The sun., 1918-08-29
PELHAM CREWS WIN
TWICE ON HUDSON
Boston Tars, However, Win
in Keen Duel in Mile
Cutter Race.
NJ GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

Never was . more thrilling water duel
fought on the Hudson than that waged
h,tween the crews OF the bingham Naval
staining station OF Boston and the Pei
nam Bay Naval Training Station in the
>ae mile ten cared cutter race that fea-
,>red the navy regatta under the aus
nices Of the New York A. G. yesterday.
pulling away from the crews Of the New
Haven ". T. s.. u. 8. 8. Adams. u. g. 8.
Granite State and BROOKLYN Armed
Guard at the start, the tars from Cape
Cod and Long Island Sound fought every
inch OF the course with never more than
half boats length separating them.
In the last drive for the line the Bay
state boys. ten brown backs and fash
ing oars swaying in perfect rhythm,
drove the bow of their craft to half a
lengths advantage over Pelham Bay.
Walter Camp. director Of the naval
branch Of the Commission on Training
Camp Activities. who has seen half q
century OF sport. and Admiral N. r.
Usher, who officiated as referee with Mr..
Camp. both said they never had wit
messed a more heartbreaking struggle.
The victory of the Boston crew In the
ten cared cutter race prevented the Pei
ham Bay tars from sweeping the river.
Pelham Bay sailors won the two other
events. They took the two mile six
cared cutter nace by four lengths
from the Granite State and made
= procession OF the one mile six cared
whaleboat race, crossing the line six
teen lengths ahead of their closest rivals
The regatta was staged under the
auspices OF the New York A. c., which
10 doing yeomans work in providing en-
tertainment and recreation for men ir
both branches Of the service. DR.. d. Il
Roy Culver Of the New York A. c
donated some Of his trap shooting
trophies as prizes for the two cutter
the Mercury Footers, contributed soms
Of the cups he had captured on the eoli
links as awards in the whaleboat race.
Areentinians Are Third.
Five crews, Pelham Bay, Granite
state. Brooklyn Federal Rendezvous
New Haven Naval Training Station and
Brooklyn Armed Guard, lined up for tn,
two mile cutter race. the first contest Of
the afternoon. Granite State caught tn,
water first and its opening rush carried
It TO the front with Pelham Bay in clos,
pursuit. The training ship boat, will
Pelham hanging on it's stern. led at thu
half mile. Inch by inch Pelham creep
ZIP and poked its bow to the fore Jus
before the mile mark was passed.
In the one mile six cared whaleboa
race Pelham got the jump at the star
and with an apparently lighter and NOR
gracefully lined boat than It's rival
rapidly opened a big gap over its closes
pursuers. a crew of the U. S. s.
Four lengths in the wake OF the crev
from the ship whose name is censored
came the crAw of the Argentine shi,
Rividavia and the Granite State, tn,
Argentinians winning third place by tn,
proverbiai whisker.
From the crack Of the gun to the drop
Ping of the nnish nag Boston and Pei
ham Bay fought II out in the one mil,
cutter race, with victory ever In doubt
For 500 yards Boston held the slightes
Of leads. Pelham poked it's nose to tn,
fore then and for a quarter OF a mil,
nrst one and then the other boat brok,
trail. The ding-dong battle was kept III
ill $50 yards from the line. when tn
Bay State tars in a last desperate effor
won half a boat lengths advantage
Tive Boston crew was clicked in s:25 rs
Pelham's time was s:26 1-5.
The Summaries.
Or. Mile tren oared) Cutter Race--wor
b. Boston dillingham; Naval Training sta
n.r, Tinker, Harlow, wagner. Foster, Carp
Training station III, Du Bots. @, Bril-, H
Wooiton; H: Bach. s; Rsndo. H. Webb
Johnson. H. Fethe and j.. Montrose. cox
,vairl, second; U. 8. T. g. Granite Stat
w E Ensama, A. r. Cutler. r. A. Blue
f. Klein. c. J. Benton. H. F. Berger
n. g. Mcfarland. @. e. Sohmelk. A. An
anna, c. Blotzer and H, w: Jennys cox
swain, third, Time. s:25 as. Also started
New Haven n. T. s.. Brooklyn Arme,
Guard, L. $. 8. Adams.
Won by Pelham Bay Naval Training Sta
ton w. Ulbanski, NJ. Marian, r. Dickey
" Goldberg, s. Lien. George Deneki AM
p. Menendez, coxSwain); U. s. 8.
name omitted because Of censorl %: 7
| man, W. Russell, r. Bsidt and L. soady
coHsvain). second: battle cruiser Bividavis
Argentine Republic (Hipolite Qu(koga, Al
'rsdo Bsvtachini. Basilio Figueros. Jorg
Iva Fuvelmo Lopez. Manuel Pedalta an,
1888. Also started u. S. T. S. Grant,
STATE.
Two Nil. tTen Oared) Cutter Race
, Won By Pelham Bay Naval Training sta
Bach, 8 Rsndo. II. Webb. J. II. Rush
mere, d. p. Sweeney. e. s. johnson. II
Feithe and J. Montrose, coNswain): U.
) Granite state (w. E. Ansama, A. F
ton, II. r. Berger, D. g. mcfarland. q. z
schme,k. A. Ansams, @. BIotzer and H "
!ennys. Coxswsln), second Federal Rem
devious, Fifty second street, Brooklyn a
am Henne, T. F. oxley, George McCor
mick. George Englehardt. +. @, Mise. q
Murzak. II. J. Berskamp. and 8. l
Ruben, coxswain), third. Time, 2s:37 III