New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-05

RACES ROWED X a THuSDL RsroRM-CLosE
CONTESTS AND EXCITING FINISHES.


Philadelphia. July Cs,e all With ihe booming
O, fireworks IN the morning sud the nunderous
roar o. nature heavy art.llry coupled with In
ce1san; flashes OF lightning IN the afternoon. the
loat races 81 the Peoples REGATTA we're pulled on
Co. lay on The schuyl6.u River
Tho regatta was hei! under the auspices OF ne
schuylki.. savy. and me city Of Philadelphia with
It's aocIs'r ned generosity IN such matters appro-
printel ,-.co 10 nelp de;say ne "Kqenses larg"
nun Der %. entries had been received and II would
haze tsen more than usually Interesting. had not a
terrible thunder and wind storm come ~ In the
afternoon a~a married much o. the spor' Th'
Storm began Just before The start ~ the SENIOR
four-oarei sh-i rae. but despite that fnoi no
crews wee sen; on The vilI cnurnei the usually
placd WINTER. a. the Sch4Jiku into = series o.
shit-~4ps AMI II was wiin great t.fcu!ty AID tho
exercise u much skill hat ne crews prevented
their ran shells from bong sVampcf The cyclone
lasted fully half an hour. although the rain con
tinucd to fall In torrents ionz afforwnrf
Fortunately thor sas only one accident during
the day and that was iu tho senior single SOUL
rae. when Edward Marsh. Of The Pennsylvania
Barge Club fouled james Patrick. OF the Newark
Rowing Club overturrins the at,ers shell and
throwing him the water and out Of the confer
Marsh was disqualified by Umpire Carrtgan and
Patrick and Cr.sser o. the Nespsr Boat Club ~
Philadelphia Will row the over tomorrow.
NETWORK CREWs ENTERED.
4 number OF crews rom New-York and Newark
took part in y" regatta. }. Is. Crawford repre-
fcnted the Nev-York Athletic Club ia the junior
,iugles and The club had a crew in the junior
o. ~ Dared she'll race A. c. Wolf OF the Union
Boa; Club Of New-York rowed IN tho intermediate
s;rgIea and Aman and Maher rowed in tho senior
doubles The defeat of tho Now-York D.
GREETED hy heir admirers, who iourneyed 10 the
Quaker CITY with the avowed object OF Footing
for them The rough water. however. killed. what
chances the Go,hamites had The Newark men
we're more successful barring Patrcks nlshap.
they won tho intermediate single SOUL race vita
Hooper Of the Institute Boat Club.
Among the New-York contingent at The regatta
were Barlow g Weeks James Pkington. Thomas
Verernnn president o. III Union Beat Club:
Mosand and oscar Alleman. T. A. Fitzsimmonn.
Frank Markey. John Neary, Teddy Scanre and
John Scanneu Frederick Fortmeyer, secretary O1
the National Association, was Also with the party.
IA Ellis Ward. the famous coach or Pennsyi-
vania University
II the Newark contingent were Thomas Sinnott
Daniel Rudder W J. Cain. L. A. Refill. Joseph
splaine A Devoe. J. Purdue T. Haip!n j. Gruber.
W Sullivan NJ Fox z. J. hcHarron. Z. o. Chase
and George Haddow. The Newark rooters would
have put their last dollar upon the institute Boat
Clubs senior four-oar-d shell crew but ne storm
made betting on the race TOO precarious for the
spectators. The rain. In fact compelled several
thousand spectators who had lined up on the
banks OF the river 10 witness the races 10 beat a
has.y retreat
INSTITUTES ROW IN BORROWED SHELL
The Institutes had more bad luck as their boat
was found 20 have been smashed Ia transit. and
they had TO row In a borrowed shell, which was
rigged starboard instead OF port. as they were
used 10 rowing.
There was lnuch talk among. the oarsmsn pre-
yious 10 In, races about the National regatta or
july y and q. Although the regatta WI De held
IN Philadelphia there is strong feeling that some
OF the clubs Of the Schuylkil Navy are not takins
sufficient interest in Il 10 make 1t success ~
WIS openly charged that these CLUBS were Ia
yorable to Gordon S. Corrgon. the present com.
nlodore OF the Schuylkl Navy, and that they were
being Influenced by him IN their policy IL was
said that Mr. Corrgan feit aggreVed because ~
was defeated for !nembership on the Exeeutive
coumittee OF the National Association by Char. es
W Preisendanz of the Paramount Rowing Associa
non The PHILADELPHIA clubs outside OF the navy as
well a. most OF the active rowing clubs IN II are
Jisnleased al Mr. Corrigan's lack OF eIthus'As m
Half dozen cities pat In bid .or the o;g resa.'a
and "a Philade 'nhia was fortunate enough 70 &c,
The local oarsmen are Of the opinion that MI Cor
r;ear should take Of his coat and work
RACES HOTLY CONTESTED.
Most OF the races holly contested and
furnished Interesting sport In the final heat OF
,he Junior singles Crawford. of the Nsw-York
.i,,h 20, M ue I'd Id Marsh until thA