New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-31
GOOD RACES ON HARLEM
Columbia Freshmen Beaten by
N. Y. A. c. Junior Eight.
MERCURY FOOT WINS TWICE
Usual Quota of Regatta Day
Rescues Thrills Crowds on
Speedway.

Speedway.
Rowing with the speed and skill of sea
soned veterans from the dashing start 10
the close. driving finish. the junior eight
Dared crew Of the New York Athletic Cluo
rowed 10 a stirring victory over the Coum-
bia freshmen in the forty-ffth renewal Of
The Harlem Regatta on the Speedway
course Yesterday afternoon. Not content
with one triumph, the New Workers de-
fested the same crew in the intermediate
event after a rest OF two hours.
The regatta was q glowing success
Under the able management Of John z.
Nagle the events We're gotten under head
way on schedule time and few delays oc-
CURED throughout the afternoon. Better
conditions could not have prevailed. The
water was smooth as the mill pond o.
proverb. and while a brisk wind blew down
the course, preventing fast time. " was not
enough to interfere seriously with the oars
men Lieutenant r J. Mott Of the harbor
service Of the Police Department kept the
course clear Of craft during the races
The DAY was productive Of many sur
prises. Fred Fucsse and Fred Shepherd,
the national and Canadian champions. were
forced 10 the limit OF their ability to win
by a scant three feet from Waldo Smith
and Joe Crowley. of the Nonparet Rowing
Club Another shock TO the critics came
when the double scullers OF the hudson
Boat Club outrowed the Yale Boat tlub
crew from start 10 finish. and won GolnS
away b. almost two lengths. Fred Shep-
herd was beaten in hollow style IN the
senior race Many believed that the real
cause for the big sailors defeat Law ia
the fact that he has been rowing for only
two weeks in boat loaned TO him by
Carter. the New Rochelle osrsmsn, who
won the race.
Thrills. aside from tho close finishes were
offered to the crowd Of some ten thousand
spectators who lined the banks of the
Speedway In the first race Of the day. the
uuarter-mile dash +. T.. Smith. the mG
sculler from the Union Boat club, Of Bos-
ton. was swamped. and had to be rescued
by the referees boat Later IN the day
Jack Kelly, who was picked TO win the in
termediate race for sCullers. MI SUD
merged log and splintered his craft and
fell overheard He was forced TO borrow
n she'll from a member of the Union Boat
CLUB. but although he rowed plucky finish
he could not overcome the powerful strokes
Of Mike Doyle OF the Hudsons.
The best race of the day was between the
Columbia freshmen and the New YORK Atii-
Ietic Club eight. The crews were evenly
matched. and In each case the margin OF
victory was less than quarter OF length
The crews caught the water AT the same
time sent off to a perfect start bOth row
inc about % TO the minute Along al the
half-mile New York forged out IN me leau,
but Columbia dashed the stroke up 10 80
and slowly crept mp on the Mercury Foot
men. As the crews entered the last half
mile the rival CoXSWains went at their
charges boot and spur. Game 20 The last
the stroke oars raised the stroke untl potu
were rowing a 81 clip. but MacCarthy way
cred under the strain while Nlewehhols
seemed to gain strength
The intermediate four-oaTed gig crew or
the FairmOnt Rowing club gave pretty
exhibition of rowing IN their event, ana
won easily by three lengths
The Harlem Rowing club. which swept
the river last year. wa forced - rest con
tent with two victories.
The summaries follow.
Quarter mile dash--Won by Fred = Fucssei.
Harlem r. c.. f. smith. linton y o., Hos
Junior Gouble SOULS drsi hesU Won h} Hua-
son p. e. FRANK II. De Wit how. y
Miller. strokel. New Roch"ll" T.. g. 'W. u.
Wilde. bow. Val Anderson. stroke'. second.
Jun Junior double SOULS second hesp-won by
stroke Fsirrnon; r. g.. Fhradolplda w
Quislev DOW: Hoz smith. stroh0. second Time.
