Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-01
HARLEM RIVER REGATTA.
Thousands Of Spectators Line River Bank.
to See the Rowing Matches.

| New York, May 31.-The 31st annua
regatta of the Harlem Regatta Associa
ton of New York, rowed, today, on tn
Harlem river, was an unqualified sue
cess from all points of view. The race
| We're well filled. the best of the loca
rowing men and oarsmen from Phila
| delphia and Boston taking part. TIL
races We're one mile straight away OF
the regular course from McCombs Dan
to point just below Madison avenu
bridge.
| In the sculling events the most hoti,
contested race of the day was that o
| the senior singles. Mcguire of Boston
| was picked out by the talent as a sur
| winner and kept Il lead until near tn
| finish when Juvenal of Philadelphia.
| spurted and won by six feet from Ma
guire. The New York Athletic JUNO
| double are looked upon as a promisin,
crew; they won easily from the Har
lens, who were expected to take tn,
place. Fought of the Atalantas of New
York. won the Juniors single rae,
| without trouble. The Pennsylvania
crew won handily from the Harlems il
senior doubles. The Columbia mel
We're hopelessly beaten in the Junior
foar-oared gig and Junior and Senior
| Fights. Yale rowed a good race il
Junior Fights, but We're beaten by tn,
New York Athletic Club.
The curious fact is that the New
York Athletic representatives had pre-
viously made a vigorous protest against
the Yale men rowing in this race. TIL
Yale men started in the senior eight.
but No. broke his stretcher and the
crew stopped at the quarter.
The Eight" races were the greatest
of the day. There were five crews in
each event. The Junior eight race was
a pretty contest until the half when the
New Yorks and Yale drew away from
the others with the Bohemians a close
third. 1t was nip and tuck between
the first two mentioned when the New
Yorks spurted and won by length.
There We're thousands of spectators
on the banks, bridges and boat houses
when the Senior eight-oared shell race
was started The crews got a good
start and kept well together until the
quarter when the Atalantas drew away
and got a lead which they maintained
until the finish, winning by about
length from the first Bohemians. The
Union Boat Clubs crew was a surprise
to the oarsmen. They were a close
third and stayed well for men who
were not we'll trained
A number of protests were made. but
were not considered. The summaries:
Junior SCARED shells-New York Ath-
letic Club first; time, 5.36ie; Yale Uni
versity, second: time 5.4l; First Bo-
hemiau b. c. third
Senior single scull-Juvenile Pennsyi-
vania Barge Club. Philadelphia. first,
time, 627; Mcguire, Bradford Boat club.
Boston. second.
Intermediate 4-oared gigs-Won by
Paramount Rowing Club of Philadelphia.
time 5.5412 Non-Pariel Rowing Club OF
New York. second; Metropolitan. New
York. third.
The consolation race, junior single
SOULS, was won by Stevens. Seawanhaka.
BROOKLYN time. 6.41h. The senior A.
cared shells was won by Harlem Rowing
Club. New York; time. 53sla.
The senior SCARED shells was won by
Atlanta Boat Club. New York; time.
4.0ils: First Bohemian, New York, sec
ond time 5.11: Union. New York. third;
Columbia, fourth Yale stopped at the
quarter