New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
ROWING on TIE HARLEM.
INTEREST IN THE REGATTA TO BE HELD
rO.pAY-soME OF THE ENTRIES

| INTEREST IN THE REGATTA TO BE HELD
ro.pAY-soME OF THE ENTRIES.
The annual regatta Of the Harlem River Rowing
Assoc,ation will be held to-day on the Harlem
River and it is attracting more than Ordinary In
terest among osrsmen all over the country This
ia hecause II is the first big rowing regatta OF the
year and II 1t Is successful 1t VIII De taken as an
indication OF great activity In poa'ihs circles
tbrouyhout the season. This is the thirty second
regatta OF the association. and the entries are SO
numerous that 1t promises TO be one OF the best
ever held in this neighborhood Among the thirty
nine entries are crews from Columbia ana harvard
universities, the Vesper Boat club ana fehhsyi-
yania Barge Club of Philadelphia; the New-iorx
Athletic club and Edward Hanlon Ten Eyck. the
champion sngle-scu.ler OF the world, and the WIN
nor ~ the Diamond Souls at Henley. England, last
/ YEAR All the rowing clubs in the association VIII
also be strongly represented including the Nassau
Metropolitan. Nonpareil First Bohemian. Wyanoke,
Union Dauntless Atalanta Harlem and Lone
Star
The first race will be rowed at noon and the
snort Will be kept UP at a lively rate until night
fall There Will be twelve races In all, and they
VIII be rowed at intervals OF half an hour each.
The most of them will be rowed downstream start
ing at Central Bridge (old Macombs DAM. ana
finishing near the Madison-ave bridge There
are from three to five entries In every race. SO
none OF the competing will have walk
over The referee will be James Mccartney. the
Commissioner OF Street Cleaning, who Is an Cd
member of the Union Boat Club The official tug
Will leave the Metropolitan Boat Club house at u
o'clock. and there will also be a steamboat on the
river for the public 81 a head
There animated scene on the river yes
terday. all the taking their last spins before
the races to-day. The only did moderate work.
however as they did not want 10 stlnen tneM-
selves up for the struggle which they Will nave 20
undergo to capture some OF the prizes, The men
composing the crews are well advanced IN trainns,
considering the unfavo4 able weather or late ioE
rowing. II surprising. under the circumstances
the oarsmen declare that 4 shows That interest IL
'' The ehampon. young tn Eyck is considered
sure winner OF the senior souls II he goes to me
Barge e caB and Maekey of the Nassaus The
Pennsylvania Barge cub and the Harlem Rowing
Club. The Pennsylvania Barge Club crew is also
Bohemians may surprise the experts. II would no:
be the first time that they had done so II is con-
the junior Fights as IT'S crews have won the Koch
Cup twice. The New York Athletic Club crew has
entered IN the to-day. II the crew wins the
club Will be entitled TO the perpetual ownership OF
Should the New-York Athletic Club crew win to-
day they will know that they have had race a.
Will be pitted against them.
The senior Fights promises to be a great race. as
and Harvard and Columbia universities The three
crews Will be made up follows:
@ " Esdal c. ii. Machen, and NJ. C. LOgue.
MaryaTa-E. 4 A Boardmmapi c i McpuTs, n " ".
First observation-disclosures Packer. J. vancura
Louis Chalopka. F. Budry Albert Ladman. Thee.
dorc Zahradnik. J. Kondelka. and Edward kalina,
The oarsmen entered in the junior races are. a.
they have se~era cSrackaiacks Who viii surprise
the public when the contests are