The evening world., 1894-05-30
WILl Row ALL OAY.
Harlem Regatta Associations
28th Annual Meeting.
Weather and Water Conditions Per-
feet at the Start.
Maher, wyanoke Boat Club, Wins
tho First Heat.

a 4hS uhy hii WIN n vi shN
Harlem. A curtain Of fog held back the
early struggles Of the dawn, and 1t
was not until the sun stood an hour
high that the long stretches of the
stream were open to view.
From that moment the last hope OF
quiet fed. and the scene was captured
and held by a constantly increasing
throng Of laughing. cheering merry
makers to witness the twenty-eighth
annual meeting of the Harlem Regatta
Association.
In all the races the course was one
mile straightaway from One Hundred
and Thirty sixth street TO Macomb's
Dam Bridge.
The rules were few. but rigid. Post
tons were taken from the Manhattan
Island shore and numbered accordingly.
There Is an advantage in the position
nearest the city shore that was allowed
= n finais tS Ava all Winners s,gn, Of r6 the tT ,5a
referees boat all contestants must come
70 the line at once under penalty or
disqualification. The second man, In
trial heats where more u two had
contested was allowed to enter the
finals.
James r. Doyle, of the Crescent Boat
Robert II. Pelton. of the Long Island
A. r. Association, acted as starter.
The timekeepers were John II. Abeel,
lr., Nassau Boat ClnD, bEtl W. Jansen,
Staten Island Athletic Club pr, Conrad
Berens.. Commodore Schuylkill Navy OF
Philadelphia, and Theo. Van Raden, At
Atlanta Boat Club.
ianta Boat Club. Frank c. Elgar, Mas
sau Boat Club: VIM. H. Holden; Nau-
titus Boat Club: NJ. y. Michaels. RAJ
toria Athletic Club: ]. H. Hammond.
Nonpareil Boat Club, and Frank Law
renee, Vesper Boat Club of Philadel-
phia.
The coursewas clearly staked out, and
with the almost total suspension of
traffic. due to the holiday, the river was
kept fairly clear with little trouble.
There Is none too much room for five
boats abreast, with oars spread. at the
widest part of the stretch, and more
than usual card had to be employed TO
avoid fouling with fellow-contestants
During the forenoon the course was
IN the fttest possible condition. The
4 was dimpled In patches by he light
breeze. Overhead the day was perfec-
ton. During the forenoon the tide was
unning out. and.a according to the plans.
the races were rOwed from the dam
bridge to One Hundred and Thirty-sixth
street. The wind from the southeast
was during this time against the row.
ers, but 1t was too light to have much
IL had been the intention to get off
with the first trial heat of the Junior
0lnRIG Smell race Dy . u 1iptR. DII IL
was a half hour later before the men
The entries were:
Nc. l.. Stephen @. Carr, Nassau b. c.; No, a
Hsnl M,nresneimer; lone s1sr !. & 10 3,
Bailey, Dauntlesn D. c.
The men caught the start on the first
try. and were off well together. Maher
81 once took the lead, and at the half
was holding II by a good length ahead
Of Bailey, with Carr and Minzcsheimcr
following In order.
From this point Carr %qu!ckened his
stroke and made n spirited tuss!c for
the lead Of the procession. The best he
could do was to set Maher a lively pace.
however, and the finish was: Mahcr,
arst; Carr, second, Bailey. third, and
Ainzesheime:. fourth.
The s Sso%sn, trial .a heat fSs s1 Jnnlor IS single ,he
=: L.wr.ncs. Ve.psf i, G, Philaaslphii No,
9. P. Barry. Friendship b. C.; No, T. Caleb
Again the tiny feet cleared without
trouble. and went tearing away at an
excellent pace. Lawrence, the second
held, by a length on Wolf as the Union
clubhouse at the half was passed,
Lawrence Kept in front and crossed the
line at the end in the very good time
Weeks. with Barry last.
The third trial heat of the same class
brought Out the following:
No i. Campbell smyth. New York A. C; No, @
Thomas J. Mullen, harlem II. C.; No 3, stephen
Smith. Metropolitan r. C.. No. 4. John J. Kerry,
vesper b c.. Philadelphia.
Ferry won by a length from Smyth.
Tirne-7.00 IL.
The next event brought out the great
est enthusiasm up to this time. II was
n hrst contest of the intermediate
singles. with the following strong array:
40 l. ". !. Sweeney, vesper Il, C, Phila
c.. No j. Walter Gooak!nd. Lone Star b.. G
30: "A. Jaien.k. Metropolitan r. c; 30. s
Peter Lehaney. Beavcrwyck II, C., Albany.
lsnsny on was and The he n fayorise of of n tn,
out their good opinion. The field wen
on we'll abreast at the first essay
Sweeney made an immediate play 70
hany at the half by a half length; ever
At that point three other contestant!
were plainly outclas5ed n the remain
DER OF the race was a farce.
Sweeney seemed safe 10 the three
quarters when Leahanty's staying pow
ers came into evidence and he gradual,
drew up on his rival until he had breast
signs Of weakening. He let down urie
the terrimc pace cut out. and Leanant,
lengths In e.h The others came lagr in
along In no particular order.
This is the first single won for IN
Beaverwyck Club. an Albany organize
ton only two months old. Leahlnt
was a member OF tn. Old Albany Gu
n has been one OF the best know;
amateurs In the State ,ince he won hi
Junior at Saratoga and last season "a
some ine performances in varioL
ev.pts.
The Newburg and Harlem teams wer
scratched for the senior double she
nee. No explanation was given for III
absence Of Joseph T. Donohue and hi
brother. James. who constituted ~
Newburg team. John Donoghue is n
famous skater, and much interest wa
felt TO see II he could acquIt himself q
credltably on the water as On the ice.
John Magic and James P~ilkington, Q
the Harlems. withdrew from this tTis
TO save themselves for subsequent cor
tests. The Dauntless. with l.. n
Josephthal in the bow q William MI
catfe at stroke. and the Lone Star, Wit
A. ]. Myers and S. g. Stern In the ram
relative Positions. alone reported AT III
start The race proved 20 be q cOmple'
Watkaway for the Lone Stars. They j.
from the beginning and finished ~
lengths ahead.
The Day nc EIdorud".
Special preparations have been made a. ,
dorado 10 celebrate Memorial Day. There VIII
two concerts by Gilnorss Twsu'y-trcoad Hs'