The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-29
THE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA.
Severe and Exciting Struggle.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. %.

PHILADELPHIA, aug. 20.
The international regatta commenced to-
cay, the attendance of spectators being
very large. The first heat of the double
| souls wa, between the Eurekas of New
ark, the Argonauts of Bergen Point, and
the Dublin university boat club. The ar
rangemefts for the start was as follows !;
Three buoys were moored at set distances
across the river, and to each Ct these buoys
a skiff was made fast, and in each skifi
sat a Waterman prepared to hold the stern
of one of the racing boats. The umpire's
boat, Rockland, and ono for the honorary
committee and invited guests, and the
Gazette, were the only ones allowed on the
course. Frank s. Brown of the Nassau
bost club of New York, had been chosen
umpire, and stood In the bows ready TO
start the crews. The crews were Eurekas
b. John Brown, w. Ryno, Peter Yourg,
j. Angelman Argonauts, Ed. Smith, b.
Stephenson, Cha'. Dunbar, T. G.. Edred !;
Dublins, Geo. dickson, G.. II. Ferguson,
9. b. harrington, Croker Darlington.
The word was given and they started in
following oider The Eurekas leading, the
Argonauts second, and the Dublins last.
They rounded the bend of the river, the E6-
rekas led, but the Dublins tried hard to
come on even terms. The Dublins sieered
very badly, but pulled well together.
When in sight of Peters island the Eure-
kas were walking away fast, rowing &c
strokes minute. The Dublns now squirt
ed and there was very little to chose be-
tween them, until The Eurekas commenced
to gam, finally passing the winning post in
minutes and 20i seconds, Dublins second,
9:36l, and Argonauts last in 942.
The second heat was rowed at 2.15. Thu
boats were, Vesper of Philadelphia, with
J. MiDgus, w. Corson, +. Henderson, and
Ii. NJ. McNIulen Yale University, with
r. j. Cook, W. Ii. Collin, d. H. kellogg,
Julian kellogg; and the Crescent boa. club
of Philadelphia, with c. E. Steele, Fl. w.
Terry, g. d. Tateman ard Geo. Williams.
A good start WAC made. Nespers led wi h a
squirt and Yale followed, Crescent last.
Vesper and Yale for over half mile were
upon equal terms. 1heu Yale lost ground
through bad steering, but the work tegan
to tell on the Vespor men when Near Peters
island, and their stroke fell off very much.
Yale spurted and led by two lengths, which
they held as they passed the flag, in
minutes p seconds. Nesper came in in
minutes 153 seconds, and Crescent in
minutes 46l seconds.
The third heat was between the Colum.
bia college crew.. L. Sage, c. Griswold
C. S. Boyd and J. T. Goodwin the Eliza
beth boat club of Portsmouth, Na.-P
McGratb, J. Murray, T. Gallager and Den
mis- Callahan the Quaker City crew hav
ing Withdrawn at the start. Columbia led
their stroke being very quick. The Eliza
beth crew Rugged the eastern shore bu
did not steer well. As they turned thC
bend Columbia was full length ahead
and rowing well, but the Elizabeth spurtet
and when nearing Peters island they lee
by length. Columbia now drew slowly
up, and the race from this point to the
finish was hard struggler, the Columbia
winning in minutes and II seconds. Th'
Elizabeths stopped on their oars before tn,
flag went down or there would not hay
been the stated difference of 81 seconds be
tween the boats.
The fourth heat was between the Beaver
wycks, Falcons, and Dufresnes. TIL
Beaverwycks led from the start, wit
Dufrefnes running her hard. The Falcol
was a long way behind. After turning tn
bend the Albany boys .till led by half
length. As they neared the Pettis islam
the Falcon gave cut and stopped rowing
Between the other two it was a very tieh
race, the Besvcrwycks pulling SO stroke
the DuCresnes &c. The Beaverwycks A
nally put on a squirt and won the heat il
IA; Dufresnes coming in three length
behind.