestern championship At Grand
Haven in August 1871 standish did fine work. beat
! ING with Barnard mate W. d. Curtis and +. T..
Mates the noted Chicago dOuble-scullers. Two weeks
later Standish his first appearance In National
winning pace. From this time on standi-h has rowcd
almost constantly against al coners In Gre~s pairs
| pI0n.hp races all over the Northwest, usually win
| ming but sometimes lOsinG. The last two big races
| In he Ag-OCi 4 ~
treal and in the National Association at Worcester,
| Mass. both Of which events they won handsomely:
| Christian GeOrg Petersen, OF the New-l DIRK Athletic
Cub is one If the OldimerS IN the aquatic business
He is native If Mariboe Denmark, but has been in
! The United states and Cuba since ls44. lie was one
Of the earv members Of the Nassau Club and parci-
mated in many Of the races in which that organiza-
ton took part from 1873 to 1888 In 1879 he was one
| nj the winning eight over the Columbia College crew
on tthe Harlem and on the North River, in 1aS2, the
Se apgenaT and Nefds in one Of the best contests
4 these waters have ever known. In 1873 Ny fcVeT-
son became connected WIN Ine Etsolan eOnsol TO-
| two wears he made NiceConsul, and he has held
| his Mace ND 20 the present time. In 1861 hr.
Peterson enlisted in the Ith Regm9nt, NeWlork Vol,
unteers in the third company, and saw duty at the
frt He holds an honorable dscharge under f w% PS
he has become member OF the uFana N! OIL tne ci re
public his post being Lafayette OF New YORK Slt!.
On April ls50 His Mesty the Emperor OF an me
Russia conferred upon him the honor OF me Qder Q,
ST. stanisauS, In the third degree lot 1althim anu
valuable service: The patent coniers the tte ~
| Chevalier Mr.. Peterson VAL not continue a. mem
Der of the Executive Committee Of the National AS
to take place IN WASH
| ington He says he has had many years service IN
chat capacity, and ha- seen his day as an active
| worker in aGuatic affairs. But he has by no means
lost interest rowing, lost his appreciation OF us
| benefits. He keeps fine sculllng rig IN tne No"-
| York Athletic Clubs bOahOuse, Ia which he taxes
| spin on the Harlem when he needs limbeilng up. j.,
w H. Mcmillan Is treasurer of the Athletic tluD Vi
| the ScbuvlNu Navy and there has been a lvey as
turbance over his retention Of place IN the fAecuNc
Committee of the National AssOCailOn when lHe IdC l
of MS employment paid Official OF this cluD WOulI
bar him ont a. an amateur In any or the contests OF
| the association II IS understood that the matter Is
| 10 he further actively considered at the washington
| meeting Mr.. Mcmillan gets $24OO a year from the
| club and re does not propose 10 Orielt elmer hN
emplOvmeu or his character rs an amateur dth,,Ie
| without more fighting. Early In the seventies hr'
Mcmillan began rowing on the advice Of his physician
Vesper Club OF Philadelphia and soon became one d
It's best oarsmen. He Is now secretary OF the ny
| tiOnal Amateur Athletic Union. lie Is ROBUST,
heartv-lookng man. and would never be taken for me
slim yOungster who had to resort to rowing eighteen
| or twenty years ago 10 his life. 49,,
| - N a Nnllin of The Passalc River Amateur Rowing
| Association has been Il member OF the kNecullke
| Committee Of the National Association since 80
| when he succeeded Louis e. SAWYER OF the lHIQn
| Root Climb. Newark. Mr. MUlh1 was one OF INC
| organizers OF the Institute Boat CluD AT IVAN.
which is a prospering marine Ofshoot OF the 1oul8
| Mems Catholic Association Of that CITY. ne mas
always taken active Interest In ms nne OF a,ieto
| snort though not a rowing man. his HltIaeeIhcht-
| rs chairman of the local committee OF the rasHac
River Association. Of the annual regatta AT NeWars
in 1883 Of the National Association "hs NJ Tb
| conspicuous patron OF me sport. nv
regatta was a splendid affair In every respect, anu
there was enough money left over after everything
nod heen maid 10 elaborate set OF silver plate
Tor future prizes and 81 500. which was dStrbuted
! among the hospitals and charitable Institutions OF