New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-05

The average weight of the eight oarsmen is 1855
pounds. Every member of the crew, with the
single exception of Lockwood was born IN Phila-
delphia. and he first saw the light in New-Jersey.
only a short distance away. This has
been beaten and has won five races this year
NGe eight also includes the Vesper fOur-oared
shell crew. which is follows: De Baecke. bow;
Marsh, No p Carr. No. 8. and Exey, stroke.
There is also the double SOUL crew Hedey and
Juvenal
popularity about this is that every man
iu ii is sculIer. and it's success consequently
knocks into a cooked hat the pet theory of
many people that scuIlers. as a rule, cannot row
sweeps. An exception to this class is the elder Ten
Eyck, who recently asserted that he would rather
have a lot of scullers than any other material Of
which TO turn out a winning eight, Every man in
the Vesper eight has done big things in the rowing
line. will be by the following short sketch
of each:
John Exley is conceded to be one of the greatest
strokes that ever pulled oar. Although he did
not begin to row until he twenty-six years
old, six years ago. he Immediately jumped into
prominence as an oarsman of great ability He
Joined the Gray's Ferry Rowing Association and
won his first race, the junior singles, at the Peo-
pies Regatta, on the SchuylkiIl, in 1895. He also
won in the four cared junior gig on the same day
and in the intermediate SOULS and doubles In
all he has rowed in forty-four races winning FORTY
OF them mostly senior sweeps. He a member
of the Pennsylvania Barge Club until year ago
when he Joined the Vesper men as stroke Since
a
but has stroked his brother oarsmen to straight
victories as follows Eight and four senior shells
IN Passatc River Regatta. eight and four in the
Dared IN the Schuylkill Navy Regatta at PhfIa-
4elphla' June .; eight and four in the PEOPLES
regatta July 4, and two Fights, four and pair
0dIeu IN the National Regatta. July 49, 20 and u
Is not surprising that Exley is the pride of the
tHli1uelPhla rowing fraternity. His record is one
70 be proud of. His kindly disposition and his
marvellous way of timing his stroke to best suit
ms men mas endeared him to all his rowing assoc
crates unth Il man could argue with them for
year ana ne would be unable to convince them that
in boat $3.50 wv SGT
Edwin Hedley began rowing in 1891 with tho Yes
per Boat Club With /. Y. Parke, of the same club
ne won the senior doubles in the National Re-
satta on Saratoga Lake in 1892 against fifteen
other crews He has won forty-eIght omen Drfzss
mostly senior singles and doubles.
James Il. Juvenal Joined the PENNSYLVANIA Barge
(luo In 1893 and transferred his allegiance to tFe
Sesper Boat Club last winter. He has won about
forty races in open regattas. He defeated JOseph
singles in the Harlem Regatta in 1897 and he has
won three National championships in the Fights
lie defeated John RumOhr in the singles al the
Peoples Regatta this year
Edward Marsh began rowing with the Malta Boat
Club In 1SSo AT the end of the season he ioIned
the Nesper club. He has TOwed in about thirty
races. mostly souls. Marsh and Frederick Cresser
won the international championship in the doubles
In Canada, and the following year Marsh defeated
Donegan in the senior singles Newark. Marsh
In the senior doubles IN 1896. Marsh went over to
the Pennsylvania Barge Club 1898 as a mem
Der of the clubs senior eight. which won the Ma
uonal championship that YEAR In the following
year he rOwed in the eight and four OF the same
club and won at tho National Regatta He re-