New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
ROWING.
MIDDLE STATES REGATTA PLANS.
THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES EXCEEDED ONLY ONCE
IN THE ASSOCIATIONS HISTORY.

!
IN THE ASSOCIATIONS HISTORY.
! An enthusiastic meeting OF the oarsmen Of the
Middle States Regatta Association held last
night the Marlborough Hotel, and final arrange
ments were made for the big annual meet Of the
I association which will be held on the Harlem
River Labor Day, September 3. The reports of
the various committees. which read and
adopted showed that they had done their work
thoroughly. and also gave further evidence of the
boom which rowing has received this year. The
report of the Regatta Committee showed that ffty-
eight entries had been received. This is the largest
number in the history Of the association with the
exception of one year. when the list included sixty
three
Judge Tlghe. of Brooklyn. chairman of the Re-
gatta Committee, presided. and David Brown. Of
the Atalanta. acted secretary Almost every
club in the association was represented
The races will be rowed over the old Harlem
River course. extending from Central Bridge to
Gates's lumber yard. just below the Madison-ave.
bridge The prizes and banners will be distributed
in the evening at the Metropolitan Rowing Club.
The first Will start $50 a. m. the others
at half hour intervals throughout the day, with
exception of an hours interval at midday.
The indications that the regatta. which Is
second in Importance to that Of the National Asso-
ciation will be successful any the previous
ones held by the Middle States oarsmen
The Philadelphia clubs have made generous
entries and number of the most prominent clubs
OF that city will send their crack crews Washing
ton will be represented by the Potomac Boat Clubs
junior eight, and the New-York Athletic Club will
also have a number of entries among them a crew
in the novel four Dared centipede race.
The senior single scull race promises to be a
cracking good one, 1t includes six entries to
date. all OF them exceedingly fast scullers. There
seven entries in the junior single sculls six
IN the intermediate SOULS, seven in the junior
double sculls. five in the intermediate double sculls
three in the junior centipede race four in the
quarter mile dash for junior singles. four in the
itpiO Fot1r oiC in ;pta
four Dared gigs. three in the senior four Dared
Shells five in the Junior eight shells, three
in the junior pair Dared shells and two in the
senior eight, oared shells.
The entFessare follows:
Junior double scuIls-Vesper B. c.. Philadelphia Nc
SHUT Nassau C. Palmer and vos6urs Nonpareii
B. c. Knoll and Rayvood: Metropolitan R C.. sackett
1oas ana MalksT
Ddan TaIensia B. Becker a5d Bader non B.
Behensky Pennsylvania B. G. Phiadelphiao. Mount and
Elton.
saa inso adsp Met M5S baaa
cramaT Ftiend.hip b g. s Hlayac: Institute B. c
Intermediates single scuis-fiariem r G.. Mark Davis;
Union B. C. NJ A Cornell; Nassau B. G. Jesse W
Crushing Henry Hbers. tr. First Bohemian C.. J.
one-quarter mile cunior singles> R C.
samuel cramer Pennsylvania B. PhiiadeIphia) A. c.
bow and par I15sa & 6 &
c n Mon6 e6 bow S6d 70 GK Fton
Junior centpede-Harem r. c.. Varuna B. C. and New
9RGs f. four e. oeEsf 05
pa Es%4odS.. fs ofg'e G aaa %sssa. naA
16on Senior four n5 cared G Phiadephao
~ Junior .s eight h. cared sheils-PotomaG CEashng
c G Clifton ,a Staten s Islam Island and MetroPolan r.
bohemian 3