New-York tribune., 1906-05-31
THE HARLEM REGATTA
FOUR RACES FOR MAT
Columbia Oarsmen YIN IN E;o1,
Dared Intermediate Shells

thing before Il yesterday al the fartIeth a-r-,,r
regatta cf the Harlem Regatta Assoeiatio, -.
the Harlem River cOurae. The Winged f..
men won four races with comparative ease. s-I
far outclassed their rivals. They wer. a-s, n
the junior eight-1ared shells. the inte-rr.,,,.
single seulis. the junior double scuHs and a.
junior centiDede race, ard finished second N -
intermediate centiPede rece and the insernss,.,
eIght-oared shells. Two ~ their men. ~
Stewart and C. r. Quinn. rowed n thr-s !,
these races.
The Speedway waS lined for mere than r.r,
with persons wno watched tie oarxrEen rs,
hundreds OF others saw the races from an ur,,-
ner of craft. which cOngregated around the nni.s
and lined both sides Of the course for grea,,-
part of it's length II was estimated that nearl.
eight thousand persons we're our during =.
afternoon Nearly every rowing oIIb had son.
kind of a power boat decked cut in The cl,s
colors and swarning with enthusiasts rcoserv
The water and weather conditions were dear
The races were scheduled 20 start Al q
o'clock. but 1t nearly hour later bsfora
the first pistol was fired Robert y MiIiy,r
OF the Penus sylvania Barge Club. was IN ba..
been the referee. but when ne did not appos-
at the appointed time Richard Sturcl,e. ~ ~.
waverIy Boat Club. was selected 70 act IN tb.,
capacity When the races We're once sssr.sd
they were run OH IN gOOd Time n the mOrnf~.
the starting line at Foriam Heights Lana
ing and the course extended for a niIs ana =
quarter down the river 70 the finish. irst b-l,,,
Washington Bridge. When the tide turned I,
the afternoon the start and finish marks w,rA
reversed.
Credit is due TO the officers OF the rsvsnr.
cutter which patrolIed the course and kent r.
comparatively clear. No serious accidents 90
Cured during the day. although several Of tss
oarsnnen went overheard. The last race tba
nineteenth on the programme was not star.e1
until nearly o'clock
One of the hardest fought races OF the Day
was in the senior double sculs which was Won
by a scant haIf-Iength by Wesley and Budris NJ
the First Bohemian Boat Club. johnson and
Scrymser os the Staten Island Boat Club. vera
second. and Titus and ONeiT, of the Nonparsu
Rowing Club. bad third.
Although the Philadelphia Barge Club finished
first in the senior four-oared shell race, it vas
disqualified for fouling and first place went TO
the RavenswOOd Boat Club.
Columbia University won good race from ths
New York Athletic Club and the Nassau Boat
Club in the intermediate eight-oared shells. The
first two crews fought il out az the finish.
John Hoben. Of the Seawanhaka Boat Club.
won the senior qUarter-mile dash sculIng
in hard finish FROM Fred FuesseI. of the Har-
lem Rowing Club. by half a length Frank
Wesley of the First Bohemian Boat Club got a
poor start and was never a factor in the race.
He made a bold rid for second place. but could
not overcome the big handicap ne got at the
start Fred Shepheard as he pleased in
the senior single scus over the full course. This
race was big disappointment, for II lost all SEM
blance Of a competition after the first quarter
Of a mile when c. B. Wood. OF the Philadelphia
Barge Club, caught crab and went overooard
Wood beat Shepheard easily AT Philadelphia less
than week ago.
Three old timers lined UP at the starting mark
in the veteran senior single SOULS race 1or ina
cup and medal presented by Albert Russell OF
the Metropolitan Rowing Club but only TWO OF
them crossed the finish. William Muleare, or me
Atalanta Boat Club. who was tne sD Layor,eS; az
been rOwed The winner was q b. Muller OK
the Nassau Boat Club. who won with plenty y
spare from John P. Buckley, Of the Portland
Rowing Association These men competed IN
open events more than twenty years ago. Muller
and Buckley have each won the cup once. II
will become the permanent possession Of the
man who wins IL twice.
Durando Miller, OF the New York Athletic
Club. Outclassed his competitors in the inter,
mediate single SOULS race. He took tne lead
soon after the start and won as he pleased py
nearly an eighth OF a mile. The Stettis brothers.
Of the Nassau Boat Club won the lntefmedato
double SOULS race by three lengths IN minutes
The New York Athletic Club won the junior
eight -oared shell race twice. After the race nat
started the first time one OF the men II tIs
Columbia University shell slipped his seaL ana
the recall signal was given. but mona - 80 -,
crews turned back. The Winged FOOT men w ~
easily from the First Bohemian Boat CIuo. = 20 a.
ofacials called IL no race II was rowed over ~
the afternoon and the New York men won easHy
again. The summaries follow
5gnios double 1si. & Sy a,s s'iHa' aHa 'ff aar
stein. wyanoke Boat club second e,sSFss r1e G:.l@
Veteran senior single scuIs-won BY C. r Atnlles 80
sau Boat Clue John = .IS5s Buckley F0F''ANl
Senior single scuils tquarter-ne dashlwon y & !1a
Hoben. seawanhaka Boat Cno; FrSa go TseIatau Boat
ES%inS i"S !Sr Club ;SSs 7eSsnd; io2 RANK S''S''
Intermediates single sculswon BY DuEance a5' Rs 'crS
second: Frank Shea sheepshead Bay Rowing C110 "''
Junior centpede-won by New York Athetc CUB oS, SG
D,0 TIs%aTf ost J. l,,b Il T.sss second E. fine r ''7oS 7
Interrneda,e double sculls-won by R II s'stis s aoa
z w stettig Nassau Boat club Joseph susef a asrSs
third. sSi' TiHe. Tim 1906, .-
sas sSniP eas sgS es Flsd Fesss y H cub Sec
ond Time taken v-,ux
BudTie Fst Bohemian Boat Cub 9i,sT a,, chs saSoai
Harold & Serynlser S'S'en , ,s N9nereil Rowing Cub
third Time 6:5ss. ,sr,-
s ;soeRon ssg '4s1s eas; 'sT2 eT1y DaSn ~ M @
ssfSia sStTd Time SIS. a.u.,.
Junior four-oared gisswon BY New R0eSsis sis, 'a"
CTub II w VuIre A c. AtwoTth A Z T,et; ets;s,,rnb,s
f,avier jr stroke and F. C KOobe eoxsNahj; Pa Tns
University. second; Harlem Rowing CiaN U'~
6;4T - ,.slsis
Junior eisht-Oared saeis-won by Nsw YSFS ? 80 4
Club ~. + sfcKeBna. bow; IS A1Igss" 3 X II
Mehlstsdt 3: c. S;eigler. a: W = Brown ,1aKs ~ ard
n n Us,rrep csNswsinl; Columbia Uniyersity- Ss
First Bohemian ROat Club. third Tine. o'S" ,~
Senior eight-oarsd shssw0g Nv, y Go'geSoiiia wSiie s.
Tyrlrnrch 4; c. H Ferris. s: J. " HoEiet N rorsey
o'1aushIin 7; O. Mackenzis. strose eaa c = w.
coxswainl. No other entry ,,x,rr
intermediate eenttpcdewon by Metropeitts5 teat snl
club CVVfIau Dunn. Joseph Sulgsr. Victor tsirl
cuts Riyasl: New York Athletic club, seeoh1' 80
Time COS. -r..r