, 1879-07-16

Gstcfdi Me7,:f:.s to f7e TrtaunA
KEoKuk H., july 15.-Thc 6rst day Of the
sccond annual rtEatts Of the Mississippi Valley
Afnnteur Rowing Association has been, 80 far
A. weather and water arc concerned. most de.
sfrable enc. During tie forenoon tle atn was
hardly shadowed by c!oud. und the soutt,w est.
eFn bset:zo WAS refreshing, COMPARED will, Sim
day atnl Monday, days on which good laal uf
practicr-pul]lnK was done. At noon the breeze
stffTsncd some, but not enough 10 more that,
ruiE'o the COURSE the bluffs protecting it admir-.
ably. flszy clouds fortunatcly ot,scurcd the sup
during the afternoon. and, all things cona!lercl,
the day Was an exceptionally favorable ono for
tic regatta.
The Executive Comtnittce selected 3fr. A. o.
Downs, of Tie FarraQut Boat Club, Chicago, as
umpire, and lis decisions nil.l promptt,ess vera
a1most invariably satisfactory. X. X. Jones, OF
keokdk. acted IA Judge ut The start and finish,
nnd j. A. st. John. Of st. Louis, At the turning
buoys. The first race OF tho day was the Junior
s(ng'o Bculls, which Was called at $50 o'clock.
Owing to tile number OF entries It was rowed In
heats. The crews vcrc designated by The bow
oarstncn. tho color OF whose cap corrcspont.ed
With his turning flag There were four Of these
rcd, whise> gEccn, md oraugo,-1ndcattng the
water OF each crew IN regular succession from
the Iowa shore. The entries in the first heat
Werc Gill, Underwood. md Getty. OF st. Paul,
and Muchmorc, OF Chicago. At the word sEo' II
Muchmosc canght the ratcr first, and won an
easy heat In 15:l54, Gill second. Tho con-
tcssanta in the second heat were Baastloy Of Poo
ria. Hcckcr OF Vt. Pnul. Edcy Of Chicugo, and
Billings Of Rtverdalc, .Beaatley had walk-o7er,
taking OH his hat at tile to salute the
Judge. Time, 14:34. Thcthird beat was rowed
f.rft 1f kf,71r
npo1is; and Rhodes, Of 81. Eaul. Tic last
named won without trouble In 1880.
: The winnets OF these heats will row t}oal
heat tomorrow afternoon to decide the race.
Tie senior four-oared shell was called at 4
o'clock. Tile entries were the Modocs, Of st.
Louis; the sIlrans, Of Mulioc; the D!xun crew:
and tho Farraruts, Of Chicago. The sIlyAns
took tho water 1rst but at. the half
milo tho Farraguts had gained lend,
Which they kept. One of the Sllyaus
doubled upfn bis boat, md the remaining three
mon went over tho course, following their lead
ers farther at every quarter. The Chicago boys
pulled in excellent form. AMI crossed the finish
In 13:l14. Tho crew was composed Of c. .,
Downs, ]. E. mud g. ]. Muchmorc, and W. ".
Young.
The first trial heat In tho Junior four-oarel
shcll.raco vns called. There drew Into line the
Farraguts, Of Chicago, the Davenport -four, the
Peoria crew, md the Moloca, Of ST. Louis. The
1t. Louis boys merely Scored, and at the eighth
OF u mile the FarFaKuts pulled out. Tie
race WIS au easy one for tic rcoria Blues, thu3
pulling with steady und telling ewing, swing-
Ing together in better shape than my crcw on
the wutcr to-day. Tic pcosias won the heat In
1854 as they liked, the Davenport four ceasIug
to null after the first milc. In the second hoat
there wore started the Dixon four, the SYfyans,
Of Moliuc, md the Durlinetons. Tie ey1vans
c.n1nt M. v,tor f,r.t viii s,rn,o ~ tor,v 49,
.ntn',,c n,,, "oon teo,, ,a t.n n ~
kept II, making tho tar.l IN III, and tho dnzh
In 1893. Dixon scored And Withdrew.
The races were watched by crowd at nat ,r;.a
thar n, nm n.rsors AMI IN o,t.nsn,, ~. 'es' -.
morrows sport Is exprcted to double this nun.
btr. No accident or fou! occurred, which Was
more than Ind been Anticipated,
wednesdays nrorrammn calls for, Il, cdd,,ton
10 al7 !unlof slne1o auat neat' Tue lonr-oatcd
Gigs, four entries, tho final bent Of the junior
four oars, double scu1ls, open 10 all amateurs,
md The trial heats Of fourtoaret, shela. onan -
-, ..:.,,.. "o''0' ~FSA' ~
a1l a'pa'ousS' commemorative,
cotAtHh1-AlLht'
srtctm Dspa.e" 70 .!a@ 1rttnne =,
PERRY, N. D., July 15.--Crowds began arriving
NtfE carly tHl4 I1QfQl1lK, anu Oy noon 1DH4ruS
Of 5000 strangers were ia town. The Eriu
Railway ran excursion trains during tho
day, and many people took advantage
Of this opportunity to conc to the yiI-
lnge. The great event was the taco
between Cnaries e. Courtney md James Riley.
The lake on which the race was to be- rowcd is a
suug Itttlc body OF water, prettily situated iii
the surrounding hills. III pnss ve1rs It bos b.
come tie great resort for tic summer for pcr-
pto III I'D Joining toYnb. II fa inst about fong
enough Tor two miles and turn. R|ley this
morbIu1 refused to row II johnson dbl and con.
RequcntIy It was decided to bar Frcnchy out.
This woa not well received by tie pco,,tn whcn
tho announcement Was made aud Kley VIA
LOUDLY tjcnorncoJ,
4 stroug wind aet In car1y in the morning. spd
blew ali forenoon, but lust before q n'cjorG. thn
hour Of stnrtinp. Il lad subskIed. autl fhr wntnr
was calm and unrufilel. Tic r.cs cnmia Irsyc
easily been rovcd, bit tfre contestants held ali!
Frnnk Fjcaaontol, of PhIInielnhia. was rhnaen
rc!eree for It,e hir race. ~N
III T;g, wheu Iusk lad set In, the 1aka beIup
al1frt. Ctulrtncy nm5SKiIov m.
pcarcd in their scujls. but II Waa TIM ,iar., r.
distinguish ihe men. The men were quickly
9nt IN n,,itinu. nnIf tl,cy vsre sent m Esv
naonta n,, tin :. In ~ re - t.h{;,h -. 3..,-.