New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
osPsMEN ON THE HARLEM.
,,,rrEN SPIRITED CONTESTS IN THE
ANNUAL REGATTA.
,v,S1As VARSITY CREW WINS THE
sry1oR AND JUNIOR RAcEs-THE HARLEM
A. c. RowEEs coNsPIcU-

.hrse decades the Harlem regatta Associdtio"
- held an annual regatta on the hariem f'iVer' put
has IT, Years since any of these contests equalled
II - Yesterday 1t excelled all the regattas OF this
tha' ,,o IN point OF entries and racing. and also
,,,. interest Judging from the large number OF
J" - ossembed 10 witness It, The presence OF two
pe0r trou, the University of Pennsylvania had
~ N do with the success Of the regatta, as did
nv Us tho crews Of the Naval Reserve. The regatta
a~ ~ odnirably managed. and the races were all
-oued off on schedule time.
-vo rsyatta offcials were as follows: Barlow s.
-",,s New-York A. c., referee; James Pilkington
',s.,sn R. c. starter: p Cassidy. Union B. c.. clerk
:. .ourse: J. Rogers, Flushing (L1ong lsland) B. c..
rrenkamp. Atlantic B. c. Hoboken): E. Ernst
nr.-neck B. c. (Palisade Park): e. ]. Byrne, Alta
..R C.: Louis Horaky. First Bohemian b. C.; T.
uammerschag, Dauntless r. c.; E. We'll. Lone Star
r. T E. Deely Nassau e. c.. judges; c. r. Zap
=. AnoIoston B. C. Washington D. c.: H. j.
n. poa.' ,r Nonpare!l R. c.; ]. G. Tighe. Varuna
D = CBrooklyn): j. H. Abee jr.. Nassau B. c.; Rob
=. s,ou New-York A. c.. timekeepers
' 20 before the first race started the clubhouses
80 ,he river were filled with oarsmen. while the
,.,,onss were crowded With gayly costumed young
20, There were also many pleasure craft on
~, ,ater and they were loaded down with pas
..orsrs The tugs and barges were all decorated
so, stem TO stern with flags. and the boathouses
- covered with bunting. At the masthead OF one
ha
VI y, ,ha course man was stationed to hoist the
,,r, ~ the winning crew after each race. The
sd;, for this idea belongs TO James Pilkington and
,roved great success. There was consideraDie
S,,,rg on the races and the hackers Of "Old Penn.
sy.s' crews got the larger part of the money
The course was one mile. straightaway. from
Gates lumber dock 10 Macomb's Dam Bridge. This
.,s the first year that the association has had the
hsneat Of the new law compelling all craft on the
cla In hp
ovonue cutter was present part of the day TO see
,ha, the law was respected. The Naval Reserve
crews came up the river about noon on tug. trail
,,g their cutters behind them. The men presented
a fne appearance In their sailor clothes
THE SIGNAL FOR THE START.
The first race was to have started at noon.
Int /, was a few minutes later when the crack
0, the pistol was heard over the water II was the
signal for the first trial heat of the junior single
sculs 10 start. Mackey won the finals. His defeat
OF Mayer and Vought was surprise
Tha Atalanta's crew Withdrawn from the
Intermediate four-oared gig race and four crews
started The Unions won but they were hard
pushed by the Nonparels.
