New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-08
OUTDOOR SPORTS.

REGATTA OF THE AMATEUR OARSMEN.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION RACES AT PHILADEL-
PHA--THE FIRST DAYS CoNTEsT-THE WINNERS
IN THE DIFFERENT HEATS.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE eighth annual
regatta OF the National Association OF Amateur Oarsmen
began this afternoon the National Course on the
sohuykill River, distance of mile and half straight
away VIII last for three ysathoughthe nnal meats
may not conclude until Saturday. At the beginning
of the contests to-day but few persons present. but
later fully 900 people gathered witness the contests
The umpire for the first day was j. H. O. watts tme
keeper NJ Z. Stanley Foster Albany judge at finish.
George Il. Janney, Philadelphia
At ten minutes past O'Clock the first trial heat OF the
Junior single SOULS was started s. A whitaker OF the
Pawucket Club, Rhode Island, won the race. Time,
$50. In the second heat, Junior singles, Ed
mund Field, OF the Carteret Club. Perth
Amboy, came in several lengths ahead. Time 1O;62ia
In third Junior single heat Frank Campbell. OF the
Crescent Club Of Newark came in 100 yards ahead
Time, 10104
The fourth for pair OF oars. There was out
heat nobody put in appearance for the second
heat except the members OF the Metropolitan Club, OF
NewYork, and they refused TO row under the clrcum'
stances. T. j. aud r. T. German. Of the Albany Club,
came winners eight ten boat lengths ahead OF their
adyersaries. The time OF the winners 9:444, and
that of the Fitzgerald brothers Of Philadelphia 1lOOle
The next contest the fourth heat OF the Junior
singles The starters r. g. Jackson, of the PAIL
sades, OF YOnkers; r. Dempsey OF the Philadelphia
Fairmounts and W. y. WOrthey. OF the Monn ouhs, OF
Red Bank n J. The race was with Jackson from tho
start Time. 9:44l4 Dempsey was coupe OF lengths
behind.
There three cntTcs-A. Gigues, WyandOte, Mich;
James H. Harris OF NewOrleans. ana James Fox shaw
mutt, Boston. Fox had IT all his own way from the
start, winning in l0;b4l2
Then the sixth neat for Junior scus II was 10
have been between IL. X. Leonard Watkins, n u. ana
L. McMauus, MetrOpoitans, NeW-GOrk CITY. There was
contest however. Gs MCManns was not on nand, ana
Leonard therefore crept over the course In way 10 sun
The first heat FOR double SOULS followed The entries
were Vesper Club Philadelphia George = James, H.
| Pepenbrmkj Pawtucket X. l., +. L. Holmes, j. A.
| Whitaker; ShOcw Hecaemettes, Monroe Mich, W. IL.
Durrell Stephen De5sau. The contest was close from
The Pawtuckets went slowly ahead. followed
by the Mutuas, with the shoewaecaemettes third and
the Yespers considerably in the rear. The Pawtuckes
For the second neat Of the double sculs the entries
| were Wan-wail-sums, Saginaw. Mich, brney TOpham,
Hanford Topnan Hartford. Conn, Thomas Held, IT.,
II. f. Grant The Saginaws came in several lengths
| ahead Time - Wah-wal-su1ns, 0.JO4; HartfOids,
! 944@
The next race was for college singles with the follow
ing entries: j. A. Powers, RcussJ3cr Polytechnic In
sjltute Troy. n. y; O. L. Hall. Harvard University,
! The contest one OF the most exciting OF the
day Hall overlook DpveIauX and passed him,
ping the lead for about quarter OF mile, v hen
Deyeaux ahead aud held the lead for several nun
dr. yards. when Hall again went to the fore When
near The finish made sudden squirt and pushed
Hall very hard Hall came III the winner Ia IO:lOA,
hardly half length ahead OF Powers DeyeIauX
stopped rowing
The last contest to lave bcen between college
fours, Dut he University OF Pennsylvania crew went
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