The sun., 1901-07-07
BOATS SWAMP IN A RACE:
BRO0KLYN ANL vARrNA vOUROARrD
CREWS UPSET IN ROrGH SEA.
Characteristic weather for tho Lons Island
Assoeiation Regatta on Flushing bay --Nss'
saus win the Hiashias Cup Outright Met.
Fopolitans virton In the Junior Eights.


Assoeiation Regatta on Flushing bay -Nss'
saus win the riushias Cup Outright Met.
ropo,itaas vicsor In the Junior Eishts.
Every variety OF wind. weather and water
was served up for the bencflt OF the oarsmen
who tempted fate by competing la tho pro-
verbally unlucay regatta Of the Long Island
Rowing Association yesterday afternoon
on Flushing Bay In the four-oared shell
race for the Ea gle cip the water was 30 rough
that the oarsmen could not manage the frsil
boats and two out OF the thrce that started
we're swsmpod The accident happened In
the second race. Tho varunas were In the
centre. and either through po,r handling
or by the force Of the wind they crowded the
Brooklyns on the inside When nearly on
the rocks. furlong from the start the Brook
lyns steered out and the Varuna shell crashed
into thom. ripping on the deck Of tho Brook
lyns boat The latter got clear and In turn
crossed the stern OF the seawat akas. while
the varuna boat began TO gsttle
The Mecca, tho officials boat and the
Rapbler, tho press boat. we're the only craft
within a quarter Of a mile OF the osrsmen
who hung on TO IN the side ,,s, OF ,ae boat & Inc
desperate that both launches headed for Il o
etrugg gging men Then those In the Brook;
lyn boat threw up hear hands as theit en-. !
for the Rambler TO reach them Tho men
were blue with the cold and almost exhausted
when taken on board
A rainstorm followed the wind sausll and
the water was smooth for the races AFTER:
ward uatil the Anish Of the eish,-oare
rscc. wnen smother storm burst uwlnX 70
the swamping Of the two crews the sea
wsnhaks won the Earle cup !cu- cared shells.
while the Nassaus won the Flushing cup out
right by winning the four-oared intermediate
gig race for the third successive time sum
JUNIOR SINGLE scrLIs
S. .HAvse Friendship h. C.. Fred ". Ievss. Sea.
wanhaka B. c.: S A. Cramer, Lone Star B. G.
Cramer. who has been rowing In Junior
races about or long as the oldest living oars.
good Judgment fi!avtc was iirst away with
levs~ noxt A. the end Of the nrst quarter
Tevcs forged a length ahead ol Hlayao, While
The men werc rowing evenly and change.
IN position were frequent, A. the, half mile
Hlnvlc was again in the lead, while Cramerr
a lens'h behind IN" loader Al the end Of
tho third quarter T.y>s wns length IN front
Of Cramer while Hlavae was a similar dis.
sSs s'hHa anTa tho ;" .bs bons nss ssF Sar
shsii In front 100 yards from the line and
won: rpwed opt by Susrter, e., OF "a Length nsrs
Time. minutes ~ is SECONDS
JUNIOR rorR DARED sHEEs.
yonss' h'1 v. cousalin, i, 4 s. % p"nn, siros.
vsrana u, CT Nrie. low; Jesse Cook. :; War
seassnSafa Il CIV Aherns, how: H. p. Ran
kin, q Joseph Ryan. ); r. Anderson, stroke.
The yarunas crossed into the Brooklyns'
water almost at the start aud the boats came
swanped aad The ss1vanhskas finished
alone No tuis taken
JUNIOR YorR-oARED oIos
wyauok. B. C.--w. Msher. bow; Henry Rsunning.
