The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-11
GREAT SPECTACLE OF OARSMEN
HARLEM CARNIVAL WITNESSED
BY $4,000 PERSONS.



OF the water Show-BOsts OF All SoT"
oarsmen OF the Harlem River. the Hudson.
from Long Island. Brooklyn and Hopoken.
coneregated yesterday on the speedway
course and had a gala time at the annual
water carnival II was the second yearly
array OF those who delight In aquatic spoft
and no more inspritiDg picture OF OUTDOOR
recreation was ever presented TO the pup!'e
In this city. In every way 1t outshone the
first spec tacle and especially In point oil num-
bers and enthusiasm YVES II an improvement
on last years attempt. No finer oay couio
have dawned for u few hours fun In row
boat. The sun was just warm enough 10 DC
pleasant and there was Just enough Of
breeze TO cause bubble to the water ana
make the oarsmep look TO their blade work.
As to the crowd which saw the parade
various estimates were offered. some OIL
which were tritie exaggerated. But cnlcu.
lating FOR the morning and afternoon, ana
taking in every boathousc, pier. bridge
ietty. slope. the Speedway and other vantas
points. 5000 would be fair estimate OF the
number who saw the spectacle. Most notice
able was the boathouse decorations. Every
house was adorned with bunting and was
marvel In color Hues were displayed whici
no modiste or artist would ever dream OF
even in her or his widest moments. in TIM
line -Sculers' Row" took the palm, nrst non
ors being about evenly divided between the
Nets" and Hurlens.
A silk streamer OF verdant shade hung from
the awning Of the Harlem Club and golden
inscription thereon boldly conveyed TO me
beholdcr that these were the colors OF Com
modores james Pllkington and John O'Regap.
The girls too. and they we're there in hundreds,
must have caught the color craze from the
lighthouses. for the dresses and headgear
were beyond description. Each mouse was
could not row spent the day and part OF me
night INDUCING in the light fantastic.
and the other in the afternoon. The early
enc was scheduled for 1880 O'Clock, hut the
roTins men were tardy In getting INTO Ion ,ns
II o'clock.
was arransed that the fee, should pro ,Ss
doubles, fours, centipedes and Fights coming
the nos bridge and The
Speed way course as far as Sherman ,,, Creek EEK
ns .s sass Mna Sss so nans s sn
under way in splendid form; ,u.
Titus; The prospective Henley Henley, sG Snt :.
led Aiulcahy all the way to the turn. Eyi:
IDENTIFY not TO be. cast In the shade, Billy
Mucare sailed to the front and led Titus II
lead. ''''N''"' " GOV WV pun
Coming back the, order was r'-er'... that
first H IN the S homeward trp but THU. and his
XII Eng H. hsy ens lying dSvn n ihsSsS
and and win a Splash the +Boho PioEed up his
" e e psFads We're flung to
the winds In their easnerness to see who was
the. better man. Titus was doing his Level
holding his own. toward the railroad bridge
the -Boho" put in some vicious digs and he
pSnsd away ro% ,h The sa Henley candidate
shells. six doubles. four csentipedes one trip,
ena tSs Of
eisht-oared shells. Four Of these were from
the Metropolitan Rowing Club, the best
'h Ssaiass e. the we're se' few seuer named
Francis capsised. a double Of the FJ1e.q2dships !
struck spls and was broken "a, ard the bow
until clock It consisted OF fours, six es and
ear ri Women as passe sen Tie course
was the same az in the morning. and rowing
S hse % s
barges. seven stX-oared barges and four four
cared barges,
"hh hsTrs ,be
Boat Club Of Hoboken. The Hudson was also
repressented by the Hudson Boat Club and
club figured with barge carrying eight
pretty girls dressed in sailor suits. This crew
was the novelty OF the afternoons show.
Considerable reinforcement to the utter
noon phalarN came from the Long leland
Rowing iation -. Commodore Robert II
pelton. the Seawanhakas' eight. six and four
cared barges the Mahnetahs with the same
number. and the Ravenswoods with a four
cared sig. The Brooklyn Rowing Club was
also present with an eight-oared shell.
One Of the most prominent visitors Of the
day was 4. \. Barrelet OF Paris. He is "A mem
Der of the X in gston Rowing Club of I.ondo
and said he had seen rowing AFFAIRS all over
the world. He declared he never had seen
II sight, including Henley. equal to yester-
lnr's auunt show