New-York tribune., 1902-06-08
ROWING.
CoLTAIBIA HOLDS COMMENCEMENT RE
GATTA on THE HUDSON.

v-i-b u,ater conditions ideal for rowing, Columbia
oarsmen held their annual June regatta yesterday
at the Gould boathouse, at -hundreo-ano-lli-
feminist and Riverside Drive These boat races
ore aIuavs the athletic feature of commencement
week and always serve TO attract a good sized
crowd OF undergraduates. alumni and generous
shrinking of other enthusiasts While there was
fair gathering of spectators yesterday. the
threatening clouds and light showers kept away
g eood many There was no rough water TO i'm
peril the fragile shells. The contests were roVed
downstream. from the boat docks at One-hunoreo-
Observation-Disclosures TO the Columbia boathouse,
distance approximately of half mile Ihere were
contests for eights, doubles, fours and singles
The race which proved most attractive to the
spectators the final heat of the four-oared race
in which so-called graduate four competed Ihs
crew was composed of Justus A B. CoWles, CO.,
lurnbia stroke in 81; Charles Eldridge. 49, a sup
eti+ute in colurnbias famous four-oared crew that
won at Henley in rs; Morton G. Bogue 1Sc' for
four years coxswain of the Columpla VARSITY
eight and. as there was not fourth aVaAaoie
graduate r s. Stangland a member of last year
freshman crew. In the final heat of the fours IN
which the juniors freshmen and graduates COM
peted the last named crew received thirty seconos'
a big handicap in a half mile contest The juniors
started out with the intention of simply peauhg
the freshmen. as they had idea of being able TO
overhaul the graduates with their big lead ROW
ing in splendid style. the juniors quickly distanceo
the freshmen, and began to cut down the leao OF
the graduates The alumni, though tiring badly
and rowing four QlIerenI hlHuS Ol SltOhS' tO'SN
pluckily and with their ten lengths handicap Just
managed TO beat out the juniors. who were coHlnS
iast nR nne'y d 'ls Hil'Sii, -l' ~ -.
In the preliminary heats for fours the Juniors:
after the seniors had fouled them, won OUT by nan
a length. and the freshmen beat the sophomores,
who steered poorly, by length. s +s+
The eight-oared furnished good conISsI
between the first and second varsity crews; Inc Inc
second eight, rowing stroke four points ,nlgher
than the varsity. finished the half mile half a
length ahead OF the varsity which led the fresh-
men bv two lengths. Continuing down the river,
the crews had further practice row or Z12 miles,
which the varsity won ny length.
a ]. Fraser. who showed up SO well recently IN
SOULS won the singles yesterday by length and
a half from r Won Bernuth. The summaries:
Class fours first hea-won by junior four. composed
OF bow R B Bartholomew; No 2 V DE la NJ Eare'
No g. G 5. O'Loughlin; stroke, H c Townsend; senior
P jackson; No 3, B Falconer; stroke. A. B. a;
Bradley. Second heat by freshman four eonposSd
Of bow R H Hubbard. No . A c. Scott: No ). B NJ
Wheeler; stroke r s. Pierrepont. Third heat won by
graduate by default. with composed OF DOW
Charles Eldridge: No 2. r. = Stangand No 3 Morton
graduate four. second freshman four
bow, Mackenzie: stroke. j. B lamont second fresh
second with composed Of bow A Ferris
stroke J.. Eeaton
sngles-Won by A. j. Fraser. 'o4 Science: R. Won
Bernuth '04 College second 80
Eight shells-Won by second varsity with crew
composed Of bow B HULL Nc 2 F. 4 Tpddisei; !. NJ
A Bradley: coxsWain J Meyers: varsity eight,
second with composed Of bow. a. D. Weekes: No
r P Jackson; No. g. R. B. Bartholomew No T. H c
Townsend; No 5. r. s Smith No; g. L. Isein: No 4
P Constock: third. with crew com
posed Of bow R, H, Hubbard: No. 2 A w Atkins
Cornell No s A G Scott No :. B. NJ: Wheeler; stroke
r. s. Pierrepont; coxswan. c. ". Cuthel