New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-19
lnE SECOND HEAT.


1HE SECOND HEAT.
Tie drst to make h, appearance was Largan OF Lam
beth VINO was followed Ly Wallace Ross. who had
the Middlosex station Eoss went on with slight lead
followed by Riley. Of Saratoga When OF the Thames
Rowing Club boat-housc Ross led 10y clear length, with
Riley second Who was length ahead 0f Lnrgan. and
Fecley last about length behind Largan on Wdlden's
Wharf Ross - no was rowing easily, had increased his
lead 10 three lengths The other were nearly IN the
sam. T., atIve positions Ross pdddlcd quietly
increasing bis lead apparently without effort, While
Riley who had of the crab Tree got TWO lengths ahead
Of Inrcan seemed uny auxious his lead Of
the fWO Euglisn scuers who padded on behind eVl-
dcntly without chance Of success.
Eg.s passed Hanmcrsinth Bridge about five lengths
m advance Of Rilcy-time 1927 Riley being three
lengths ahead OF Ltrgan, who was third The
crowd had by this time somewhat increased. some
hundreds Of people beng assembled At H,mmersmitn,
many 1f whom ran along the tOwpnth cheering. Ross
eventually won victory, easing NJ somewhat at
tine finish by four lengths. with Riley second, Feeley
third ana Irgan last having dropped back in the last
200 wards The time OF the race. which finished IN
, pourpg rain was 1903 The betting before the start
was In favor OF Ross AT long odds.
rHE THIRD HEAT.
l., tbc third heat Gibson did Tue betting
before the start wa4 to on Warren Smith, to /
AGAINST IIosmcr of Boston aud almost any price against
Anderson In binding rain the men got Of TO good
starr. IIusulcr and Warren smith almost Immediately
went TO the front and OIL the Thames Rowing cub boat
house Iosmer led 10y about quarter Of length.
Anderson toilcd long way in the rear.
On nearing The point Iosmer pro we'd his position, and
roy,ng well within himself length In front at the
end Of the Concrete Wall. As they passed Wadens
Wharf IIosmer maintained he ADVANTAGE At the Grab
Tree smith spurted and drew again, but iiosmer held
10 draw away aud at Gwyrnes was -four lengths 10 the
pood, rowng IN fine form Anderson seemed atoscther
out OF the aud As they shot under ihmGrsInitn
Bridge Hosmer I'm hcIn lOni tnsIh'
up whilst Anderson VINO bhd gone wllc "I pafrc nj
H. aided by be bond and the crratlc steer
m of hs opponents on terms with them to the sur
PRISE Of ybOy aud nearing Chls"ck E OF he ore"
close smith. The latter however, was run oI row
ing and lashng In his sculs with all his might went
ahead aeain Hosmer eventually came IN an easy WIN
10y five lengths with Anderson three lengths ID the
rear Of Smith.
The last heat was rowed under considerable
difficulties. The wind blew hard, causing
heavy sea- while the rain fell IN torrents.
On the men taking their stations Trcket who had the
m,ddlesex side was obliged for time to bail his
boat which had partially hled. On the word being
giveh Nicholson went away with the Lead with Clasper
second and Tricktt last Nicholson kept Ire lead and
after going some 300 yards led 10y three lengths,
Trick-tt meantime having caught Casper ana
obtained second place. fine race ensued
between Trickett and Nicholson Trlekctt
Nicholson Ied by a length. Passing under Hammer
smtn Bridge the lead was decreased 10 laIt length;
aId surely Irckett GAINED ana al I7t pas.ed
his opponent Trickctt eventually Won easily by tree
lengths The time OF race was 1907.
With GOOD toe, the success Of the first days re.
gaia mas been considerably narrod by the Wietchrd
weather ,-- a., -. 49,. ,
The result Of this days contests leaves the choice oi
the four competitors the hnal heat on saturday 10 ho
ds,trI toiiorIow IN two heats over The same course
and ,i.tnre H. be rOwcd hy iJ c,rK Ross ll0siner.
1rcls,tt, H4wdon, Riley Sm'h ana Nicholson. , -,
Urul,n has nma.sci ycry handsome 'npt'rn Dy
lu. !,f has resolved not to row again iJr cJsd'
cradle p'rluI. ~ p...,t.
Tbe SyortraH say A. a meeting oi me l.c3ltia
ihIs cv,uMg II Wa decided y iot mat 10,
,,,, \ eio.s,u Er-- ud Riley should row iut' hr-t
heat at > ~ ~ t,-inoirpw, aud Iri,Ntt ycuch' lia"-
don uul fn ju- second neat. at ) o. u.
Minister lowed has - POI cl iu va COMMITTEES frrr'l-
TING LIS inability To- attend t'r REGATTA.