Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-05
The Centenniat Regatta.

THE ROWING CONTESTS YESTERDAY.
The International regatta on the Schuyl-
was favorable and the crowd was large sad
interested.
TWO TRIAL HEATS.
The nrst heat was q trial heat for profee-
Thames Boat Club crew. OF London, w.
Spencer, III. Thomas. j. Higgins aud j. T.
Green, and the New York crew, F.. Plaistot,
AT the start Thames led by q half length but
off Peters island the New York had pulled
ahead half length. Thames steered BADLY
until they reached the mile point, but sue
ceeded In turning their stake boat first AT
the bend, on the return, the Thames led by
four or i've lengths As the boats passed
Peters island New York lesseued the dis
lance between them by squirting, but they
steeIed ont too far, and The names crew
pulled past the flag at Roekland In 1S;2lS
New York following In 1881.
The second trial heat for four Dared shells
was between the Paris crew, of st. Johus
New Brunswick. and the Halifax crew, OF
Nova Scotia. At the end OF a few hundrsd
yards the Psrisisns were only one half length
behind, but they steered badly and received
their opponents backwash. The Halifax
Peters island were far ahead. They sue
ceeded I'm crossing the line In 1853 wi tb Paris
some eight lengths astern.
THE WHALE BOAT RACE
came next. The three boats were the Sixth
Ward, Vesta and Centennial. They looked
very pretty indeed as they lay In q line wait
ing for the signal. 1.-THE secoud signal they
got on well together, but off the island the
sixth Ward had q slight lead. At the mile
point Nests had the lead. Centennial rounded
her flag first, and took the lead on the return.
q length, ana maintained the lead to the
close, winning the race and slOo In 25;5l.
Centennial came in second.
SCULL TRIAL HEATS.
The next race was the first trial heat for
single SOULS between I. Hanlon, of Toronto;
n Coulter, OF Pittsblrg, and II. Thomas, of
London. Thomas led at the start Off the
island, Hanlon steadily pulled past the
other two and spurted ahead about two
lengths, Coulter following, and Thomas was
soon left long way behind. Hanlon turned
in q minute later, while Thomas was ont OF
the race altogether.
IN the second single scull trial heat Smith,
tween T. Green, OF London, and A. Brayley,
OF st. Johns, N. b. Green dropped out after
rowing about 100 yards or so, and Brayley
The third trial heat for single sculls came
next between Ellis Ward, Of Cornwall, N.
Y; Spencer, Of London, and Robert Peel, OF
phiiadeiphia. At the start Ward led, and
Al the bend Spencer was pulling Ward
pretty hard, with Peel far astern. Ward
turned his flag buoy and started home be-
lore Spencer reached 1T, and within half
mile Ward led Spencer by q dozen lengths,
and pulled over the rest OF the course leis
urely, winning in 222OK. Robert Peel came
Az new at AZ tuu SpcuCcE idtb Z3.ZU.
The fourth single scull trial heat was be-
tween Pat Luther, of Pittsburg; John Hig-
gins, of London, and Evan Norris OF Pitts
burg. A hundred yards past the island Lu.
theirs starboard oar fouled Higgins port and
the latter stopped and claimed a foul, and
then resumed his oars and pulled on once
more. All rounded the same buoy, Luther
being first, Higgins second and Morris third.
On the ret1rn journey Luther led pretty
much all the way, and passed the line Ia
2l:35; Higgins in 21:59, and Morris in 22:35.
The umpire sustained the claim of foul and
decided that Luther and Higgins should row
the heat over again at 10 o'clock this mora
Ing.
The fifth single scun trial heat was be-
tween Fred Plaisted and John McKiel both
of New York. About a hundred yards past
the island Nickel steered into PIaisted's
water and fouled him. The umpire ruled
Nickel out, and Plaisted pulled over The
course alone,
Mr.. w. 3. Curtis, OF the Northwestern
crew. acts as umpire during these races.