New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-06
ROWING.
SPIRITED CONTESTS IN THE MIDDLE
STATES REGATTA.

PHILADELPHIA oARsMEN CAPTURE THE MA
JoRIrY OF TIE PRIZES. AND ONLY THE IN
poMIrABLE PLUCK OF TIE LOCAL
MEN PREVENTED
CLEAN SWEEP.
Fin. weather and water conditions prevailed al
,,s annual -egatta OF the Middle States Regatta
Association on the Harlem River YESTERDAY II
was the largest meeting OF oarsfnen In this Guy O
many years and by far the best resdt'a e''' '
by the association. There was consldetaoe iou
ing In some NJ the races. however "nVh .
have been avoided and II resulted in spoiing some
Of the sport. . .,,,
The racing hogan with the rowing OF Inc TIA.
heats in the morning and the shades OF hisn' no"
fallen before the last race was called i".,V
twelve races on the programme not incIu"'"e ~
trial heats and tre majority Of them were won o'
crews from Philadelphia. In fact the 9uaH'' ~, ~,
oarsmen nearly swept the card. and II was o''F
MUCK and desperate efforts on the part OIL '"' ~
oarsmen and those from other Giles 'hat pie.e''"
them from carrying of all the honors' Inc i"'
delphia clubs cao,ured eight races, ana OF the-e
the PENNSYLVANIA Barge Club GOT six ana 'he Ne'
per Boa, Cr,b two. OF the remaining races wv
A,alan,a Roat Club and the First bohemian boa'
Club won one EACH and these were the only ta0e'
mon bv the Harlem River clubs. The Paisade
Boat Club o Yonkers. got first prize IN one ia'e'
as did the Atlantic Boat Club. OF HoooKe"'
tested particularly that between the metropolitan.
Har.em and Palisade clubs in the eight oared she'll
Yace In the second trial heat of the intermediate
singles Kuecher. Of the Newark Athletic CIuo'
caught a crab and went overheard Inc lhteTmeu.'
ate four-oared gig race desperately contested
The crew OF the Pennsylvania Barge CLUB had
slight lead NJ the quarter. which they heid uh'"
near the finish but the ATLANTA Boat Club men
came up so fast that it looked as II they mad won
The race was awarded to the first-named CLUB by
about one foot
FOULING IN THE TOURS
The senior four-oared shell crews went of 10
good start but they had not gone far When 'ne
Rayenswood fou.ed the Institute crew anu
broke off the rudder OF the latters boat. The
crews were called back and the Ravenswood crew
was disqualified Later In the afternoon another at
tempt was made To row this race and fair start
was made The lace appeared to be hoodooeo'
however, as, after the second start the lhsu-
tute crew into the Pennsylvania Barge Cluo
crew. The were called back second time
and sent off once more. The Quaker City crew led
at the quarter. but at the half the First bohemian
crew had reached them and it looked as II II would
be anybodys race. The Philadelphia crew had con-
siderable reserve force left however. and putting on
a squirt again drew away and Won easily by nalt
dozen lengths The Institute crew was second. as
the First Bohemian sculers got into an argument
with the piers on the south snore and had TO stop
rowing.
The quarter-mile dash for senior singles brought
out some of the best amateur oarsmen IN the East
a contest.
kept close together for the greater part Of the dis
lance Juvenal pulled out ana spprted: becoming
man who was second was al first supposed 10 have
Galard led his opponents merry chase. He
was one length TO the good at the ,hree-quarters;
they locked oars. Gaard claimed foul but the
serte tod him 10 60 on ,os The ns
Marsh got length the better OF IT. and won by
four-oared barge race, and at the quarter only
half the. Atlantic led the bunch with the
First Bohemian crew second; the Rosedae crew
crew bringing up in the rear. The Atlantic crew
hed s to se nd c1 wTs EASILY *
\ in front Of the First bohemian boys.
e s gaming the as'd the e0 h and
as they would, the Vesper crew could not catch
lengths from the Tesper oarsmen. who were
length In front Of the Crescent crew.
HOT WORK IN THE JUNIOR FIGHTS.
The final heat Of the Junior eightoared shell race
spoiled by Of the worst exhibitions Of
fouling seen at regatta for many day The
Metropolitan crew led at the half by good length.
The Institute crew then spnrted across and
bumped into the Nets" compelling them TO stop;
The referee sailed hs bsS esTs s anq on
line however and the Metropolitan crew there;
had when the fouling occurred This cost them
the race. as they, were beaten out by the crew OF
fee, The members Of the Metropolitan Rowing
Club. complained af,erward that their crew had
In the junior double SOULS the crews were close
o the in eaa N
which they held until the finish line was crossed
Tas Of m one
Club, DISTINGUISHED himself In the fnal o., heat OF
ing a game race. Dempsey captured the prize. with
HsrIanser second and cIameI third ., u.. =, ~.
day. which was for senior eight-oered shells: Al
Sf b a f Of tho apq OF
Club were the: crew, while the visitors from
Pinned 1se ffh Go was oy co
tested for tho first half. and then the coxswain OF
b t"e sending his men around tow which was going
up the river. Ii looked as II the First Bonemiah
S Ssew haa and ,SS' samey that they n recovered
their lost ground and won out by three lenghts.
T Tse, w ene% Of 'as
that historic but muddy stream Of water last hsh'
VIZ These Summaries give the results Of the race;
SUMMARIES
Junior angle ,cusFrs, heat won by g. c,a|sr Lone
s Second h0:s fn9 wyanos @ " cSs
ssa ~ c HsrSs
depas crescent Rowing cub .s s;IS i. o.
s son By joseph boey paTss , club phs
esss xSnasgS",s Winning CUB oA cr0
Fns heat won BY Joseph Dempsey Penn,yvan. barre
i Cow. hs5S' Siss vs;S[
intermediate single scuis-Flrst heat won oy r. Msis
Pennsyivanh barge Club; j. Coburn, Institute Boat Ciuo
Newark sscord No time taken Second heat won by r.
w. Gaillard. A,AlaA'a Boat club O. kuechlsT Newark
Athletic Club No time taken. Final heat won
by p Marsh Pennsylvania Bssse Club: f. W. Galllaid.
Ataiarta Font Club second but disqualified; j. Co
bun Institute Club H. Harlfnger Nesper Bpat
Club. The other starters did not finish. Time-6Zit
Junior eigh'-oared shelis-First heat by Palsadc
Boat Club .onsers. Metropolitan Rowing Club second;
Harlem Rowing Club. thisd; Montrose Boat Club. fourth
Time-5:0sis Second heat by Institute Boat Club,
Newark Daun,less Rowing Club. second; Staten Island
poat Club third. Time-521r Final heat won
by Paii-aae Boat Club. Yonksr. IS oSen. bow;
b. Gibson. f. Getty. J. Fitch. J. Avery. O..
Thomas T. Hclmsrom F. Rook stroke: H. Tnayer. IT,.
coxswa NJ Metropolitan Rowing Club second (w CLARK.
bow: J. Ccnlon. T. Monaghan W. Cox c. HaInes. j.
ChIehero n Reddy. J. Binzen. stroke Z. Clark. cox