The sun., 1910-06-13
ROWING.
New YOrk Crews 20 Inv ads PatladslDhla
on ,JuI, Dthrr News oT the Oarsnien


A number u local oarsmen are preparing
10 invade the Peoples regatta az Phila-
delphia on July e. The New York A. e.
will send over a strong contingent composed
Of a senior eight. seniOr sculler and inter
mediate double. Though the eight men
have been rowing together only about a
week. Coach Gianinni thinks that a contest
will DO a good deal to straighten out the
kinks In their stroke. The Hurlem x. e.
will be represented bv senior double and
junior eight This eight is a likely comhi-
nation and though b has not row ID very
often together b keeps time and shov, q
hne turn Of speed. othsr crews from he
Harlem River vii no doubt make the Phtla-
delphia trip.
4 JUROR four Dared crru from the & res
cent 4 & iS training on the Harlem River
for The Long Island regatta. which Ntil he
rowcd on The Speedway course on July %
The Oarsmen are housed at the Nonpareil
Boat Club aud are coached hv Eddie ludrT
aon ~ the Dauutiezs Rowing Club Who
thinks they NiII make bold hid ior the
Eugi' cup lur The purpose ~ getting sr-
quaiutet with -Wtrls uf the course tho
ana thr -harps along scullers Row think
II Nas wise move The men TuW VIII
ams. bow Vanderbilt. , Eldridge. .. and
II Is not very often that the Henley rs-
Eatta sees any alteration in ~ rules, for Of
al things the EnElishmen Who direct the
drsiinieS Of that meet are not Rtven 10
making changes lhls year however. has
proved an exception. for the programme 10
10 be- cut down TO three days regatta
inst cad Of four. u b. said that the pro-
gramme Nas too long and caused extra
IN the rereipts Regarding the rules Of
racing the following vas adopted No
crew or member II q crew shall row for the
ladies challenge plate and for the Thames
challenge rup at the same regatta n Any
crew shall have entered Tor his race aud
for the Thames challenge cup 40 he same
regatta such crew or member thereof
entered for both such raCe- shall before
the draw for heats and stations lake plHce
declare 20 the committee which u the two
races such crew ~ any member thereof
will compete
John fttypatrick. the veteran English
rowing COaCh. r. With the Nautilus Boat
club ~ hath Beach. where he j. preparing
iunior four rreW for the Long island
regatta Already the Nautilus boys are
showing the effects Of his tuition he has
two four ~ work Nith the intention Of
plrkinE no hest men finally tO make up the
crew In one oi The boats arr King MULTI
Kan, W salmon and \ q. salmon. and m
the other s RupraCht. Shyrock. NChland
couple Of weeks interiercd q great deal
With the training. but Fitzpatrick SAYS he
has plenty time 10 round he men into firsi
class trim
A sculling race for The championship Of
Australia took place not long since on the
ParTamatta River between Harry PearCe
and hagneF. PearCe won easily aud the
defeat dtspuses of any aspirations that
haEney had of being champion Of the
world numbeT % the critics though
that he had IN him the timber Of a real
champion and they received u rude set hack
when Fearre took his measure Like
Arnsi. HaEney used 10 he a racing ,yClist
One Of the most ardent naFsnien on The
Harlem River h Willie MCt'ullum Of the
Harlem Y. 4. tie began 10 train for the
Harlem regntta when the snow was aying
and Kept ~ u regularly rain hail or shine
until the dav n the race, when a stroke nf
ul iuck overlook him lie capsiled at the
start and had 10 swim ashore In the cold
water. I hen In his wet rowing suit hs Rot
INTO hts boat again and hacked ~ the line
but though he rowed we'll % was evident
that the uishap teOh 81 the steam out III
bin. Tor he could never uIite reach the
lIoni Mac h going 10 tTy his hand Al
Philadelphia and a. the Long Island regatta.