New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-31
0ARSMEN WIN
Blue and White Crews Capture
Three Races in Harlem Regatta.
ALLISON WIZARD ON WATER
Bolt Of Lightning Hits Boat
house and Rain Mars the
Yearly Fixture.

Winning hollow victories in the lunlo''
intermediate and senior races, Columoi'
University fairly swept the river In IN"
I fortv-sixth renewal Of the Harlem reSat''
over the Speedway course ~ the Harlem
River Yesterday. The Columbia freshmen
outroved and beat the sweepsVinC"rS from
the Lone Star Boat club. which for IN
first time in five years was represented III
the annual fixture; the second varSit'
capturcd first honors from the Malta inter
mcdiates by some three lengths. While inc
varsity crew outclassed and romped T.
easy victory over the senior oarsmen q t"'
New York Athletic club. Rowing on dead
water. the Columbia men covered the
course in 40 and won 10y twelve secohdS
well within themselves In all probabiIi'F
they would have turned the mil" ~ 100 or
better if pushed to the limit.
! The regatta was held under varying con
ditions In the morning il was hot ana
muggy. and what breeze there was on
served to kick up Il wash. Shortly after
noon a terrific rain and electrical storm
broke over the course and drencned IL"
crowds that lined the Speedway. Jagged
bolts of lightning played about TIE sky ana
terrific peals Of thunder failed 10 add any
comfort to the occasion. just before IN"
storm cleared off the electric meter of the
Union Boat club was struck by bolt al
! lightning but although there were dozen
persons standing near all escaped harm.
The storm added 10 the usual delay winch
! is customary at the fixture. and the crews
were over an hour late at o'clock.
| Thanks to Jack Nagle the referee. most Of
the time was made up before the last race
was called
The Schuylkll navy. represented ny
George Allison. Of the West Philadelphia
Boat club Sam Drew. Of the Malta Boat
club, and the eight and four cared crews
Of the Malta Boat club did We'll Allison
rowed to victory in the senior souls win
ming over Smith Of the New York Athlctic
club. by open water. and hc gave his wash
to a fleet field in the senior quartcr-m ~
dash. and won I'm creditablc time from
Frank Shea, Of the Shccpshcdd Bay Row
ing club. and W. H. Hart. of the Metro
poiltan Rowing club. Sam Drew won the
intermediate single SOULS easily The
crews, however. were not so successful. and
both were beaten haudiiy.
One Of the most pleacant surprises Of tn"
regatta was the victory of q. Waldo Smith.
Of the New York Athletic club. In the as
ISOLATION singles Smith rowcd last year
under the ColorS Of tho Nonparcil Rowing
club and did well. but never before had he
shown such speed and skill as yesterday.
Smith, who recently won tho middlcwcight
amateur championship I'm wrestling. was
ptted against Frank Decring. Mike Doyle.
Of the Hudson Boat club. and Gus
SChwanda. OF the Ravcnswood crew. Right
from the start the men kept together. see
saving back and forth for tho first half
mile Then Schwanda dropped. At this
point Smith went into the lead and was
never I'm danger. The real struggle OF tho
race was between Deering and boyle hut
the latter just managed To get in ahead
After he crossed the line Deering tainted
and fell out Of his boat He was pulled out
OF the water by Jack Magic and was re-
vived with difficulty.
The most spectacular race Of the regatta
was furnished in the Junior four Dared gigs
when tho stalwart crew OF the First Bo-
hemian Boat Club nosed out the Nonpareil
crew by less than foot after a struggle
for the last quarter Of mile. Tho race
was delayed for more than half an hour
as Jaros. the bow oar Of the Bobs. broke
his blade. and the referee ordered fresh
start. The NOnpareil crew, out in tho teeth
OF a booming tide. swung along Ike vet
Grams. while the Bohemians were inshore
where the current was not much in THEM
favor They wore the Nonparcil crew down
by sheer strength
The race for junior doubles was marrcd
by twist OF fortune that robbed tho IA
venswood crew Of certain victory and gave
the medals 10 the crew Of the Hudson Boat
club. Rooney and Murray. OF Ravenswood.
were lengths the better crew, but the, lat
ter. rowing bow. failed to watch his course.
ana almost ran into a barge moOred To tho
dock north OF Sherman's Creek They were
forced To stop. while tho Hudson crew
rowed on to win Rooney, however. won
the junior singles easily.
