New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-11
OARSMEN GETTING IN FORM
DOUBLES AND FOURs AND FIGHTS WoRhlNG
FOR COMING REGATTAs. '

FOR COMING REGATTAs. if
,rhoro wera many more oarsmen out on the
Harlem River Yesterday than any previous sun
day this season II was IDEAL weather for rowing
and the heavy men reduced their weight many
pounds
Amman and Mase. Of the Union Boat Club. who
he club thinks have a cinch on the specla! race
for lightweight double senior shells In the regatta
on Decoration Day, were among the first on the
water They did not create an overfaVoraoie I'M
nression by their rowing but they may have con-
siderable I'D their sleeves. Amman, II was saii
only reached this city Saturday. and 1t was also
declared that he had been brought here from Buf-
falo especially to be entered In the race .
The First bohemian Club had all It's crews out
including the junior and senior Fights THESE TWO
crews had a lively spin over the mile course anu
The Metropolitan Boat Club had its junior rour-
cared shell and senior four-oared gig crews 9 r
senior r-oared shell boys had smart brush with
the Lone Star Clubs lightweight douoIe smell anu
fonr ia rowing in fine FORM and the juniors are also
improving fast. Both crews will probably be heard
from on Decoration Day -, .,o ;h, ont
twice. and they coached by Ellis Ward who no
comes over from philadelphia every Saiuruayd ,1s
that purpose. The club had also It's intermediate
double shell on the river. ., -. ,,o,r trror
double and four-oared shell crews One ol tic
cub's barges went up the river on jaunt.
The Friendship Boat club had out tch "a
sae.nt,y bpmgbt from the Metropolitan Cub. The
bargc and lis passengers went 10 College Point. -
oa y" four d!d good work and so did the Lone Stars
iight weight double and junior -FOUR crews .,.
The ATLANTA Boat club has d!sbanded its junior
four-oared gig because it rowed 50 poorly Sra Il
is said The clubs senior ionroared gig crew fNr, rs
rowing every day and getting into me racing iori,
Its senior eight Is receiving muSh harsm ,ri,
among oarsmen on the river ms CIV @ wes
went over in a body to the Triton Boat CUP or
elnh /
returned its first love. the ATLANTA Ciuo. oars
men of other clubs think the crews CONDUCT savors
being made by the clubs TO make the race inter-
estlng for the eight in the Decoration Day regatta
and they will certainly have 10 row ias 10 retain
their prestige as the champion amateur eight or
America. Among the crews which VIII c0inpe,e
against them are the First Bohemians, Columbia
University and probably the University OF Penn
crew. and it is rumored that he wants to give
his old friends on the Harlem a surprise.
Judge Tighe, the president OF the Naruna BOAT
club of Brooklyn. visitor 10 the Metropolitan
cubs house YESTERDAY ana Sad mat me cup
River Regatta The club also has senior Tour,
cared gig crew in training. but Will probably send
them 10 the Passalc River Regatta so they may
have easy thing In their first race preparatory
to their attempt to win the championship at the
National Regatta at Saratoga in July. .+.
Harlem River Regatta One OF them, Mcclure
comes from the well-known Riverside Boat Club
The New York Athletic Cubs senior eght-oared
shell. four-oared shell and junior double crews are
doing great work a; Travers Island ana they VIII
Tho First Battalion Naval Reserve crew which Is
training from the Dauntess Boat Clubs house feels
confident of defeating the Naval Reserve crews
from Massachusetts, and Rhode Island In the COM
n T. Ke;ieher vice-presldent of the Metropolitan
Boat Club said yesterday that interest in rowing
had revived greatly this year and that the season
would be the best for years.