New-York tribune., 1907-04-29
FOR JAMESTOWN RACES
Ne1o York Viii Compete an Big
Intcrcity RO1cing Contests.

Plans for the big rowing meet to be held at
jamestown a week after the national regatta
were discussed yesterday at a meeting at the
Metropolitan Rowing Club 1t was called by
President Pikngton of the national association
and representatives were present from Column
bia University, Nassau Rowing Cluo, HaIIeHA
Rowing Club. Metropolitan Rowing CIuo AtS-
lanta Rowing Club, Seawanhaka Boat CluD'
Wyanoke Rowing Club. New York Athletlc CIuo
and Nonpareil Rowing Club.
President Pilkington gave an outline or the
work which is being done by the regatta com
mittee Of the national association IN preparlIIs
for the big races at jamestown in August he
said il was planned to have series or inter
city races for intermediate fours intermediate
elghts and Intermediate octuples in the week
following the national regatta In these RACES
there VIII be entries from New YORK. Pnila-
delphia, Boston, Detroit, Washington BuHa!O
and several other cities.
That New York may be ably represented. this
meeting was called 10 discuss plans FOR picking
men 10 row in the various crews fteS1Uet.y
Pikington was elected chairman, and he Wili
select six men TO serve on a committee Win
him This committee viii attend all regaJtaS
this summer and keep close tabs on all the oars
men. Late in July or early in August they VIII
select the men from the various local crews
These men Will then begin training togetheT- II
Is expected that the competition TOT places IN
the boats Will be very keen. The hnaI seIeC-
tions will virtually mean that these men are tle
best In local waters. and they VIII cohstltute All
New York crews.
The schooIboy crews are now we'll advanced
IN their training. and all the old sculleT5 VINO
have seen them working are loud In their praises
OF the workmanship displayed by the young
siers The boys who are training under Captain
Jack Nagle. OF the Harlem Rowing club, VIII
have their first experience IN shells on + trlc4y
At the present time they are working IN the
barges New London and Poughkeepsie, loaned
by Columbia University, Many judges OF row
inc Ike the work og the men who rowing
IN tho first crew from De Witt Clinton High
School. At the present time # IS boated as FOL
Chaplin. bow; witherby. 2: Rothwen. 3: Crem-
IN. I. Cooney, 8: Mendeisohn. g. Ditmar. :;
Bird. stroke; Birmingham coxswaln inls crew
averages l5S pounds. Bird who IS stroklns THIS
eight, weighs l56 pounds
Tho candidates from the High School OF COM
r1crce who are also being trained BY \aKle are
divided into two eights Tho crew known as
Section \ win probably row us follows in the
Decoration Day races: Garvin. bow; McWil-
8. Brodhcad, 8. HUlse. :: Steinkanp, stroke.
These boys average 152 pounds. Steinkanp.
who s. IA brother OF Charlie Steinkamp. the old
Nonparcil oarsman Is the AghteSt man IN the
boat. weighing only l42 pounds.
The squad OF schOOlboys training at Travers
Island has dwnded down 20 nine The long
trip interfered With the school work OF some Of
the boys and they were forced 10 quit. Al
though Coach Giauntni Is rather disappointed az
the few candidates. he believes that Morris High
School will be wei represented In the race
There Will be no from tho s.. Marys Train
ting School. but in Its place win be an eight rep
Tesenting Stuyvesant High School. These boys
Will begin work this afternoon under the tute-
lage Of Captain JACK Mucahy at tho Atalanta
Boat Club The Townsend Harris boys are
river In shells this week
Nearly all the entr!es for the Harlem Riysr
Regatta Association have now been made and
the prospects are fire FOR big fields and close
and keen competition. The New York Athletic
club IS planning 70 clean up the river on Deco
ration Day. IL learned yesterday from
Captain Haubold that the Mercury Foot club
win make more entries than ever this year.
Among the various crews which VIII race are
a senior eight a Junior four a junior double "a
Junior single. senior single, senior pair
cared. an intermediate eight and centipede.
Columbia University will also have unusu-
ally large number OF entres Coach Rice said
yesterday that he would have crews in the junior
eight intermediate eight and senior eight races.
and probably In the senior tour-oared and junior
centipede races. The Columbia rowers will meet
Harvard the Charles River In their first race
OF the season May H.
There was a story along SculIers' Row yes
terday that Frank = Greer the Philadelphia
oarsrnan was planning to enter the senior single
race on the Harlem River on May 80. II he
does he viii probably meet Constance =. Titus
the present champion of America. There are
many persons who think that Greer beat
Titus. and II he should il is hardly likely that
Titus would make further efforts 10 compete I'm
the Diamond Sculs. They arc old rivals. and a
race between them would be we'll worth seeing.
The last entry for the veterans (Cen who
have been In competition for twenty years) race
is that of William w Aman OF tho Mutual Row
ing Club. OF Buffalo. Years ago Aman rowed
for the Harlems. This is half mile race. It
always furnishes much amusement To the men
who know the old oarsmeu.
Coach ConnelI. Of the Union Boat club. is
pleased with the showing thus far made by the
men from New York University He has nearly
forty men from whom to choose a junior eight
and possibly a Junior four. The conegians are
working every afternoon. and this week win see
two crews boated i'm shells
Some Of the other clubs which will be repre-
sented in the Memorial Day races follow: Har-
lem, intermediate double. Junior double Junior
single, senior double; Crescent Rowing Club
junior four and junior double Nonpareil, junior
eight and junior double; Nassau, senior eight
Junior centipede and Junior double: Atalanta
junior eight. junior double and senior double
There are seven entries from the Metropolitan
Rowing Club. Dave Roach has a Junior eight
and senior single for these races.