The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-14
ROWING.


James Y1IkfUIt00 1HOCt0o ffo00o0t q tno
MA. A. O.-F1ucky Aeeoue sn tho Harlem.
The snnusl oonvsntion of the National
Association Of Amateur Oarsmen Wa held
last Friday night In Baltimore. and besides
the election Of officers for the ensuing year
several other matters Of interest were dis
posed Of. James Pilkington. OF the Harlem
Rowing Club was unanimously elected
president for the third term. and Robert
Milligsn of the Pennsyfvsnia Barge Club
was chosen Vice president. replacing Schwab
Of st. Louis. On the executive committee
A. II, Dufiield OF the Detroit D. O.. took the
place Of Charles Gotten Of Chicago. who had
the post for number OF years. Theee
chan ges are indications OF the future policy
of the N. A. A. O.-that only rowing men
will govern the body. Dufleld has figured
az an oarsman and so has Milligan. and Pix
ington is known the country over as an OK
champion and one Of the most enthusiastic
followers OF rowing in America.
A number OF knotty questions came up for
treatment, ana a very important one was
with regard to the course and whether the
races would In future championships be rowed
with turn or straightaway. After lengthy
debate 1t was decided to leave the point to
the local committee handling the meet. 1t
was recommended that wherever the cham
pionships are held, II the water has . current.
the races should be strsightaway and II
in still water they be rowed with Q turn.
At Baltimore all the races with the exception
of the senior eight and octoped. were rowed
with q turn, and the arrangement was
spoken OF a. unsatisfactory. The course
had an elbow and the crews had hard time
keeping in their proper water.
An innovation WAS introduced at the con-
yention In the appointment Of a national
committee on transportati on. The men
named are Henry Whiting Garfield. Albany;
Charl es ". Prieendanz. Philadelphia and
Judge Tighe OF the Sheep ehead Bay r. C..
Their duty will be to look after railroad
fer transpoItnsd boats tr1 snS
all information on the matter.
While there we're several :, exciting finishes
the race Of The dav. The New York seuliers
beat PHILADELPHIA by twelve feet after a
and the boys from ouakertown staked their
shirts on the result and passed them over TO
their VICTORIOUS rival, sfsr the fs e.
success was James Pilkin gton. who had the
boat rugged at his own expense and bad y
taken to Baltimore without penny OF cost
~ here # the F lar River Se best, FAX
J. J" Duane SS Of the %ysnoke B G Duane. who
from the wysnoke float, ana struck out into
few minutes he rea ched toward the abut-
ment OF Central Bird &C.. when he was seen to
disappear. Then he bobbed up again. only
TO 20 down again. On the shore were eevere!
oarsmen Watching Duane, but thinking moth
ing serious was the matter just as Duane
came up the second time Juno came along IN
a Gig. Taking In the situation in a iifYy he
Jumped out OF the boat and dived for Duane
The "Boho" brought the Wyanoke man to the
surface and made for the Bohemian float With
out OF the water Duane was not able TO speak
but was rolled on barrel and revived. He
said he was taken with cramp when he
struck tho current
Oarsmen from Toronto said last Saturday
that the Argonants would be represented by
an intermediate eight and senior four in the
Middle States regatta at Philadelphia on
Labor Day