The sun., 1908-08-23
EIGHTs ROW A DEAD HEAT.
OBrieu's Crew Finally wins From NasIe's
I'm Harlem Regptta.

The Harlem Rowing Club held Its sixteenth
annual club regatta yesterday. and despite
the bad weather the fixture was a great sue
cess Eight events figured on the pro rogramme.
and one OF the most important OF these was
the single scull handicap, for which there was
a special medal donated by President James
Pilkington, who was present himself and the
most Interested spectator watching the boys
pull for the trophy.
The fine fotilla Of ten scullers backed into the
line with Fred Fuessell on the scratch mark
the others having handicaps ranging from
9 to 50 seconds. It was notable that Fues-
sells father-Jake Fuessell-was in the race.
having the limit. When the gun snapped
Fred got couple Of seconds the best OF the
boys, and pulling quick stroke soon had the
fleet in hand McCullom. the new sculler Of
the club. gave him stiff tussle all the way.
but Fuessell won. easing up by half length.
J. D. " Breen was O good third
The eight Dared shell race contributed
plenty Of excitement Four crews turned
out for the contest and after a dingdong
tussle there was a dead heat between Capt
The referee decided that they should row OF
the tie NthSgt asa desy and the two
the starting line Joe Maher. who had charge
Of the firing iron, got the eghts OF well Again
great = 4 pace 1 and pulling blade for blade % every @
foot o. the way. A hundred yards or 90 from
his men responding in gallant style his crew
shot over the line q quarter OF q length ahead
Of the Sagle eight.
sss hs line sed
Of 3 mile Soon afterward 4. Nonenbaoker
and the boat Jumped ahe cad under the extra
steam sp,d TT They g.v.nn won by length from row
In IN II,
SeazSn. and sSe junior single Sig medal give
Capt Jack Nagle gave prize for the inter
mediate single and 1t was cleverly won by
Harry Evans the blond haired son Of Charlie
Evans. the clubs superintendent. Garrett
Nagle with his new motor boat. the Kanawha,
did fine work keeping the course clear OF row
% half mile With the finish in front Of e The CLUB %
wound up the festivities. '
o'csanor, second IVAN wagner, third, Time Time
GraIey, second; Frank A Bannon. third Time
intermediste single Gig--won by Harry Evans;
William Barti.s second; +. j. Nelson. third. Time,
Double GlrS,Won BY Fred ruessell. bow, and
sfoe. .a Finer PIssn eGS minute. sas
scb%arts.' bow; N. Davis. Z j. o'BHen' ): III Huso 70
Nonenbacker, stroke. and r. J. Van Wagner cox.
swain; Crew No. Q. second, with Clarence Mase
bow; A. Meyer; 2 7. Bannon 81 =. NAgle. stroke
T. Brady. bow W Bartes. q s. Hnsch, g. J. d. V.
RIeen. stroke. and J. Byrne. ooIswa'n. Time, /,
Single Scull Hsndicap-Medsl' presented by
James Piihlngtcn-Won by Fred Fuessell, scratch;
". AcCullen. 10 seconds. second. J. ID. v. Breen
sseconds, third. Time minutes IS 5 seconds.
Fight Dared Shsn.Won by Crew No. Z, with
C. Corcoran. bow; G. p. Brdsall, q r. l.. Phlips p
p. Heath, 4 T. Brady. o: s, Husch Q; r. l.. Nelson
z J. o,Bnen, strobe. and p Valance, coxsvaln;
o'Conror, :: NJ Davis 81. Nagle. 4 ", S, Manley.
u v, iraley 9; G. Scbsneld L T. Scannell. stroke,
and Jake FucSsell. coxswAin: Crew No. third,
with J. ID: ". Broen. bow; r. Flupatrick. :; r. A.
Wood, B. II. Evans 4 o, NickIy, s; George. Devoe,
J. Byrnes, co1swsin. ,rrne.'2 minutes seconds.