The sun., 1900-08-20
ROWING.
Oar.men Hard at work for the Middle states
REGATTA.


| Regatta.
| The activity of the Harlem River oarsmen
yesterday indicates that the Middle states
regatta on Labor Day. which will wind up
the open events In this vicinity. viii be az suo-
/ cessiul ms the other rowing fixtures OF the sea-
| son. Entries will not close until Aug. "a WIN
| u. Brown, Secretary, 100 West iS0th street.
! but the crews which will compete are now
! nearly all organized, aud IN most Instances
/ the coaches took advantage OF yesterday
IDEAL weather to nut the men through hnrd
rows In the morning and afternoon
| The Bohemlans. who have captured large
share Of the honors this season under the
coaching Of George Van Vliet, intend to make
a big bid for additional glory at the Middle
3 States. The senior eight let up for while
after the National regatta, hut It's pracuce
i IL now In fun swing Two changes have been
made which will probably increase the speed
OF the boat Chrasi. an old member OF the
| eight who stayed out Of the early races TO prac-
tsc sculng has been reinstated at bow ana
| Behensky, another good scullcr. has been put
| at T. Chrastil has much improved In his row.
| ing and tho crew now includes four scuilers'
! az Budre and Wesley are both clever at uat
| branch ~ rowing. VanVliet II now coaching
| veselv with the idea OF hs taking the junior
| singles at tho Middle States, while Behensky
! will try for the intermediate. The latter Will
also have Chrastil for a partner In the inter-
mediate double event.
The Dauntess eight. which IL considered
the only dangerous rival Of the 'Bohoes, has
been slow IN getting to work, and, In conse-
quence many admirers Of Davy Roach's boys
are inclined TO pin their faith 10 the Bohemans
for the Labor Day event. The Dauntless boys
did not make their appearance on the water
yesterday, but Roach says that he will surely
have the crew out this evening. He expects
10 make the aggregation stronger than the
eight which won the intermediate at the Ma
ional 10y putting In two men who had pre-
| vlousy won their senlorshp. The Daunt-
| loss also expects to develop "A junior eight In
time Tor the Middle States.
The Harlem Rowing Club will be strongly
| represented In the junior and intermediate
| doubles on labor Day. For the former event
the following four crews are trainings Hlrsoh
and Rooney. Schultz and Scoileld Borchart
and lloton, and scannell and Hoffman. The
men have all shown good form In practice.
and a trial race will take place. before the en-
tries close. TO determine which Of the doubles
shall represent tho club, NJ, Davis and S.
| Dolan viii carry the Harlem colors In the in
erInedlate event, At the Harlem clubhouse
made at the meeting OF the Middle states As
| sociation tonight 10 have senior double In
serted IN the s a. iSaY M%her %e1s qad
on their merits IN the Hoboken GIG race on
Saturday. by Mehrhor and Crawford Of the
worst water and we're also out-boated. They
| htnk they can reverse the order In race
Goepfert and BInzep Of the Metroportans.
| who are training for the pair-oared race for
the Middle States. have had 20 stop work tenn
| porarily. They we're practising In an old boat
bought from the Atalantas and put so much
| power In their stroke that they pulled the boat
Apart, In case they gre unable to procure a 4
be represented any. way In the same event by
John ormsby and George sackett. These
The Union Boat Club senior four will start
secured a suitable boat. lie purchased It
shell Is said TO have been used by the noted
Atalanta crew that went 10 England in tho
10 caa Saa O Pa Sh of s Es' eon Boat Club
Staten Island was at the Harlem Il. c. house
yesterday afternoon making arransemeIts
Dared crews Of the Cliftons. which win shift
tier training Quarter quarter To- Harlem tSS,day
Island y, G. IN n match race on Saturday and
Plal~ted Is almost sure II will make good
glowing in the junior gig E raGs s., a, a. the Middle
ing King and Sconeld aud Quigey and McDougal
for tho junior double scullinR race. They
entered. The above four men will also come
together in test for the Junior. singles prior
| 10 tne ClO%lng OF entries una V'e pest man VIII
be 7clected TO carry the club colors at the Middle
! States.
| The Wyanokes are fairly active The four
| cared crew that won the l,inior gig race at Ho-
| bOken will be entered in the Intermediate event
| of that character at the Middle States. Al
| Wolf the volunteer coach. i also trying 10 get
a junior eight together The club Il getting
along so We'll that a. n meeting held last Thurs
day the dues were increased.
| The NaChusetts single and double shells
| over which ~ much fuss was made when the
| American oAfSmen sailed for France, have
been taken TO Worcester from the Atalanta
house The foul-uared shell was not shipped
| chusrtts four may he put down as disbanded,
| especially "a James A. Ten Eyck. tho father
or the champion sCuller, is quoted rs saying
that he will never let his boy row In another
sweep race.
II. r. Brown and Richard Bard, Jr,, Of tho
! Columbia y. G. Of PittsburG, visited the clubs
all along the river yesterday looking for ent ries
/ for the regatta to take place at Pittsburg on
| sept. II. They expect the rcga, Ia to be- a big
! affair, and hope TO got entries from New York
for some Oftha following events. Junior inter-
/ mediate and single SOULS. Junior, intermediate
4 and senior doubles fOur-uarpd Junior and
[ four-oaryd Intermediate shells
| The hudson Boat Club, which has n four
| Dared crew training for the Middle States re-
| gaita, will 'oin the NJ : r. 4 Association
| at tO-nlght's meeting. The Friendship h. C.
/ is also up for memb"rship.
| Raymond and kroll, the Nonpareil Junior
, double, did good work Yesterday. Hoffman
/ isti"d Capt. tannven ia their spin.
| There will probably be three or four entries
for tho Spectacular C'ntipcde race NJ the Middle
States regatta, a. word was received Yesterday
| that the New York \. G.. has a junior four in
/ training for the event