The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-08-28
THE UNION ROWING REGATTA.
A Real Good Time at sebago Lake.

The Union rowing regatta at Lake Sebago
yesterday was great success. There was a
very large gathering, and the cool air and
cloudy skies were an advantage rather than a
drawback. Owing to the non-arrival of the
Androscoggins until noon, the base ball match
did not come off uutil 3 p. IN.
In the go-as-you-please race there were
eleven entries. Master w. j. Kllion, a youth
of 10 summers, won the match. No time was
taken. The distance was five miles ten laps
to the mile, and the prize IS.
In the base ball MATCH between the REESE
1utes and Androscoggins, only. four innings
were played, and were won by the Resolutes,
II to the Androscoggins 5.
The dancing at the pavilion embraced an
order of fifteen dances, for which Chambers
Band played deliciously. The floor directors
were Prof. L. Bennemeles, E. McShane and
W. j. Mccain. The pavilion was crowded
with dancers.
In the junior single scull race, which was
the first one started, there were Kimball of
Boston, Cole of Saco, M. G. Davis, F. Stewart
and M. Bresnan. 1t was good race and the
men rowed well together. They came in with
Davis first, Kimball second, and Stewart
third. Bresnan was fouled at the lower stake.
Time not taken. d
In the working boat race there were the fol-
lowing entries: w. Shea and J. Murphy.
John Shea and c. Dammery, Portland; Dris-
coll and mate, Portland: j. Davis and mate,
Ferry Village. This race was especially close
between w. Shea and Murphy, and John Shea
thn If yt1n yvnr,
the race. Time not taken.
The senior single scull race had three en-
tries Buckley and O'Connell of Portland, and
Hamilton of Bath Buckley took the lead
from the start and held it to the close. Ham,
ilton followed Buckley to the upper stake
boat, but was passed on the home stretch by
O'Connell who took second place, although
all three were well together.
The four-oared professional race included
Hartnett, Ferry, McCallum and Driscoll, of
the Union, and Conwell, O'Brion. Reagan and
Paine of the Cumberlands. Both caught the
water together, but the Cumberlands quickly
took the lead and held it to the upper stake.
In turning the Unions dashed past them and
came in the winner.
The double scull race was pulled by Davis
and Glodain of Portland, and Hamilton and
Kimball of Bath just after the start the
Bath crews stroke broke an oar, Kimball
threw up one hand and the other crew stopped
and both pulled back to the stake-boat, where
new oar was given to Hamilton, and they
took fresh start Davis and Glodain, how
ever, had it all their own way to the close.
The last race was the four-oared amateur,
and was the most exciting of the whole. The
entries were Flaherty, Anglin, Thompson and
Bresnan of the Unions; and Conley, Norton,
Buckley and O'Connell Of the Cumberlands.
The crews started well together and kept to-
gether to the upper stake-boat. Just before
reaching it the two boats fouled each other
twice. The Cumberlands turned the stake
first, with the Unions close behind, and when
within one-third of the distance from the close
both fouled again and it was some time before
they got started afresh. The Cumberands
got away first, with thesloss of their rudder,
and then came in first. After tho race both
laid claims of foul
The Biddeford Band played excellent music
for the races, and the trains came in at night
loaded with very well pleased excursionists.
The crowd was very well behaved throughout
the day.
The committee has decided that the four
cared amateur race shall be pulled over in the
harbor to-day abont 4.30 p. m.
After the working boat race there was some
chatting between old man Shea and Townsend's
friends, which resulted in match for $40
side, to take place in the harbor this evening
before the four-oared race, from Union wharf
to Great Eastern and return. Dyer P. Pearl
of the New York Dauntless crew acted as
referee at the races yesterday to great satisfac-
tioh. Henry Meeker, and number of well
known oarsmen, were present.