The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-24
TOWING.
Harlem Oarsmen willing TO Meet Phna-
delphla in Intercity OctOpede Race.

Oarsmen on the Harlem. and big force
OF them showed In their working clothes
yesterday, favor an intercity race between
New York and Philadelphia crews. The
Quaker City knights of the sshen blade
preached the event and proposed that II
borrowed at the National Regatta ne xt Au gust.
II 10 further proposed that the race be for
octopedes, that is. eight men rowing SOULS.
and that these men be the pick OF the Harlem
and Schuylkul boat clubs. There seems 70
be no reason why eight good sculleTs could
not be found on the Harlem, and a crew mus
tered which would knock all sorts Of records
sky high as far as eight cared crew rowing
was concerned.
Members Of the Nassau Boat Club we're
In the van yesterday and q hotilla OF about
forty men worked In various boats and for
different distances on the water. Coach
Johnny Smith tutoTed an eight which has
shown marked Improvement and 10 now
the best set Of juniors on the river. They
were: Herbert, stroke Pumphrey, 7: Stettig.
o; Brasoh, 8: Mehrhof, 4; Stettig, 5: Stivers.2,
Cool, bow. The other Junior eight was:
Chanut, stroke; kohler, Z. Hayward, o; J. @.
Nixon, 5; J. 7. 'Sonnor 4; Thompson, =.
Junior four gig. composed Of Bernholz. Penk-
ham, Reddy aud Fenshaw. with CarboueIl.
coXsyain, took long steady pull az lar as
FOrdham Landing. Covert and Walsh in a
double sig aud Allen in a single worked for a
couple of hours. Five scullers competed
for. the Marsh shell on, SATURDAY, evening
who was out yesterday for long row IN u
single.
yesterday. and couple OF scrub Fights as
we'll as a couple OF fOurs we're launched. one
eight contained Magnolia, reeves, Pekei
Rink. ERmes, Harris, Groden and McKenns,
With ". Dunn as coIswAin. In the four
shell were Handy. Burdette. Dunn and Cor
bett. and a four barge was manned bX Rosen-
and Sulzer rowed q couple Of miles IN a double
hell The governing power Of the Nets |.
has issued a new sartoriaI rule which ls bound
| TO surprise the members. 1t Is TO the effect
that no member shall appear on the piazza
OF the new boathouse attlred IN his rowing
suit. he must wear full suit OF clothes and
be equally consistent in his carriage and de-
The members Of the First Bohemian Boat
Club have begun TO shape themselves for the
season. An intermediate four composed Of
Charles PisineJe, L. Major. J. Gunaan and
hours and had a grlelllng row as far as the
ship canal Vincent yillin, who viii try for
the junior singles, had pipe opener IN the
ing some Improvement In his style put In
some fat strokes as far as knGsbridgs and
The improvements OF the Harlem Rowing
Club house not being yet complete the mem
bers are partially prevented from INDUCING
regular RTsfbs d eoy w8Es SSd Sa
Jack Mulcahy OF the Atalantas, " no has Just
returned from the West indies, doubled up
with William VaTley. and they took trip on
the iver TO timber up.
Siyles and Sieman Of the Unions were out
In a double and HAlvao Of the Friendships
10 a single did some work,
The regatta committee of the Harlem
REGATTA Association will hold q m setting to-
night at Pabst's 20 arrange the details OF the
Memorial Day regatta and 10 select the medal .
An idea prevails on the Harlem that James
| PilkinRton president Of the National hssociA-
tlon OF Amateur OsTsJnen, with his old pert
per Jack NaRle, will be seen In the veterans
race on Memorial Day. This double won the
national championship In 1899 and 70 see
them in harness agGin would certainly be
one Of the rowing sensations Of the year.