New-York tribune., 1909-07-06
WOMEN HOLD COURTS QUAKERS GET REVENGE
Philadelphia CregcS S7ceep SchuylkW
IN .4nnuaI REGATTA.

Pbi1adeIFhia July 5-In what vas virtually a
dual regatta between Philadelphia and New York
crews the Quaker City oarsmen got revenge for
previous beatines by winning eight races to Now
Yorks four in the annual Peoples Day Regatta
this afternoon the Schuyl<l River. Baltimore
was the only other winner outside Of New York
and Philadelphia the Southerners finishing first in
one event The home oarsmen won the Junior. in
ermediate and senior eght-oared shells. the junior
and Intermediate single scus, the junior and inter-
mediate four cared Eigs and the intermediate
double sCulls.
New Yorks share of the first prizes consisted of
the senior doubles, the senior single scul!s. the
senior four-oared shells and the senior octopedeS-
Baltimore, represented by the Arundel Boat cub.
the Junior double scuils- \ tremendous crowd
lined both sides of the river and filled hundrens OF
craft Of al sorts about the finish line.
The feature race Of the day was that for senior
eights. in which the New York Athletic Club met
defeat for the first tine in many years. The fight
for first place between the Nesper Boat CLUB
and the West Philadelphia Boat Club both of this
city, and the New York Athletic Club The three
crews Tapped for almost the entire distance
Two hundred yards from the finish the two Phila-
dephia eights began draw away from the
of the winged foot. 1t was only by mat
ter of a few feet that the Nespers messed out the
West Philadelphia crew, the New York Athletic
Club being a good boat length in the rear. In the
senior four-oared shells for the Downing Gun the
with the Arundel Boat club, of Baltimore in sec
ond place
Durando Miller, of the New York Athletic club,
had little trouble in winning the race for senior
singles. Due to the large number of competitors
there was considerable jockeying by the crews and
two upsets occurred but injuries resulted.
The summaries follow:
Junior eight-oared shells-Won by Malta b. c.
rhiIadeiphia; second. Crescent 3. 6. PhiIdephia;
third Ariel K. 6, Baltimore. Time 7.32
Intermediate single sculls-Won by 6. w. Allison.
West Phil 4dephia 3 G.; second }. Herman, Ariel
r c.. Baltimore Time. I5S.
New York; second, New York A. c; third Cres-
cent 3 C. philadelphia. Time. 722.
intermediate eight-Gared sheuS-WOn by West
PhiIadeIphia =. c.; second, Quaker City B c.
philadelphia; third Ariel r c., Baltimore. Time,
Junior single scuIls-Won by C. L. Belcher.
Malta g. {. Philadelphia; second J. Hughes.
Harlem r. G. New York third, r L Quinn,
Senior single sculis-Won by Durando Miller
New York A. e; second, Frank Shea. Sheepshead
BAY r. {; third, samuel Gordon, vesper r. O..
Iunior four-oaied gigs-Won by Manayunk b. O.
Philadelphia; second, FairmOunt T. g, Phlade-
phia: third. Montrose b G, Philadelphia. Time,
Intermediate double scus-Won by West Phila-
dalnhia r {: second. Sheepshead Bay K. G. New
Senior four-oared shes-won by New York a C.;
second Arundel Is. G. Baltimore, third Harlem
r C. New York Time, 704.
senior centipeae-WoG BY Nassau sg,a p 30 c. New
Intermediates four-osred gigs-Won by Pennsyl-
,ania y G Philadelphia: second, Ncsper Il. G.,
Phuadelphia; third Undine b. G.. Philadelphia
No piop n,ii, donrIe sculls-Won 10y Arundel b. g.
baltimore. second. quaker city Il. g., PhiladeI-
Ihia. third PhiladeIphis b. G. Time, 7:3l
"aen,ior eight-oarcd shells-Won By Vesper b g.
,,ii7InGeIpbia: second West Philadelphia b. g.:
third. New York \. {. Tine ''i'.