The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-02
OLD 0ARSMEN AST0NISHED.
yESTERDAY,s WONDERFUL ROWING At
THE WATKINS REGdTId.
-Th. sbo,r.ec..mett..P Pulling Finy stroke 20
the Minute In n winning H"ce-Be"tinr
the Atainpts., the Northwestcrns. and the
FtyraI.- sheer Muscles Triumph over sktli.

r,.rsI.-sheer Muscles Triumph over skiIi.
WATKINS, June 1.-Smooth water for the
first time in a week enabled the referee 70 get
nil the races OF this morning. and thus. after
ALL the national test regatta WINS brought to n
brilliant close At $50 A. NJ. n gun awokc the
echoes " the lake. and just before o'clock the
winners Of the two trial hents Of Tours drcw
Into line 10 see which should represent America
Mt Henley. The water was perfectly smooth,
with Just that life the good oarsman desires.
and this, with all the other contests, except the
double sculls proved very interesting. Tho
grand stand wns comparatively deserted during
the first race but when ii was thoroughly un
dorstood that thcrc was smooth water specta-
tors began to flock TO the sccnc. As Courtney.
the referee. took up his position in the bow Of
tho Estclle, he sentcntlously remarked.
There's music in the air and no mistake"
The contestants in the final heat of fours were
the renowned Showaccacmettcs and Atalantns.
They had ,iltcd agans; each other in the grcnt
aquatic tournament on Saratoga lake in 1876.
md respected each others powers. Two crews
moro opposite in physique and style Of rowing
cannot be found. The Eastern crow is heavier.
has a model OF q boat. and has had years of eN-
pcrience in college rowing. The Western crew
Is light. rows in heavy. wide boat and ignores
what Is called training by professionals almost
entirely The Atalunta four eye their oppo-
nents warily and nervously. rs much as TO say:
You beat us in 70 car YOU do It again" The
Indian looking Wcstcrncrs rcst on their oars
with dcvil-may-care mir. MS much ~ to say:
We raised your hair before. and we are going
No time was lost flor they trow into limo. Arc
you ready Go" shouted Courtney. and "A
race which will prove historic began. The
Western crew had the worst position. hut there
was little choice. They caught the wntcr first
with their usual rattling stroke. The Atalnntas
quckcned from their customary "a. and ran up
70 81 and 49,. AT 100 yards the Showaecacmettes
had slight lead which was Increased to half
length nj 300 yards. and 10 nearly length Mt
ern men spurted 10 -. The Aalantas then be-
gan to realize the task before them and also
quckened their stroke. and up 10 the half milo
1t was a close race. the Aialanias. with their
powerful. steady, machinc-likc stroke, slowly.
but stoadlly decreasing the others lead. At the
thret~quarters IN" Aihanias were about abreast.
and 1t began to look rs though they were gOingto
score another victory. lsGnning uptothe mi the
weak spot IN the boat began 10 show Itself. and
II was evident that MrNickar was getting
pumped. as he was pulling badly So far Il Ind
been very oven contest Where Is that IA
nous stroke Of the Showaecacmettes was the
general exclamation. for 1t was u matter of sur
prise that they had not rang the Jingle bell no.
forr II came however. lust before the mile
Suddenly the Western men reached ylriously
forward aud in superb style with scarcely an
effort. spurted up TO fOrty-siN. Away they
shot from the Atnlan,u-, and at the north end
o. the grand stand hit D, up 10 iory-right. but
even this. however, was cclilsrd aiterward. At
this point they had "a length and "a half lead.
Tho Atalantas. straining every muscle. tore
the last 300 yards Of the race was beautiful. 1t
was no use, however. for do all the Atalanlas
could the Showaecacmettes kept up their poor
less stroke. and whrled by the finish winners
by length. and clear water IN 7:lI a, the best
time yet made over the course.
The next race was for senior singles. also over
the mile and nye-sixtcenths course. Courtney
refused 10 make trial heats, and very wisely.
too. and made breast race OF il. The starters
numbering from the western shore wero George
SSaisel: GraWWsrry; 4 II; Aybi3nsonn Union
teret; A. McLafIerty. Watkins. and d. Callahan.
