The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-13
ROWING.
Harlem Association VIII Bid for the
National Regatta.

Harlem Association VIII Bid for the
National Regatta.
At special meeting Of tho Harlem Regatta
Association. held at the Hotel Marlborough
last light. the movement to havo the National
Regatta held in this city next year under the
auspices OF the association was heartily in
dorsed.
II the project Ia carried out II will be tho first
National Regatta ever held here and the first
| OF any kind TO take place on the Speedway
course.
steps were also taken last night to prevent
the cnshing OF the Pnssaic and Harlem re-
gattas on Decoration Day. Before the Harlem
join, committses Of fassaic and Harlem was
! held in which the following took part:
James Pilkington. Harlem II. G; Fred vilm.r.
E.,.su & o.. Hs;s5 I I, sta.s Gchr,s',l
charlie; rempesil NsSaTa EdSa5a MER,frOn
| B'C.
| The situation was gone into thoroughly and
/ after the question IN Dispute had been
special meeting 70 order. The following clubs
! were represented
Atal,ot.. Nonp.rlsl: Nassau. wy,nots, Harlem.
/ miAn, Dauutless and Union.
There was no further qESpmsnt over the s sst;
| Harlem COMMITTEES had ia! power TO act and the
meeting Immediately endorsed the following
proposition. which will be submitted TO tina
! Passac Association:
Tha, the Decoration Day regatta for the year 1900
be held in Newark under the ap.piGs: % the Pa''.o
through their delegate aSreo 10 refrain from
! having the regatta usually held or that date
through the foregoing concession would properly
! held on date optional with the H. II. A.
James TilkinEton. Chairman OF the commit;
tee appointed last spring to devise v ays and
means 10 bring the. big regatta here. out:
Z al ha nj
ESor Of tho schsms. he fSn,ei out tina,
S ssma s'' also 1$: @ ting, ,ss
money wa. made than AZ any other regatta. hs
said that an Investigation Il the Speedway
country. Four crews will be able 10 row abreast
full lev fer The %hSle ISng,h o. the G9IrsS
ssd that RS viii DO s
help the project, and Congressman W, Astor
ohanleT an! hnppert JT; are nso pledged Es 81
Secretary Forkmeyer Of tho National AssqcIa.
siUo cS'a or s"G sl?0o. This was Vas met By
EToposl,ion q have. each 1 club on tho
tatives Of tho Nassau Nonparcil: Dapnt-
less Lone star "If MSs,9p9ts n1 ,bair
Long Island associations were present and
said that they would gladly loin hands With ,
the h" thrtvsh "a boat "S cubs 'Sr' The
vicinity be asked 70 give Sa5 u e e.. !,
sSR nnspcss g. Hsddo~ q the
Pnssac surprised tho meeting by expressing
clubs 81" S q his ISOLATION doing more than that
and In all probability they would donate AZ
INIT f. pe etc q the Long Island Association
also nsdged =. support Of the Br1okyn Or r.
,hH bum e ,so Hsrem
citation and unanimously passed the following
resolution:
That the report OF the Special Committee b.
New York be invited Ia attend a meeting on
Regatta Annexation. and that the obisct OF tbs
meeting be to provide ways and means OF proeurin.
y. A. A, q. for the purpose OF holding the natona
regatta in New York city.
II is estimated that when tho Meeting u
held in January at least $4,000 will be sub
scribcd and enough money IL expected TO bs
realized by the event to send the ., Hetiori9n,
in tho season. The following committee or
WAYS and mean. was instructed to explain th'
trirt and obtain their .co6pernton: james
PiIkington. JMiius d, Mahr' Theodore Var
Raden. Fred Fortmeyer aud Barlow y. Weeks
DR. H. u. jennings and +. NJ. Belden were
the contestants In the first game last night II
the amateur pool championship tournament a
the Crescent A. G.. Brooklyn; Jenning paye'
I'm his old time form. lie lad from the start.
The score was jennings. 100; Belden, 10
The second game was between NJ. Banks anC
q. W Gair, This was a closer contest Itwa
mnndlng lead. and won by a score OF 100 to 80
Only one game will DO PLAYED to-n night he
. tween j. Y, Mcmahon and j. +. Beckwith
These two men are considered the best in TIL
Tournament aud IL IL expected that the battle
will be an interesting one
Yachting Notes.
j. Berre King denies that he has ordered a foo
, schooner yacht.
sr Thomas LiptOn's steam yacht Erin 10 bein
. oyerhauled at Southampton,
RaWilltam Waldorf Aston has chartered the steam
yacht Catana for winters cruise In the Mediter
raDean.
' Rutherford Stuyvcsants steamer Arcturus ha
had u new mast stepped and is being re- rugged a
southampton
? Sholto Douglas of Berlin has purchased tn
| schooner yacht AlcWa. She Is being prepared 10
; the trip across tho OCEAN.
Gossip of the Ring.
l A Constant Reader, New York-The result OF III
= battle was draw
Dave Wallace sail ed for England on last Saturday
! | He says he will not return to this country.
: Julius Fhel, Jersey Cty-George Dixon holds tn
title. McGovern Is the champion bantam weight.
CISCISNArI. Dec, l2,--Ioc tiaus OF Baltimore anI
" | Kid Ashe OF Cincinndt both colored, fought
furious htteenround bout last night at the People
< A, g. The decision went to Cans. Ashe received
r terrific punching, The feature OF the contest wa
the emrkablo cleyeress VI dams. All that proven
Y ted him from knocking Asho ont lack OF con
. d tom his wind being very poor. George Silsr va