New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-15
oARsMEN ON THE HARLEM.

TALK ABOUT THE COMING NATIONAL fE6AI'IA
AT SARATOGA.
A visitor 10 the Harlem River yesterday would
not have suspected that OF the crack crews OF
the stream at Saratoga getting ready Tor tho
National Regatta, which is TO be held on Wednes-
day and Thursday In spite OF the absence OF oars
men and officials, the river had a holiday appear
ance OF course, lot OF shells and barses were
out but what contributed moro than anything else
to the old streams gay aspect was the ciup pen
nants and Stars and Stripes displayed from 'he
mastheads OF the triumphant Lone Star ana ohioh
Roat Club houses The flags OF the other boat CLUBS
were also displayed. and every excursion boat was
gay with bunting. In honor OF the victories OF inc
Lone Stars in the junior double gig race, ana OF
the Unions In the junior four gig. at the Long ISL
and Regatta, at Flushing on Saturday. There "ets
special rejoicings over the Unions defeat OF the
var,,a cuh as the time In which this race was
rowed 6.3l was deemed remarkably fast; IL was
four seconds faster than the time made IN the
senior four-oared gig race. Captain CASSIDY II w
well nleased with the work OF his junior four-oarea
Gig crew that he has decided TO keep them IN tram
ing for the intermediate and senior four-oared gig
races OF the Middle States Regatta, TO be held on
tho Harlem River on August lc This regatta
owing 10 the active interest shown In II by the
Harlem River oarsmen snce the Harlem feg"'a
Association decided to take hold OF H. promises "
be one OF the biggest ever held on the hitr'en
River The oarsmen even believe they Will make II
a
rather than on the Passaic or elsewhere
Q I Dolan IT, Is bow OF the Union Boat
CIub's crack four gig crew. with Maurice Come"
No 2 j. r. Farrelley No 3, and A. g. Woh IT,
stroke John Boyle Ia the coxswain Or the otne'
Harlem River crews which competed at FLUSHING
on Saturday, the Atalanta senior four gig rowe"
second TO the varuna team. and the Dauhtiess
tunior double could not reach the Overpeck Boat
Clubs representatives at the hnish line OF 'he''
race bv a quarter OF boat-length. This Dauntiess
c ew was TO have gone to the National Regatta al
Saratoga.
The feature OF the boating gossip on the Harlem
yesterday was what Is going to be done at sara
| toga in the National Regatta. The First Bohemian
| eight whose principal opponents. II not con
| auerors" as they say now on the Harlem. VIII
be the Tritons. left the city In special car with
| their she'll for Saratoga on Saturday morning.
| Nase and Maher, OF the Harlem Rowing cub. VINO
| have been enormously supposed to be at Saratoga
| for the last week or So also started Saturday
| morning. and will have little practice on the
| lake there before they get the word In the inter
| mediate doubles. II Will be remembered. In esti-
| mating the chances OF Mase and Maher In the
Nationals that they beat the Nonparel Boat Clubs
| team In the juniors and were beaten by the rep
resentatives OF that club in the Intermediates on
| Memorial Day. The Metropolitan intermediate
four Dared shell crew, which has been carefully
| trained by Ellis Ward. also left the Harlem for
| Saratoga on Saturday morning. The most dan
gerous councillors OF the Metropolitan four which
| crew IL will be remembered By rowing experts won
I'm the juniors at the Harlem regatta. WILL 1t is be-
| iieyed on the Harlem be the Winnipeg team. from
| Manitoba. 1t Is said that the last work OF the
ErIrsf Bohemians the Harlem showed them
strong fast in fine condition. and greatly improved
even over the form they showed against the New,
rumored the Harlem-bu II Is limited that the
| hawkins and Nage, OF the Harlem Rowing Club
| who have been for several weeks In training on
| Saratoga Lake. alling Lovers OF rowing Will
hone 10 see Hawkins. at least In good shape when
| ne rows against his last years conqueror. the St.
Louis man. Koenig. In the senior singles this week.