The summaries follow:
Intermediate single sculls-won by sam
Drew, Malta Boat club. Philadelphia. J.
Wells, Statcn Island Boat Club. second. John
J. Hnghcs. Harlem Rowing club. third. Time.
Junior single sculIs-Won by Tom Rooney.
Ravenswood Roat club Long Island CITY,
frank Basge, Metr'I"litan Rowing club. New
club Staten Island. third. Time I % ID
Association single sculs-Won by g. Waldo
Shnau, Ne" York 4. c.. ". G. Doyle. Hudson
p"d, 'iuD' second +. j. Deering, metropolitan
X. g, third. Time 81 -
Junior -four oarcI zig Won by First Bo-
hemian Boat club Daros; bow; j. IONA 40
2. Sahna. No. 3. A Zoha stroke. N0iovony
coxswsinJ; NonparcI Rowing CIub tunntl.y'
bo" s Rome, so. 2. Purgod. 80 3. Rosan,
20. !. u'I"j, coxswalnb. second. Atlantic
BOAT club Of IOboken Polldck bow. H.ss
No. :, loi", ~" .! Otteker. stroke, Hume.
coXswainI third. Time, ga
Intermediate quadruple sculls-Won by
I mon B"at cub pullman, how. Britt. No.
2; Jaoncke. 40. 3. Noone. stroke. Ncw no
Ghrli" Boat club tMillcr. bow. Howe. so >:
Wide. No. =; PIT. strokeJ. second. Nonpareii
Rowing club tDe Lacy. bow Kennaugh No
- CoughliH No. .; Pearsc. strokeJ. third
JUNIOR eight-oarcd snell-won by Columbia
University Orchard. bow. Faumer. No 2:
Wills. No. :; Sonborn. 80. I. Beatty. 40 q
sttohe Moor house coxswainb; Lone star Boat
cub tFiSh'l. bow. Schwab. so . Katz. No
- S,gIn. No. MaI,im, No. :. cow"n. 40. &:
MAJ coAswnin). second. Time, G.3O.
senior quarter-milo dash Won by George
Allison, West Philadelphia Boat Cub: Frank
Il. shea. She'pshead Bay Rowing club. gee.
ono W. Hart Metropolitan Rowing club.
Junior double SOULS Won by Hudson noa,
club Norman. bow. and Rooney. stroke: Mas
sau Boat club Ne Compile. bow. and holmes
strokel. second; RavcnswoOd Boat club tMur-
ray; bow and Rooncy. stroke, third. Time.
intermediate quadruple scuIls-Won by Metro
politan Rowing club (Gauss bow: f. Cloonan
NO :; II. Rogers. No 3. and Bcrtram. strokel;
Nonpsrcil Rowing club Gindewurth bow: Lee
No ?; T.. fabcr. No. 3. and Payne. strokej. sec
ond; Wanetah Boat club (Methyen. bow: Hall
nan, No. =; a. Methyen No g. and j. Staplcton
strokeD. third. Time. 7:OI2s.
Senior double SOULS Won by Nonparen Row
Ing Club (CraWley bow. and Schwartz. strokeD:
New Rochelle Rowing club nI0we bow and
Carter. stroke. second. Time. Sis.
Intermediate eight Dared shelIs-Wo by 60
lumbia University second varsity G'yne. bow:
Philpson, No. .. Claghorn No 3: Peterson
No. 4: Miller. No 3: Robinson. No g: Hcrkert.
No I: MacCarthy. stroke. and Bird. coxswainJ: