New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
ROWING.
GREAT ACTIVITY ON THE HARLEM-THE
STANDS FOR THE NATIONAL
REGATTA


STANDS FOR THE NATIONAL
REGATTA
The committee appointed TO locate new course
on the Harlem River for the National Regatta
was again rowed over the course selected yes
tetrday and afterward held a meeting In the
Lone Star Boat Club. The committee is composed
as follows: Theodore Van Raden, Atalanta Boat
Club chairman; George Young. Atalanta Boat
Club; Walter Goodkind Lone Star Boat Club;
Charles Beck Nonpareil Rowing Club John j.
Maguire Wyanoke Boat Club j. ". Maher, Har-
lem Boat Club; J. z. Chicario, Metropolitan Row
ing Club Oscar Thees. Nassau Boat club. ana
W Chrastil. First Bohemian Boat Club. In the
opinion OF the committee the new course will be
one Of the finest in the country. II is wide enough
for n dozen eights. and 1t is confidently expected
that records will be made on II at the
National Regatta. The Harlem Regatta, WHICH
will be rowed June ,. will take place on the
old which will be abandoned afterward
forever.
There Is considerable talk among oarsmen as 70
where the stands from which the people can view
the National Regatta will be erected. Many have
thought that the city would not permit their erec-
ton the sidewalk Of the Speedway. but would
insist that they be built the cliffs above the
popular driving ground. This view. however is
held by the officers of the National Association
OF Amateur Oarsmen. Secretary Fortmeyer says
that the sidewalk is twenty-five feet wide while
width OF only sixteen feet would be required for
the stands. AS the Speedway is under the jurs-
: dicton OF the Park Department, he believes that
that Department will just willingly permit the
erection OF the stands there view the National
Regatta as-it did those the sidewalks in front
OF Central Park and Madison Square the time
of the Dewey celebration. The view OF the new
rowing course from the Speedway is splendid one,
from start To finish. AS the will be
mile and half long, this advantage can be ap-
preCiated.
There is a regular housecleanIng campaign
among the boat clubs the Harlem and they have
all been hustng of late get In readiness for the
rowing season The Nassau men have had their
house moved up in front of the and
rapidly getting things in shpshape. The Friend
ship Club has established itself at One-hundred-
and-ffty-fourth-st. and Eighth-ave. The situation
is of the finest the river. The latter club
will have house warming in about two weeks.
The Metropolitan Rowing Club celebrated the
opening OF the season MI Win ,p pae ba6 ON on n s @
day evening. with vaudeville entertainment. The
balcony around the sides their house this week,
and the Dauntless members will give their fine
clubhouse fresh coat OF paint and make other
necessary improvements.
The river probably never presented more lively
appearance than il did yesterday morning. and the
old watermen rubbed their eyes the boom which
has been given rowing this spring Hundreds OF
small craft were out and hardly a single boat was
left in any Of the houses The local oarsmen
most surprising feature of IL all is the large
Der OF eights that have already been formed There
will be less than six junior eight crews
from the local clubs in the Harlem River Regatta,
among them from the New-York Athletic Club.
The latter club has also intermediate eight and
both training at Travers Island. The in
terrnedate Will in the Passaic Regatta.
al Newark Memorial Day. and. win or lose II
will take part in the senior eght-oared shell race
of the Harlem Regatta days later The Har-
lem Union, Dauntess. First Bohemian and
Wyanoke clubs also had eights out yesterday. The
crew of the Harlem Club is a husky and its
work yesterday attracted much favorable COM
ment Jack" Nagle in 1t. and he is down to
fighting weight and pulling good an oar as he
ever did In his career; the blades or the entire
worked like clockwork coupled with senty
of snap
Captain Canavan. of the Nonparen Boat Club. had
a new intermediate four-oared gig the
water yesterday. It made up follows Hoff
man. first: Morris, second; Derbecker, third; A
Crawford. stroke. and Haight coxswan. The crew
is entered the Harlem Regatta. and Mike
Naughton will represent the club in the inter-
mediate singles in the same regatta. The Nom
pare will also enter a centIpe7de crew made up Of
ander third. and T. haywood. stroke.
Frank Van Vi}et. the former Philadelphia oars
man. who is training the hardy members OF the
First Bohemian Boat Club this year said yester-
day that he satisfied with the progress of his
two eights. The senior is composed Mar
ly No 4; Chaloupka. No. 3; Ladman. No 6: Zahra-
dink. No :. KOndeIka stroke. The junior
| eight is Cihlar. bow: Pokorny No .: Wild. No g.
Snad. No. 4; Schwab No. 3; Prospisil No 6: Kas-
per. No. :. and Vorisek, stroke. Kallina Is cox
swain OF both crews and a capable one The
Bohemans have given up the idea OF a centipede
| crew.
| The Dauntless Beat Club will have Junior eight
| in the Harlem Regatta. A new senior four for the
National Regatta on the water for the first
time yesterday. The is Instone bow; Wolf
skiel. No .; J. Knipe. No. g. and Mulcare stroke
TIE Union Boat Clubs junior eight and four did
good work The club will be represented in the
junior doubles in the Harlem Regatta by Wern.se
and Cornell The Friendship Boat Club will he
! knoeppe.
The Knickerbecker Athletic Clubs eight is train
ing hard from the Lone Stars house and the cIub
put a junior four yesterday II is composed
OF Sam Cramer. Kafka, Mulcahy and Mercadante
Cramcr's announced intention row In the c-ew
has caused considerable feeling among the Lone
Star Cramer has always been a member OF
! the Lone Star, and rowed in It's colors Now he
says he is member OF the Knckerbocker Athletic
Club, Just Captain Goodkind wanted him 10 COM
plete the Lone Star four. Goodkind said YES
terday the point contests among members OF -ha
held every Saturday, beginning June Three
handsome trophies will be awarded TO the vietors
at the end OF the season. The cluD is In a mGsr
prosperous condition. the membership is full ana