Junior eight oared shell-Won b, Neg York
-. ?. carson. No 4, Mshlstedt 80 >. Brady.
iissns. coxsg ain co,urrbla jr'.ersitv ttisr
bert, boz. Crouzo No. Z. Williams. 70 B. a.
r.,5 RS,s~'y 10 NC Hs1.Cn NJ S. ' Na5csr,b,
st,oks' BIRD eovsasin,. se.onl I.sgcr 2 @.
Phradelphia Plouse, bow. B.ckenstorR. -
Holt Holt, 80 60 6. sn,de>' 40 : Wuiroore, s'rol,s
Koch. coxswein) third limo. zoo % .....
Z G wide bow How. 10 " Carter No
6 Mnlgan. stro<e, Nonpoion 2 e. Hand
bow pureold No ? Co1ehlin 70 3 Biancn
low. B1itz No 2 Iaru-ks NJ 2 Noone
s'rokel third Time "a
Tntermedil's single sculls-Von bv " g.
LOWE Hudson Z lack Ke'le,. vesper y r..
Thlladephla. ssscond. John > Hus''s. Harlem
80 IGnior four-oarsd sig Won 10y HonIsrfeh =
$ Pscini. s'rohsl Fr'eld'hip p g. shannon.
stroke, second Harlem r q iDesnarai,. row
Haliinan No . Nelson W O. Evans stroke.
IqRoI doqtf .,q. ma hsa ,,s1 By aad
yale p e rs Hartman. bow, \ ATrllss.
wide bow Anderson, third lime 8 40
Junior single s:gil:-.n'on. b. o, Parton. NJ
v 7 sullivan, Atslanta g.. third TIME.
I6,s.Hseis 4, pt t2g5123F.a ssT sa By Fan
10 2 Herniggs Nc 3 Mcbride. stroke Pose
| ccYsWaint Nonpereil z. {. Me er. ho" FAfler.
W . Kenraush No 3 raciri strck- Haigh'
coxsvainl second rayonre 2 'stevens
stroke Varisn ooxsVain) third Time SOP
Association single sculls--Non hy ~ Kusche
Eeg YORK 4 2 ston ,- arundel 3 c;
Philadelphia third Tirl.. IS
senior eight-oa-ed shells-won hy Columbia
University Sage, bow cole No. 2 Pit NJ.
BsseT No ( Z Phillips. No Moore. No 3.
Tatenser No : Downing stroke Brock coy
swain Wanetah 2 9. Helleror. bow. Nethvin.
N .. J Atkinson. No r Staple'or. 40
! stapleton, No s Pix 10 S, 2 Stspet-n.
No = 1avlor stroke cfeary' coxsva'n'. Sec
on" In,.rmediat: double sculis-won b Nassau
{, Torn Russell bow: James walsh stroke)
HARLEM, p = CMccutcheon. bow. M-Cul'on
s.rior double sculls-won b. Harlem r. r
1Fra5 Fuess.I bow: Fred Shephera stroke
Nonparen 2 2 lCrowley. Bow. Smith stroke'
second Tine 70
T1fern1eJia,e cight-oared shells--Von bv New
Wv a 2 tHinrichs bow Neftel No 2. Hous-
Ton 70 : Carson. No Nahlstei'. 70 3
BRADY 40 s: Fielding. No Z, Neuerhaus stroke
Higgins coxswain). Columbia univsrs,ty 'Hsr-
fert BOW Crouze. 10. WIliamf 10. :
Rothw.u 40 Martin. No 5. Peterson. 10. g.
Hadseu 10. MacCarthy stroke BIRD COY
swain. second. Time 6.i6
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ENGLEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB
A four-han competition in two classes was
the feature Of the holiday golf at the En-
slewood Country Club Yesterday, II NJ
COKE and John Naethinc being the winners
in the A division. with 72-s-es. while "
z Webb and Or. W. u. Douglas took the