New-York tribune., 1907-09-03
DEAD HEAT ON RIVER,
SMITH WINS SECOND TRY.
Rain Fails to Dampen Enthusiasm
at NiddIe States Regatta.

For enthusiasm the race Of the junior octuple
shells took the palm yesterday at the annual
Middle States Regatta on the Speedway course
OF the Harlem River While the Harlem Rowing
Club had comparatively easy time in winning
this event, neither this nor the rain could damp
en- the enthusiasm of the rowing enthusiasts
From the crack of the pistol to the finish the
crews were cheered continuously, and this was
kept UP for nearly ten minutes after the race
was over.
Off in a good start the crew from Harlem i'm
medfately jumped in the lead. After half of the
distance was covered il was plainly evident that
so far the winner was concerned it was only
a question of by how many boat lengths the
Harlem crew would win. The Unions and the
Metropoitans had hard fight for second place.
But toward the last fifty yards the Union crew
faltered. and the Metropolitans won by three
lengths.
The New York Athletic Club the senior
eight Dared race without trouble. After jockey
ing about for several minutes the three crews,
including the Atalanta Boat Club and the First
Bohemian Boat Club caught the water together.
For nearly half mile il was only a matter of
inches between leader and tailender- While
Atalanta and Bohemian were trying hard to
keep with the Mercury Foot crew, the latter was
going along easily, thirty-nine strokes to the
minute.
AT the three-quarter mark the New York Ath-
letic Club gradually began TO draw away from
its opponents, without even getting fight for
first honors. The Bohemians were an easy sec
that the crew from the Atalanta Boat Club would
give its rivals good fight for the laureIs but it
was never a factor during any time of the jour-
ney.
Nearly ten thousand dollars was won and lost
the result OF the intermediate eight cared
shell race There were only two crews entered
the Atalanta Boat Club and the Lone Star
Boat Club. 1t by the former club in
easy fashion. While many were of the opinion
that the Atalantas would win. they did not
oh ne hafr pIO5 IN ha aPty hai
ion. For several minutes before the
started several members of the Lone Star Boat
Club offered to bet anything from dollar up to
a thousand that their club would win with no
takers.
Perhaps the most interesting race Of the day
was the dead heat between J. a. Miller, Sd, Of
the New York Athletic Club, and r. L. Smith.
Of the Fesper Boat Club On the second venture
both men kept together for nearly three-quarters
of the distance. At this point they let out
little and after fifteen more yards had been COW
cred both boys fighting hard to pass one
another. Five yards from the finish Miller col
lepsed. and while Smith was hardly in any bet
ter condition he Just did manage TO cross the
finish line. Both men had to be lifted into the
press boat.
While hardly person could be seen along the
Speedway course during the early morning
races, il fairly packed shortly after the rain
ceased, Fully three thousand persons were on
hand at the end of the programme to lend en-
coura cement to their various favorites.
The revenue cutters and police did good work
In keeping the course clear all day. none Of the
races being interfered with by passing river
craft.
The summaries follow:
Junior single shells Sc nl & atWon by n vq ,srr- Has
Boat Tl1sT c7nb n5uI third Time 5:5i3s - -
% Junior 1 eirht-oaro t- by
3: G A Flynn, i H Lyons. .: P: a; Ransom 6: T.
sn aasH: New e. oess Rs oW1E CUB b e De Angea bow
a kndersdS S 69eFMng 81 aan ar Ahaes:oP e J Il + Iveoy WhF
Xulte, stroke; A Gallagdet eoxswain) second Alta
Interrnedate quadruple ecallswon by Nonpa5en Row
5P EnsPP, 81 Il shaepakeF make stEo1e Quaker CITY Barge
H. Iedg. stroke5 second Nassau Boat club third Fine
4 oS @b 9 }6bh by d W f9 h5jSs as es
s. FS G eTcq TeeS s6e NesSaP tbr5 Boat rs Gb q Walsh Ro"
uo W a 4a5 sTa boy R2y e Tsv e j. pos6e a.
head Bay Rowing Club John MoeEer. bow John RosaR
oo4sTaa5. second Time 5:i5 '' '-' " L. DI,'',
a5 G " SgeIeF rebl bonn n so A aerSse p w i,f cesR
swain: Valencia BOAT Club second Time s:22
Senior foar,oaTed sheIs-won by seawanhaka Boat
shePheard bishop 0s siFoke5 Ratenszood Boat
Junior 5onE7SaTad gigswOR by aa FaEoaHt s Rowing
soe'i s6Pse + Math sIao WI i5ofs samuel 8
G aG a % Poae4er R9at c' g. f @ MsiS sG s4os SG
r. {. GyTss co.swain)., second; Time 5:i5,
sef New s'F5s S &iie Club Ss and 'iSi R l. s,t
Intermediate eight-oared shelsWon by Atalanta Boat
Club CF. J. Koch. bow; j. II O'I3rten. 2 T; z BAN
son. 9: c. E Bamman q J. Sullivan, stroke; Edmund
G TYer coxswain); Lone Star Boat Cub second Time
Senior double sheIIs-on by metropolitan Rowing Club
Ravenswood Boat Club. third Time 5:2ik
Senior four-oared hagges-Won by Active Boat Club
a Koehe1 @ I.t Stroke charles KesEa{h, oo1swaih vaen
cia Boat Club. second Time 4;55h.
Senior single shells-won by Durando Miller, New York
Athletic Club William NJ Varey. Atalanta Boat Club
second. Time. 1853.
fy. Kuehne bow; Kuehne. srohe); Metropolitan
Rowing Club (2obeTt Emerson bow Andrew s Corhett,
sroke). second; Nassau Boat Club, third Time, . p q
Junior octupe sheils-Won by Harlem Rowing Club %
E A Gingras. 8: ]. Hailinan @; T. J. Nelson 7; h
Algonquin stroke. A Birmingham coXswain); Metropol
Boat Club red harrington. bow; John Slatery =:
Golner. 3; Edward Groden 4; Gus Wierners .:
stroke E Clark coxswain). second Union Boat Club.
third. Time. 4:55z.
Association single heat)--won by Thomas
NcGee, Ravenswood Boat Club: L. c. Rivas New York
aenior eight-oared shels-Won by New York Athletic
Strong. bow; o Kimberley, 2: j. Boylan, 3;
]. Boyle q: r. Klein. 8; f. s Rice g. F. NJ, Wheeler:
z; C. Kusche. stroke: w. w Swan. coxswain); First
bohemian Boat Club a. Sedlacek e. Zima. 2: r.
1fiksovskv. s: L; Major: 4 l. Laznoysty 8: w Ko'-
delka F. Suchanek. z: w Villim. stroke E. Kallina,
coxsaain) second; Ataanta Boat Club. third. Time.
5:20.
REGATTA ROWED IN RAIN.