The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-14
New York Boating Clubs viii
Try to Have 1t Held on the
Harlem River
WORCESTER CLUBS
FAVOR THE PLANS
Runored That New Workers May
Try to Act SeIfishIy in Select
ing Men to Compete at Paris

Worcester boating men are more than
little concerned in the attempt of
New York boating clubs to have the
next national regatta held in that city.
A meeting of the Harlem Regatta as
ISOLATION was held in New York Tues
day evening on the project.
James Pilkington, chairman of the
committee appointed last spring to de-
wise ways and means to bring the big
regatta here, outlined the work of the
committee and presented. a strong ar
gument in favor of the scheme. He
pointed out that in twenty-seven years
the regatta had never been held in New
York. The veteran oarsman also pointed
out that when the national was held on
the Passaic, more money was made
than at any other regatta He said that
an investigation of the speedway course
showed that it excelled any other in the
country. Four crews will be able to row
abreast in full view for the whole length
of the course.
President Clausen of the park DEPART
ment has said that he will do every
thlng he can to help the project and
congressman w. Astor Chanler and J.
RUPERT, Jr., are also pledged to use
their efforts for the proper deepening
of the river.
Secretary Forkmeyer of the national
association said that the expense would
be about $1,000 or $780, This was met by
a proposition to have each club on the
Harlem contribute $500. The represen-
"a Ill
Dauntless, Lone Star and Metropoli-
tans Immediately guaranteed that
amount for lheir clubs. The representa-
yves of the Passaic and Long Island
associations were present and said that
they would gladly join hands with the
Harlem men. 1t was suggested that the
thirty three boat clubs in the vicinity
be asked to give $25 each to help have
the regatta held under the Harlem as
ISOLATION auspices. G. G. Haddow of
the Passaic surprised the meeting by
expressing his opinion that they could
reckon on the clubs of his association
doing more than that, and in all prob
ability they would donate as much as
the Harlem clubs.
R. H. Pelton of the Long Island asso-
citation also pledged the support of the
Brooklyn organizations. The delegates
are determined to have the plum award
ed to the Harlem association and unan-
imously passed the following resolu-
ton:
That the report of the special COM
mittee be accepted, and that the clubs
of the vicinity of New York be invited
to attend a meeting on Jan. and act
in conjunction with the Harlem Re
gatta association, and that the object
of the meeting be to provide ways and
means Of procuring a sufficient sum to
make an attractive bid to the N A. A.
o. for the purpose of holding the ma
tional regatta in New York city.
1t is estimated that when the meet
ing is held in January at least $1,000
will be subscribed and enough money
is expected to be realized by the event
to send the victorious crews to the in
ternational regatta a. Paris later in
the season. The following committee on
ways and means was instructed to eX-
plain the matter to the clubs in the
metropolitan district and obtain their
cooperation: James Pilkington, julius
D. Mahr, Theodore Van Raden, Fred
Fortmeyer and Barlow S. Weeks.
Worcester boating men and their as
sociates in New England will be repre-
scented at the executive committee
meeting by Walter Stimson and James
Fox. The latter are in favor of holding
the regatta in New York, and their
stand will be heartily endorsed by Wor-
cester men if the New York clubs make
good their promises.
In the missionary work which was
done for New York at the last regatta
in Boston, promises were made that
enough money would be raised to send
winning scullers as well as oarsmen to
the Paris races next summer to repre-
sent the National association. 1t is now
rumored in boating circles that the New
York men will endeavor to satisfy their
promises by sending an eight-oared
crew only. The purpose of this is easily
apparent. The New Workers have no
chance of winning anything but the
eight-oared race. Several crews from
clubs in the vicinity of the metropolis
will enter the eight-oared event. The
singles, doubles and four-oared races
will go to other clubs than those in the
vicinity of New York. Worcester men
who have heard of the reputed inten-
ton of the New York oarsmen are bit
terly opposed to it. They want the pro-
misses made at Boston made good as
those promises mean chance for b..
H. Ten Eyck and C. H. Lewis of the
Wachusett club being sent to represent
the national association.