New-York tribune., 1900-07-10
ROWING.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NATIONAL.
GEGATTA-WINNING CREWS To
GO TO PARIS.
GO TO PARIS.

TO IL IAhlS-
ID enthusiastic mass meeting OF oarsmen was
held last night in Arcade Hall in East One-b,,n
-fouTth-st. TO raise funds to send
winning crews IN TIRE regatta OF the National
Association OF Amateur Oarsmen to Paris To rem
resent this country in the international races that
vii he held there next month. About two hundred
oa-sueu were present representing every boat club
in the Harlem River Association and many in near
BY cities.
Frederick Vilnar. president OF the Harlem River
Association Of Oarsmen and chairman Of the WAYS
and Means Committee OF the National Regatta
Association. presided and Dr. J. F. Buckley. secre-
rzry-tTeasuTer Of the Harlem River Association
acted as secretary In opening the meeting Mr.
vflrnar announced that all the minor details OF the
National Regatta which viii be held on the Harlem
River July ls, % and p. had been attended TO
srz the necessary funds to defray the expenses OF
called to make provision for sending the crews to
Paris. Continuing, he said that 5000 was neces-
Ea-y and OF this amount the committee had now
about S2eo IN hand and it was expected that 5000
more would be raised by the sale OF grandstand
seats on the Speedway. It was necessary therefore
u raise st least SI-GcO more
NJ TIrar added that there were from 200 to
so osrsmen in the Harlem River Association and
L each OF them would subscribe from 81 to g the
money could easily be raised. He concluded by
saving that the regatta had been secured for New
YORK WIKI considerable difficulty, and that It
rested with the local oarsmen 10 insure its
James PIkingto- president of the Harlem Row
irz Club followed He said that the National As
soc.z-icu was tWenty-seven years old and that the
coming regatta would be the twenty-eighth which
-r- association has held. New-York had never
lid Il before although her boat clubs had con-
1te6 largely IN entries and otherwise to the
.-5ess OF the associations annual regattas held
other cities. Continuing. M Pilkngton said
Z the reason that none OF the National regattas
been held IN this city was because New-York
never before had proper course New-York
.- now one OF The finest courses in the world op-
po-.-e rhe 5000 900 Speedway, from which 200 900
people view the regatta. He added that the
c.-ys officials had done what they could President
ClaUsen Of the Park Board had readily consented
10 The building Of a grandstand on the Speedway.
and the Building Department had issued permit
for The erection OF the stand from which every
stroke ot the sweeps il the races could be seen.
TIE entries for the races had been considered by
r1e committee and they showed conclusively that
The racing would be the finest ever witnessed in
this country. There viii De four hours racing on
each ot the three days during which the regatta
lasts
Theodore Van Raden. chairman of the Course
Committee said that q temporary boathouse had
been provided beyond High Bridge large enough
70 hold all the boats, and he advised the crews
10 train from there. He also advised the oarsren
~ keep 70 the right on the river in the regatta
week 70 prevent accidents
julius y AIahr. chairman Of the Committee OF
A--s-semears. reported on The provisions made for
The scale OF boxes and seats. His address IS No.
Ha---sC--s-.
-esoru-to- offered by Mr.. Pilkin gton. that no
boats belonging 10 the boat clubs 90 north OF Hlgh
Bridge while The regatta races were being rowed,
VAS unanimously passed a line OF telephones will
he established along the regatta course, with sta
lions every quarter Of q mile. The positions OF the
crews in the races viii be sent from these stations
m Washington Bridge. where large signs VII ne
erected -oT me he[-- s5- q - -37Tz 1-ni+ed states
revenue cutter VIII keep al craft oft the course
There WI BE- 42S boxes II the graudstand with
-er seats IN eacn box seats IN tne front 9oAes g
VII o. - cents each ~ q 20 t9r lI- = nee oa -
and those III the rear boxes 40 cents or 81 20 TOT the
rrecerlch r. " me- = - - y
-t1-al association, tod Of what VISITORS 10 me re-
Cubs that had entered crews: Crescent. PhiladeI-
--fs Pennsylvania Barge Bachelor Barge. Fair
lsH--5-' y T3-e7I,-. " NriIIsTrearn I5oston:
Bradford Cambridge Mass; Don. Toronto: Spring
@oL6 Springfield. Mass; Detroit, DetroiI; lnsJltqle
AS 1-fE-.o- Ne7v-C-leans; Laureate, Troy; Union,
Atlanta; Daurtless. Harlem. and Bohemian, New
-He Nev--T7-k Athletic Club rendered the use Of
-= clubhouse for t1e meeting, OF Lle NS-L-ga- $500.
zocsatior Of Columbia University offered the Co
-r1hiz launch for the use OF the ofnclals on the
dsTs n The regatta Both offers We're accepted
The following is the programme Of the National
July ls-ssuor eghrs Pans four oaeat association s-
HearI. intermediate double (heat2 laterFe93sIe I
.a-srzat.5nai four senior double,
Iav e-Fs-is four Glea0. intermediate eight ass2cs.
5511e laeat intermediate single Cea, Paris singles
Jav 2-Pa-s eight Parts double eha91DionsEP @ si1gis 9
Intermediate singles, association singles Paris four
Number Of entries paris contests:
senior single Senior & togE
Number os entries CSauonaD: