Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-29
The international Regatta
PRELIAINARY RACES AT PHILADELPHIA
YESTERDAY.

PRELlAlNAkH RACES AT PHILADELPHIA
YESTERDAY.
The great International regatta was com
menced yesterday on the Schuy kill. The
weather was very favorable, and an in
mense crowd was in attendance.
The first heat, for four cared shells, took
place at O'Clock In the afternoon, the course
being mile and half straight away. Mr..
Frank $; Brown, of the Nassau Boat Club,
OF New York, was chosen umpire The heat
was between The Eurekas. of Newark, n. j
the Areonautas, OF Bergen Point, and the
Dublin University Boat Club. The Eurekss
ID at the start, with the Argonautas second
and the Dublin last. The Dublin crew wor ked
hard, and before the close gave the Eurekas
hard pull; but the latter came In ahead.
Time, minutes, 29k seconds. Dublin, sc \;
Argonautac. 9:i2.
The secoad heat took place at 2.l5. The clubs
represented were the Nesper, OF Philade.-
pbia; Yale University, and the Crescent of
Philadelphia. The Vesper led with a squirt
and Yale followed, the Crescent being last.
Nesper and Yale pulled q very nice race, and
I0r over half q mile We're upon equal terms.
The Yale lost ground through baI steering,
tut the work began 10 tell on the Vesper
men wien near Peters Island, and their
stroke fell off very much. Yale spurted aud
led by two leni tbs, which they held as they
Iassed the flag i'll minutes 81 seconds The
Fesper came In s:l54, and the Crescent In
9:4sH.
The third hedf took place at 3:15. between
the Columbia college crew, Elizabeth boat
club, OF portsmouth, Virginia-tns Quaker
City crew having WITHDRAWN. AT the start
tier stroke being very quick. The Eliza
beth crew Rugged the eastern shore, bat did
rot steer very well. AS they turned the bend
Columbia was full length ahead aud run-
ming well, but the Elizabeth spurted little,
and when nearing Peters island they led
their opponents by length. Columbus now
tried 10 regain her laurels, and although
steering too close To the island they dre@
slowly up, aud the race from this point 10
hntsh was q hard struggle-the Colut nbiRs
winning i'll minutes IL seconds Tne Elz
a nQrl hot a
went down, or there would not have besn "A
stated difference OF 81 seconds between the
boats.
The .fo,ath heat was started at 3:45. between
he Beaverwicks, Falcons and the Duquesne
boating club The Beavers led from the start,
with the Duquesne running her hard. The
Falcon was q long way behind. After turn
Ing the bend the Albany boys still led by
half length. AS they neared Peters island
lbe Falcon boat gave out or stopped rowing.
Between the other two IL was q very tiggt
race. the Beavers pulling thirty eight
strokes and DuQuesre thlrty-seven. The
Beavers nslIy put on spurt and won the
heat in minutes IA seconds, the DuQesnes
coming In three lengths behind.
TIE NH heat was between the Pennsylva-
MIA aud Watkins boat clubs, the Malta hav-
Ths aaa c isey were ire Started as
9.6s.
The Si1th Heot.-The most interesting heat
Of the day came next at q quarter OF 6 O'Clock,
Northwestern Clue OF Chicago, the Atalanta
having withdrawn because OF sickness. At
the start the London led by q quarter OF q
length, ma king q clean and beautiful start.
Neither boat steered very well, but the Lon
doDers pulled grandly. At the bend they
were very little ahead, but the North western
steered badly and lost ground again. Near
Peters Island the Northwesterps caught two
crabs SUCCESSFULLY and one near the start,
but the London was two lengths ahead, and
both boats increasing their speed until,
amid the cheers and roars OF the multitude
on shore, the London crew pulled past the
the flag In minutes, 50 seconds, followed by
the Northwestern only AZ seconds later.
The Sererh and last heat OF the day was be-
tween the First Trinity crew, of Cambridge,
and the Oneldas. Cambridge LED at the start,
rowing very strong until they were a length
ahead at the bend OF the river. Cambridge
won the heat IN 9:6x. The Oneidas came n
apparently exhausted In $751;.
TIE winners OF the seven heats Of four
Dared shells Observation-Disclosures, Yale, Col
umbia, Beaverwick, Watkins, London, and
Cambridge-will row to day in three heats
whichwe rec ecided last nj ht as follows: First
heat at AIS p. m, Eureka Boat Club aud
BeeverwyCk. Second heat at p. 10. First
Trinity, Cambridge; Watkins Boat Club, OF
New York, and Columbia Boat Club, OF
New York Third heat II 81 p. M, London
Rowing Club and Yale College Crew.
The racing yesterday afternoon hnis its
chief Interest in the fact that These trial
heats will decide who are to row I'm the final
beat, ard indicate with some certainty who
is TO win.