New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-04
BRIGHTON HANDICAP WEIGHTS.
The weights for the Brighton Handicap to he
run on Wednesday. are:
ROWING.
CONTESTS AMONG THE OARSMEN TO-DAY
WORK ALONG THE HARLEM

CONTESTS AMONG THE OARSMEN TO-DAY
WORK ALONG THE HARLEM.
The features which will interest oarsmer in this
part Of the country to-day are the regattas at
Philadelphia and Boston and tho club regatta Of
the Hudson Boat Club the Hudson River. A
number Of crews from the boat clubs on the Har-
ION will row in the Peoples Regatta at the Quaker
City to-day among them Maher and Aman. the
crack double scullers Of the Harlem Rowing Club
The senior eghtoared- shell crew of the New York
Athletic Club will also compete in the re-
gatta The members Of the latter crew. as well as
Maher and Aman. left here for Philadelphia with
their shells Saturday. They Will meet some Of
Peoples Regatta is considered trying-out regatta
for ambitious oarsmen who aspire 10 win even
greater honors at the National Regatta. which is
held Philadelphia on July % and q About oil
the clubs which intend TO take part In the Ma
tional Regatta will have crews in the People .
Regatta The crews that carry off the honors will
probably meet again in the National Regatta
The New England Regatta. the Charles
River course at Boston will also be interesting
affair, because the winning crews will also prob
abb: enter the National Regatta.
The regatta of the Hudson Boat Club will be held
on the Hudson off the clubs pretty house this
afternoon. The principal race of the day for out
side clubs will be the eight-oared barge race
Four or five of the Harlem River clubs have an
nounced their intention Of sending crews for this
contest. among them the Dauntless First b.
hemian, Nassau and Atlantic clubs.
The houses Of the local boat clubs along the Har-
lem thronged with oarsmen yesterday. and
they were about pleasant places to escape the
terrible heat could be found The oarsmen lolled
about for the greater part of the day in their bath
ing suits. and water battles and frolics were fire.
quent. one OF the greatest sources Of amusement
10 the oarsmen was to get some unsuspectng visitor
out in a boat and then dump the boat over spilling
us occupants INTO the water Among the visitors
70 the Harlem Rowing club eugene O'Rourke
OF the Casino Company, and George Gaskin. a
singer. Mr. O'Rourke had been up the river for a
row-or rather what he called row After spend
Ing two or three hours in rowing about half mile
MS rotund figure was seen floating down In the boa I
with the tide. O'Rourke was clad in white duck
trousers bicycle shoes and heavy white sweater
When Gaskin saw him from the boa thouse he shout
ed for the other oarsmen to come and see the
for ORourkc's boat. and there followed great race
between them and its occupant 1t was a close and
water with his oars, but more often contentng him
self with tanning big holes in the air
Finally Gaskin and his fellow consprators reached
ana I pound w S9f
VIII Gih o,,a sosh A miniature tidal wave followed
all the campstools and other portable furniture off
ne clubhouse floats Strange. 10 say O'Rourke
did not sink. but kept on floating Just as he had
been doing in the boat. ORourke has taken TO the
river 10 reduce flesh. and he declares that if the
they welcome to the fun. ''''
an, The A,alanta Boat Clubs junior and interme-
date four-oared crews were out the river yes
iorday working Iag IKE beavers. They are training
The membs Of the Sn Rowing Club
were anxionsly awaiting news from the front yes
pnpnS oaren Is w the Of the clubs
The crews Of the Nonparer Union. Harlem,
Island Regaftn u, Tere out on the river for the
4 number Of barge parties also went to College
Point Most Of the oarsmcn roved hareheadcd. as
heard OF