The sun., 1919-10-13
BOHEMIAN 0ARSMEN
HI STAR In REGATTA
Garry Off Three Events i'm n.
Y. Rowing Association
Meet.
ZOHA WINS SENIOR RACE
intermediate Singles Goes to
SobOtka and Junior Shell
to Bernauer.
zoHA WINS SENIOR RACE

with the staging OF the annual fall re-
aatta of the New York Rowing Associa-
tion over the mile speedway course OH
the Harlem River. Despite the heavy
rain and the strong northwest wind
which the contestants were forced to
face the times in all the events were
fair A big crowd lined the docks of
the Union and Nonpareil Rowing clubs
and stood with umbaellas raised
throughout the afternoon to watch the
competition
The feature race OF tho card the In
termediate FOUR Dared gig. was won by
the crew representing the First Bohe-
milan Boat Club, WIKI the Nonpareil
Rowing Clubs osrsmen second and the
Lone star Boat Clubs men third The
race for the first three-quarters OF
mile was nip and tuck. with the Boz
henlian crew having q slight advantage.
For the FIRST half mile the Bohemian
and Nonparell clubs rowed almost as a
team. Neither held the slightest adj
vantage over the other during the first
half part of the journey 1t was not
until the oarsmen passed the Nonpareil
Club dock that the Bohemian crew
started TO pull away from the ''Nons."
Urged on by their coxswain, e kalina,
the crew responded with long thirty
and soon their boat was seen out In
front leading by an eighth OF n length.
The Nonpareil boys, however, were still
in the race End kept their boat within
distance Of the leading crew until the
creek was reached, where the current OF
the river is the strongest.
NOnpareils Weaker.
Here the undertow appeared TO the
liking of the Bohemian crew, while the
Sonpareil boys weakened and let the
leaders increase their lead to half q
,oth f,,st N,D,, r4.a
of a mile from Fordham bridge. the fin
ishing point. For the remainder of the
distance the Bohemian crew, which was
composed of ". Balajka at bow, +. To-
man No. 2, F. Snivek No. and +. So
hotka stroke. held the honor position
until they crossed the finish line q
length and a half in front of the Nom
pareil oarsmen. The Lone Star Boat
clubs crew, the only othor starter. fir
ished a poor third. The winning crew
vas clicked in minutes 81 seconds,
which was five seconds better than the
Nonpareifs time.
The Bohemian Club. besides winning
the four cared gig. captured two other
events and finished second In a fourth.
Had there been point trophy at stake
this club would easily have carried It
on. The Bohos were the only oarsmen
of the meet to win more than one event
Their other victories came In the in
termediate single shells and the senior
single shells. Frank Sobotka accounted
FOR the Bohemian's second triumph when
lie showed the way to William J. Nor
ris of the Metropolitan Rowing Club by
4 length and half IN the intermediate
single shell race Louis Zoha was re-
sponsible for the Bohemkans third vic
tory when he defeated John Shea OF the
Nonpareil Rowing Club and Stanford
Wells OF the Metropolitan Rowing Club
in the senior single she'll race. Zoha
won by a length over Shea in. 6 min
utes 10 seconds. while Shea was three
lengths IN front of Wells in 6 minutes
15 seconds.
~ Albert kalbac was the only member of
the Bohemian Club to meet with defeat.
Kalbac competed In the association
senior single SOULS and was beaten by
David Andres of the Active Boat Club.
Andres won by six lengths in minutes
10 seconds. Kalbac at no stage Of the
race was a contender fog the honors.
Andres led from the start to finish and
won slowed UP.
Seat Breaks, sits On Floor of Boat
The Nonpareil Rowing Clubs crew
Won the intermediate quadrupie eculls,
the last one on the programme, over the
Metropolitan Rowing Clubs entry. The
Mons" despite the fact that one OF their
crew rowed while seated in the bottom
of the boat, won the event by six lengths.
Soon after the start of the race the
eeat OF W.. Cronin, who rowed number
. for the Mons" broke with the re-
suit that he was forced to cow almost
the entire distance while seated on tie
door of the boat.
Cronin, despite his handicap pulled
an even stroke and not once during the
race was his oar not seen in action
The winning crew was timed in min
utes as seconds, hile the Nets werc
clicked In > minutes 40 seconds.
The Union Boat Clubs only victory
came in the senior four cared gig when
the crew representing that club pulled
cross the finish line three lengths IN
front of the Viking Rowing Clubs crow
The Nonpareil Rowing Clubs lads fin
ished third, half dozen lengths in the
rear OF Vikings boat. The Union mer
took the lead soon after the crews left
Washington Bridge. the starting point
and held command throughout. The
winning boat was timed In 5 minutes 80
seconds. wailo the second crew was
rlccked IN 9 minutes 10 9ssconas.
Bernauer Junior winner.
i william G. Bernauer of the Ravens
wood Boat Club accounted for his clubs
only victory by winning the junior sin
Ele shell race, the first event on the
ia teAalAb Tins cNcht 1ocfuduci
Defeated a field OF SIX the largest num-
Der OF contestants which competed In
any event. Bernauer won the event ovel
Albert Schweitzer Of the Nassau Boa,
Club by two lengths. Edward E. Nit.
night OF the Brooklyn Rowing Clut
Finished third, three lengths behind
Ech~eitzer.
Stroked by Henry Frolich. the crew
bf the Lone Star Boat Club won the
5urior four gig race. while the junior
double gig event. with William Berger
AZ the bow. went to the Viking Rowing
CLUBS representatives. The junior
ouadruple sculls race. the only Other
event OF the meet, went TO the NASSAU
Boat Clubs entry by four lengths. The
Metropolitan Rowing Clubs crew finished
second TO tho Nassau Club In this event
William c., Schwenk of the Metropoli
tan Rowing Club. who was scheduled Il
compete in the double gig race was MOI
:, disappointed when his partner, Richard
I Welsted. failed TO show up Schwenl
spent the afternoon swimming.
FOR A. A. U. TITLE.