New-York tribune., 1906-07-01
LONG ISLAND REGATTA,
A RACE FOR COLUMBIA.
RaUens5cood -Four Lucky to Usn
the Senior Shell Race.

Under scorching that beat down unnlerci-
fully on Flushing Bay the twenty-frst annual
regatta of the Long Island Rowing Association was
held yesterday in the presence OF several thou
sand spectators. The heat was intense tAat
many Of the oarsmen were exhausted before they
reached the finish line. and the times were cor
respondingly slow The card well filed and
many prominent metropolitan Oarsmen competed,
as well as representatives from all the Long Island
clubs
The course mile straight away. starting az
College Point and finishing at the end OF the dyke.
Although the first scheduled 70 start at
2S0 it was nearly o'clock before the first pistol
fired.
Four men were entered TO start in the senior
single scull race. but only Durando Miller, Of the
New York Athletic Club, and Fred Shepheard, Of
the Seawanhaka Boat Club. faced the starter Both
men got off well and rowed together for three
quarters Of mile. IL was loaflng match, each
oarsman waiting for the other 70 make his sprint.
About three hundred yards from the finish Shep-
heard hit up ms stroke and gradually crept away
from Miller, winning by scant length in the slow
time OF Z minutes and IA seconds.
>, Columbia and the Nonpareil Rowing Club were
race. The youngsters from Morninsside Heehts
showed great Improvement over their work ON the
harlerm on Memorial Day. II was interesting
race for more than half mile. but after that the
SH SHnu the Blue ana White oarsmen shot out in the
iead; AT the finish Columbia nearly six
Luck was with the Ravenswood Boat club four
IN the senior shell race. On Memorial Day they
four was disqualified The MetTopoIifan Bost CITb
and the Staten Island Boat Club were lighting il
Staten Islanders fouled the Nets" Both crews
Ravenswoods swept by and won the race The
staten Island crew was disqualified and the Nets
In the intermediate four-oared gig race the New
formance on the Harlem River month ago. they
were IN a class by themselves. Rowing smoothly
dozen lengths in advance Of the Metropolitan Row
ing Club four, which second
R3VenSWOO6 ~ Tha
t9Ie IN the event for junior single scQllers Thomas
He was easily the best Of the entries and won as
he pleased by ten lengths in 6171z
for junior ur-oared shells brought out the
nb Voc BGat G IdHo ana the Crescent Athletic
rowed stroke for stroke. with neither having any
spurt however the Crescents had little the better
OF it and won by less than length. The summa-
rtes follow:
wood BOst Club; P Mann, New York Athletic Club,
senior single seulawon by Fred shepheara. Sea-
wanhaka Boat Club; Durando Miller. New York Athletic
Club. second No third Time. I:17h.
stein wysHoEe Boat Club: Joseph te @ ana Ihsa Wiam
and John smithln seawanhaka Boat Club third Time.
Junior fOur-oarded shell for the Eagle Cup,-won by
the eo Crescent scent ATHLETIC Club with s Blankey bow;
stroke Ravenswood Boat Club with Charles Early bow;
CHARLES E Lamb stroke second No third Time. e.
senior fogr-oared shell-won by Rayens,good, Boat
Club. with George Korwan, bow; John Fortune No 2:
Poiitan Beat Club. with William Dunn. bow Victor
R Staten snd S9Ahsn Boat Nc Club 1as 11h 6v
johnson bow; T R. Strong, No. 2; N. H. Donald No,
3; w. H. Donald, stroke. third. Time, 7:01S.
Junior four-Oared gig-Won by Metropolitan Rowing
Club. with Edward Cfroden, bow: Hugo Hettel No 2;
Harold Thompson No 3; Richard Walsh. stroke w.
Eariy bow; George Woodeton. No ?; Harry ThreibahT
No. 3; Charles E Lamb. stroke; Joseph McKeever.
coxswan. second: Crescent Athletic Club with Blank
ley. bow; Thomas Griffin No q l. snyder No 8: F. X.
Snyder. stroke, third. Time, G:191s
Intermediate four-oared egIWon by New Rochelle
Foster. 3; w. N Bavier. jr stroke. A. K Cal
laudet. coxswain: Metropolitan Rowing Club, with Ed
Grodsn. bow; Hertel p Harold Thompson. 8;
Richard Walsh stroke and william H Dunn. coxswan.
Sheepshead Bay Rowing Club with John MOcher
bow: w G. Tighe q 2 Carey. 8; and George r. Rogon.
stroke. third Time. 6:15l4.
Junior elght-oared shellson by Columbia University
with J. L. Tonnele. Jr. bow; V: Mitchell 2 H. c. Nc
Lean 81 a. T. Moran A. l. Sparkling. s. J. Giles. 8; P.
Gerussi Z; j. c. Mackenzie. stroke and w winslow.
coxswain; Nonpareil Rowing Club with James O'Nel,
bow; NJ Evans. q Charles Bardenhasen 3; John Steur
4: w Won Bergen. 3: c. Rouele. g; Theodore Lohr.
Henry Baclus stroke and George NJ Hahner. coxsYan.
second; third. Time 535.