New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24
THE ANNUAL MIDDLE STATES REGATTA
REVlV1NG INTEREST IN ROwING-PROGRAMME


OF THE RACEs-oARsMEN IN TRAINING
The Middle States Regatta Association will hold its
annual Labor Day regatta Monday. September =
on the Harlem River. and local oarsmen are looking
forward TO the with much interest. Like other
branches OF athletic sports rowing has suffered much
Joss OF interest through the popularity Of the bicycle
and the boat clubs have had considerable trouble 10
get this season who would go through course
OF training Half OF the members OF the clubs have
their wheels with them when they visit the boat
houses, and large part OF their conversation Is
about cycling One Of the results OF this is that many
OF the boat clubs which were formerly noted for the
fast rowing crews they turned out becoming
merely social organizations. The lighthouses are
Then. again II Is pleasant sometimes 10 a spin
days. and the smokers which the clubs hold from
time to time enjoyable to the members
Then. again. il is pleasant sometimes TO take spin
on the river pleasure resort with party OF
friends. The older members OF the boat clubs sit
around the houses and discuss the decadence Of
ing. and prophesy that the time will when the
old interest in the sport will be revived
II Is This spirit which is animating the stanch mem
bers Of the Middle States Regatta Association 10
extraordinary efforts 10 make the coming regatta
memorable one The entries which have already been
received are many and Of high class. and in them
selves promise close and exciting struggles for the
valuable prizes which the association has provided
for the winners Of the various
The full programme OF the races includes single
Junior intermediate and senior shell races: double
junior and senior shell Junior and senior four
Dared gig races. intermediate four-oared shell and
junior and senior eigAt-oared shell Among the
which will take part in the races are those Of
The Harlem River and the Brooklyn boat cubs. well
as many from other cities IN the Middle States. The
Vesper Boat Cub and the Pennsylvania Barge club
OF Philadelphia Will send the same crews which rep
resented them az the National Regatta Saratoga
Young Jury OF the Toronto Boat Club Of Toronto
Canada has been entered. and also Edward Kearns
Of the Worcester Mass) club.
The local scullers particularly active just now
as they have only a few days left in which 10 train
for the coming regatta Those of the Harlem River
clubs were out in force yesterday. and they did much
effective work The races viii be rowed the old
course which is one mile In length. The Metropolitan
Boa. Club has junior four-oared gig crew and
Junior double in training. while the Harlem Rowing
Club has intermediate fOurOared shell crew ana
Junior and senior double The First Bohemian Boat
Club Will pin It's faith for gaining honors in the
on It's Junior fouroared gig and junior single
The club has recently taken TO gigs with vengeance.
and boats kept going all the time The Union
Boat Club has entered junior eight, senior four
Dared gig crew ana junior single The Daunt.ess
Boat Club VIII also have junior eight competing
FOR the prizes and junior four as well. The OLD
ATLANTA Boat Club will have az least two crews on
he river and IL is safe 10 wager that both Of them
will render q good account OF Themselves. The Lone
Star Boat Cub the Wyanokes. the Nonpareils and
and altogether the regatta promises 70 be larger
affair and much interesting than the one last
wear Clubs and Oarsmen should remember that the
entries close on August 81.