The sun., 1897-03-22

lIaraem oars.en crowd the Rivsr ana Issioy
watch Race.

Amateur oarsmen, like tho bicyclers, were
tempted out In full force yesterday by tho sun
shine. All except two Of the active clubs on tho
Harlem had out elghtosred shells, and any
number of single shells helped to mako the river
a gay and lively scene. A special incident OF tho
afternoon was the first match race Of the season,
spirited contest to settle wager made during
tho winter between two par-oared shell crows
from the Harlem Rowing Club.
The race was a quarter Of n mile dash, finish
ing of tho Bohemian boathouso. John Magic
was bow and James Pilkington stroke of ono
crew, and William Aman bow and Joseph Mahor
stroke OF tho second shell. They took the water
together at the start, but Maher set stroke OF
forty.tyyo to tho minute and worked his boat
into the lead. At an eighth Of a mile Pilkington
and Magic drew up level, and for n time tho
crews spurted side by eide Pilkington and
NaVle proved to lie the best at this game and,
rowing forty-thrce stroke gained steadily and
won by an open length Ia .06 good perform
anco 30 early in tho season. p. NJ. Cassidy was
timer and Edward Welch referee.
Fred Plaisted coach Of the Bohemian Rowing
Club, had a junior and n senior eight out.
Both are in training for tue Decoration Day
regatta. The club has a ariidato for the junior
singles, Will Sedlacok, whom Plaisted considers
quite promising. Tho Dohemians have been
this week the men viii be on the river every
evening,
The Nonpareil Club float was crowded with
the members, and the men in training practised
sprints in good style. A double shell was the
first boat out, manned by Henry Clennen and
Mike Norton, who aro entered for the intcrme;
diate doublca. In tho afternoon an eight-oared
shell left the float. The crow stroEed by f.
Nicl22; double gig was out, with G; Snyder
made up Of Harry Norris William Talbot. Henry
Talbot, and Jeremiah J. Murphy. A number Of
the Nonrareis arc candidates for the Decoration
Day regat,n, and are training hard.
=, A senior double is ready for active training at
yesterday afternoon. The club also was repre-.
linus, Joseph Co'iiyn, H. II. Reddy, and j. p.
Binzin, Jr.. stroke, which was such close sec
ES hs % sd o the dsr Day
pect lively season.. AT the last monthly meet
Ing seven new members were elected and four
without lowering tho initiation fee, u practice
followed at some OF Tho clubs e. T. Clark was
ono of the Metropoltans out in single yester-
grafton Day. bicycle rack has been added to
the furnishings of tho clubhouse.
There has been some rowing from the Union
Boat Club house since February, but yesterday
was the real beginning of general river work. A
%acahy S 6mn fssw up RPnd d 1eSa TCm
Heffern, stroke, and William Wall. coxswain,
roWed 10 Cold spring Grove Tor an early dinner
They were met on their return at the shipcanal
bow; q. Nonbacker. Cal Quimby. c. Henderson. a.
wolf, stroke, "a and William Marsh coIsWain. M
with a load Of passengers.
The float is not out as yet at the Dsuntless
ahoSt ai after lively acrobatio work. mostly in
schlag, JlJ. Shea, and F. Kafka. The senior eight
will start training this week. .-
SSatockhom. McKenna,D Hotfnsn, otonneli.
aRf % SS
Reed, Hughes, Starr, and Dempsey. voughi
was y, out s, in single, and Cnnninyhsm and Leslie
padded his tub skiff in tho sunshine. Mulhern.
Atckerma1, tS Ripe. and Brown were also out in u
Capt. c. assiday put thirteen candidates for the
Union senior eight III training on last Monday.
The n men average l5o pounds. They will have
and handbail practice EThey were all on the river
April. when they Will Be on the water nightly.
n +, the eight shows up well on Decoration Day
regatta at Philadelphia In August.
Both the Nassau and Lone Star eight-oared
shss ws6s bs out With many minor
only house closed up was that Of tho Y. Nj. c. A.,
The Passaic River Amateur Rowing Associa.
ton held its regular monthly meeting on last
Friday night at Aiburson's, at Newark. A com.
wns received from the iIa lem Asso-
! he date for holding its regatta from May 81 10
Saturday. May 20, II was argued that it would
hold their regatta on any other day than Mon.
day. May 81. As the p. r. A. r. A. began max
ing arrangements for holding its regatta on the
date in question Il was the opinion OF tho dclo-
gates that 1t would be found practically impossi-
BILE TO make the suggested change. The Phila-
delphia boat clubs express desire to have the
two big regattas held on separate days.