New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
MILLER HARLEM VICTOR
r1lS SENIOR SCCLL
ONCE MORE.
colgmbia OarSmeR Lose to Ne1c
York 4thietic CIHb Fights
In T7cO Brilliant Races.

n
- -. on the Harlem Eive9 yesterday We're ideal.
oS ,,a finest s,ts OF contests that have ever
% %u scen on the Speedway was decided. the races
.,p from early IN the morning until late in the
.-roo,l The New York Athletic club and the
So, Rowing C1ub shared the honors of the
| columbia University for the first lime in
,,ears failing 10 gain more than one victory.
MI, +be morning there were not many specta-
= on, but soon after noon the crowds began 10
-. the Speedway. and hundreds Of small craft.
-, ordinary skiffs and rowing club barges TO
= s,.sed motor boats. were on the river. There
- iot Of rivalry among The spectators. the
men especially trying 10 outdo one another in
-, ,,a club flags All the races. with the
ion ~ the interscholaslic race and the senior
t-er--7ire dash were one mile and quarter in
III The high school course was one mile.
---f,-rinatey. sone Of The races were marred by
rx rowing out Of their courses. although there
=, M nro1ests II the Junior eieht-oared shells
- in the morning. the Columbia freshmen and
:. 1er York Athletic Club got tangled up AT the
- with he result that neither creN wss in its
,sr course when the race began. The New York
.h,,,3e club eight pulled ahead. and AZ the quar-
- nile was p good half length In thc van Co
Ir-,he had dropped back another half length AT
- b.;frr7e mark but coming up TO The mile mark
=. Rue and White youngsters pushed themselves
ard were almost even terms with the leaders
Tbs snrint apparently told the Columbia eight,
e. + e-adually fell back. and about length
hrri1
Work I-nversitys varsity crew, which was also in
=. -sce was never a factor. Van Nliets coaching
,45,rtv having done little for the university creH
T,r-a,do Miller. the New York Athletic Clubs
h.r1rion single sculler. met s Gordan, OF the Yes
,s- Boat club, Of Philadelphia, and defeated him
seer pretty struggle in the senior single scuils
c,ssD COZ Of 20 a better start than the local
,,snsn. but Miller soon got up with him, and
,hsr rowed along side by side 10 the half-m'le
r1,rk There both men let themselves go and Mil
ls- SLOWLY forged ahead II took him almost half
mile To gain length on the Philadelphia man.
however.
Miller did not have such good fortune in the
oua-ter-rnile dash. The race was won by Fred
Fressel of the Harlem Rowing Club, a~d Miller,
who was rowing third the time, within fifty
yards Of the nnish was caught in the trough Of a
vsve and capsized. He pulled out by the pa
rrorYsn on course boat. helped by the men on
Police launch A In the last half dozen strokes
Frank Shea OF the Sheepshead Bay Rowing Club,
passed James a Miller. Of the New York Athletic
Club and beat him out by three feet for second
To the ordinary spectators interest centred in
the interscholastic race. De Witt Clinton High
School Won but it was the closest and most excit-
ing contest Of the afternoon. the High School Of
Commerce crew the only other starter. losing only
after game struggle
The Clinton eight bit disconnected at the
start when the Commerce boys got of with jump
and in the first dozen strokes had poked the nose
Of their shell quarter OF length in front of the
Clinton boat With the boats in the same relative
positions they raced on TO half mile. each crew
rowing very smoothly at about rhirty-ave strokes
20 the minute Al the half mile something seemed
10 get into Clinton eight. for the boat appeared
Suddenly to be fying through the water ana II WAS
a matter OF a few seconds when the heo ana
Black crew was in front leading the commerce oo>S
by the smallest margin. But they did not stop at
hat nd rim he
frantic shouts OF q whole mob OF Clinton rooters
cheering them on. Gradually they left tie Com
Ineroe eight behind and crossed the line with
lead Of fully length cf open water.
Columbia only victory came in the Intermediate
four-oared gigs, where the Blue and White crew
il pleased. beating out the Pennsylvania
Barge Club by TWO lengths Despite the fact that
J Mum. rowing No. : in the New York Athletic
Clubs intermediate eight, broke his oar hundred
yards from the finish. the Mercury Foot crew won,
Defeating Columba's intermediate eight by two
feet n the most exciting kind Of a finish.
