New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-22
FINE ROWING IN THE RAIN.
HARLEM RIVER REGATTA ASSOCIATION.
COLUMBIA FRESHMEN SURPRISE THEIR FRIENDS
A CLOSE DECISION.

COLUMBIA FRESHMEN SURPRISE THEM FRIENDS
A CLOSE DECISION.
In the face Of floods Of rain, half gale OF wind
and temperature which reminded Of clustering
March. the annual regatta OF the Harlem River Re
gatta Association made n success Yesterday. There
WINS not n crew that entered for race which did
not appear Mt the starting line Though the wind was
strong that the making Of good time was Impossible
from the beginning, and the cold air CALLED and
stiffencd the mems muscles. the Craftsmanship dis
played I'm some OF the races. and notably In those
for the eight cared junior and the eightoard senior
shells. excellent that It repaid one for standing
from morning III night the water soaked. I'M
sheltered craft used judges boat. The light Column
bia crew furnished the surprise Of the day In the
race for the eight cared junior shells by beating
crews which had been considered almost nnquestion
ably snperi,4 In the arce for csht-oarcd senior
shells there display Of oarsmanship by the
New York Athletic Club crew which was pronounced
magnificent by every one wto was fortunate en0ngh
to witness H. The crew which was beaten In this
race. made up OF members Of The school OF Mines.
Columbia College had no reason to feel ashamed, for
they did manful work and not easily vanqniShed
Thcre were almost spectators and the beautiful
mud on both sides Of the river was unrelevcd by
living beings. In the lighthouses there We're how
ever hor,es Of enthusiastic and rIbber-cad men whose
strength OF voice stupendOus. The CoiumDla
College people had a tugboa,, and Governor Abbetts
steam Yacht was also in evidence, as usual Tie
course for all the contests, except the eign'oared
senior shell race one mile straightaway starting
of Gacs's lumber dock near the Harlem Bridge and
finishing AZ McCombs Dam Bridge. The first con
tests were trial heats for junior sculls. The first
trial heat wa, a procession with william Mulcarc. the
muscular policeman Of the Dauntless Boat CUB lead
ing by NOR. lengths than the judges cared to measure
The second trial heat was won By J. NJ DAVIS
W. A. C.. in minutes and - seconds and the
final was won by william Mulcare In : minutes
Dc seconds.
The double scull race by the Vcsper Boat
Club Of philadelphia. minutes and ~ seconds
Naale and Plkington, " A. G.. made in 6. minutes
A. IL seconds the Donoghuc Brothers, VI. a. C.,
made minutes 30 seconds.
The Junior fonr-artd shell race was won by the
Nonparcil Boat Climb In minutes : seconds. The
iunIor eight Dared shell race won by the Columbia
college eight who rowed In fine form time. minutes
20 H. seconds Bohemia Boat Club second. minute,
"a IL seconds: y. Y. a. e. crew third. minutes
30 seconds. and wyanoko fourth, minutes 80 seconds
The senior eight cared shell race was holly contested
and the finest Of the day. There were only two
entries Columbia College and New-forh Athletic
Club The hitter crew won In minutes IL IL
seconds after superb struggle The time Of Columbia
College was o minutes 30 II seconds. The members
u the Columbia that the eight cared junior
she'll race were Eow +. Il. surgcss @ Hamilton Fish
ID: 3. VI. D. spauldng: 4. F. VI. Cutter; >. f.. J..
Doughcrty G +. Il. shepherd; :, william b. Potts
stroke. p. V. Richards; coxswain f. &. Parish The
mm,.rs IL the y. \. 4. &. rowing the eight
DARED senior shell wcrc: Bow. W. II. P,nckney
q j. r. Crawford 3. c. T.. Knobauch 4. c. g. Miller
,, +. r. Hanbod q. f. j. Giannini. :, \. l.. Clark
stroke, 8. H. Hunt cokswan. ID. e. Smyth.
The great senior -in Slcscnll for the diamond
.culs furnished the most excitement Of the day The
finish was 30 close that judge. spectators and time
keepers got mixed up In a noisy discussion. and many
mon not satisfied when The race was awarded 10
Edwin Iedlcy. Of the Nesp"r iSet club. II certainly
was the closest iri>hcs possible. and IL would
probably have been better la have decided It dead
heat and order 1t rowcd over again The entries were
Edwin Hedlcy VeSpr Boat Club Frederick Hawkins.
NJ A. C.: +, ". Toward. y. Y. A. G., and DIN J.
stephens. y. \. \. {. Edwin Iiciley was decided
winner u minutes 81 seconds: Hawkins second, How
ari third. Stephens last.