New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-09
THE PHILADELPHIA REGATTA.

SECOND DAYS SPORT OF THE NATIONAL AMATEUR
oARsMEN's AssoCIArIoN-RoUGh WATER But
GOOD RACES.
PHILADELPHIA, July Sat the second day 8
of the eighth annual regatta OF the Nat0nai A.
ISOLATION OF Amateur Olrsmen over the National course
in the schuykn River. eight trial heats we're rowed
The weather was fair but the very rough and
the wind blow gale directly the course against the
horses and made the very slow one A large
number people witness the races. bur not
20 many as were present yesterday. H. W. Garfield OF
Albany. New-York. a member of the Executive Com
mlttee acted as umpire
The first event Of the day was for senior single souls
in which r. G.. Musgrove, OF the st. John Cub. New
Orleans aud Z. j. Mumord, Of the Perseverance cub
or the same place. started. The an interesting
one both men doing good work but mumford was able
20 keep the lead. and finished lengths ahead In
11:19a Musgrove's time being 11:254
In the second heat for senior single scus. A. L. Hail.
o. the Harvard, College of Cambridge. Ma s., and f. f.
Holmes OF the Pawtucket Club OF Pawiucket, r. L..
started Holmes came In ahead By five lengths in li9
The best ard most exciting race Of the day WIS the
first heat for fouroared shells and was roWed by crews
OF the Argonau Club OF Toronto. Canadl; the Unver-
Of Pennsylvania OF this city, and the Wyandote or
Wyandotte Mich The boats got well together the
Arg 1nauts rowing SO. University 40 and WyandOtte
A strokes The Argonaut and wyandotte crews took
the lead tor the first half mile, when the University
crew pulled up alongside and for the second half mile 1t
was difficult to decide which was ahead One OF the
seats OF the Wyandottes shell broke down
when nearing tho homesrech. bui the crew pulled well
together and their stroke AZ the last TO 49,.
came IN winners by half length In 9:i2A the other
crews finishing together In 9:fi.
In the second heat for fouroared shells there were
three eutreethe Carman, OF Carmansville N Y; Cen
tcnnlal Of Detroit, Mich, and Eureka, or New
ark n. j. When the race was called the
river was coyereds with white caps Tie
Clrmln crew at the end Of the first hai Mic was VT
,ength IN advance in 10:03s, the time Of The second
boat being 1U:OG4.
TIE next race WIS the third heat for senior single
SOULS George W. Bowlsby. Of tho shoewaecaemette
CIu6 Of Monroe Mich. Harry Bal Of tie Zep yr Club
OF UerOf Mich. and James O'Brcn, OF Tie hide
pendenca Club If Boston Mass were the contestan =
at re end OF The fts mile Bowsby led by two lengths
fhrcc lengths ahead BOw,sby In 11:543i. Bow,by's
time being 12:OlA O'Bren was qunr,er OF mile be-
hind.
Tue fourth beat For senior single souls rowed by
George Gaisel OF tie Metropolitan Club OF New-fork
mouth. Va aud W n Goddard. of the New-Yo,k Rowing
CYnb. of New-Yori CW. Murray began - pub
ahead o. Goddard while Gais,l was away behind
paSoc th fQSh ten lnnet1s IN edvance his tine BENG
fouroarcd SOULS the following crews started; Inc
Albanv, of Albany. n y. ana The Hil3dalc.
contested race and although the river was roucn1r
than mad been al any ,ne during re Day tnr n9fs
crew led by six lengths which was reduced onenal5 by
crew. the being 9:41a, with tie Hillsdaes tnree
lengths in advance.
Tne eighth and final race Of the day was the fourth
heat for fOnroared Shells ana was ca IN Nv ne
Niutlus OF Reading thr NJ. y. Nolan OF Albany, n Y,
and Crescent. oil philadelphia. The bouts started
faFy and the CresccnIs took the lead when the Nolan
was g0ued by the Nautless and the boats were
stopped The Nautlcss was ruled ont OF the race And
the other crews made start, the Crescent Club
oa siIy IN 9:574, the other boat crossing he
finish at IO:32l2
To morrow a. 2:30 p. m. the final heats Will begin with
the fOur-Ourcd shells.