New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
HUDSON RIVER REGATTA
SUCCESS THIS YEAR.
Staten Island Boat Club W,ns Junior
Double Gig Race.

The Hudson River Regatta Association held its
first really successful regatta yesterday although
II its fourth annual competition. The water
and weather conditions for the three previous ones
were such that the affairs practically failures
It different yesterday. for wind and water were
alike favorable and not accident of any sort
narred the afternoons sport. The races were
decided the Riverside course, extending north
ward from Riverside Drive and losth street TO
point off the Hudson Boat Club, az 1eth street OK
actly one mile straightaway. Rough water in
former contests Of the kind the Hudson caused
the judges to stipulate that all races should be
rowed in gigs.
The surprise Of the dav was furnished by the
pair from the Staten Island Boat Club in the race
for Junior double gigs The Staten islanders took
the the start. and. rowing in perfect FORM
with a hard drive and strong finish won the race
they pleased crossing the line some eight lengths
ahead of the Metropolitan double. which hhlsheo
second. The race an exhibition of weird steer
ing on the part of some OF the crews, ana Tor the
Rosedales and Nassaus vas more OF pumping
race than straightaway rowing
The race for the Valencia cup, for four-oared
barges was one OF the most exciting of the day
The Metropolitans won, but it was only after
spirited struggle with the Waverly Boat Club,
which finished close second Miller, No IN the
winning boat. and Genhring, stroke of the Hudson
Boat Club crew. fell over exhausted after they
crossed tle line but were soon revived. In the
senior four-oared barge contest the Palisade Boat
Club Of Yonkers. had the easiest kind Of time
in defeating the Varurs Boat Club
The Hudson Boat Clubs senior four made the
best time of the afternoon in the race for four
Dared harges when it defeated the Metropolitan
senior combination in close race in 5:15. The
crews got off on even terms. but at the halfnile
mark the Hudsons pulled ahead and were never IN
Danger winning by 2 length of open water
The summaries follow
Junior Single Gigs-wor by H. A TIerisse. Met
ropolitan Rowing Club C. ". Manley, Hudson
Boat Club, second: L. Etzen, Active Boat Cluo'
did not finish. Time $50 20
Junior Double Gigs-Won by Staten Island Bost
Club, with H Daily DOW, and L. Stone stroke.
Metropolitan Rowing Club, with VI. H. BertraIn.
bow and r. J. Hyland stroke, second; blooming
dale Boat Club. with !. Strecktuss. DOW ana 7
Iinesch stroke. third. Time, 7:s-
Junior Four Dared Barge-Won by Metropolitan
Rowing Club, with G c. Berner, bow. q j Froeh-
lick. No .; P. Q Miller. No 3; H. c. Rogers
stroke. and A Johnson. coZswain WaVerly Boat
club second. with 4. Shoemaker. bow; h. Tired
well. No. >. T Noteworthy, No 8; J. Hardin
stroke and H Shoemaker coxswain Hudson
Boat Club. third. with 4. Patterson. bow; r Aber-
nethy. No. 2; P McCreedy. No g. F Gehring'
stroke and 4 Lowenthal. coxswain. Time. go.
Senior Single Gigs-Won by j. Silver, Nassau
Boat club; L. Van Barthel, Hudson Boat Club,
second. 4. J. Sweeney, Hudson Boat Club. third
Time, 6.45
Club with W. H. Transneck, bow; Heinze Wilks,
No ,. Y. II. Fitzgerald, No :; W T. Russell,
stroke. and W. D. Sutton, coxswain- Varuna Boat
Club. second. with ", J. Ham, bow; R x. Wright.
No ?; F. A. Buell. No 3; A L Brumey, stroke
and A 2 Hudson, coxswain. Time, 545.
Senior Four Dared Barges-Won by Hudson Boat
Club with ". Dewitt bow; G. Kunz, jr. No. 2; 9.
Maney. No g. B. Greenhut stroke, and G. Kun5.
coxswain Metropolitan Rowing Club. second, with
I ]. Emery, bow, R =. Wetzler No 2; J. P 7.
Callahan. Nc s. B. Greenhut stroke and ". 7
DAILY, coxsrain. Time, 5:l6