New-York tribune., 1921-05-31
Junior Eight
D rom Columbia
Wins Big, Race
New York A. c. Grew Is a
Close Second I'M Feature of
Unusually Fine Program
By lack Lawrence

Rowing Association, held on the
Harlem River yesterday. The local
scullers accounted for ten of the SIX
teen races carded and forced the out
of-town oarsmen to hustle for all the
points they won.
Columbia continued her winning
ways when her jurin, varsity went out
and won a brilliant victory in the
Junior eight-oared shells, the feature
event of the program. The New York
Athletic Club juniors were the runners
up in this race and forced the Blue
and White Navy 20 show ali that it had
in order to win. The Potomac Boat
Club, of Washington. finished good
third.
The races, all but one of which were
over the one-milc route, were wit
messed by thousands of rowing fans
who lined the ancient Harlem River
course on both banks from the 1Slss
Street bridge down to the finish line.
Mayor Hylan had ordered the Speedway
thrown open for TIE occasion, and this
provided an excellent point of vantage
for the holiday crowds.
Gilmore a Surprise
One of the big surprises of the day
came when Garret Gilmore, star of the
Bachelors Barge Club, of Philadelphia,
showed the way to Harry Heller, of the
Lone Star Boat Club, and Louis Zoha,
of the First Bohemians, in the senior
single sculs. Local sharps were bet
ting even money on Heller and Zoha
and apparently figured Gilmore an out
slider. The first quarter had not been
completed when it became apparent that
the Philadelphian was very much in
the race. Zoha, regarded by many as
the best oarsman in the metropolitan
district, began to fade out of the pic
ture as the three shells passed the Non
pareil Boat Club, and after the half
mile flag was passed he ceased to be a
contender.
The contest then settled down to
duel between Gilmore and Heller and
it was a pretty one to watch, although
it seemed that the Quaker had the stu
alton we'll in hand from start to finish.
In the last 400 yards, when Heller
brought off a mighty thrust for victory,
Gilmore proved that he was equal to
the occasion. Heller succeeded in cut
ting down the Philadelphian's lead of
half a boats length, but the effort was
his last gasp. He was not able to meet
Gilmore's answering squirt and crossed
the line three-QuarterS of a length to
the bad,
Jack Kelly and his cousin. Paul Cos
tello, Olympic doubles champions, won
the senior double sculls in a leisurely
paddle. The Shea brothers, rowing
under the colors of the Nonpariel Club,
were expected to give the famed in
ternationalists a fight, but it was ap-
parent from the start that there was
no comparison between the two shells.
Time Not Announced
Kelly and Costello, who represented
the Vesper Boat Club, of Philadelphia
were so far ahead of the New Workers
and were padding along SO easily that
the judges apparently did not think it
worth while to take the time OF the
race. None was announced.
With Kelly at stroke, Costello in the
low and Regain and Morehead rowing
No. 2 and No 3, the Vesper Boat Club
had little trouble in taking the senior
quadruple sculls, defeating the New
York Athletic Club squad by three
lengths. 1t was Immediately after this
race that Kelly and Costello went out
and manhandled the Shea Brothers in
the doubles. They seemed to consider
it an easy days work
Edward Fitzgerald, one ofthe younger
stars of the Nonpareil navy, vowed to
sparkling victory in the junior singles
after having battled to a dead heat
with Bill Haynes, of the Metropolitan
Rowing Club, in the preliminary trial.
Charley Eicholz, of the Active Boat
Club, was a contender right up to the
finish, and it was only in the last dozen
strokes that Fitzgerald was able to
beat him off.
1t remained for the high school
eights to provide the big crowd with
-
was as wild and woody scramble as
was ever staged in regatta. The
three shells entered had hardly been
sent away before No. a, in the Phila-
delphia H. S. boat, broke his oarlock
and had to quit A moment later the
same thing happened to James Gilday,
rowing No. in the New Rochelle craft.
Gilday saw his duty at once, and he
did it. Flingiug his oar from him he
stood up and jumped overheard,
while the women along ths Speedway
screamed.
Central High School Wins
Seeing this act of sacrifice, No. 4, in
the Quaker she'll, evidently thought he
would be more use to his school in the
Harlem than sitting idly in the boat,
murky waters. The race was forgotten
while the breathless spectators watched
the efforts of the judges boats to pick
up the oarsmen. They were finally
rescued and brought ashore, while river
craft footed approval and the fans ap-
plaudea. Central H. S. of Washington
finally won the event.
The Columbia junior varsity rowed
90 it's spectacular victory under an Of
fetal protest lodged with the New York
Rowing Association by the New York
Athletic Club. The Mercury Footers
declare that in defeating Yale On the
Housatonic on April 80 the Blue and
White oarsmen were graduated from
the junior class. The protest did not
seem to carry much weight with fol-
lowers of the game.
In yesterdays race Columbia had
two crews entered, the other one being
Jim Rice's third-string outfit This
boat, immediately after the start, col
iided with the Union Boat Club eight
and the accident practically put both
shells out of the running
The Columbia juniors got away to a
nne start and were in the lead for the
hrst quarter. At this point the Potomac
eight delivered fierce sprint and went
INTO the lead. They were not able to
noid 1T, however, and the Mercury
Gooters moved into the van. At the
naH the Blue and White juniors, row
ing about thirty-two, raised their
stroke to thirty-four and began to
overtake the Travers Island boat. Once
Ine Two shells were even the Coluyo
bians again dropped their beat to
tnIrty.two, but he'd so much power be-
hlnd their sweeps that the Winged Foot
MARINES could not stand the pace.