The New York Athletic Clup obtained first place
81 the Junior singles. junior eights senior fours.
senior singles and Intermediate elghts, while the
Harlem Rowing Club won first place trophies in
the senior doubles, quarter-rniIe dash and junior
octopedes.
The summaries follow:
p. 4:i's'ion e Fas sasl: & H KNAPP :.3S8 S89
Joseph ThonFsoa NASSAU 81 cps tfrd Time IA
Senior fou7oared shells-won By New YORK A G. IF.
3 = Fi9s5ins 5obeTt Hsndy. Edward s,apieton
: zra s,SPlean Frederick Iawler1 second; Harlem
shePhesrd. Charles steeakaiap,. third. Time ais.
yort nss sH!ls-Non by DITanao MliieT; Ne%
second Clo time giTenJ
p, Junior double scuis-Won by Durham b g New
EEs.en usenTy II Livingston, Edmond = iAyingson2:
third Tina 6.I5st
s:5to- double sruswon By Harlem r. G New York
reEars Y
second. Tine 6:152s
ln,ssEe5s,e double zeqIls-won by First Bohemian b
= e>es fofk Louis Mayor Rudolph Frtacek): Union
,,i,: - New York second Time, G;4izs
pn p: Jehn Hughes. Harlem Z {. second: r. l. Quinn
Junior qusdTas h lie selIi @ for 'i ibs TroT up,won by
; 2IaTsi5 e r < with a FslreI bow: g kogsee o No.
- Iaien ? g. with 6 / Pullman bow; John & g
'9ff5ssz,e3 f-s5 stroke serord r1me ea2 . I'M,
70 sBs lt ~ ho%: Isnr.I,sn,a mlGI. i "a i,b 3
A. Lar hoH r. Ciaenzsr, 40. ,; r 9 Kelly. Ne J.
ses, / Hef!ry siroAe, second Time go ,
Pre- Fred she herd streke, Harlem r. 9: /. G Rvas.
r.. tn9 i- r Quinn. stroke, New York A .. second
l33,s-nealate double scuswon by Major. bow, and
s.ces5 nv and J. A Hughes stroke Union Il. c
y5R J9H9r 'sh'aTea shells dor Koch capl.won by New
oTon5er o. ARK bow =, A. broaS' SYii;a3,
Fes' e . c G Israny. No. G: J Mum, No, :: J. p Nc
NssEs1y n sne,iIy. bow: c Downing so. 2: ". Pyne.
81 kSms kSlfyn No No r sisbaSa Saa stroke @ ? E r1 2a
b,s slnl second; New York University 81 Feasiey'
J,.s Ahrens. No 2 r F Russell No ,Jc,.Sr =: w
- q r. Isathraan No :: J. ". Dutcher, stroke; r
---saeEs c0xswaiuD third Time. CH9>s-
ashieF double scuIls-Won by Dunham - g, Ne"
S, E- Il Livingston bow r. 2. Livingston strokel;
So iork A. NJ Peabody. r. r. Mann. stroke
T.,n Saten Island y e tFg. Stevenson. bow l. stone
- thir1 Time. -
ss s foaroarei .hes-won by Sew York ,, a 6 C. n.
sTsstr. bow: r MoTrow No. ?. v. l. Brown. No >:
q BOYLE. strokel wahnetah y. {. tR. HANDY bow
r-sssflsJon. =. r. Stapleton. No B. f I-sMlei'
Isss.i second Harlem II. 'F. Fuessel. bow ) Ma Ma
s,rsss,l s,rssslh 10 ?: H shepherd No 3; c S'einka'p'
80 ihird Time. UoGas 49,.
rlt-.schoiasiic ghf-11red sheils-HNon by Dew ~
NssssaE High School. + KrrFals bow: =, Ira
4 ? Boyle 80 >. r HYDE. SO - G. watson 40 .
a. thsrty. q, r. Iit4 mar 4; +. Bird. stroke
Wood. roxssratn School 81 Commerce "ilil