The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-31
HARLEM REGATTA
MARRIED BY RAIN
Few Spectators for Good
Races-College Crew
Nearly browns.

NEW YORK. May sO.-Threateaing
skies kept hundreds of persons away
from the forty-second annual races of
the Harlem Regatta Association today.
and all during the morning there was
only thin inc Of spectators stretched
along the speedway.
The races were scheduled 20 start
at 3 O'Clock but as usual it was long
AFTER that time when the four young
sJerS in the junior SOULS we're sent
away by the starter.
The course was one and one-quarter
miles straight away. Because of the
changing tides it was necessary to shift
the starting points. The first two races
were rowed down river from Fordham
Heights to just below Washington
fridge. After that the start was made
from just below Washington bridge, and
Inc finish at FoTdnam Heights.
Columbia Beaten.
Most interest was taken in the senior
elght-oared race, lost by Columbia Uni
Nfrslty Rowing Club 10 the New York
Athletic Club The latter crew recently
IL race against Pennsylvania broke
the record. Just after the races started
the rain came down in torrents, chasing
the spectators to cover.
The junior singles proved to be slow
and uninteresting.
In a driving rain storm the Ravens
wood Boat Cub rOwed a dead heat with
the New York. Athletic Club, in the
senior double SOULS event. with the
Nonparei Rowing Club crew badly out
distanced- The race was a most excit-
ing one throughout. and was rowed in
the excellent time of minutes Is sec
onds- The three crews got a flying start
ana kept together, until within about
quarter mile from the finish. when
the Nonpareils dropped behind, and the
other two boats chung together to the
finish line
Five Nearly Drown.
The Coiunblas comprised S. w. Stein
schneider. bow; a. y. Hannah. No. ,:
q. Hauscr. No. .; J. Clapp, stroke, and
Nv. Denarest. cOxswain. They were
leading by half lap, or quarter OF a
lnlle up the stretch in the junior four
sOastd gig event when the shell hit roI-
lers which swamIed the boat turains,
II upside down. With their feet fastea-
ed into the shoes built along the bottom
Of the shell and the hVe depended head
downward in the water, fiounderirg 10
eXtricate themselves. Police launch 4
rushed 10 their assistance Iieutenants /
0 AIOII and AIuIcare and The crew hauled |
the oarsmen aboard and hurried them |
TO the boat house. DemaTC 81, the cox |
swain. was found 20 be suffering the /
worst from immersion.
Summaries.
Junior single sculls-Ffrst heat won by
=. ErtaCck, First BOncmians T. J. |
WalshN assau, second.
Second heat-Won by ". 2. Downey, !
Mutual X. c, Buffalo, y. Y; J. Hughes, /
Union B. c., second.
Final heat-Won by Vrtacek. Downey,
second; Walsh, third. Time, 7.46 2-5.
intermediate double scuIls-Won by
Metropolitan r. c. Or s. Emerson, bow:
A. 5. COrbett. stroke); Hudson B. c.
CIV. ]. Spencer. bow; I. ]. Emery,
stroke) second: Nassau B. c. CIV. A
KohIer, bow; f. G. Tonk. stroke) third,
No time taken. Union p. g, fourth.
intermediate single scuils-Won by
Frank Shea, Sheepshead Bay r, c.; G.
Bryant. RavenswoOd B. c., second. Jo-
; seph Thompson. Nassau B. c. third; H
VonBartheld, Metropolitan r. c.,
fourth.
Junior eight-oared snelIs-Won by Co
.lumbia: New York University, second;
Union B. c.. third; Metropolitan f. c.,
fourth. Time, az.
Junior double scuIls-won by First
bohemian B. c. 81. Suchanek. bow; +.
I.aznovsky, stroke); Metropolitan r. c.
second; Staten Island B. c. Oh. c. Daley.
} bow r. r. DUpuy stToke), third; Dur
ham Club tNale) OF New Haven, fourth.
No time taken.
o Veteran senior single scuIls-vVcn by
w. NJ Amans Mutual r. c., Buffalo, \.
. Y, Charles E Bulger Union 3. G.
Albany, y. Y. second; J, p. Buckley,
Portland r. G, Portland, Me, third.
Time, 3 p c. T. Muller, Nassau 3. c..
and f. Nicola, Nonparen r. c., also
rcwed.
tween New York a. c. &C. T. Stewart, |
bow, and g. Quinn, stroke) and Ravens |
wood l. c. &c, korwan, bow, and J.
fortune, stroke); NCnpareil r. C Or
II. Knapp, bow, and Charles steInkamp
strOke), third. Time. 7:l3
Intermediate eight-Oared sheils-NVon
by Columbia University, Union Boat .
sClub, second; New York University,
third. Time, 6:23-
Association single sculIs-Won by r. {
/. Smith, Nespers Boat Club, Philadel-
Rowing Club, second; Robert Handy,
NVahnetah, Boat Club. third. Time. 1853. | 7
Junior fcur-oared gigs-Won by Wah-
,netah Boat Club Flushing first; BO-
hemian Boat CIuD. second; Crescent ,
Boat Club, Philadelphia, third: No .
time taken. Harlem Rowing Club also =
IOWed. 0olumbld crew IOunQereG.
Junior centipede fOuTs-WOn by Union |
Boat Club; Metropolitan Rowing Club. ,
second; NOnpareil Boat Club. third.
No time taken. First Bohemian Boat
Club QUIT rowing at three-quarter mile
Senior single sculls-Won by Durnado /
Miller y. Y. A; W. Mehrhoff Nassau y
Boat Club second: F. FuesseU. Metro '
polltan Rowing Club, third Time. 7:45 I
intermediate four-oared gigs-Won by I
Columbia University, Hudson B. @,
second. Paramount Rowing Association. | 7
Philadelphia third. No time taken.
Senior eight-oared sheIls-WOn by New 7
York.A. @: Columbia University second; j
no time taken. I
IntersChOlastiC eiEht-oared shells-NVon c
Nv High School of Commerce; Dewitt / I
Clinton School second: Stuyvesant H. s. Q
third. No time taken. C
Senior Centipede fOurs-Won by New 5
York A. c.; Nonpareil B. c. second No ?
third. No time taken. Il
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