New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-02
,ovpnswood YoungSter Capt
nres Thrilling Race in Mid
die States Regatta.
,oIILS MAR THE CONTESTS
o.,emian oarsman Has Shell
Smashed in Collision and
Arundel Doubles Grew
Capsizes.

.,,s vicinity, rowed a brilliant race in
| ..,ing the senior SOULS. which featured
!. ,vsntv-fourth annual renewal of the
,c,5ls States regatta on the Harlem
,,v., Yesterday afternoon. Matched
.,,ipst G. Waldo Smith, the representa-
y. ~ The New York Athletic club; Paul
gs.hinrton. OF the Union Boat Club, Of
s..,on. onetime captain Of the Harvard
..,v. Fred Shepherd and Frank Shea,
p,orsy Just managed TO poke the bow OF
!. shell across the line not two feet in
,.o,t OF Smith wilmington was third
.,eut three lengths back. while Shepherd
40. the king OF them all, stragsled
cross the line a bad fourth.
n was a race that might well have
raced a national regatta, for there were
srr clean Workmanship and superative
umsness. Getting off TO a good start
:. men came down. borne swiftly on
,,s swinging tide One hundred yards
rom the start the bow of Rooney's craft
"a, out In the lead by perhaps two feet
WITH Smith tapped right on his port
m,rter. fighting him stroke for STROKE.
ark half a length came Wilmington
,oipg his best 10 hold the killing pace, but
vain; while Shepherd and Shea were
,,esdy out Of it, losing distance with
,7sry stroke.
As they flashed past the half-mile marx
poonev had increased his lead TO almost
~ a length. but coming down 20 the
-ek, which mark the three-quarter-nile
/. seemed 10 lose power. Smith crept
!, and took command. but Rooney soon
,soved that he had only been taking
,,father by going after his man In hne
,,,,a Hard driven and on even terms
n, BY side 20 the end they roWeo'
,s,ther asking nor proffering quarter FOR
n. last fifty yards the men parted the
,.i-,ing waters their shells aligned. but
inst AZ the mark the RavensWood boy
hot his bow out and caught the Judges
ue a. he rowcd past
smiling skies water smooth as the pro-
vrbial mill pond and record list OF
,,tries combined to make the regatta IN
gnsualifed success. yet despite all the
.yors. accidents end fouls were many
rouis Zoha. q the Bohemian Boat Club.
Vas in collision WITH George Froehllch.
A, The Metropolitan Rowing Club. and his
shelf was smashed 10 - linters. Zoha was
thrown overheard. but swan ashore none
The worse for his immersion. II. \. Gil
Iesuie and W. Harry Oehri OF the Arun-
De- Boat Club. rowing in the junior dou-
bic SOULS. capsized after rowing three
sighths and were picked up. Fouls also
occurred in the junior eight-oared shells
senior double scUlls and four-osrej rheA
rates.
The Arundel Boat CLUB crew. of Bs!E-
nsre, rowed 10 a dead heat against the
Potomac Boat Club. OF Washington IN
The junior eight shells after a battle
which will long linger in the minds oil
hose who saw IT, From start right al
most 10 the finish the lads from the Po'
,oaac showed the way. their blades fash
ing in perfect unison as they tore through
re rnurky water Not more than quar-
sr Of a length separated the Southern
boys as they drove the shells along 1ut
nat advantage, slight as II was seemed
snouEh 20 win for the Potomac crew.
Coming down by the rocks. however Mes
gIsmith. stroke OF the Arundel. raised
hs stroke and came up on even terms
From then on II was a dingdong battle.
nd the flag dropped and raised In one
notion as the boats swept over the line.
The Potomac crew was also entered in
he intermediate race. and although the
Arundels were not the committee decided
10 allow them TO row of the dead heat
with the Potomac crew. The Metropolitan
Boat Clubs crew won the race easily,
ert Arundel finished a good second. a
comfortable distance in advance Of the
Potomac crew. thereby winning the med
ais for the junior race.
The summaries follow:
Intermediate four-oared glR-won by Po-
ioaAc Boat Club. Of Washington CVande-
riff. bow Evans. No. .. CoUltry. 40. B;
CHAMBERLAIN. stroke Browne. coxswain);
Issper Boat Club. Of Pniadelphia tByrne'
c'ossen. stroke. Koch. coxswAin). second !:
Malta Boat Club. OF Philadelphia (Hommit.
sev: Brogan. No. z; Soldering. No. 3. Cox.
stroke; NcEwan, coxswain). third. Time,
senior single sculls-Won by T. J. Rooney
Rsvsnswood Boat Club: G. Waldo Smith,
New York 4 g, second: Paul wilmington.
Union Boat Club, third. No time taken.
Junior quadruple sculls-Non by Bayonne
Boat Club: Lone Star Boat Club, second !,
Malta Boat Club. third. No time taken.
Senior four-oared shells-Won BY Arlel
noSing Club Wilson. bow Skinner, NO. =.
ss sIs; No g. HilaeeIandt, st nore :
10; ?: Ksorkls, No. 3 Boylan. stroke)' sec
ono; Rossdale Boat Club Keen. bow: Pey-
.t,shnoH No, ?. Fuchs No. 3. Ffe strohe)'
ma Time. 5.44 Is.
Senior double sculis-Won by Union Boat
Cub Gardner. bow: p. wilmington. stroke) !;
New Rochelle Boat Club w. Carter bow
:; Carter. stroke. second Riverside Boat
.uo thenry Livingston. bow. Ed. Living
s'gn, Hroke), third. Time, 5.3l.
Intern ediate double sculls-Won by Pc
i,omae Boat Club CW Thrall. bow. T. Null
~. strokel Hudson Boat Club (F. Do Witt
W; Miller, strokel. second Atlantic
i nost Club C. Foster. bow Il. Viola. stroke)
=, Intermediate eiEht-oared shelIs-won BY
- spyopo.llan Rowing Club n. Mordt. bow;
n ins'' no; 2. ". Lund. No. 3. kreeger
n..r,,S 9, wis No. . T. lille. No. 8. r.
- 20. Z; g. Froelich stroke: 4. john
Zanno,. SSelhl Potomac Boat club tR.
SS@ppS"e, DOW; Foster No .. O.. Hutterly.
49,, o. Duan. No. 4. supplee No. 3; a. J.
NcDo1sf4 80, Bsumgaroner. 40. Z. d.
ond Tlme 20 Browne. coxsValn), sec
,.'uu,oI single sculs-Won nv " NJ
Srr,Iai a'a Boat Club: Leo Scarfe
Ts s,umP pa sost Club Of Pittsburgh. third.
Bes, '' Gin e0o 80 ss.eglls-Won by Columbia
p Patched stroks); View Po,E,Ho Do ~
TUB ~. Dslrymple. bow; o. F,ton s huT,ns
second Friendship Boa, tlpb ~ s's ~
-Toray bow }. J. shannon. stroke. tblyS.
Association single sculis-wo,, =.
syer, Union Boat Club. Boston Va ca.
sin.r, Union Boat Club. Bos,o, 1as
r. ~ Pierce Nonparei Rowing club ,bird
senior double SOULS $40 pound cl..., W..
~ metropolitan Rowing Club w Hsr, so,i
Ipis.. sfy' stroke. Lone star Boat CUB a.
eellenlhel bow; J. Baum. strokel 1900
rn,N.rsldt Boat Club (Carey Faulkbe, ~.