The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-05
NEW YORK OARSMEN
TAKE THREE RACES
Two for New York 4. c. Crews.
intermediate Eight and
Quadruple SOULS.
TOM ROONEY SUCCESSFUL
Beats Jack Kelly. Champion OF
Schuylkill, When Lattcr'S
Shell Is Upset.
TOM ROONEY SUCCESSFUL

PHILADELPHIA, July +-Philadelphia
oatsmen had a safe and sane celebration
on the Schuylkill to-day and asserted
their independence 40 aggressively that
eleven OF the fifteen first place trophies
remain in this city. Not In years have the
Schuyll.ill crews scored SUCH pronounced
triumph IN the regatta, which - part OF
the citys holiday programme.
Next 10 Philadeiphia's cleanup tho New
York crews wormed their way into the
limelight and took three races back TO
Broadway tonight. The New York Attn
letic Club intermediate eight and inter
m. date quadruple SOULS came through
With victories. The other metropolitan
district winner was Thomas J. Rooney OF
the Ravenswood Boat Club of Long Isl
and City. He beat Jack Kelly. the cham
pion OF the Schuylkill, when the latter was
upset.
Baltimore sent a number OF crews bu,
was successful in only one start, the
Junior singles, in which Leo Sharfe of the
B Arundels won the opening race.
Ten thousand persons, many Of Them
enjoying an annual outing in Paramount
T Park, crowded both banks OF the rNel
from o'clock until shutdown. They
stayed until the last event for senior
I eignts, which was the feature, and wer'
well repaid, ss Coach Vivian Nickals'i
. varsity oarsmen. competing under th'
colors OF the College Boat Club. outroveI
the famous Argonauts OF Canada. en-
Detroit Boat Club the New York Athletic
Club the Vespers and the Ariels OF Balti
more.
PENIS crewa stroked by II. h. Marc,
the lad who made name for himself Il
| oil
4 fast pace for the Canadians and othe
crews that II won by half a length,
marked the close OF one OF the mos
brilliant seasons the Red and Blue ma
ever had on the water
The SIX senior cights We're sent ava
shortly before . o'clock and Nlckalls
bows caught the water with the sam
, snap rs at Poughlkcepsic. coNswain Eos
, ter sent the Penn shell INTO the lead an
kept Il there. but al the trolley bride
, the Canadians spurted and at one tin
IL looked as though they would cate
= The coilegans, There was h"- than hs
a length separating the two Engli'
: rugged shells when they went under Il
n arch. but Marcy soon sent tho pace I
I to - and opened up on he Argonauis
s Tho shore crowd was yelling like ma
seldom have Philadclphians had an q
j. portunity to see Penn varsity crew
g action. II was q pretty sight and Goa
Il Nickllls, accompanied by mis- wife a.
d daughter who followed the race dow
4 the west river drive in an sutomobl
e shouted words Of encouragement at almo
y every stroke.
V. The race at the mile mark was betwe
l. Penn and the Canadians, with petro
.r the New York Athletic Club, the Nespe
J. and the Ariels trailing behind. The 70
latter crews staged race all TO thci
selves which almost rivalled tho s'ru1f
'. between the colleglans and the canadian
-, Penn stuck to a - stroke most of I
y way. hut several times raised II to
= Tn. Canadians tried hars to catch (
~ Rcd and Blue at the head Of the isla
. and even raised the stroke az high as
~, The Penn men were able to respond
:" the challenge, and although they did !
- quicken their rowing there was more IN
or Very Penn stroke. and Nickallss "
trained crew shot over he line half
length to the good
Detroit b. q squirt in the last quar-
rs mile finished third. ABOUT n length abe
II. Of the New York Athletic club.
ny vospcrs were fourth and the Ar'els las,
q, Earlier in the afternoon Nicka'ls p
duced another winning crew, when
NJ Intermediate four Dared gig drew aw
Ic- from the field and beat the Naltas n
or, two other starters The coleg'ans "
nv four lengths, the Wahnetas OF Flu
ing. y " being third and the Arund
'. of Baltimore fourth.
"A, The collegians also had AN entry
w. the senior fo,irs, but It did no. 60 TO
mark. ar Coach Nickalls was not sa
~ ned with the steering on the boat
'ha summaries:
I'd Junior Double sculis,Won D. fsnn,
led Fsir,nount Rowing Association, Phila'
ZAP phis; third, Vesper Boa, club o. Ph,,a,
,ty phia: fourth, Analosten boat cub wa
mo Intermediate Four Dared Gigs- Won
nd L.. RAIL rlnh of Phil le lnhia. seCt