Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-05
The Regatta

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club took place yesterday forenoon. There
was large and fashionable gathering on the |
island and in the boat house, and large, |
though less fashionable crowd thronged the |
bridge and the bluffs to witness the trials of |
speed The sun shown with brilliancy, and
the heat was intense. The river was smooth,
and everything promised a series of fine
races. The time, however, was very poor,
and the contests of the jug-handle descrip-
ton, and the interest, therefore, was hardly
maintained to the close.
| The first was the junior scull race, for the
Corning prize, a gold badge. There were
three 'contestants-Wm. Rhodes, Jr., w. H.
Underwood, and w. H. Getty. Mr.. Under
wood had an easy victory, winning the prize
by five or six lengths in 1924, Mr.. Rhodes
second and Mr.. Getty bringing up the
rear.
The succeeding race of four cared shells
for the citizens cup, between the crews of
the Itasca and Minnesota lap-streaks, gave
promise of some excitement at the start, as
both boats held well together on the up
river scratch. They pulled very
uneven oar, however, vary
ing from about thirty to forty-two to the
minute, as suited the convenience of the
, strokes, and it was plain to see before many
| lengths had been rowed that the time would
be none of the best. Before reaching the
up-river stake-boat the Itasca gained the
lead by about two lengths, and by good
turn succeeded in increasing her advantage
! Down the home stretch she kept gaining
constantly, Notwithstanding the powerful
= efforts of the Minnesota crew to lessen the
gap, and she passed the line In 1928, some
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Q sofa was 13:41,
i The ceremony of naming the new practice
3 boats of the club was then gone through
9 with, when the second four -oared shell race,
e for the Mayor cup, between the Minnesota
e and the Geo. S. Acker was called. The crews
Q were apparently in good trim, and the pre-
}, li1ninary spurts gave proof that they could
i pull good, effective stroke, but the moment
if the word ''go' was uttered their command
g of the oar appeared to vanish. They tool
3, the water in a spluttering fashion, and or
J, the start lost several seconds of valuable
% time. The Acker's crew, however, recovered
: themselves first, and very soor
L got the lead. The Minnesota
:e struggled hard, but several unfortunat.
If strokes by two of the oarsmen knocked thei
le chances into cooked hat. At the up-rive
it stake the Acker was three or four length
At river stretch, however, it was an easy matte
$, to increase the advantage, and the Acke
t. came in an easy winner by eight lengths il
le 14:28. Twenty-Five seconds later the Min
es nesota passed the line with dropping oars.
Id The senior SOUL race for the Jillson prize
s. a gold badge, was also a disappointment
re There were three contestants, l.. w. Rund
Of lett, E. G. Bell, and G. P. Marvin. Th
re first named took the lead at the start an
o. maintained it to the finish. He rounde
I'd the up-river stake in good style, with bot
IL of his competitors hopelessly behind. See
I'd ing no chance of winning, Mr.. Marvin a
as once turned and kept Mr.. Rundlett compan
ly down the river, both pulling a very prett
stroke. Mr.. Bell kept on, turned the stak
IS and came home three or four minutes be
az hind. Mr.. Rundlett's time was 15:4214fs
er the others not taken. Had the winner bee
d, pressed, he would doubtless have made
a better record AS it was. he had sswall
in away"
he A little fun in the shape of tub-rac
IS closed the regatta. There were five entire
Wy j. j. Parker, Geo. I. Becker, w. III. Under
at wood, w. S. Getty and r. S. Kennel,
ng Starting from the upper island the quintet
On padded for the boat house. One afte
Sc another the naval crafts were upset and til
ad occupants had to finish the course by swim
in ming. Mr.. Underwood alone maintaine
of his equilibrium to the line, where he was uI
ed set and plunged into the water. A scramb]
nj for the shore, and some subsequent natatoris
be exhibitions, followed by the presentation {
n was hardly as successful or as satisfactory 6
er was expected, but nevertheless served t
he beguile few hours of the day nevertheless