New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
'SWELLS MAR REGATTA
SENIOR GIG SWAMPED.
Ne1u York n. e. Pair Put Ont Of
Race While Leading.

What for several minutes looked like the feature
OF tho third annual regatta Of the Hudson River
Re gatta Rowing Association. held the Riverside
Drive course Of the North River yesterday. turned
out to be a farce. This the senior double Stg
event, in which the Nassau Boat Club and the New
York Athletic Club pairs were starters.
After Jack Nagle. Of the Harlem Rowing Club.
had sent them of to a good start. both crews went
through the water flying 1t looked, at the rate
they going along. as II they would break AL
records. and IL also appeared that 1t would b .,
hard struggle for first honors At the half mile.
however. the heavy swells that had been bctheF1nS
the oarsmen all afternoon again cams into play
and swamped the New York Athletic Club boat
At the time of the accident IL was about quar-
ter OF length in the lead.
Although not the best race Of the afternoon. ons
of the most eagerly watched was the single gG-
According Of the members Of the Hudson
Boat Club. than $500 had been bet by thsm
that their would come in first His chances
were doomed from the start. There thrso
starters. the Blcomingdale Boat Club. the Hudson
Boat Club and the Harlem Rowing Club. Follow
ing good start. Streckfus. Of the BIoomingdale
Boat Club. Immediately began to row all over the
river But. after going along In this fashion for
half a mile. he succeeded in getting down to
real race. At this point Greenhut. Of the Hudson
Boat Club was swamped McCulum. Of the Har-
lem Rowing Club. had settled down to . steady
pace and won by fully fifteen lengths
The best OF tho day. however. vas the
senior four-oared barge race For the frss tnSse-
quarters Of a mile blanket would have eovsFsd
the crews tom the Harlem Rowing Club and ehs
Hudson. Boat Club. At that point. however. sne
Harlem barse seemed to fater a bit. and by tns
time the had recovered themselves the Aueeo"
crew had gained lead Of nearly three isnetnss
which 1T maintained to the finish
Almost as interesting the Junior four-oessd
gig the starters being the Crescent Rov1n0 Cfoo
and the First Bohemian Eoat Club. They got away
10 a good start but the former crew seemed 70 %
Of fha tuy0 and "A
been rowed was fully fifteen lengths to the oood.
The Bohemians then spurted, but severa cfeos s"u
as many more swells kept them from making my
further progress and they had TO be content Vim
second place, finishing about ten lengths 0'n'"o
the leaders
Although the water and tide conditions were any
thing but favorable. 10 considered that nns
time had been made by all crews All tne r.cW
were one mile. The first two races or tne o.S.
which began promptly at O'Clock. were starssd ss
,h sdzle r,oat Club and finished OF Grants
Tomb The course was reversed for tho other rees@
The summaries follow
Junior sinsI. sie-won by william Mccnliun a., c..
Esm,gs .sosng GiuS; fims s:coss sass s'reeAn' '''
, dou1f y .rs * HUDSON
.l.na,s sR.s1Sss Beat Club Club Nv sodsnssss Hsdss
S Snes ... a. 8as
soan'is se@ Frank ssi1ander George M,hisy Nc &
sseond BIoominsiale Club (Georse Heydsn.sfen
Sour- " r Sch1eider No q. J. Streckfuss NO. = =,
Icinesch stroke, ". H. McDonoush coxs"ain). 'nlc
Time. 6:37t -.s u~~s>~
club a. Lyttle W. Hoop. 2. r Fe1Snen, -
hemian Boat Club a. shrixanek oow: Sna1iec
Lin. q Iohn 8. William MartnT stf0s0'
staniev Nolan coxswan). second Time o,iS -.
Senior double gs-Won by Nassau 6oas LUZ NJ W
\ v.rd S,.ttir bow; William Nehrhon stroke) NeN
york Athletic Club a. c Rivas, bow; - 9upn'
| Senior four-oared earse-Won by HUDSON SoAe @ Soe
l ~ Il F,merv bow; Frank Mailander, q Geor1e 1sn-
lev a: william Spencer stroke: EDWARD Loventaa..
eoAs~a'I n Y Ki.,n ,: j. Ryan. 8: l. g. HAhsT,
| sfroKei second. No time taken Only Two sfsrsers