Elizabeth Bont Clubs. Callahan caught the
water first. pulling 50 Robinson. 33: Hall. 80:
eighth Leo and McIaIerty had drawn ont II the
ruck and were about abreast Robinson well up
n half length astern OF Callahan Hall next. and
Gasel last pulling waiting race. At the quar-
ter the positions were about the same. except
thai Gaisel began letting himself out and Halls
poor steering sent him a~tern more. Al tho
half mile Lee led. with M'Iaitcrty half length
n line. and Hall last. 80 they slipped along up
TO the mile. when Gasel spnried and drew NJ
on McLarerty. To the establishment Of all. Roo
inson. the Union Springs man. had dropped
down to last place; Al the north end Of the
second place, and tried for first. but Lee proved
TOO much for him. Il WAS hot, contest q the
Lee kept his bow tip "a the fore and led the fleet
in. Time, $500. Cialsel was good second.
and McLafIerty. Callahan. Hall. and Robinson
followed in the order named
This wound up the test races. q. w. lee,
Triton Boat Club viii 20 T. England as the
champion senior single scullcr the Atalauas
IL u champion pair. and the Showaecarmettrs
n the champion four The date Of sailing is to
b. June 5. Whatever the others do. il is certain
the Showaecaemeites will create great .nsa-
ton. II is. however possible that the Atlanta
pgir may not 60. The others certainly will,
Watkins McLaiferty, and Andrews, Tho race
was two miles with a turn. The Watkins
caught the water first. but AZ the first stroke Clark
q the Hudsons slipped his seat and thus the
Watkins gained two lengths. The Watkins
turned their own mark properly. but the Hud-
sons turned both and thus lost another length.
4 D. fNNlK Ns. a. in IN
The final event was the four-oared race, three
miles with turn, for the championship Of the
National Association Of Amateur Oarsmen.
nhe association gives lts annual regatta On tc
Passac this year, but allows this race to take
course on the Passaic. The fours that started
were the Floral CITY, }. {. sterling. bow j, l..
Grsn EGeklNGy g. Buckley S!rqfe Sh2-
J. NndeAu. :. Dcssan, stroke. Northwcsterns,
" b. Curtis bow; W. Haven, y. Emerson. J.
The word was given a; . rs. the water at the
time being fast; As before, tho Showae 'ae,
mcttes caught first taking their old strokc of
~. the Florals pulling tie same. ana the North
westerns 30. Al the eighth Of n mile the Florais
and the Showaec aemcitrs were abreast, with the
Norlhwestcrns only quarter length Hstern.
forged abreast OF the Sho ,yaecaeuettcs ana The
Florals dropped length aatern. Up t. the half
these positions were inuinancl and 1t now
began TO become exciting. The Northweeterns
took the Showaecurmettcs' scalp, in SIG, at
Saratoga. and are the only crew that over did IT,
and even then II WAS turn about, ior month
hair on Western river. At tho three
quarters the Floras. were three lengths astern,
and evidently out OF the race About here the
stroke Of the Norhwasterns cAught crab. and
the crew with the Jaw-brenking name slipped q
half length TO the front, This they Increased TO
length at the mile and quarter. They made
the mi le and half in 9;29, and turned neatly.
Tho Northwesterns turned slowly and when
they had Strengthened out for homo the Sho-
waecaemettes We're two lengths ahead, In the
next half mile the NorhWesterns held their
own with 3S stroke. the Showaecaemcttes
pulling AZ and the Florals hopelessly astcrn.
And now the ShOwaecncmcttcs began 70 squirt.
running their stroke w to iG and keeping II
there with ease Bali Il mile from the finish
they ran il up to - ana drew away to n threo-
lengths lead. " Look at the sewing machines!'
cried one man. and Look at the shoemakers (;
See 'em 60" cried another. Ms they ran their
stroke w TO so at the north end Of the grand
stand Down they whired with this wonderful
stroke ~ "A pace with viii 'h even the steam
boat could not keep up and small wonder was
II mat the Northwcsterns "OuldnOt Passing the
south end Of the grand stand wild war wnoop
from their lnlian friends rent the air and
coming almost 10 stop - acknOwledge ii they
uashod on again, increasing thclr lead to four
Lengths. II was only few yards more. AMI the
victory was surely theirs but never relaxing.
MI NNHN