Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-23
BREAK RECORDS
IN RIVER SPORT
NEW YORK ENTRIES CAPTURE
MOST RACES
Strong Wind at Back of oarsmen and
Swift Current on Delaware
Help Establish New
Marks

PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-NeW
York oarsmen carried off the bulk Of
the honors at the seventh annual re-
gatta of the American Rowing assoc
citation today OF the twelve events
that made up the program the New
York entries won seven, Philadelphia
two, Harvard one, Cornell one and
Baltimore one.
A steady rain fell. Due principally
to the strong northeast wind at the
backs of the oarsmen and the swift
current, new records were established
in five events, the first singles, Sec
ond singles, first double SOULS, first
paired oar shells and the junior collie
giate eights.-
Cornell won the feature event of the
day. which was the race for Junior col
legiate Fights, open only to the crews
whose members never rowed in var
sity boat at Poughkeepsie or New
London. There were three crews in
this race, Cornell, Harvard and Penn
sylvania.
The time of the Cornell eight was
6:26 As. which beat the record of 6:21,
made by Yale last year. The Penn
sylvania crew was two lengths in the
rear OF COrnelI.
Harvard made some amends for her
defeat in the Junior collegiate race by
winning from the Malta Boat club of
this city in the race for first Fights.
Durando Miller and his brother j..
A. Miller, third, both of the New York
Athletic club, won the races for the
first and second single SOULS, respec-
lively, and each broke the record.
intercollegiate race won by Cornell, Harvard
JTnfN-a n Pennsylvania third.
Time, 6:26 AS.
First single sculls-Won by Durando Miller
New York A. c.; second, Walter Stokes, Uni
versity Boat club, Philadelphia. Only two
starters Time, S:O4 %. This breaks the rec
ord Of sos made by Miller in 1908, and Jesse
Williamson second, Philadelphia, in 1905.
Second single sculls-Won by ]. A. Miller,
Third New York A. c.; second, Hayward
Nassau B. c.. New York; third, Hoffman, Uni
versity B. c. Philadelphia. Time So4 2-5.
Former record 1927 2-5, made by William Mehr-
hoff New York, in 1905
Second octopeds-Won by Metropolitan B. G.,
New York; second. Crescent B. c., Philadel-
phia. Time, s45. Two starters.
First four-oared shells-Won by Arundel
Boat club. Baltimore CHoos Stoll oehrl, Pack
err: second, New York Athletic club; third
University. Boat club, Philadelphia. Time
7:05 rs. This lowers the record by 2 Id sec
onds.
Second four-oared shels-won by Harlem
Boat club New York Fuessel Mclaughlin,
Sheppard, Steinkamp); second, Ariel Boat club,
Baltimore. Time TIA 2-5 Two starters.
First double shel!s-Won by Harlem A. c.,
New York; second, New York A. c.; third,
University Boat club, Philadelphia; fourth,
Durham Boat club, New Haven. Time, TIA.
Former record 1928 40, made by New York A.
c. in 1908.
Second race, quadruple sculls-Won by New
York A. C. (Rivas, Tracey, Gibbons, QUINN;
second Munyaunk Boa club. Philadelphia
(saith, Gillespie Kelly, santman). Time, 1922.
First pair-oared shells-Won by Nonpariel A.
c., New York; second. Undine Boat club Phil
adelphla. Time, 1907,
First eight-oared shells-won by Harvard
University Junior eight; second, Malta B. c.,
Philadelphia. Time, 6:36 S-5.
Second eight-oared shells-Won by Universe
ty Of Pennsylvania freshmen CBell. DeLong,
milford, Barrett Pryor, Shoemaker, Alexan-
der, Reath, Williams coxswain); second,
Georgetown freshmen. Time, 6A2-l-5. Two
starters.
Interscholastic eight-oared shells-Won by
Central high school, Philadelphia; second City
college, Baltimore. Time, 6:52 20.