New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
KEEN STRUGGLE FOR CUP
Hudson Boat Club Junior Four
Wins Race.
LEADS BY NARROW MARGIN
Rough Water Mars Fifth Annual
Regatta on the Hudson
River Course.

The Hudson Boat Clubs oarsmen scored
a sweeping victory in the fifth annual re-
gatta of the Hudson River Regatta Asso-
citation rowed over the Washington
Heights course on the Hudson River yes
terday afternoon. The Hudson men rowed
to victory in three of the five events con-
tested.
The regatta was held under unfavorable
conditions The strong flood tide was
lashed into waves by the strong northeast
wind which swept down the river at the
oarsmens backs and made fast time an
impossibility. The rough water was re-
sponsibe for the swamping Of the Bloom
ingdale double in the Junior double race
The crew was quickly rescued by a passing
launch, none the worse for their ducking-
The Junior four-oared barge race, for the
Valencia Cup, which was won by the Hud-
son Boat Club, produced the battle royal
of the day Six crews faced the starter,
and for a half mile they stuck together.
The Metropolitan crew gradually drew
away and opened up a gap of length OF
open water over the Hudson crew, which
led the others.
At the three-quarters post Billy Wade. OF
the Hudson crew, called for sprint His
crew responded. but the Nets would not
be passed, and the pair entered the last
eighth with the Hudson crew rowing strong,
while the Metropolitan crew was tired. and
splashed badly ON the recovery Fifty
yards from the line the Hudson crew
dashed up the stroke to forty and shot into
the lead. With only ten yards to go, Pat
tersOn, No. 3 OF Hudson, caught two crabs,
which nearly threw him out of the boat.
He was lying PROSTATE as his crew crossed
the line, barely two feet ahead of the
NETS" who were all but exhausted by
their hard struggle.
The summaries follow:
Junior single gig-Won by NJ. c Doyle, jr-.
Hudson Boat Club; George !. Froelich Metro
politan Rowing club, second; ], Baum, Lone Star
Junior centipede-Eon by Nonpareu Boat Club
"a. Is, Delacey. bow; F. 2. Crowley, No >; c.
H. Schwartz No. 3; r. H. Pearse strokel !;
Wanetah Boat Club wv Haueran. bow; a.
Methorn. No. .: F. Rex. No. ?: Joseph Staple
ton. stroSe), second: Metropolitan Rowing Club
CF. Bagge. bow: 6. c. Birner No =: { W. Van
Tassel. No. 3; ". Bertram stroket third Time
4:iS.
Junior four-oared barge-Non by Hudson Boat
Club CF. De Witt. bow: c. Lewis No .: \. J.
Paterson, No. ,: ". Miller, stroke: W. wade
land bow; W Smith. No ?: T HilL No. ,:
A W FoTstner, stroke: a. Johnson. coXswainl
Horton No. .: r. Griffin. No. ?; p. Otticker
stroke; a Heyne. coxswain), third Time 80
Junior double gig-Won by Hudson Boat club
o. Hilnus. bow: NJ. Doyle. strokel: waverly
Boat Club # FTchten. bow: !. CIocnan. stroka
second: Bloomingdale Boat Club q. sticEeufuss
bow; 2. Lunech. stroke. third Time 5:57
Four-oared barge (senior1-VVor bv Atlantic
Boat Club (F. Koenig bow: L, Ettzen Nc 2:
II. Hinke, No. 3; 2. Hughes. stroke: A. Heyne
coxswainl; Active Boat Club &C. Miller bow, W
Wulage, No. .; a. Griffin. No ,: H Kornahrens
stroke: A. Heyne. coxswatnJ. second: NetropoIi-
Sa sn as0Tins cIa6 Ta6s Oh Hart bow; H G Rogers
W. J. Daley. coxswain), third. Time, 741.