The First Bohemians won the senior four-oared
Gig race after a sharp struggle with the Metro
nol+sns the only other crew in the race The
creys rowed neck and neck until within rev
rods Of the finish. when the First Bohemans
.orted and crossed the line about four feet ahead
Of their pucky opponents
The lightweight doube-scull race was Simply
walk-over for the Harem's crew. Mase and Aman'
Tn. latter IS the clubs Buffa.o importation Their
only competitors were the Lone stars as inc
s.awanhakas could not get down TO weight
The tun,or eight-oared shell race was next, ana
much interest was aroused In II. as the entries
included two crews from the University Oh feh'i-
syvania zone the Varsity. the other Inc )uhior
crew. one crew from the New-fork Atheuc
Club and one crew from the First Bohemah Dod'
c,rb Tn. crews appeared TO be In fine form as
,hev lined up for the start The FIRST Bohcmians
we're the first TO strike the water on the crack
of ,he pis,ol At the quarter-mile the -horhs
had a scarcely perceptble lead. win INC re""-
s,lvania Varsity boys next. Inc DINERS "eie
close up The Varsity crew lead py ohe7"a',
,enrtb at the half. rowing easily They continued
"a increase their advantage until the end crossing
IN. line IN the good time OF minutes. seconds
The winner OF the senior sng!e sGT.S Ruifalo
importation once more came in first. Ritterpnsch ol
and Ahsron rowed dead hea at f3T fGnnr inrd place.
The Nava. Reserve match race had two entres
and it proved exciting affair The crSS TsnSr irEm
Were The frst away and rowed Ike tends The
New-York Naval Reserve boys struggled eaan,y nins
but could reach their opponents at any ib rriib
second pIace. There was much footing of horns
and blowing Of whistles at the conclusion Of me tne
race and the New-Yorks congratulated lhelr ~ -
.tors on the victory which they mad come 81 iAi
10 gain.
THE FIRST BOHEMIANS' MlSHAP.
The A,lantics. of Hoooken. defeated the Lone
Stars by one length In the Junior ur-oared smell
race and the Nfw-York A. c. captured the senior
four-oared shell race by about the same margin.
TIE loss Of this was sad blow 10 the rlrS.
Bohemians az their pulled the fastest oar anu
would have probably won but for an accident TO the
The iunior double scull race was won easily by
the Ss rase weTe Gy called BACK after rowing
nearly half the course because me me SnS
stupid enough to foul the boat of one Of the crews @
The Harems were victorious In the ioIlowihs race
The Junior four-oared gig race was one Of the best
Of the day and hotly contested from ON ssars 60 10
finish The Unions were the winners py one sec
ond The Nassau boys pushed them hard 10 the
end ~. a.v was the last on tn.
programme and brought together the University o,
Pennsylvania and the First Bohemian Boat Ciuo 81
Would Sever DO TO be defeated by the town while
then opponents we're equally as anxsS anSiops Il Ssnrle
the seaips Of great university crew at their belts, bel;s
The difference in the two crews as TO weg1' ign xes
perfect one. '' and both crews went off With fas.
stroke The First Bohcmians led at the quarter sr
by half length, and loud shouts OF Joy went up
from the throats Of their friends on the pleasure
9sss M and along the banks Of the river , Tetched
VARSITY began TO tell At the halfme d 1net 'hs SS
ieos hsy Increased their lead The First bohemian.
slugged vaantly, but their coxswaln was az a.
sHa, and steered them all the river. Inc
varsity men won by one length. The time was
200 and denoted that the winners were pushed 10
Their utmost
me water was in excellent condition throughout
M ,he races and the University men. the Harlems ana
.ee New York A. c. carried off the principal honors
=, RESULTS OF THE RACES.
fhe summaries were follows:
JUNIOR SINGLE SOULS.
First trial heat-won by u. X. vought. Atlanta B C.;
SS.n Mayer. Lone Star b. C.. second. Time-1Vz,s'
cccnd trial. heat-Won by Lester ~ Msckey. Nassau H.
~ J Mulhearn. Atalarta y. c. second Timeo6AI;
y'se heat-Won by /. N. Mackey, Natsau Is. T.; H.
Foagh. Atalanta B. c.. second NJ. J. Mulhearn. Alta
nns-770O
INTERMEDIATE FoUR-oARED GIGS.
Won by Union B c.: crews H. Doan. tr.. I; J.
enp 2; A. q. NanderNooiT o. Farreily g. Nonpareil
. = second: crew.. Dernbecker. I: p ii. Morgan. 2;
~. ~ .salras. g. 4. C. Nicola. 4. Lone Star b. g. third;
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