The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-25
THE CENTENNIAL ROWING.
THE CONCLUDING HEATS or THE
AMATEUR BOAT RACES
Yates Of the Union spring club Winning the
single ScuII Rncc-Tbc Four-Onrcd Cbnm-
pionship to be Claimed bv the Ataiantas.

Yates Of the Union spring club Winning the
single scuiI Rncc-Tbc Four-Onred Chnm-
pionsbip to be Claimed bv the Ataiantas.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2i.--The fnal events
OF the national amateur races did not pass on
this afternoon with the success anticipated.
The weather was favorable and the water In fair
condition, though somewhat rouRher than In
the previous races, on account OF stif south
breeze. The first contest was the deciding heat
for the national amateur championship Of sin
gle sculls. The winners OF previous heats were
p. c. Ackerman OF the Atalantas, and Frank e.
Yates and Chas. r. Courtney. both OF tho Union
Springs Club. Courtney withdrew from the
final heat, leaving Yates to represent his club,
90 that two members OF tho same club should
not pull against one another. Ackerman had
the western course, and Yates the eastern.
They took the water together and pulled evenly
for 200 yards, ana then Yates pushed ahead,
opening n gap Of about boats length. He In
creased his lead slightly at the half mile, pulling
about 90 strokes to the minute. Ackerman
pulled pluckiy, squirting frequently. but was
unable TO close up on his opponent. Just before
the finish, Yates increased his speed, going over
the line three boat lengths IN advance. Time
Yates, 103e1 Ackerman, 1046.
The nnal race for the four Dared champion
ship followed. The two contestants were the
the Colum bia College four. This event was an-
ticlpated with much interest, as the two crews
made precisely the same time on Tuesday. BOYD
OF the Coum oias had been sick for two days,
and was not In condition for rowing, though he
pluckily determined to make the effort. The
Ataiantis drew the eastern course, tho college
oG, No. 3 OF the coiumoias caught a
crab, thus giving the other crew a
ead Of boat length CAPT c6oS
gap. For hundred Yards the crews were side
by side. Then the Atalantas drew across into
the water OF their antagonists, and as the two
boats approached each other their oars inter-
locked and both crews stopped. Capt Goodwin
raised his hand and claimed foul His oar
broken by coming in contact with tho outrigger
OF the other boat. MIR. Brickwood, the judge,
decided hat both crews were in fault-the Alta
lantas for taking their opponents water, and
the Coumbias for not giving way to the other
boat. A new oar was cent for. and the crews
again drew up 10 the starting ouoys.
At the word both crews got away at the same
instant aud pulled a close. exciting race for
three.quar ers OF mile. the Atalantas putting
In tbitty-two strokes TO tho minute and the
Columbias pulling nearer thirty eight. splendid
Work was done oy ooth Tours as the oars rolled
on The water In eddies. At about the end OF
the first mile. when the Ataiantas had lead OF
half boats length, Boyd Of the Columbia four
vas taken with cratnp and fell back into Girls
woid's lap. with great crit he sat up, seized his
oar, ana tried to row. out Capt. Goodwin would
not permit IL. The lress boat steamed up to the
crew, and took Boyd aooard, VINO seemed to
have recovered. though rather weak. The Alta
lantas pulled over the course, and will claim the
championship, though there ts some probability
OF having the decision in tne foul reconsidered
lhe prizes were given out TO the victorious
crews this evening, after which the committee
met to draw lots for position and heats for
Monday next, the nrst day Of the international
faces lhe following WIS the result for the in
ternational fOur-oared shells:
First heat p. M-Euresa Boat Club. Newark, n. J.,
Argonauta Rowing Association, Bergen Point, n. J.i
AM DuUnn Uniycrsliy Boat CluI.
secoi heat, ga r. NJ Nespcr Boat Cub PhiladeL
phia, Yale College crew Crescent Boat CLUB, Pnila-
OF phia.
Third heat. $3.50 p. M.-Coiumtia College crew New
YOrs. EAIAbeth Boat Ciub. Portsmouth, Va; QUAKER
Clty Boat CIup. Phlladeipha.
Fourth hest. ta5 P M-BeaverwJek Rowing Club.
Duquesne Boat Cub. Anegheny City, Pa.
tiith heat, + M-Pennsylyania Boat Club. Pm ladel.
phla. Watkins Boat Clue. do, Malta Bost Cub. do.
sixth heat. 5;t5 4. M.-LOndOn Rowing Cluo, Eng.
lana Northwestern Rowing Cluo, Chicago Atsisnta
Boat CluO, New YORK.
seventh ne t. $50 r. First Trinity College Crew.
Cambridge. England; oneida CiuD. Burlington, n. J.