New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-10
WARNETAH EIGHT LOSES
Victory for Nassau Shell in the
Long Island Regatta.
AQUATIC MEET A SUCCESS
New York Oarsmen Win Eight
Out of Nine Races RoWed
on the Harlem.


on the Harlem.
The strong. 1.-THE limbed. deep chested
oarsmen of the metropolis scored a sweep
ing victory over their rural neighbors oy
winning eight out of nine events in the
twenty-ffth annual regatta of the Long
Island Regatta Association. held on the
Harlem River Yesterday afternoon.
The regatta was held under almost ideal
conditions The river was smooth as
millpond. scarcely a ripple disturbing !ts
surface while a strong tide Helped the oars
men. The policing OF the course, however,
was little less than farCical, and tugs
launches and masses of driftwood seriously
! hindered the contestants.
The Nassau Boat Clubs Senior eight
Dared crew rowed to a sensational victory
over the Wahnetah Boat Club, of Flushing.
in the race for senior eignts, winning in
driving finish BY less than five feet
This race was easily the most exciting
one Of the day, and not until the crews
crossed the line could one decide the winner
At the crack OF the pistol which sent the
crews on their journey the Wahnetahs
!
eight TO the minute stroke, with Nassau
only a few feet behind, rowing thirty-two,
and well within themselves. The crews
/ flashed by the quarter mile mark with
Wahnetah still leading by about ten feet,
and rowing thfrty-six against thirty-two -or
Nassau. The Long Island boys were as
ing too much arm work. while the local
men swung along easily, lifting their shout
ders at every stroke and using a powerful
leg drive and slow slide that told of re-
serve power yet unused.
The half mile showed little change in
the relative positions of the crews, and
they flashed by the rocks which mark the
three-quarter-mi mark with the Long
Island eight still in the lead. But from
that point began a battle royal
Wahnetah still held the lead by a scant
FIVE feet, and Coxswain Cleary, seeming a
victory, called for a finishing squirt. Slowly
but surely Rix, of Wanetah, raised the
stroke from tllirty-four to thirty-seven, and
the fast tirirg crew responded as best
they might The shell forged further
ahead, but the men We're tired and Splashed
on the recovery. Two hundred yards from
the finish Alex Frazier, the former Co
| lumbia star, jumped the stroke OF the
| Nassau shell up to thirty-six TO the min
ute and set sail for his firing rivals The
| blue jerseyed lads crept up, slowly at first
but steadily. The back work told in the
end. Desperately did the Wanetah men
strive 10 ward off the inevitable, but the
Nassau oarsmen would not be denied, and,
notching the stroke up TO thirty-eight
polzed their shell over the line winners by
a scant five feet.
The Eagle cup race, for junior four-oared
1z-hs
Athletic Club, was marred by an unaviod-
able foul. which resulted in the disqualih-
cation of the Nautilus Boat Club The
Nautilus crew held the lead by less than
ten feet in q nip and tuck struggle, when
their bow man became confused, and in an
effort TO dodge q half submerged log steered
over in the Crescents water The latter
crew, which was booming along at a furi-
Gus clip, crashed into the Nautilus boat
and for a moment il looked as though both
shells would be demolished While the
! boats lay helpless the Ravenswod crew
rowed on and crossed the line first The
judges ordered the race rowed over from
the three-quarter mark, the point al which
the foui was committed The second strug-
gle was equally bitter as the first, but
al Inc crucial point, just as his crew had
established a half length lead with only
thirty yards 70 row, Pagan. of Ravens
wood, caught two crobs in rapid succession
which lost the race
Fred Fuessel, the champion Of America
and holder Of the American record for th.
quarter mile dash, rowed to an easy victory
in the race for senior sculIers. winning by
I'VE lengths over Carter, Of New Rochelle
After winning a hard-fought victory in
the junior four-oared zig race the Non
par II crew. after a short rest, rowed 10
an easy victory in the intermediate class.
defeating crews from the Union and Net
ropol!tan clubs by FIVE lengths of open
water shortly before the nni5l the police
launch crossed the bow Of the Union shell
causing them 70 stop rowing. This had no
effect upon the ultimate result as the vic
tors had already crossed the finish line
After rowing nasterful race TOR three
quarters Of d mile, at which point he had a
half-length lead. Bill McCullum, of the
Harlem Rowing Club. struck submerged
barrel and capsized He was quickly hauled
out by the police launch crew, none the
worse for his ducking.
The SUNNI aries follow:
Junior single souils-a on by John J. Hughes
Harlem q e. - Morgan Ravensgood b c.
second; Frank Basge, Metropolitan r. g. third
Intermediate single sculls-Won Us A Won
RaIrhoId. Metro p3litau L. g.. George r. Rogan
sheepshesl b: r. o., second J. Il Council.
Wauetah z. g. thiil- Time. G:I2
Junior double seuIs-Noa BY Nassau =. q.
a. r 4sussel 1r.. bow, and Joseph Walsh,
strlAel; Metropolitan r O. Nv Il gartIam
bow. and r. J. HyaHd. stroke second Dauut-
Jess r. e s-- H. Anderson. ir.. bow, and j. J.
l2erggd. stIukc). thl.d. Time. $50.
Junior foul oaIed sig-lEon Is Nonparei r.
=. -. p. d LACY. bow. J. T. Coughlin. No. ,
+. T. crowley. No. -. ". smith stroke. and
q. Hshner. coxswaint; Neriina T. c fW. Ham.
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