New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-18

regattas abroad last year were bitterly arraigned
and resolutions were adopted to discipline them
Applications for the annual regatta were re-
ceived from Saratoga Springs. N z; Worcester,
Mass, and Detroit, Mich After three ballots had
been taken It was decided 70 hold the regatta at
worcester on May 20.
The committee appointed to Inquire into tho
disqualification Of AIulcahy and Varley. the mem
bers OF the Atalanta Boat Club, who represented
this country at the Hamburg regatta in Germany
last July, reported adversely to the men and the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of the executive
SSGLeJee or me National ASSOCIATION Of Amateur
at the regatta held at Hamburg Germany, July
10, 1870 was unspOrtsmanlike and contrary to the
man Of the United States that their conduct in
CaDIng 10 this country that they had was
most prehensibe; that the regatta committee OF
ms association refuse hereafter the entries OF
crt DS mage 70 al rowing associations IN this
C01ntFfy{, ana that copy Of the report of this
~ q, this resolution. be mailed 10 each member Of
thlS association.
The action OF the executive COMMITTEES on the re-
port Of the special committee appointed to inquire
into the rumors rejecting on the amateur standing
OF the members Of the crew Of the Vesper Boat
Club, OF Philadelphia, which rowed at tho Henley
regatta in England, also OF a drastic nature
The members OF the crew and the Henley ways
and means committee. which had charge OF the
funds raised to send the crew TO England. were
severely condemned. They will have an oppor-
tUnlty TO explain their action at a meeting Of the
executive committee IN Philadelphia on April It.
The committee reported that practically ell the
members Of the crew had admitted receiving
money in amounts varying from S25 to $50. The
only exception Thomas Johnson. J. J. Ju-
venal said he had received 800 The men declared
that they had used the money to defray incidental
personal expenses One man said he used his to
buy overcOat
or the S5.423 raised the report showed that sTl9
had been divided among the members Of the crew
after leaving Henley, and that S6s was uuaccounted
for. and, in view Of this the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, That. IN view of the committees re-
port, from which II appears that Harry b, Hoh-
man, II. Ragatz and oscar Thorn, duly elected
members OF the Henley ways and means committee
ana the dsbursing officers Of the Henley fund,
nave rallied 70 lie properly vouChed accounts with
the Vesper Boat Club. and the further fact that
these FUNDS were contributed by citizens of Phila-
country, it is the sense Of this COMMITTEES that
there should be a fun account filed by the afore-
said men with the Nesper Boat Club and that we
hereby urge the Vesper Boat Club to demand an
immediate filing OF a properly vOuChed account and
request that copy of the same be forwarded 10
the secretary OF this association.
President PiIklngton moved that William B. Cody,
Of the Harlem Rowing Club. be disqualified on the
charge Of professionalism unless he could prove
his innocence He said that the charge against
Mr.. Cody that he had received s1s a week for
coaching crew. The motion was adopted.
The following were appointed a regatta COM
mlttee for the ensuing year: Messrs. Fox, Sap
pone FOrtmeyer. Preizendanz Dufield, T1ghs and
Regain.
The following dates we're arranged:
NeW-England Association regatta July 4. Peo-
Pies regatta, Philadelphia, July "A; Schuylku
River navy regatta. June 30. American Rowing As
ton, Nav so; Middle States REGATTA Labor nav.
Metropolitan Rowing Association regatta, June II.