Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-08
Rowing Contests on the schuy1k1n

Rowing Contests on the SchUy1l<1n. PHILADELPHIA, July 7.-The banks of the Schuylkin above Rockland were alive with people this afternoon to witness the first days events of the National Amateur Oars mems Association regatta. Considerable in- terest was taken in the contests and a great many were out. Shortly after l o'clock the first heat of the junior singles was pulled. Fitzgerald, of Philadelphia, having with
 drawn three men only appeared. They were in the order of their positions J. A. Whitta- ker, of Pawtuclet, R. I. Wayne Choate, of the Wahwahsum club Saginaw, Mich, and J. Connor, of Philadelphia. At the word Connor took the water first, but Whitaker soon recovered this slight lead and rowed a pretty even race for quarter of a mile of the one. and half mile course, when he drew ahead and won in $50 by eight lengths Choate was way behind from the start and stood never show. The second heat was between John Elliott, of the Seawanhakas of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Ewing StelIe of the Un- dimes, of Philadelphia, and Edmund Field, of the Cataracts, of Perth Amboy, N. J. The men got away well together, FL liott taking slight lead for mile The race was very beautiful one and the men for time were almost five Field made tremendous spurt in the last half mile and won by a good ten lengths Elliott was second and three lengths ahead of Steele. Fields time was 1O:64. The third heat was rowed by H. c. Rommel, of the Fri tons, Newark, N. J., and Frank Campbell, of the Crescents, Newark, N. J. They went of well. Campbell soon forged ahead, and with out apparent effort took the lead and main- lain Ii 1u tO ha and 1,x,1 yards in 10:1O1.
 Next came the first heat of the pair oar race. The contestants were the Keystone Club, of Philadelphia, J. and R. Fitzgerald | and the Albany Club, of Albany, N. Y, J. and R. J. German. For the first quarter of a mile the race was neck and neck, then the Philadelphians began to steer badly and the Albany men went ahead and won almost as they pleased time, 7:444.
 The next was the fourth heat of the junior singles. The contestants, in the order of their position, were R. G. Jackson of the Palisade club, Yonkers, N Y; P Dempsey, Fairmount club, Philadelphia w. N. Wort ley, Monmouth club, Red Bank, N J. Jack son took the lead at the start, Dempsey push ing him hard, with Wortley steering badly and losing ground. Jackson won by two lengths in 9:444 The fifth heat of the junior singles was then pulled with the following contestants A. Gigues of the Wyandotte, Michigan, club, James Fox of the Shawmut club, Boston. Fox took the lead and drove so rapidly ahead that the race was without interest. He won by a quarter of mile in 1O:544. For the sixth heat there were the following entries: No. l, H. K. Leonard, Watkins club, Watkins, N. Y.; No. 2, P. Nc Manus, Metropolitan club, N. Y. Leonard, however, did not appear on the river, and so McManus rowed over the course to retain his place in the final struggle.
 Next came the first heat of the double 1o1 int fho following order: No. l, Vesper club, of Phil adelphia George s. James and H. A. Ren- nert No. ?, Mutual club of Albany; Charles E. Bulger and W. S. Moseley; No. 3, Paw tucket (R. I.) club, Frank E. Holmes and J. A. Whitaker No. 4, Shoewaicomette club, Monroe, Michigan, Vim. H. Darrel and Ste
 phen Dessan. The Vespers took slight lead, but the Pawtucket men were too much for them and soon got ahead and kept their advantage to the end, winning by three lengths, the Mutuals second and the Shoewai- comettes third time S:5S4. At the conclu- sion of the heat the second heat of the double sculls was immediately pulled with the fol lowing starters Wahwahsum club, Saginaw, Michigan, Birney and Hanford Topham, Hartford (Ct.) club, Thomas Hield, ir., and H. D. Grant, The New York Athletic club was entered, but did not appear. The Wah- wahsums won in 9:30a by seven lengths.
 Considerable interest attached to the college races which came next. The first was the race for the Triton cup for single sculls and called out J. Powers of Renssellaer Poly technic Institute Troy, N Y; No. ?, A. T. Hall, Harvard University No 3, D. Dever- eaux, Princeton College, N. J. The race be- tween Powers and Hall was very spirited and Hall finally won. Devereaux was coached from the bank, but made poor exhibition. Halls time was 1O:1Oa The day was to have concluded with a race for college four-oars for the Eureka cup. The collegians who en- tered were Princeton College, Baker (bow), McLaren, Brotherton, Johns (stroke); Uni versity of Pennsylvania, R. T. Hart (bow), T. G. Hunter J. T. Bathurst, w Dickin- son (stroke). Princeton withdrew, as she so badly beaten few days ago on the same course and the Pennsylvanians had a walk over. This closed the days sport.