Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-04


OF the events very fast time was made and at
least two Passaic river records smashed The
1act that the judges at the Harlem regatta
the week previous had decided that Hedley of
the Nesper boat. Philadelphia, crossed the line
eight inches ahead of Hawkins spurred the
latter on to make the effort of his life when he
met Hedley again, and this Passaic regatta was
ms opportunity, and with good water and a
warm day the circumstances were favorable
Tor good race. He had assured his club mates
OF the Manhattan Athletic Club that if he could
win this time he would not make it matter Of
inches but of lengths, and The proved himself
a prophet In his own land" and won easily by
several lengths in 9.15 l-S
II is more than likely that these two great
scuilers VIII row at the Patapsco regatta, to be
held at Baltimore June %, and it will be race
worth going miles TO see. As this will be the third
and deciding race between the two men it will
be for blood from the word .'go." Little is
known about Hawkins except by those who
have followed him in his career as a sculler. He
IS son Of a farmer living near Saratoga
Springs. and what he has learned about rowing
he has picked up" He is Just twenty-one
and works on the farm with his father, and il
seems that he has been rowing only at odd
times and with his first savings of $50 bought
an old single shell, and for one who has never
received single lesson from any one in the art
OF rowing he is a marvel and is today the fastest
amateur sculler, in my opinion, in our country.
The height of his ambition is to win at the ma
tional regatta, and if he does win then he says
he Will row no more.
ADVANTAGE OF COLLEGE CREWS.
The great advantage that college crews have
over club crews was again demonstrated at this
same regatta. when the Cornell eight defeated
the New York Athletic Clubs famous "chippie'
crew, which latter crew is well remembered
for the remarkable showing made by it here at
the national regatta last year when the far
famed 'sAtalanta' eight was 80 signally defeated
by the ''chippies."
AN ALUMINIUM BOAT.
That metal could ever be used fer building
shell boats was probably never dreamed Of, but
at the regatta Perry Wall of the PENNSYLVANIA
Barge Club of Philadelphia rowed in a compo-
sition aluminium boat and won his race. The
boat looks like brand-new implanted tin roof.
1t is not only very much lighter than either
cedar or paper, but it is sitter and less liable to
.''checks,. as in a cedar, and no chance for
dents and soft places. as in paper boat, and
then the ease with which it can be repaired
should hole be driven into it. Now that this
boat has won, l would not be surprised to see a
half dozen aluminium boats at the national re-
gatta at Saratoga lake near Saratoga Springs,
July 26 and "a. And in little while there will
be one class for wooden or paper boats and
another for metal boats.
If Mr.. Irwin believes that he is the only one
who uses signals with which to rush his nine on
to success he is mistaken, as in one of the
eight-oared races 1 saw q novel way on the part
of the coxswain to encourage and direct his
crew as they sped down stream.
He said not a word, but by movement Of his
arm In a certain manner best known to that
crew, it appeared as if old Neptune had come
up out of the water, directing an orchestra, all
the while calmly waving his baton. and when he
made a certain fortissimo movement you should
ha hat m 4 avid flx-
a call for 'more beef" That crew won. The
others, whose coxswains came down the river
like veritable sirens astride cyclone. had their
trouble and a hOarse throat for their pains. To
a large extent the "Cook" stroke was used,
and in more than one race it won. but the
moderately quick stroke, about So or 80 to the
minute, was the more telling, and one crew
went over the course pulling first Sc and finally
letting down to about so; it is very evident that
this crew must row where the water is heavy.
ATHLETES IN THE BOATS.
The number Of sprinters and runners and
foot ball players who had seats in some Of the
crews WASH revelation, too: and, indeed. in one
boat was a hammer thrower and a runner and a
2.20 hurdler. Is ii possible that they have seen
the folly of their ways and are now falling back
on rowing as the one which will give the best
results for the least outlay of vitality and the
attaining of which results will make stronger
men of them and broaden their views very
much about rowing. 1t is surprising how,
when once man Is a rowing man, he will al
ways thereafter be on hand at every regatta
and row his races all over again-and how young
it makes them look.
At the Passaic regatta some Of the old war
horses Of rowing added dignity to the gather
ing and the twice-told tale of show il was DONE
when they were in the crew. was indeed a
pleasure and the memory Of those good old
days lives again as they look upon the Juniors
becoming seniors and upon the many 'juniors''
who will never be anything else 80 far racing
is concerned. There stands the bioade Gar
field, one of the best men that lever sat in a
boat, now and for years past the able president
Of the National Association of Amateur Oars
men, q never-failing authority on the theory
and practice of rowing; here comes Walter
Simpson, once o good waist man" president
Of the New England Amateur Rowing Associa-
ton, and for his well-known fairness and knowl-
edge of boating rules chosen the umpire of
this big regatta; the little blonde near is H. w.
Peckwell, formerly of the old Piermont-on-the-
Hudson Club and subsequently of the Dauntless
crew. who with his partner Mott in 1885 won
from the famous crew of Davidson and Smith
the double SOULS at Nyack; there is the big
Capt Doescher of the old Atalantas, still good
one for his age; the handsome r. P.
Weber of the Lawrence Canoe Club,
only married ave weeks, could not forego the
pleasure of seeing his first love. and the rowing
drew him here. Hinchman of the Schuylkill
Navy, Philadelphia, never misses a regatta, and
from the same city came Paul Hunter, once the
terror of many in single sculIs and a many.
times winner. must not forget the little man