New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
ROWING.
LEGE POINT-THE RACES
AT PARIS

The Harlem River clubhouses were deserted at a
comparatively early hour yesterday, the major
ity of the oarsmen had manned barges and pulled
away for College Point and other resorts dear to
their hearts 1t was ideal day. and the
bers of the boat clubs spent it in ideal way.
A long and a strong pull in the morning hours
soon brought them to College Point where they
INDUCED in ball playing and other pleasures After
good dinner and short rest they returned 10
this city. well pleased with their days outing.
few laggards who slept late to in the barges
were mournfully bemoaning their fate about the
lighthouses in the afternoon.
livery club along the river had one or more
barges out, and everybody had a right jolly time.
The Wyanokes had three barge parties afoat, in
Guiding one In their four cared gig, which was
launched yesterday with BETTING ceremonies
Tommy Hall, the little of Charles Hall. one
of the clubs members, broke bottle of Rhine
wine over the bow just the handsome barge
ghded smoothly into the water, and the Of the
members gave mighty cheer, which almost caused
an upheaval of the Harlem's placid waters. In
GUIDED In the crew of the barge were Dr. Buckley
the president OF the club; Peter Meyer Jacob Ben
son. harry wilson. Charles Sherman and Charles
Hall. Captain Mcclure acted as coxswain The
happlest man on the scene was Superintendent
DaVioson, VINO QUILT the barge. 1t certainly Is a
beauty, and 1t rides the water like a duck
The clubs barges would not begin to hold all the
members of the Harlem Rowing Club who wanted
to go to College Point yesterday so the club
chartered tug. Among the clubs that had barges
out were the Lone Star, Wyanoke Metropolitan
Harlem. Friendship. Nonpareil ATLANTA. Union
and Dauntless. In fact. the Bohemians were the
only rowing folks who were not out on Measure
pent- Rowing Is apparently serious business
win the members OF the Bohemian Boat Club
who, as the name implies, most all Bohemians
The Bohos start in training early in the season
and they never relax until the river freezes over.
Both the senior and junior Fights were hard at it
yesterday as they determined to make amends
for their defeat in the Harlem River regatta ten
days ago There is one thing about the Bohos'
Fights. and that is that If they don't win many
races the crews that beat them always know that
there mas been race, and hard one at that
While most Of the oarsmen have relaxed their
training for the last few days, the captains Of the
various clubs are already looking around for ma
terial for the coming regattas. The first regatta
VIII take place on June II the Charles River at
Boston Probably the only entry from the Harlem
will be that of John Rumohr. the clever senior
sculler OF the Harlem Rowing Club. He will go
over to meet E. H. Ten Eyck, the present Aneri-
can amateur champion. This will make race we'll
worth witnessing. especially If Mcclure should also
take part In it, Rumohr has beaten about every
body but these two. On July Rumohr and his
side partner, Jack" Maggie, will go to Philadelphia
TO row In the doubles in the Peoples Regatta which
will be held on the schuylkill that day. They
will there meet Juvenal and Hedley the Vesper's
crack pair 1t will be the third meeting between
these representative scullers of New-Yorlz and
Philadelphia and much money will be wagered on
the result. As it now stands the honors are even
Harlem men believe that they viii capture e. the
Phadeph scuers are bound to Be ard p9opo5
The Harlem River clubs will be more strongly
represented in the regatta of the Long. Island
July H. than they have been for years There
win be no senior races at this regatta. and the
Captain Waer ooind of an the hone
s o tb has nor 6 -four tS Ssre gig in
nio1 seb b and i will send oyer
Flushing
Cup. which they now hold. This Club has also
pauntless Boat Club win also have junior four in
and the hares Among the w ohe ae clues fRa W
make entries are the Unions and Nonpareiis.
the wn 49 r., of the diamond souls At Henley
Cub Of Wor as n6 6e It Boa
Tg f at se % bo regatta OF winning the
thing certain! however and that is that nobody
c G be sT lite to at PaTs unless duly aG
Qa Oars. II is more than probable that if Ten
compete for the honor of Representing the United
States at the National regatta which will be held
Gnal is to pay the Of the
competed at the National regatta they themselves
the expense witch including the moving Of their
a be W seem De h4 he Naoaa rSnys sf o w T6
with Rumohr Lewis. Hedey and few dark
It viii cost the Naona 5000 to send
the countrys amateur champion oarsmen to Paris
the world. and It has pledged itself to raise this
AS the National regatta, at which the trial
TO be rowed. will be held in this city this
year for the first time Gotham win be expected to
help raise this no inconsiderable 1t has
the wealth, and it has always been a generous
patron of pure amateur sport. And what purer
amateur sport is there than rowing? 1t differs
from all other sports inasmuch as there is never
any admittance fee charged at its entertainments
and race meets The. There is no money in rowing FOR
clean and healthful sport. Subscription blanks to
raise the necessary funds for sending the success
full oarsmen to Paris are now in the hands OF all
the Harlem River boat clubs and they can be OBJ
tanned from any of the officers members.
BOXING.