New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-13
OARSMEN ON THE HARLEM.
THE SEASON OF THE BARGE PARTY OPENS
COMING CONTESTS

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The bargc-party season successfully opened
by the boat clubs the Harlem yesterday. and all
the clubs with only two exceptions. sent barges
filed with Jolly oarsmen 10 College Point. After
enjoying n good dinner. the oarsmen lolled about
or played baseball until the shades Of evening be-
gan to ,all. when they got into their boats again
and rowcd back to this city. Those OF the oarsmen
who did go to College Point rowed UP and
down the river or sat on the boathouse floats in
sean, but picturesque attire. The thermometer
stood at IS in tho shade and when things got too
warm for the onrsmen .ney varied the monotony
hy taking a plunge in the water. much after the
fashion Of turtles rolling on log The course
IS guaranteed 70 put fashionable tan on a person
.y ina" tSsnry summer So
were some Of the oarsmen last night that their
friends did not recognize them. and thought that
they were members OF the Cuban Junta.
The race between the four old professional oars
men, Wallace Ross and Jack" Largan on ono
side and George Lee and Fred Plasted the
other. which to have been rowed on the Har-
made that Ross had 70 20 to Boston to shoe, the
chutes IN the interest OF the Boyton company. by
which he is employed.
The annual regatta OF the National Rowing As
ISOLATION will be held on the schuylklll at Phila
delphia on July q and g. The association has
appropriated 81 200 for prizes The latter Will con-
sl,i ~ thirty nine gold medals and ten handsome
banners. There viii be no junior races at tho re-
FOR senior and intermediate crews.
The scow which form the foundation for
the new boathouse OF the Harlem Rowing Club
has not yet been placed in position. II lies in the
river across from the boathouse. and attempt
was made last week to get 1t in place. The scow
was built upside down, however. and II was
launched also In that position. Two tugboats were
hitched 10 H. and tried 10 pull II over. but, after
breaking several hawsers. were compelled 10 give
IN the Job for the time being. AT least. The anna
tour engineers Of the club are now trying 10 Ngure
out some plan right the scow. The clubs new
house will be pretty structure. placed next to the
present one
The Harlem Rowing Club will enter Aman and
Maher in the senior doubles. and Dolan and Kemp
in the intermediate doubles. In the Peoples Regatta
at Philadelphia. on July T. Tho Wyanoke Boat
club will have outing at Witzcls Point next
sunday There will be a baseball between
the bachelors and the benedicts and the rest OF
the programme will consist OF onc-me run. 100
ward dash 440-yard run three legged race. shoe
race sack race and running broad jump.
The Nassau Boat Club will probably enter a sin
gle. n double and Junior four In the Long Island
Regatta. on July 3.
The New-York Athletic Clubs Junior eight Dared
crew that rowed In the Harlem regatta Me-
mortal Day has gone into training for the Peoples
Regatta.
The Nautilus Boat Club. OF Brooklyn. will enter
a crew in the Dared shell and gig the
Long Island Regatta.
The Varsity challenge cup given by Or. Louis l..
Seaman is on exhibition Mt Theodore r. STAIRS
store No. 9 Ffth-ave.. where 1t VIII remain for
about ten days.