2: c, {. Rock a. Percy Kyle stroke F. ~ De Camp
Clifton d. CO. 8. scon.lc. Jr.. bow; o. Won Dan
nenSerg, J. Charles Henderson, ): +. C. Townsend.
stroke: job Rountree ooIswsln. ~
swain. !. al N"'''"' d y '"'"' ''''''' D. '''' '
The wyanokes on the inside course took
a slight lead over the Ciiftons at the start.
chances u his crew by steering out into tho
bay from the outside stake boat At 2oO
yards the Cliltons drew up even with the
quarter Of length The wyanokes were
by no meGns done with and pulling in good
form they were on even terms with the staten
we're str raishf sned out by ihls time and we're
stroke tn" ,cliftons, again drew away from
,ns wysTfs y2 ssh ind n hs he fsHa
ship and Wyanoke boats were nose 10 nose
The Friendships spur'ed and got half length
sa s% Wya1os II ,ssm iss snd
the Wyanokcs nn.hing strongly. crossed
the line a lensth bshind the Cliitons. beating
the Friendship three-1narters Of a length for
the place Time, minutes so seconds
JUNIOR DOUBLE SOULS.
Bohemian B. C.-w c. Cihsr bow Charles
Metropolitan r. c-B. r. sacke,t. bow: J. D.
Orrsby, stroke,
The N.tropontans quickly went to the
front ard led by a lennth a. the half mile.
They increased their advantage 10 two and
a h.n lengths At the three quarters and won
aI. second. Both crews flushed outside
the fass which marked the course The
Bohemans lodyed protest sgainsr the
fcm,ans had crowded the Metropolitans
and forced th"r out of the course
INTERMEDIATE povFLr scrrls
Bohemian b cN. c. Cihlar. bow. Charles
Io'ikek stroke.
The Flushing B. c. double did nor come
to the mark and tho Pohcmians roved over.
thus becoming sec'ors without having won e.
Junior or INFERNO dac rsco
iSTEHNFp,ATE rorR-oARpD o'Ce
Nassau n C--w r. Loughmsn. bow d. Shi
Kirby, 2 A. N'-oI Frank A. bacon. stroke; Roier-
lex VI srphcls co's:sIn
ninr. (, G g Rock, 5 Percy Kryi., stroke r. y.
DsCamp. coNsvain.
This was sn 'asy journey for the Nassaus
The Nyanoke~ Ner" 'rsd a!'cr ,'h'H euorts
In the !nnioT, gig race and !ell behind froni
tho start The NaSsaus won by six lengths
Time. 5 minutes IS seconds
rt'Srok rIdur-oARFn sHEILs
Crescent r. .c.--JoAn P,uenando, bow, Henry
Roch ford, John Dtenuhd George Ner, steven
hack.n. S Albert Ernst, O. Thomas Rcsan, Percy
Toomhs. stroke william b9Hiine. eoAswnin
fSy bSn.oa Ss.'s' Gsl,S, = Arnry fin wirn
S"Ss, S',usnbak. Mn IF ~ "I"hr a Murray, bow. r ".
T:yes, F.'d .p,l Apd,r'oR Grois' R'S.r v,
Joseph Ryan. ssIok, lipaiar Ahcrns. co'swaln.
f'nlon Il CO q Gpdins. bow G. u Dec.nnon.
r9~9'"pe R.I 4Asey sc,Diob > l. bsin ,,ass D.
v Rogrs cNsvain.
M'Wo3tlt;a = n, c., CSIc2raa; bow J, g, Dunn,
Ii 'Y'S Murphy o. W NJ keiiey ! j i chchsiio,
STROKE v Il Dunn. coysvaln.
psunllcss y C,rW Yars bo. " l. GuEther.
Fce,. JI. 9. /. F DNngham. 7. F. W schsel-r.
stroke. J. c Edg-r,nn, c1tsvaln
For the Nr-t quarter Of n mile the crews
were 49, close together that u was dihcnit TO
.yishtiy ahead Of the Mciropolitan-. while tho
Unions barely hold third place The sea-
wAnhskas fell away. and tue WahnrtAhs
crossed IN front nf them until they were sid"
by side with the Unions At the halt mile tn
rowing Their hardest to keep in front Of the
Unions which crew had passed the Nets"
The Wahuetahs passed the three quarter
mile mark half n length In tne lead They
were tired and could not keep out II the way
OF the Unions. and the boats camc together
H. a hopeless miN-up This was the signal
for the Mrtropnltans - spnrt and tho wonr-
ers Of tn" red and blue shot to the front with
lightning rapidity Thcv won hy an open
lenzth with the Dauntie,s second, length In
front Of the ScnwHnnakts Time, Q minutes
IL sccond- Tho referee held the Wahnctahs