The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-31
Honors About Evenly Divided BE,
tween New York and Phila-
delphia Crews.
SOME SPECTACULAR RACING.
Columbia Harlem Senior Fights
Break All Records, the Win
ner Crossing the Line
Four Feet in Lead.

New York, May sO-Thousands of specta,
eofI witnessed the races of the Harlem Re
gatta Association, held on the one mil,
speedway course, Harlem River, to-day
The water was in fair condition all day. al.
though the wind was a little too strong for
the shells during u few of the races.
The honors were evenly divided among
the local and Philadelphia clubs.
Three crews contested in the senior
Fights. Columbia. New York Athletic Club
and the Harlem Club of New York. Tn
New York Athletic Club got the better OF
the start, but had not gone an eighth before
they were overhauled by Columbia and
Harlem.
Then came enc of the ~prettiest eight
cared races ever seen ON the Harlem. be-
tween the Columbia and Harlem crews. II
was a neck and neck struggle to the finish.
the .Harlems winning Ivy four feet and
breaking all previous records. the time BE-
Ing AZ
sculls Hunt of the Metropolitan Rowing
Club kept a lead for the half. but wore
himself completely out and finished third.
a lead over Hunt, and won easily in 6;s2.
The association single event proved a
comparatively easy race for Louis Scholes
lead a few feet after the start. and was
never head. winning in 5:iiila.
Titus Beaten by Scholes.
Of IN M the e, senior singles RAGS the star event
away before the others at the start. Juve-
nal. the Philadelphia. fell back after the
quarter and was outclassed. Bond, another
Philadelphian. was soon back with Juvenai.
AT the half Titus had a lead of a length,
put after the nolf seemed to be up to his
limit. while Scholes., the Canadian. had
plenty or grit left and gradually closed up.
At the three-quarters they were on even
terms and Scholes gradually drew away
and won by a length and a half in 6:l7.
Budre. the Bohemian sculler, was a close
third.
All the experts went wrong on the final
heat Of Junior double sculT shells. The
Staten Island crew, q. T. Johnson and
Harold Scrynser. which was supposed to be
me poorest Of the lot. won BIZ a few feet
In 6:Z1, after a heartbreGking contest. The
Fespers Of Philadelphia were second.
In the Junior quadruple sculls the crews
We're on even terms until the half, when
the University Barge Cub crew of Phila-
delphia gradually crew away. wianing by
York. in 6:lOh..
CARED gigs. The bohemian crew Of New
York took a comfortable lead and won
handiiy by four lengths in S:29. -.
-.Clary or the Nassau Club and Butler of
Harlem were contestants In the int ermedi.
ate single race. Ciary had more strength
and seemed TO be in better condition and he
wood of the Vesper Club. Philadelphia. bad
a practical walkover in the senior double
race. NO Time was taken.
Naval Reserves Fight Desperately
The Naval Reserve race proved rne of the
best contests Of the day.
Ihe two crews, which were from The New
YORK Naval Reserve. fought desperately.
put could not get away from each ot,er
within an eighth of the finish division No.
crew mao enough left in them to squirt and
Won by u small margin in 6:22.
ice maj heat OF the junior eight was the
spsctacular contest.of the days sport. Four
crews faced the starter-Atalanta, New
1ork Athl.tic Club. and two crews from
Solnmbfa University. The crews Kept well
punched for nearly half the distance. when
me New York Athletic Club got a slight
Ieaa. WIN the Ataiantas second and the
CoIuinbia crews third and fourth. re-
sPectively; The positions remained un-
changed until the seven-eighths. The New
Yorks then Increased thti. lead slightly
snd wen by half a length in 1861. The
Atalantas were beaten out a trife by the
columbia freshmen. This race was siich n
nerce contest that all previous Harlem
River records were broken.
IN the senior four-oarsd shells tho
Nespers of Philadelphia bad a pleasure row.
winning as they pleased from the Atalanta
OF New York In 4:55.