New-York tribune., 1906-05-07
0ARSMEN HARD AT 1T.
Practice on Harlem RiUer Despite
the UnfavorabIe Weather.

Owing to the uncertain weather the local oaTsmen
took only short spins yesterday the Harlem
River II is now only few weeks until the Ne
mortal Day regatta which will be held the
Speedway Course OF the Harlem River, and the
oarsmen who were out the river rowed il
the races were only few days off, Not an accident
marred the sport.
One Of the most promising men entered in the
association single scull shell at the Memorial
Day regatta is Callahan. captain OF the Metropol-
itan Rowing Club. He was on the river yesterday,
and has also been out nearly every evening since
the weather permitted Frederick Pla1sted, the
professional coach. has Callahan under his wing
and expects to make a fast sculer of him before
the Memorial Day races
The Metropolitan Rowing Club will hold its an
nual parade on the Harlem River on June 10. Ar
rangements have been made for a more elaborate
carnival than ever before. Several clubs in HO-
boken and Long Island have assured the committee
in charge that they will be represented in the
parade.
George Lee. the professional oarsman, has signed
a contract with the Ravenswood Boat Club to
coach its crews for the present season. He has
some good material at hand, and already has a
senior four cared crew hard at work.
Contrary to reports. it was learned yesterday that
scholes. the Canadian sculler who won the Henley
championship one year, will not race this season.
This will be disappointment to Greer. who hoped
OF meet him in the national championships this year
From present indications many OF the Harlem row.
ing sharps look to Shepheard as Greer's most
troublesome competitor AnOJneE man WHO CAdSSSS
with these two is Williamson. of Philadelphia. who
has already won several races against formidable
oarsmen.
= The Nonpareil Rowing Club was represented
the river by a junior eight, made up as follows:
Bow, kemnefeck; No. 2, Evans; No 3. Backus;
No 4, Dwyer; No. 5, Van Bergen; No g. Rouee;
No 4, Bardenhagen; stroke. Stoehr. They also
had out an intermediate eight consisting OF bow,
Cchn; No. 2, Chris Steinkamp: No. 8. F. Loeser;
No 4. Rodenbacx: No. 8, Van Dohlen: No 6.
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kamp. Along with these two Titus
and O'Nel in double shell. The last named pair
took long and it is believed by many that
they have good chance to win the senior double
scull
The Union Boat Club oarsmen are much in evil
dence this year and likely to carry off the honOrs
in whatever races they may have representatives.
Yesterday they had out junior centipede crew
nan; No. 8. G. L. Pullman; stroke. ]. l. McDon-
aid With them was junior our-oared gig, made
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Briggs and w H Moor are training for the junior
much was expected disbanded. This is due
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ally strong crew to beat either the New York Ath-
training diligently all through the winter
The Harlem Rowing Club had out a centipede
g. Fulton; stroke, Kett. Bradley and Fuessel were
CT this club, IS training for the junior single race
An intermediate eight from the Metropolitan
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Hoyer. Keyle and Rivas training for the in
termediate double. Emerson and Jewett will race
in the junior doubles Junior, four -oared gig,
consisting of bow Thompson No. 2, Hertel; No 8,
Walsh; stroke, Grogan, and the formidable cent?
pede crew. manned by bow, Clemens; No. g. Sui
ger; No. 3, Rivas; stroke, Keyle, were also out
yesterday
The Wyanoke boat had out a double scul COM
posed of bow Hart; stroke, Hartenstein Captain
James Breen is training for the intermediate single
sculls. The Crescent Rowing Club represented
on the river by a four-oared she'll made up Of
ston; stroke, w. KOOp. They are also contenplat-
ing sending an eight-oared shell to the Memorial
Day races Hook and Little were out in a double.
The First Bohemian Boat Clubs eight-oaTed
junior crew, which has been picked by many
shrewd oarsmen the Harlem River
which will COME near winning its race, was out
Yesterday 1t is made up fellows Bow. A.
Behensky; No. 2, j. Zikmend No. g. W. Viltm;
No 1, L. HaVel; No. 3, F. LaZnoVs1y; No 6. J.
Nilim; No. Z. j. Suchanek; stroke Milacek They
also had out a junior double, made up of A. lima
and Kreja, and L. Major in a junior single
Nudrie and Wesley. who have been heretofore
This move is relieve the hard strain the men
have been undergoing and the change was also
mado to give Vesey a chance to try in a single,
he will also compete in this
The Atalanta Boat Club the oldest rowing club
in America, celebrated its ty-eighth anniversary
on Saturday. The clubhouse viii, in the fut-
ure, undergo entire alteration It repre-
sented on the river by John Hughes. in a single,
Randolph and Dudley who will compete In the
junior doubles and Fred Hoch. who will take part
in the association single scull race.