The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-14
ROWING.
Local Oarsmen Show Good FERN In Practice
Spins on the Harlem.

Local Oarsmen show Good FERN In Practice
Spins on the Harlem.
Students OF form had plenty to occupy their
attention on the Harlem River yesterday a.
most Of the crews are far enough advanced In
training to admit Of Trustworthy comparisons
and In some cases predictions IA 20 the result OF
tho races. The importance OF the spring FIX
lures. which include the National Regatta. Is
generally recognized and club captains all
along the line are making big efforts 10 turn
out crews good enough to obtain the coveted
trip TO Paris at the expense Of the n. A. o.
During the early days Of training New Yorks
chance Of winning representation abroad In
the senior Fights was thought to be with the
Knickerbocker or Bohemian crews Tho past
week put a new complexion or affairs. The
senior eight Of the Harlem Rowing club gradu-
ally met with favor. and after thespins OF yester-
day tho prediction became general that the crew
would carry Of tho palm from the other local
Fights. The men did not have a brush OF any
importance In either morning or afternoon spIn
but the clean manner in which they caught the
water, and pulled q strong stroke through witha
quick recovery and even swing was impressive,
Every man in the boat IL a thorough waterman.
and most OF them are clever %scullers, including
one champion in J. Rumohr. The strength Of tho
Harlem club is reinforced by three members OF
last seasons successful Knickerbocker A, G.
eight, making the following formidable
combination-M. Davis. bow; c, Mase. ., W.
Holman. 3: J. Rumohr, 4 j, T.. Nagle. S; j.
Rooney. @: +. Wishart. 7; }. Maher. stroke; II.
Irwin, coxswain. Fred Plaisted Ia the coach
and the manner In which he has brought them
along was proved on Saturday evening, when
In q brush with the Knickerbocker eight, they
gave the cherry diamond oarsmen a length
start. and finished the one-mile sprint. three
length to the good.
junior four Dared shell event at The Harlem re-
gatta with a crew steered by tho speedy sculler.
II. vought. who, though a senior in that class,
j. still a junior with the sweeps. Vought from
his seat at the bow oar took the boat along as
! straight IA an arrow yesterday, with II. Nonen-
bacher, stroke. II. Burchart. 3. and H.. Hoiton.
? Jack Nagle made his reappearance in the
double scull with Rumohr. after an absence
from the water for three days. Both men are
fit and Nagle hopes to spare enough. time to
BY ESaher or Mase. The HarIerps also had a
junior centipede four out, stroked by j. Schultz
and q number OF single scullers, including
Rumohr and Max Hirsch.
The interest In the senior eight-oared race at
the Harlem regatta was increased by the in
formation. volunteered by Dr; Peet. that the
Columbia Varsity crew would be a starter A
delphia, the race may furnish a line "a to the
crew that will be sent TO Paris. General regret
Vas expressed sq aIGnS = p, ,5 Tive Ia at the news e s, ,6nt
had been shot In the arm by a iootpad, He is
considered the best man In that position now
rowing, and he e. mbisshoG may seriously AFFECT
Coach Van Vliet had the senior and junior
Bohemian eights out in the morning. Both
crews did creditable work IN long opens over
tutes have been dispensed with and the crews
definitely made up as follows:
Senior MarQusek, bow; Bshensky, :; Drenk. s.;
Wesley, 4; Chaloupka. 5: Ladman, u; Iahrednik, z:
K~oudeika, stroke Kailina, coxswsln.
Junior -Clhlar, bow P9kotny, 2; Wild, ,. StInad'
!; Schwab, >. PosplNi!, 9; kasper, 4 NorlSek, stroSe.
Capt. Charles McDerinott Of the Mctropoli-
JUNIOR q ght In the Harlem regatta, but has
selected likely material from about thirty newly
later reeattas, The club colors will be carried
on the Harlem by a centipeic four, who rowed
Yesterday as follows: }. Holder. bow; q, Slater.
2. W. ORGAN. 8; Ed Clark. stroke;
The Wyauoke is another club that has a lot
Of promising juniors and after the wedding out
process an eight has been selected that did sat
i%sfactory. rowing "a follows; Nlogeney. bow;
Rock. ?; Knieran, 3, Green, 4 Miller, ;; Harmes.
0, Dugan. I. Gerie. stroke, ~lnaddItion the fol-
lowing junior four was or the water W..
Maher, bow; IL :, LsTlor; 2; Green; 5; Berg,
for the junior singles. was out twice during the
day.
The Nassau Boat Club is now comfortably in
stalled In lis new quarters at i5sth street. from
where several good crews were launched and
took spins on the upper Harlem yesterday.
The junior four was strOked by Cree In a long
row, while the Intermediate double, made up OF
Crawford and Mehrhof, and the Junior double.
consisting OF J and {. Powers. did creditable
work.
Pat Cassidy. who Is coaching the Atalantas.
had out the Junior eight rowing In the following
order LoughIau, bow, MastersOn, =, Hunt, g.,
kirkhy, e. Inderhill, ;: Nesteriheld, .; Cahill, :;
Knox, stroke: Ripley. coXswain The club
also intends making a bid for the junior four
with three of the men rowing in the eight and
Ed Beck as stroke.
In tho morning Davy RoNch coached the
Dauntless junior eight from aNarge and IN The
afternoon took the ~ONSwHln' S"at, while the
crow rowed up and down the river, giving par
ticllar attention to time and swing The men
have improved greatly under Roach'S coaching
and may furnish = Surprise IN the race for the
Koch CUP AT the Harlem regatta
John Fitzpatrick was a visitor AT tho Harlem
boathouae lie has been engaged to Conch III.
intermediate eight Of the Palisade Boat Club,
and the men will start in to-day rowing ~ fol-
lows T.. Fitch, stroke, /. Archibald. = &
Thomas, 0, ,LDhn Avery. 8; j., Root. 4 " Car
penter, g. Dir tarman, >; =. ONeill. bow T..
1hayer, co ySwain This crew won the junior
raca at the Middle States regatta last year from
seven others. md Fitzpatrick says the men Will
take a lot OF beating In the National
The Unions had a senior four on the water.
but will hardly turn OUT an eight this spring, as
they have not Il suitable boat for racing in good
company. Capt. tanavan OF the Nonparirl
paid the most attention to the work of the
junior four and centipede crews and m inter-
mediate double.