New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-06
ROWING.
THE vEsPER CREW TO HAVE A sUBsTI-
TUTE IN PARIS-GOSSIP OF
THE SCULLERS.

The vesper eight cared shell crew which sailed
for Paris Wednesday to represent this country
in the international races will have substitute
after all. John O'Regan, OF the Harlem and Metro
politan boat clubs has volunteered his services,
and he will sail for Cherbourg. France, on Wednes-
day on the Hamburg American steamship Deutsch-
land. Mr.. ORegan goes at his own expense de-
termined that the American eight shall be seri-
ously handicapped through Illness possible acct
dent a member of the crew. Mr.. O'Regah is
well known as a fine oarsman With Willard
Goepfert Le the senior doubles for the Ma
tional championship for the Metropolitan Rowing
Club in 1887 and again in 1888. He is in good FORM
having been member OF the Harlem Rowing Club
eight this He will resume his training as
soon as he reaches Paris.
The rowing clubs busily engaged In making
up crews for the Middle States Regatta which will
be held the Harlem River on Labor Day. Sep
TENDER g. Judging from present indications the
entries will be we'll filled and the contests for the
handsome banners and prizes offered by the Middle
States Association will be fought for hard from
start 10 finish line. Many of the clubs are also
preparing for their club regattas. The Nonpareil
Scat Club will have regatta on the Harlem next
Saturday. The Waverly Boat Club. of One-hun-
acknowledgements and the Hudson River,
and the Lone Star Boat Club will both hold
gattas on Saturday, August Is. David Brown. OF
the Atalantas, will act as starter at the Waverly
clubs regatta and Horace Walters. of the Daunt-
less Rowing Club will be the referee.
The ATLANTA Boat Club will hold its annual re-
,atta later In the season and will have an inter-
esting programme of races. There will be single
scuu races for novices and for juniors under 40
and over 40 pounds. for the B. A. Jackson medals
Mr. Jackson, the giver of the medals. is old
scul,er and sweep oarsman of the Ataantas With
Edward Paterson he rowed in the doubles and
the diamond pins presented by Judge Tighe. of
Brooklyn.
Captain Charles Nissen, of the Atalantas, will
start junior eight-oared crew in training to-day
for the Middle States Regatta The club has a
S{c N train he Hob
Regatta Saturday, August Is. The crew is ]. j.
Mucahy, bow; j. j. Knox No. ?; J. F. Hunt, No. 8:
f. ?. Kafka. stroke; e, A Beck. coxswain. This
four may be saved for the Middle States Regatta
and its members also candidates for the junior
eight-oared crew. together with B; A Cahin. P. W.
KOenack. E. II. Costello: j. D. Underhill. Edwin
will represent the club in the junior pairoared
Five of the Knickerbocker Athletic Clubs eight
have returned to the Atalantas. They are Savang
and Bentley, who are Cornell men; Handley. Mer-
Club has abandoned rowing. although Captain
crew in the Middle States Regatta It viii be fho
mems last appearance as knickerbockers; The
age No. g. and Bentley. stroke. The beefsteak
party of the Ataantas at Whitestone yesterday
The psuntiess. Bohemian and Nassau Boat clubs
regatta tia The Nassau club sent out noiicss feS
twenty candidates for the The Passaic Boat
senior HS o" eight ia the Middle states ReF tSHT and Tb
eight won the junior race In the Peoples Regatta
Three crews took part in a gig race in the regular
Saturday races OF the Lone Star Boat Club and the
winning Nj. KATE. bow; l.. solomon No.
2: Z. Well No. 8; s Stern stroke. and l.. Bachman.
cOXswaIn The crew won by ten feet. after a hard
race. The programme of the clubs re-
satta on August Is will include senior she'll single
gig double gg (handicap), four cared gig (scratCh)
and eight Dared barge. with girls. The latter will
occupy seats in the boats and encourage the oars
to win. and the girls In the winning barge will
receive the medals
Kelly and Stevens and Lenahan and Kennedy are
candidates for junior pair cared shells represent
The two crews will have a trial race 10 Determine
which IL the faster. Morris Cornell. OF the same
club who won the quarter mile dash for tuniOr
singles in the Long Island Regatta will probably
row In the intermediate singles in the Middle States
Van Vllet. the coach of the BOhemans, will start
the senior eight into training to-day
The Junior four she'll crew Of tho Clifton Boat
Club of Staten Island. which is being coached bv
Frederick Plalsted for its race with the
four OF the Staten Island Boat Club on August Is
is made up as follows: Schoheld, bow: Quigley
No. 2; Townsend tcaptain). No. s. and McDougal.
stroke. This four, together with Scott. King and
the Stewart brothers win form eight 10 row
in the Middle States Regatta, II Is more than likely
]. w. Maher and II. n. Nought will represent
the Harlem Rowing Club in the senior double gigs
in the Hoboken regatta. Mark Davis and Steven
Dolan will be the clubs intermediate double in
the Junior double. Captain Jack" Nagle is
aso trying 10 get senior eight together for the
Middle States
Captain Canavan OF the Nonparer Rowing Club
will have junior single and double shell. and
prooably-a junior four gig In the Middle States