The Portland daily press., 1900-07-21
THE HARLEM REGATTA.
There was Better Sport and a Better
Day Than On Thursday.

New York, July 20.-The second day of
the National Regatta over the speedway
course on the Harlem river. was produc-
tive Of some excellent Craftsmanship and
the sport generally was OF higher class
than on the opening day.
The weather was fine, but a strong
breeze blew directly against the crews
and at times the water, where not shell
tered, was rough.
The first event on the card was an at
tractive one, being the Paris singles.
The starters we're Rumohr, Ten Eyck
and Titus. The latter had the New York
shore with Rumohr in the middle and
Ten Eyck on the Westchester side. Ten
Eyck and RumOhr caught the water to-
gether and with the crack of the pistol
For the first minute both rOwed 40 strokes
and their shells were bow and bow. AT
ter this Ten byck forged ahead and as
Titus was we'll in the rear, the Worces-
ter man began to wear over towards
Rumohrs water and gave him the benefit
of his wash. Thus they rOwed for a quar-
ter mile, when Ten Eyck drew away a
little more and was directly in front of
Rumohr's bow. At this point RumOhr
spurted, the shells seemed to touch and
RumOhr raised his hand, claiming a
foul. RumOhr stopped rowing, but on
seeing the referee boat did not slacken
speed, rOWed on, and finished two and
one-half lengths behind Ten Eyck
The referee was Waller Stimson of Bos-
ton, and when asked to explain why Ten
Eyck was not disqualified, said: ''Ihere
may have been foul but / did not see
it,
Had the referee decided that Ten Evcb
fouled RumOhr the race would have to
be rowed again for the COMMITTEES Iong
ago agreed that none of the Paris races
could be decided ON fouls.
Only two men started in the intermedi-
ate singles. Jesse Powers of the Nassau
boat club of New York and +. j. Greer
OF the Jer1es Point rowing association
OF Boston. 1t was q close race from the
start, but towards the finish the Boston
man spurted and won by length and
a half.
The Crescent boat club of PhiladeIphia
won the second trial heat Of the Inter.
mediate double scuu event by three
lengths from the NoDpariels of New
York, with the Atalantas third. rThe
Wacbusetts boat club Of Worcester and
the Vespers Of Philadelphia withdrew
from the senior fours and it was rowed
IN one heat, the starters being Detroit
b. q. OF Detroit, Institute 3. @. Of New
ark, and the Jetfries Point rowing asso-
citation Of Boston.
A strong breeze was then blowing and
the Detroit men hugged the Westchester
shore, which gave them much shelter
After quarter of a mile had been
| trayersed, they assumed q comfortable
lead which they maintained to the finish.
The victory of the Detroit crew was
we'll received by the crowd
q. 5. Titus OF New Orleans won the
second heat of the association singles.
With Amos Kubic of the Springfield B,
@. second
Then came the intermediate eight
! Dared shells-the best of the day. -Four
crews faced the starter. The Dauntless
OF New York, Maltas and Fairmounts Of
Philadelp hia, and the Potomac of Wash
ington, After passing the quarter mile
mark, the Dauntless assumed the lead
and at every stroke gained a little cross
ing the line five lengths ahead of the
Fairmounts, the Maltas being third bv
half a length.
The second heat of the Paris rours was
perhaps the most peculiar race ever
seen at championship meeting.
The Vespers and Institutes were the
only starters and at the crack of the pis-
tol, the Vespers jumped to the front. and
at the half mile mark were eight lengths
ahead OF their rival. Then. bv some
peculiar process or another, the Institutes
began to gain and inch by inch over
| hauled the leaders. The Vespers how
ever, stuck 60 their work and by what ap-
peared to be- sheer plugging, crossed the