New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-31
RAIN MARS REGATTA
COLUMBIA CREWS WIN.
Take Three Races in Rough Hater
on Harlem Riuer.

| For enthusiasm the for interschoastic
Fights took the palm yesterday at the forty
| second annual regatta of the Harlem Regatta
| Association, which was decided on the Speed
| way course. 1t was a day that will long be
| remembered by the few who saw the races. Inc
| rain came down in torrents Throughout the day
| and the oarsmen had to through a sea
the equal of which. according to oldtime oars
| men, has not been in many years.
| The race for high school boys sad dis
| appointment for many because the unusual hap
pened De Witt Clinton. coached by Clarence
Mace and Jack Mulcahy, was considered to
have the race at its mercy. But Immediately
after the pistol shot to start had been sent off
| the High School of Commerce jumped into the
| lead. With little less than length to the
good. they maintained This advantage. beating
! De Witt Clinton by that much at the finish.
The stuyvesant High School, although defeated,
put up q good race and forging to the
front in the last hundred yards.
During the rowing Of the junior ur-nared
gig race the from Columbia University
had narrow escape from drowning, especially
J the coxswain ". Demarest. There were five
crews in this race. including the Crescent Boat
Club, Of Philadelphia: First Bohemian Boat
Club. Harlem Rowing Club and the Wahnetah
Boat Club Of Flushing, Long Island. OFF to a
good start. the Columbia crew quickest to
a length ahead of their nearest rival, the Wah-
netahs. Then the shell suddenly shipped water
and in second had sunk with the fast
to their seats. All, however, managed to release
themselves but Demarest, who appeared to be
tied with lots of rope.
Lieutenant Watt, in charge Of police launch A,
was only a few feet away when the accident
happened. In a second the launch was at
Demarest's side. and with the assistance of
several of the patrolmen Demarest was released
and all were taken aboard the boat and taken
TO their quarters. The won by the
wahnetah Boat Club, with the First Bohemian
Boat Club second and the Crescent Boat Club
of Philadelphia, third
Next in interest was the senior single scull
race, which was won by DuradG Miller, of the
New York Athletic Club. William Mehrhoff, of
the Ma Boat Club. was second. and Fred
Tuessel of the Metropolitan Racing Club
third. Fred Sheppard, of the Seauanhaka Boat
Club. who was considered TO have good chance
in this race, never a factor. He was out
roUed from start to finish
Columbia was not to be denied, despite her
hard luck, for she succeeded in winning three
races-the intermediate four-oared gigs. inter
mediate eight-oared shells and the Junior eight
cared shells.
Another embarrassing affair at yesterdays
races the changing of tides. Although it
was only necessary change three times yet
had the regular schedule been in operation four
times would have been necessary. It the
first time thirty years that this had happened.
There vas considerable enthusiasm the
part Of the few who braved the rain in the in
termediate eight-oared shell race This event
was won by Columbia University. with New
York University second, but the men had to row
hard to win. Not quite open length sep
arated the two crews at the finish.
Another race which greatly pleased the crowd
that for the veterans in single SOULS The
men in line fully half an hour before they
started All seemed slightly nervous and each
was looking for the best of the start But Jack
Nasle the official starter, kept ordering them
around until he finally got them on straight
line and then fred his pistol The starters in
cluded E. Carney, of the Institute Boat Club
Newark. " j; c. 2. Muller. Nassau Boat Club.
]. P. Buckley. Portland Rowing Club Portland
Me; Z. Nicola, Nonpareil Rowing Club. Will
lam NJ Aman. Mutual Rowing Club Of Buffalo
and Charles E. Bulger, of the Union Boat Club
of Albany. After getting off good start |
the veterans maintained their positions for a |
quarter of mile Soon after the race which |
was for half mile dwinded down to aran ,
Bulger and Muller, and they finished in that |
order.
All the events yesterday except the schooIbov |
and the veteran races were at mile and !
quarter
The summary follows:
Intermediate double sculls-Wcn by Union Bos- club
edward bow. Perry Herman. strokey Hudson Fca
Club w. J. spencer bow. j. J. Emery stroke) second
Warren a kohler.
Tonk stroke. third Tune 1852 YIN u
intermediate scus-Won by Frank shea sbeeps-
head Bay club. Garry BIZ ant. RavensVood Boat
Club second Joseph Thompson, Nassau Boat Club third
Junior by Columbia University
Rowing club n. Kinney. bow. ". Herbert . c; Pitt |
y. b Catch. stroke; W r. Eddison. coKswanI: New
York University "a A Young. bow" s. s. Bernstein q |
g: A A Kraus I: " Reynolds stroke: A. P Ackerman |
coHswsinD. second Union Boat Club William Rrien
bow; Charles Schneider. 2; NJ Halanphy 3; James
Nicholas Vincent. 5. Patrick Ryan William Neal
Z: James Mcdonald. stroke. George Hayden. coxswain
third. Time. s:27.
Junior double scus-Won by First Bohemian Boat
Cub Joseph Suchantk bow Frank aznovsky. stroke)
DAILY. ho~. r E Dupuy, strokeJ. third No taken
Veteran senior single sculis-won by William NJ Aman
Mutual Rowing Club Of Buffalo n Y, Charles z Buger
I MON Boat Club. Albany. y Y, second: r Muller
Nassau Boat Club third Time, 5:12
seror double seulls-Desd heat Boat Club
NonfaTeil Rowins club third Time 71S '''n s'FoAe''
Junior single sculs-won by Rudolph vrtacek Ftr,,
Bohemian Boat club; ". P. Downey. Mutual Rowing
Club Of Buffalo. second p. J. Walsh Nassau Boat CIbe
third Time ie
Boat CIub Of Philadelphia. Victor Clement M- ronoIna
Rowing Club. second: Robert HANDY wahnetah Boat
Club. third Time. SIS
intermediate eight Dared shelisWon hy Columbia Un
versty Rowing Club w stensohneider bow. 4 NJ |
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