The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-21
NEW YORK GIFTS REGATTA.
Championship Rowing Races Will Re Held
on New Speedway Course.

on New Speedway Course.
After an exciting fight between the advocates
oiNew York and Boston. the Executive Com
mittee Of the National Association Of Amateur
Oarsmen. at It's annual meeting last night,
decided to hold the National Regatta of
1900 on the new Speedway cour se In this city.
The greatest int -es' was felt in the issue be-
tween tho two cities and all the members Of
tho committee we're present. ns follows:
CIsude r. zappone, Potomac r. C.. wsshington;
v. {. Jupp, Detroit n. c. {. ". Prpiseniance, Fair.
mount r. @. Philadelphia; DR. q. W. Root. Malta y
G, Philadslphis Henry " GARFIELD. Mutual r C,
Albany. Charles Ca.Iin. Cltlin BIC. Chicago; Julius n.
NAH, Metropolitan n c. SeNYork, Frsd Fortmeyer,
Pas-aic r. G.; Robert II. Pel'on. seswanhaks r, O.,
BROOKLYN; James PilkinHton. Harlem II C.: Waiter
simpson. Arlington D. C., Cambridge, and James
p. Fox, crescent r, G., Boston.
Secretary Fortmeyer stated that he had re-
ceive a cable from Edmond Fleutiaux. secre-
tary u the association in charge OF the inter-
national regatta NJ Paris. that the date would
Fred Vilmar opencd the campaign for New
York.
men until james Toy Of Boston took
iiSSff the moor %nut p and %n a'inch { ''f h's qrs ~
nmossoocciat,iYon would se'ni'tG"' ' ct. r 10 GREY L to
Paris without n-kiny outside aid on n ballot
being taken New York secured \ votes TO
Tho Boston delegate novedt that
II be made unanimous and pledged the hearty
support 81 New England 10 tho regatta and the
project of sending the winning rrcwsto France.
Az the speedway course does not admit of
| turn races the bylaws were suspended for the
present year and MI tho events will be- n mile
and a half sttaiGbtaway. James Pilkington
explained that The change In tides due
to the construction g the shin canal
prerluded the naming OF date for the regatta.
| and il was vO'"t 10 leave the matter 70 a. mail
! vote Of the Executive Committee, the probable
time being bot wrrn July IL ant AUG. !.
Claude X. 2nrror". chairman Of n committee
! appointeI TO consilrr the arpl cation Of VIII
lam UoefYsrt Of The Metropolitan Rowing club
for reinstrtpmpnt reported In favor Of such
action, james l.. Murphy aud George j. Oto
of Springtlcll were also rpirS'at"I.
Water Stinueon proposed Ar addition TO tho
bylaws, prov ding that no entry. rom a
Canadian cluh should lr accepted for the
National Regatta unless the club - mn hated
with or endorsed hv the. Canadian Association
OF Amateur Oarsmrn. Il was CARRIE.
Article VI Of the bylaws was amended 20
read:
In case , member Of auv e nh ae;ln'cd " q this
as.oriItlon hall he lrupr'l from - ,i'l's roll
FOR nor. pa, III mt ~ hr' ju-t irItht, bnts-, ! shall
he III. ,lItv If the on cr- " the club - Nlo with
The s.,ret,ry Of the asorl'luu ~ least two months
prlor 1, the annual Nat ruual ltcs Eta. a VI per
" aitlrutH srd .t!t"mrut 'f 'h' case, anc
s,rteIncnt % Nhich sho' be 'oria.
with FORWARDED 10 tn. Nct-ol tals- the
Freru,yc Comm 'tec shall be- st led y 10 the
inuoraa, NJ an oirsnan snail b i~n"li-.olr u
cnmpet- ia any rrgattt u t1Is u.-1citt'ou until
such clul, Obligation shall have h' n liLuu!ated.