New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-20
ROW
AMATEUR OARsMEN's ANNUAL REGATTA
BEGINS WITH TEN THOUSAND PER
SONS PREsENT-ExCITING

BEGINS WITH TEN THOUSAND PER-
SONS PREsENT-ExCITING
RACES
Fully ten thousand persons assembled on the
banks Of the Speedway. and the towering heights
oack OF II yesterday TO the first days races in
the annual regatta Of the National Association OF
Amateur Oarsmen. The racing will be continued
to-day and tomorrow, when the regatta will be
brought to close. with the distribution OF prizes
to the winning scullers and crews II is the first
time that a National regatta has been held in
NeW-York, and it marks the twenty-eighth annual
gathering Of the skilful and brawuy oarsuen Of
the big association which includes. not only the
boat clubs Of the United States. but also those OF
Canada.
The regatta opened auspciousIy yesterday. and
nothing occurred 10 mar the enjoyment Of the fine
sport. The oarsmen represented in the many com
peting crews were among the best in the world
and the races were for the most part exciting
In many Of them the men struggled desper-
ately for victory and every inch Of the was
stubbornly contested. from start to finish. There
were seven races in all rowed yesterday. and not
single oarsman took part in any Of them who had
not his spurs by being graduated from the
maiden ranks in some previous regatta Of prom
inence
The races In the present regatta will decide the
championship for 1900 and Will also determine
what crews will be sent to Paris to represent
America in the international races that 10 be
the Atlantic at the expense OF the National as
ISOLATION, and the rivalry OF the Nations rowing
organizations to be represented among them is of
the keenest character.
TEN EYCK STROKES IN GREAT FORM
Only one Paris race was rowed yesterday which
was the last the programme It the first
heat Of the four Dared shells, and was won by the
wachusett Rowing Clubs crew of Worcester
Mass. stroked by Edward Hanlan Ten Eyck, the
champion sculler Of the world There will be an
other heat Of this rowed to-day. and to-mor-
will be the struggle in the final heat Ten
Eyck IS rowing IN great form, and he has gathered
a fast crew. His four past grand masters in the
Of rowing won another victory yesterday, de-
feating the of the Detroit Boat Club. OF De-
troit, in the international four cared shell race.
The chief honors of the day were carried of by
the Vesper Boat Club, Of Philadelphia which won
the race for senior eight cared shells by the great
est contest ever seen on the Harlem, and the race
for pair Dared shells Both Vesper crews. like
those Of the Wachusett were stroked by one man.
John ExIey the pride of the Philadelphia lovers
Of rowing, and one Of the greatest strokes that
ever sat in the stern of boat. OF the New-YOrk
clubs the Union Boat Club was the only one 70
capture a race. II won the first heat OF the in
ternediate double shells rather handily from the
crews Of the Nassau Boat Club. also Of this city
and the Laureate Boat Club. OF Troy. The Nassau
crew however was only q substitute one. the
Powers brothers. its regular crew evidently saving
themselves for some other race in the regatta
Much excitement was created among the specta-
tors in the eight-oared race. Although the First
Bohemian crew suffered defeat it roVrsd- a great
race 1t will have another try against the Nesper
crew in the race Of the Paris Fights on Saturday,
which will be the last OF the regatta In this race
the distance rowed will be that Of the Paris course
ono mile and yards. whereas the races Of the
Fights yesterday for the American championship
was one and oue-half miles. II is possible that the
First Bohemian oarsmen will do setter al the
shorter distance as they were even with the Yes
mar men o- close TO them at a mile and a quarter
yesterday.
The first trial heat OF the intermediate singles.
the second race on yesterdays programme. brought
out pretty contest between Nal. the Troy sculler,
and Den7oureIU OF New Orleans It looked like the
latter's race all through until near the finish
Mails superior strength told there and he got over
the line first
HARD CONTEST BY MARSH AND GREER,
One OF the hardest contests OF the day was the
association singles which was taken into camp
by Marsh member Of the Don Rowing Club, Of
Toronto and the champion sculler Of Canada. II
was a desperate struggle throughout between the
Canadian oarsnan and Greer, of East Boston The
latter had the better Of it apparently until the m
ish line had nearly been reached, when he was
compelled to stop from sheer exhaustion
Several OF yesterdays races were rowed in record
time or better notably that OF the interna tonaI
four cared shells The previous record OF FOUR
cared shells was So The he t f 2ss we're IaGss rod
against II. a remarkable feature was tndt no. q
was hailed great success ..-.
The arrangements OF the Regatta committee
were complete to the miuutest detail. ana not a
hitch OF any kind occurred. The racing was m
isbed promptly on schedule time There were Two
revenue cutters that the course was kept
clear Captain Louis NJ Stodder supervisor or an
cHora ses was in charge on the cutter Hudson
The Manhattan was in charge OF captain Falln4g
The Regatta officials Of the day were claude X
Zappone, OF Washington, referee: James Pllhlh5-
ton president Of the Harlem Rowing cup, starter
and Robert H. PeltOn, Theodore y an FNt11l anu
John Z Magic. clerks of the course
The Dr0a-a r,nle for to-day will be as toloWs+
Paris single souls: intermediate single souls sec
ono heat intermediate double souls. second neat
senior four cared shells. association single souls
second heat: intermediate eight cared shells Paris
four cared shells. second heat Inc races VII De
gin promptly ar p m