The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-31
HARLEM ROWING RACES CLOSE
COLUMBIA CREW WINS IN SENIOR
EIGHT EVENT.

Nonpareils soore over ColleEians In tho
Race for Juniors-sculler Fuessei
Heats Titus In the quarter Dash but
Loses {, Him I'm the Senior singles.
The Harlem Regatta Association held us
annual regatta on tho Speedway course
YESTERDAY There was a good days racing,
ana with few exceptions the hnehes were
close. The course measured mile ana q
quarter. with the tide from Washington
Bridge to Fordham Heights landing. IN
the forenoon the starting point was at WASH
lnRton Bridge and in the afternoon when tne
TIDE changed the races were rowed IN INC
| opposite direction. A north wind stirreo
up the water into rough swirls in tho morn
Ing. but when the breeze softened as the DAY
| grew older the rowing was smooth enough.
| AS usual the main attention was given 70
| the races for Fights. The Junior event
brought the Columbia. New York A. e..
Nassau and the Nonpareils together, ana 10
the surprise OF everybody. who expected
great things from the collegians. the Nonpa-
reils won In decisive style.
The Nonpareils. New Yorks and staten
Islands met In the intermediate event. Inc
two former crews were the same as IN tho
Junior race. while the Staten Islanders were
fresh. so their victory was generally expected.
protest was lodged against the eligibility
OF the New York A. c. In the Junior race.
by the Nonpareils. but as they latter crow
won 1t is likely that the protest will never
again be heard Of. The senior eight event
produced a rafting contest between Column
oia and the Nassaus Victory finally perched
on the Columbia banner but only by narrow
margin. The Nassaus rowed an easier.
cleaner and smoother stroke.
The novel feature Of the program was
the single and double events for men who
had been in active racing for the past
twenty years. Buckley Of the Portland
Rowing Association. who acknowi edges
from Billy Mulcare. Capt John Canavan.
native veterans OF the Harlem River. and
Bulger OF Albany. Bulger and Marty
Monahan OF Albany accounted for the vet
Grams event In the doubles
Fred Fessel Of the Harlem r @ took the
shine out Of Titus In the quarter mile dash.
and the pair met again In the senior, slngles,
and after one OF the closest soullns races
ever seen on the Harlem Titus reversed the
result.
JUNIOR sINoLI SOULS.
IS; Hlevae Friendship p. c.; j.; P. Thompson.
anSo dsr Sss!s York Rorsn
Sheepshead Bay r. c.; ]. D. V. Breen. Wyanoke
When the pistol cracked Thompson caught
the water first and took the lead after a few
R9Sn ae 8ne p got 9c somp
two hundred yards Then ,Rosan fell behind
and Miller and Thompson had hot fight for
and drew away, winning by several lengths.
Thompson second and Rogan third; Time.
& minutes 10 seconds. Thompsons time.
IETENNEuIATE SINGLE scuLls.
William $, Dunn, Metropolitan r. c.; David
McEntee. Waverey b. c.
Both were away together, but at the quarter
McEntee was leading by two lengths. After
the half mile mark Dunn took hitch toward
h ST i he qf aSs in ssnoh Re %sSe4
Icy man But McEntee drew away again and
won by I'VE lengths. McEntee's time, s
80 seconds,
VETERAN SINGLE SOULS.
A sssay ws SP Hss. ass 1;.. qsa j G.
John H F. buckley. Portland r. A., Portland. NE.
Muicare who rowea eiS led at as GlNppi}ns
At half a milo Muicarc began to tire and
y Ten TO the sDd By muller S SD.Fsd
SSi BY by three three H Bulser Was third
iev!s Tine e''s mint.tes ssn seconds. Mullers
time. minutes is seconds.
INTERMEDIATE DOUBLE scuLIA.
Union b, C.. Crew No. IL. a. Francis. bow:
Union d. G. Crew No ~. Warts. bow: H.
Hughes. stroke.
MS was q row over, NO tifne taken.
sRNroR DOUBLE scrlLs.
Atalanta n. c.. Grew No.l-J. j. +. Mulcahy. bow:
" a,snn, a. TeF Sy.w S' Na pue,s bow Ed
Crew No. had a row over, and ,rowed
oyer the course with the intermediate double.
No time taken.
JUNIOR EIGHT SHELLS.
Columbia Unlvers,y--R. C. White bow: j. Hoble,
s2sT s. 2af F. ho5sr ws sfols
and a
NonpareI! r: c-Charles Cohen bow; Christie
Basa II Tnn M9ols ds1sh
7; Charles S,elnkamp. stroke. and &. NJ. Habner.
New York a; ca. L. Thomson, bow: J. $. An.
g p G6oons 5: $ S'swsIt l. " Lloyd. Il
Nassau d stEoHv az" kohlcr BOW epAs chanu,
S. a s. N9 NcO h g. 4hom ooo9nG! tod
stroke. and e. Dcsvcrnne. co1swa!n. :
The NeI YoT Ks Were the first to get into
race the Nassau coxswan steered into shallow
water and the mistake put him out of the race.
hau ed the New York and steering perfectly |
straight course soon were leading by a leletn. |
New Yorks and set sail for the leaders, but but
sh ss Noin rn kept going anG won by about
~ 3-5 seconds. Columba's time. minutes |
80 As seconds.
JUNIOR DOUBLE SOULS.
ATLANTA b. ca. j. Dueth. bow: Edward Cusk. |
ley stroke.
Harlem r. C.-J. o'Bren, bow: John j. Ryan. |
stroke.
:, Metropolitan r. C.-Joseph Sui Ger, bow: Victor
:, friendship b. Civilian Bar,es. bow: S.
H,avac. stroke.
Ravenswood p. &C. corwin. bow: J. Dunn,
stroke.
The Metropolitans caught the water with
the flash OF the gun and led at the half mile |
post. with. the Harlems and Ravenswoods |
abreast and about length behind. squirt !
from the Ravenswoods brought them on even
terms with the Nets and a fine race took |
by two lengths The Harems were third
Ravenswood's time, minutes 30 As seconds,
JUNIOR FOUR GIGS.
2; d. ~ RoberEe, o. b. H. Wait. stroke; g. H. An.
Metropolitan r. c.-E. Grodcn. bow; A. L. Piker.
2; T Sullivan. 3; l.. c. Rivas. stroke; ", II. Dunn,
Crescent r. CT. Bianxiey. bow; T. Grimm. ?;
l.. T. Snyder3 8; F. y. Snyder. strokeJ S. Kennedy,
Columbia Universlty--F. ]. Perr1ne. bow: H.
Fisher q j. Short 3: l.. J. Willis, stroke: F. Spence.
coXswan.
The start was pretty even. but at the QUAR-.
ter mile post the Nets stopped rowing
Going by the half the Dauntless had forged
ahead and were leading the Crescents by a
length and the same distance separated
Columbia from, the Crescents The Daunt-
less increased their lead at the mile and had
to 60 around tow which came on the course
Columbia spurted and caught UP with the
Crescents for few strokes, but fell away
rnl in ,t,,I, |