The sun., 1916-08-27
RAYENSWOODS WIN
ALL EXCEPT ONE
RACE IN REGATTA
Home Oarsmcn Nearly Make
Cleanup in Annual Long
Island Competition.
TOM ROONEY FIGURES
IN THREE VICTORIES
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Representatives OF the Ravenswood
Boa Gu won six OF the seven races
which constituted the programme at the
thirtieth annual regatta Of the Long ISL
and Rowing Association on Bowcry bay
yesterday afternoon. The contests were
staged over a mile course. with the start
on the North Beach pier and the finish In
front OF the Ravenswood club house. at
the foot Of Ninth avenue. Astoria.
In addition to furnishing the medium
for a grand clean up by the Ravenswood
men,. the regatta resolved itself into a
welcome TO Tom Rooney. the Ravens
wood veteran. who two weeks before had
won the national sculling championship
at Duluth Rooney took part in three
races. and In each event was first across
the line.
Two OF Rooney@s efforts came in canoe
races. Consequent upon his resolve af-
ter the national regatta to do no more
work In singles or doubles this year. he
did no sculling at all. However. he d&l
a neat bit OF rowing In stroking the RAJ
venswood senior four cared gig to an
easy victory over "A fast crew from the
Nonpareil Boat club. The "Nons" fin
ished three lengths behind Rooney's ag-
gregation. Third by two lengths came
the Wahnetah Boat club four, with the
Nautilus Boat club crew bringing up
the rear.
A FOuI IL Claimed.
The Ravenswoods led from start to
finish. but the others had Il out In n stir
ring hnstla for tho ,lurn A. tIa thran-
quarter mark the gigs were tapping. but
In the mex 100 yards the Nonpareih
with II. II. Pearse ut stroke. came ~
strongly and began TO give the leaders q
fight. In that last quarter the men fiom
the Harlem made up IA length.
The junior four cared shells. for many
years the feature Of the regatta, engen-
dered considerable acrimony and was far
from Satisfactory race. The judges
placed the Ravenswoods first. the Nom
pareils second and the S~eawanhaka Boat
Clu four third. There was no question
about the correctness OF the plac!ngs, but
the Nonpareils registered a protest
against the Ravenswoods, charging that
the home crew had crossed their bows
and stove "A hole In their shell.
The trouble came AZ the half milo
point. when the Nonpareils were lead
Ing by II slight margin. The R~avenswoods
came up SlToIRIE 10 C.dllenee IoT INC
lead, and In his eagerucss j. -. Hamp-
ton, the Ravenswooi coxswain. crossed
into the Nonpareils' lane. The tip of
the Ravenswood shell broke through the
bow of the Noupareil craft and the
Harlem clubs shell began to I'LL rapidly.
IL was evident Tat there had been no
Intentional foul and the Judges declined
TO entertain the protest. At any rate
the Nonpare!ls rowed in pretty hard
luck.
The R~avenswoods won by n scant
length. and open water showed betweel
the Nonpareil and Seawanhaka boats.
The time. GA 10. was, under the con-
d!tions, excellent.
Allen a Good sculIeP.
The regatta was run off smoothly
and the old ink that has ever pursued
the Long Island races was for once
missing. The water was comparatively
smooth. and nothing tina; even resembled
4 mishap occurred.
Rober, j.. Allen I'd. son OF the oldest
active member OF the Ravenswoods,
gave a splendid exhibition in the junio'
single SOULS. Allen won by about ten
lengths from William Mcdonald OF tho
Union Boat Club. while Thomas Clough
OF the Seawanhakas was seven lengths
behind In third place. Allen led from
the first dip Of the SOULS,
The Nonparcils accounted for tho
junior four cared gigs. the only race
which failed to go to the credit OF the
R~iyenswoods. The Mons" had tho
shea brothers. w. W. Hamilton and
Y. =, Keenan, in their gig. and they OUT
rowed the Rayenswood four. strokcd by
Eugene Quinn. by three lengths OF open
water. Quinn caught n crab late in
the race. but his crew was already
beaten. so the catch had no bearing on
the result.
In the junior double gigs the Bayonne
Rowing Association gave the Ravens
woods a fairly good fight. with the Wah-
retahs in third place.
Five OF the seven races were won by
those on the inside course. where the
water was smoothest.
The Summaries.
Junior -Four Dared Gig.-won by Nom
parcel II. e. tbow. J, shea. .. ". shea, 3.
W. W. Hamilton: stroke, j, =, keenan,:
coNswain.. H. Il. ttl"y'; Iavenswood X. c.
3, John Cassidy. stroke, Eugene Quinn:
coxswain, J. d. Hampton. second. Time.
Won by three Lengths % open water.
Junior single Sculls-won by Robert j.
Allen 3D. Mavenswood b G.; wiiIism Me-.
r Hi1% a seaManha Ak 8 i. &C. t''U Mira. rH Tims.
7:O2 LIS.
Won by ten lengths; seven lengths be-
tween second and third.
Senior -Four Dared Gigs-Won by Ravens
wood y, g. chow. W, j Murray: ., j. T..
Fortune; 3, l.. Zoha. stroke. Tom Rooney:
coxswain. J. d.. Hampton: NonpareIl u.
g, chow. J, T., Rogan; .. +. j, McLough-
lin; 3. A. Il. FurgoId, stroke, y. II. Pearse:
coNswain. j. A. MCl.aughlin,, second.
Wshnetah II. e. tbow. l.. IIartung; ., A,
Stapieton, 3. +. Kelly; stroke. W Ryan:
coxs~ain, +. Zuikb. third. Nautilus u. g.
'bow, !. Carvel. .. IL Metz; ., \. II.
Dougherty: stroke. W pnryea; coHswain.
Il. Fisher. fourth, Time. $50. 80.
Won bv three lengths. two lengths be.
tween second and third.
Canoe Singles-Wun by Tom Rooney,
Ray.nswood II. g.. +, W, Tcves, Seawan.
by six lengths.
Junior Double Gigs-won by Ra%venswood
u &. L r. scuTiy and V. Iatronlcal;
Hayonne II. L. ,F. A.. Mackenzie and ]. Y.
Ryan. Jr), second, Wahnetah D. c, ~.
Fritz and J, Stapletonl. third. Time 6!il:
Won by three lengths; one between second
and third.
Junior Four Dared .sh.ils-won b
Ravenswood IL. G, ,how, X. Schmlt2. ., II.
Roerecke, ., J. Cassidy; stroke. u, quinn.
coxswain. J. II, Hampton: Nonparell u.
e.. ,bow. j. shea; . W shea, j. W. W.
Hamilton; stroke. !, T.. keenan,: coxswa!n,
u. l., ,ui,.y':, second seawanhaka y {.
summer, stroke, u. swanda,, third. TIME.