, 1874-08-13

AQUATIC.
THE REGATTA At GRAND HAVEN.

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AQUATIC.
THE REGATTA At GRAND HAVEN.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
GRAND HAVEN, N1loll., Aug. 12-Tho frat days |
racoB Of Tho grand regatta took place on Spring
Lalto this aftornoon. undor tho moat favorable
circumstances Tho woathor which was cloudy
and thoatening In tho forenoon, cfcarod off anc
and ploasant in tho nftcrnoon. Thoro was q
light wind and smooth wntor, o1copt toward tho
end Of tho racoB, whom 1t became little rough.
Several thousand porsonB Witnessed tho raoos
from, largo number Of steamers and craft and
from the shore. Tho raooB passed. OF auccoss~
fully, and wero considered fine. Everything was
gonorally satisfactory. Tho course waa splon-
did ono for all races, milo md roturn, e1oopt
tho Bix.oarod, which WINS ~ mtlea and roturn.
Following Is brief sketch Of tho raco:
Tho lrat race was tho sonlor dolble-Boulls, and
throe ontr.os, two started. The Chsaa9o seullera'
tia, bow; tho Chicago Athletic Club, e. r. Ferry,
Il. A. Williams, stroke, r. A. Alcook, bow; tho
Spring Lako Club was ruled out on account OF
Se Of the s, 0%nGo o o.ts ke%E Eo dsaGsodm l. Mhs
/ O'Clock; tho second gun for roadinoas was arod
at 3:22, and tho hoata started Of 327. Tho Ath-
lotto oraw took tho inside, and tho boAta
aud tho soullsrs st thirty-foar, stfokas
to tho minute Tho Athletic gained little
to tho mtlo-turn, pulling twonty y-ntno to thirty
ono Of tho soulors stroko8. mud continued turn.
ing tho ui'lcssako frat but lost 81 they started
| homo. They wcro ovoa as tue lialf-,nlo, pulling
| thirty-two to thirty-alx Of tho scullors, tho
scnllors 9 length nhond. They kept this load,
both pulling trty.two on tho 1ast 9unrtGs' h the
sH ona.haf I ahond' The Athletic thon spurted Up
10 forty strokcs, closed tho gap to ~, ono boats
longtb, aud thoy crossed the line IN this q manner
sonofn ,o 1921 AheS 39oo oaotSsT
tho SoulIora apparently only trying to load tho
othcr boat, anil mol mating their bost cfrort.
Tho necopd raeo was tho ai1-oa1ea al1oll, With
Mich, Daniel ". Buck, r. ]. Shank, atrohc, 4. L.
aoy, 1. H. Briggs, bow, Harry M9rtcall m He @Sox5wain'
pe;fot oe e 16 " peFo If han Maa + Ph u ose Rsf
ao s0 yIyy Uay fEsa Dsro %? Emily Sor l. SSssa
". D. Isbo1l, atroko.. 3. Campbell Z. 4. Bald- d
wn James Johnson H. j. A1mstaFonF, aea Il l. p
tho second ut 361, and tho boata started at 4:o4.
Positions-The Nussoll, chotoo, inside tho
Enid, two; tho Buck, outside, Thoro was .
at o n he @ nse pnea aof'Y be ap
soil Kept woll inside with stroke atrong mud
| Btcady taking q lead which they kept through,
out. The Enid was aecond, pulling well, and
On the turn, tho Russell WAS a little ahead, tho
| Euid noxt timo DAT oaoh, when thoy atraight-
onod out for homo. The Duck turno1 In 11:2O.
Tho Russell from this gained rapidly With a
crossing tho line throo aud half lengths ahead
a1nid hearty cheers, pulling forty ssEokaa, tho
Enid thlrty-nino etrokos.. Time, 1859 fer tho
Russell, 15b1 for tho Enid, and tho Buck crossed
a MOTT exciting raco. md oroatod d great deal Of
interest. The best OF good feeling prevailed and
thore was general oheoring between tho crows
for each other.
tries. Of Which two started. Handicap. Farra-
guk Club, Chicago, Ada II. Boydon, A. +. Downs,
ro9o Ps ssr H. f. = dn st1 q 4 r. DnDsqd p9ps
e. Carol q SsanHf "a ''5sss aesban a. g. 8 k!asslsy;
Brlggg, bow, I. F. wosteolt. oo1wain.. Tic
Tarragut Club was allowed forty seconds on
almost ~ fast al B1lolI, and It Was claimed by
many that thcy should allow at leaat o half-min-
uto to tho othor club instead Of taking tug handi-
cap. Tile tirat gun. waa fired Al 4:S3, the
second at 4:51, and tho boats started at
Gil. Tho Farraguts took q lend which .thoy
kept till 1ear tho mile-turn. pulling short,
quick stroke about thhirty-oighs to tue minute.
Tho Leusings pulled ' sfrong STEADY stroke s,yn
tho milo frat, taking q load and Keeping II With
about tho same number Of STROKES gaining slowly
MI tho way hon,e crossing tho line in 14:o5, the
Tarraguts time being 1a:2o: Maeh doubt o pre-.
|
claimed by mRny that tho Lansipg Club fhir'y
won tho race. 4 difficulty aroSo On tho return oi
tho boata with regard to the matter, causing con:
siderable dispute ana Bome foolinr, only qnio.e<
BY boing rotorrod to tho judges. The 1udge'
decided upon the matter according to tho ruet
/ Of tho National Amateur Rowing Associaton, ~
: agreed upon previously, thus giving an easy vic
tory 70 ae a wnoao neaoat favor 'n'
Tho fourth race WAS for }unior single scnlla
with five entries, all Of which started /: Chicago
; seullora, Chicago, John Edlomann; Exce!aio
6h D9aisoie arsa Hercn hrea %ey ill,ams
Spring Lako Boat Club, 4: ". Pearson: Thi
( cstlng and exciting. More money ehenF'et
hands on bota made On this Iace tnan @ on gu 1 tat
seemipgly we'll matched. Tho frat qua. wa
! fired ut $40, tho second at 6:a6 and tho boat
s atartod at G. Pearson won The choice Of pos1
n and tGof the gd9 ana we9
. the outs.de. On tho start Pearson wont ahea
: : al forty etrokes, staudish and Vile
: next 1t thirty.oight. fonl too
= tSs ttho start. EdIeman stopped aud allowed VIII
I, iams to 40 ahead, and started again. Edlema
I was ruled out by tho judges. though 1t Was u
doubtedly Williams fault, as his boat drifte
Q up bis splendid stroke about eyen with 8tandiaI
= Williams third, and Wiley olose' to him. 1t tt
half-uli1o Wiley upset bY catohtng crab. ~
| WAS rescued by boat from Hnoro. foar8o
turned tho mile stake q little ahead Of etandis
il with Williams third. Tho race wae closely col
= tested between Pearson and ssandlsh. az Il
a half-mile on tho return staudiyh was H.
~ ahead but got too near Bhoro and waa caught
4 tho weeds, thus delaying him aomowhat. Pearse
- crossed the line ono boat-longth ahoad, both pul
II ing about twenty strokes. Iimo-peasaon,. 15:4
: Standish, ibid; Williams 1000. Towards thee
~ ~ tho raco was most exciting, PeaEaons and Stan
/. ish's friends both yelling their utmost and o
n couragIng their fayorites; This ls the hrnt ~
= friends, though it did seoga that he could n
!. have pnlled dftoen Btrokoa farther.
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