New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-31
r0MMERCE CREW WINS.
RIG DAY FOR COLUMBIA.
BchooIboy Race Feature of Harlem
Rirer Regatta.

For
Fights took the palm yesterday at the forty
So, animal regatta of the Harlem Regatta AS
.ocarion. which was decided on the Speedway
,,,,rse Rowing beautiful race from start to !
.nisb the Youngsters from the High School OF |
Commerce flashed over the line a winner by a
ircsnf length from De Witt Clinton High school !
Two lengths behind came Stuyvesam Hlgh' anu
townsend Harris vas fourth.
The Morris High school boys fouled row.
boat abou; quarter OF a mile from the hhlsh'
The SHARP, pointed shell pierced the side OF inc
boat, and il was with great difhculty 'h"' nv
swo boats were separated.
This race proved a great victory for captain
uack Nasle, of the Harlem Rowing Club for the
boys who trained under him finished first ana
sonoos. and the developed into a contest
between De Witt Clinton and Commerce
An immense crowd thronsed the r, "Leeo ah
from morning until late afternoon. fuiiy three
Thousand boys, with school pennants ana Yells.
were On hand TO lend announcement TO their
Various favorftes The scene had many of the
surroundings of a big Intercollegiate regatta
sThere was some delay at the start but finally
she crews got off on terms. Commerce and
DE Witt soon drew away. Racing side by side,
they pulled together until the three-quarter nAle
xney- IVES reached Here Commerce began TO
.ut beef" into her stroke and drew ahead Clin-
son hung on desperately and made a brave
struggle, but was not quite equal to the task.
Columbia University mad q good day. Jim
gice's men made -pe showing In the ajority
IF the races in which they entered. One
nj the big surprises was the falling down of
The New York Athletic Club oarsmen They
were the favorites for many of the races but
tailed TO live UP to the confidence which
blaced in their ability.
Columbia University had walkover IN the
race for senior eght-Oared shells -Four
Nere al the start, including the New York Ath-
ketc Club, the Nassau Boat Club and the Bach
sors' Barge Club, of Philadelphia 1t was a
good start. The Columbia crew pulled power
Sul stroke and slowly began TO shove the nose
sf the shell in the lead. When the half mile
mark was reached the White and Blue boat had
q lead Of fully a~length. II was perfectly plain
nhen that the college men would win. The
became hard fight for second place between
khe Nassaus and the Mercury Foot eight. With
out any advantage TO either crew the boats raced
how and bow until the last hundred yards, when
HE New York Athletic Club pulled ahead and
look the place by about six feet. The Bachelors
hropped out of the quarter Of q mile from
ihe finish. Columbia proved big surprise. The
kline was Doinutes and q seconds.
Fred Shepheard, of the Seawanhaka Boat
Club, won the senior single sculI by fully
Two lengths. Frank B. Greer, of the Boston
isfhletic Association, and Fred Fuessel of the
Metropolitan Rowing Club, furnished pretty
fight for second place, the New Yorker finally
winning the place by a quarter of length. Du-
randS Miller, Of the New York Athletic Club
was never in the race Shepherd rowed q
swell judged race.
| One Of the prettiest races during the morning
twas the event for junior eight-oared crews, in
(which the First Bohemian Boat Club, Columbia
University and New York University were the
contestants. The three crews got off to a good
start The ''Bohos" soon pulled away, however,
and before the first quarter reached they
thad lead Of more than length. From then
lon they were never headed and won easily by
three lengths. Columbia and New York rowed
iDow and bow until a short distance from the
finish. when the Morningside Heights coegians
had little more in reserve and managed TO
squeeze into second place by q narrow margin
The New Workers made fine showing for the
ishort time they had been on the river. less than
y month
Junior single sculls-won by James a. Miller New
:s:saa gerry Bryant Iaavenswood Boat Club third,
H2E . @ By NenpaFs Rowing
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p A; Fitzgbbon., 2; z G.. Lane, 3; P. ]. Herman.
@ 2 s5a william BY E.Z .sr5 e. ss York
'ns Psngyi ,1a Bate Gg6 thrd Tine Tine s24
ga clue + Major First Bohemian Boat Club second
Junior eight-oared shes-Won by First Boat
2osk sso fzn SSE $ a q TrsceS s. uchsne
.sssity, second: New York Tniversity third Time
Junior double scuns chrst heao-won by Staten Island
S. 9o6 ~ b 5l ' % Eode%f tr 5Sb
rfoss 2tsss e Boat b redong Merropoitan I5owng
on No. ri@,a ao1 ~ Y - ~ 9
rub; New Rochelle Rowing Club. second Atalans Boat
gs IhiFd F TIM. .cs ees, hes,oD nv II scrvm-
Ger Staten Island Boat club Rober: Handy wahnstah
M sssnS Me.Po l@s RHng eGb Maj
nioa Boat Club second J. T P Callahan. Metropolitan
Association single SOULS fhna heat)-Won by staten
Island Boat Club Wahnetah Boat Club second. Metro
foitan Rowing Cub. third No time taken
sost Club X H N snsvily. bow. Z P. Jordan ?; =
ssalaing ;: J D Glies A. p W Won saltza 81 NJ. G.
~ 5 Winston coKWan,: New York Athletic Club
tsHnc; Nassau Boat Club third Time. Z :27-
ln'erscholastc eght-oared shesWon by High School
r.sssreT 3: H C;ottsehaidt = c. Lang. 8 VI Broad
Rat 6 J. Vasely !; o'Heil stroke; ]
tssinl: De Witt Clinton High School edward Cooney.
boz l. WIthsrby p II. Van Bonel 8. l. Cremn. H.
II, a MeuseEgnU. r z.
sFoks: A Birmingham coxswainj. second: stuyvesant
R Menefee e: ? s. Mead. Z: L. r. Fountain. stroke
- Veterans senior single scuis-Won by william
Anan Mutual RoV ing Club. Buffalo. Charles E Bulger
~ 9n Boat Club 4 bany second & 2 Muller. Nassau
.Junor fouroared gigs-Won by University ~
g, taight bow: Y. l. Starbuck . H. II. Sneyily 3;
- ? Jordan. stroke; y. o. lockwood. coxswain).
,.HeIs Rowing Cub. second; Crescent Rowing Club
Mir 10 time
senior single sculs-Won FRED shepheard.
ssks Beat club; FuesseI Metropolitan Rowing Club
800 Frank b Greer Boston Athletic Association
itli'd- Time 5:s5i.
.o - D y T5reen. bow. J. J. Ryan Metropo-
- tsoSlng Club. second Time 500
K = y 'headle ?; W l. starbuck. 4 T. A Robinson
, KAN 8; J. N. HaiEht, = j. G. Mckenzie.
80 y DuFani Coxswainp First Bohemian Boat Club
seCcnd Time. 6:4Giz
r senior fony-osred sheIs-Won by Bachelors Barge
50 fni.adelpha James Bond. II bow: =. &.
Ilo second; Nassau Boat Club. third. Time 7:0sz
~, our Dared ggsWon by Columbia lniver
'ansoh q } e. Mackenzie. stroke: F. N Bangs
,r- go nassau Boat Club second; Metropolitan Row
s eiun' third Time 1874.