New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-07
OARSMEN CROWD THE HARLEM
LIVELY PREPARATIONS FOR DECoRA-
TON DAY.
TUT pp1Scrp.r. CLUBS WILL HAVE GOOD CREWS
IN The REGATTA AND 1T PROMISES 10
BE UNUSUALLY SUCCESSFUL.

IN TIVE REGATTA AND IT PROMISES TO
BE UNUSUALLY SUCCESSFUL.
The Harlem River crowded with small boats
Yesterday. launched from the various cluonouses
which dot its banks. Every boat club had out
rnanv craft and In the afternoon hardly boat was
left IN some OF the houses Many OF the crews
which intend TO row in the regatta on Decoration
Day struck the water early and took long spins
The large number OF entries which have already
been sent TO the committee. and the interest whlch
the oarsInen OF the various clubs and their friends
are taking in aauatlcs this year. give wel-grounded
assurances that the Harlem River regatta on
Decoration Day will be by far the best YET heid-
Another reason for expecting fine regatta IL 'fa'
IN the opinion Of various oarsmen, every ciuo mas
apparently put It's best foot forward ana eh'ere'
for the various races its best-known and most IA
nous men, In fact. 1t Is noticeable that the oid
men of the clubs men who have carried the coors
OF the clubs victory IN many hard-fought con-
tests are coming out this season In me conul''oh'
and are anxious TO row. This Is one or the peS'
n,eces Of evidence that could be produced OF the
increased interest in aquatic sports Then. again.
there are many new in the Harlem RIVER
clubs-strong lusty young fellows, who take 10 the
water as naturally as ducks. and who row IKE Ola
veterans. The presence Of the older men at the
clubhouses Is OF decided advantage 10 these young
fellows as from time to time they can give IN
valuable points. which would take much time lot
the youngsters to find out themselves
Among the clubs which have made the largest
number OF entries 10 the Decoration Day regatta
is the Union Boat Club This club WA e EN-, a
four-oare4 Shell crew T as f0o%s Quinn s M KaT
anaugh stroke. The same crew WILL also row In me
intermediate gig race. with the ADDITION OF r. ro
The famous ATLANTA Club. the oldest boat club
in the world has entered crews for the eigh-oared
barge the four-oared senior and intermediate. ana
the Junior single and double contests Inc cluD wa
Visitors 10 the clubhouse yesterday Elias Ward.
who is training the Boheman's eieht-oared barge
crew. He said that while he was handeappcph ny
being compelled TO give his instructions through an
Interpreter the crew was made up OF COCO na,e,.ai
and would no doubt. be heard from In the regatta
Among the most active and enthusiastic members
Of the ATLANTA Club Is George ~ 1pung "" vears
He has rowed around Manhat titan Island
times and holds the record OF five hours ana hali
The distance ia about thirty-hve miles. MI Young
VIII try IT again this season ala. o.o,,. hoe No,
yet been decided on. The intermediate four-oarei
shell crew viii be Witherspoon. bow; Fensterer, 2;
seniors viii be Veran. bow; erode, 2. Ormsbee. 8,
and Ellis. stroke This club has aiso MAJ , sI
place at Newark on Decoration Day also, hc.ulu-
ing four-oared senior ntrmedade ana o Jui sI
three contests They big men. standing over SIX
feet eyeT 5e G9s 0l house yeserday was u of
This club has as few balcony oarsmen az any on
Me in the junior singles Walter Goodnl
in the intermediate singles JUNO. uouple. az, az az
stearns' Meyers. Grober and Goodknd, with c. G.
II is rumored on the river that the New York
The crew is as follows: Pickeney. bow; kcene, z;
Howard 8 and Crawford. stroke.
The Waverly Boat Club men. whose mouse is on
the North River at y -sIh
were out on the Hudson YESTERDAY win new TOUT 3
Dared Gig built by Nought. and two new douDe ggs.
The Nonparlels also. had out for the hrst ttne
their four-oared barge ,whlch was laulchI y
from the clubhouse with considerable ceremony IL
The Wyanokes have a good baseball team. and
CAPTAIN j. j. Mcclure yesterday sent OUT an hVI'a-
ton to the other boat clubs on the river 10 io'"
The Columbia College boathouse WIS closed yes
terday but IL is understood that the club VIII enter
crew for the four-Oared junior shell, and possibly
for the four-oared senior shell race; 49,.
The Empire Metropolitan. Friendship ana Nassau
cluhs had almost their entire stock OF boats out
and this is saying a good deal 49, o,,,,. ,,,,,h IRA
The Dauntless Club is one OF the clubs when ar, are
ont for scaIps year. and It's entries In the Har-
lem River Regatta number no - than I'VE crews,
J. Bayey will row IN the Junior Fses, hroSars
in the iunior doubles. The Junior four-oared shell
crew will be Mcneil. bow; LETTERS. 2; Wallace ana
Bayley stroke. The senior eight VIII De NeIson'
Tucker Jones' Terncy, Knpe, lnst0ne; Henaef,
Gilbert stroke With the exception OF knlpe, Jones
and Instone, this Is the same crew that won III m
National Regatta at Washington last year. Inc
crew and the crews Of the New-York Athletic Ciup'
the Rohemians and possibly one from the tu,-
verslty of Pennsylvania should be a contest worm
e There is n dangerous derect sunk in the middle
~ tho Harlem River opposite the Union CUBS Dohl-
house which is beginning TO worry me oarsinesni,
Should II be left there II VIII greatly interfere WIN
the regatta II is directly In the course ana tIe
river Is too narrow at this point TO get AROUND II
without losing much time The dereHct Is me nun
OF an old which drlfted from us nlooTiss uI
no lights on il at night. and 1t is menace TO naV
cation