New-York tribune., 1881-09-13
THE TORONTO REGATTA.
ROSS WINS THE $500 srAKE-rRICKETr SCORES
a vIcTORY-GouD ROWING THROUGHOUT

ROSS WINS THE 81 l.5OO srAKE-rRICKErr SCORES
A vICToRY-GouD ROWING THROUGHOUT
TORONTO, Sept. 1.-The final heat of the
single sculi rowed this morning. The water
was perfectly calm The men in in the following
order Ross first, Concy second, Courtney third Iam
fourth TeDeyck firth. Lee did start. An excellent
start was made about O'Clock Ross catching the water
first, with Conley and the others grouped.
Ross IN the first quarter of mile. striking full
80, and Courtney the same gait Conley, "a Harn 81
ana Tcneyek, So lii this distance Ross had gained a
quarter OF length from COnlcy and Courtney who
rowing, could be judged, on "A dead level.
Hamn was IN close attendance the pair Teneyck
near him When half inIle had been rowed Ross was
leading by fun length, Courtney appeared strong
by half length from Conley, who was leading Hamm
and Teneyck by length and length and half respec
lively. At the threequarters Ross had swep away two
lengths ore and COnley had reduced COurneys lead to
half a length AT the mile, Coney was second By a
length; Courtney third by a en,th, and there was a
length between The others.
AT a mile and quarter Ross was leading by fonr
lengths Hanm had passed Courtney, and Teneyck had
dropped further To the rear. Courtney spurtcd and
when the turn reached, Ross rounded first Court
ney and COnlcy together about two lengths behind
On the return journey Ross was leading by three
lengths aud pulling well within himself long stroke of
70; Coney was leading Courtney by half IL length, and
the latter headed HaInm by length and
nall and Teneyek two lengths behind Hamm At
this point .COnley spurted, bat Ross was
holding him easily, what gain the Nova scntan made
upon sufleraDce
From this up to the end OF the race the only note
worthy occurrence was the determined way in which
Hanm rushed ut Courtney The latter however held
his and came with rush the end bur he had moi
the reserve force the leaders Ross
crossed the line two lengths ahead Conley who was
two lengths ahead Of Courtney, who headed Hanm by
four lengths, who like distance ahead of Teneyck
1he olcial time was given as 20 minutes, J61t seconds
Inc victory or Ross he pulling fresh Couey
stood the hard work we'll and y An
lsh Courtney pulled strong well he might have
had better boat. The prizes in this were
81 300 5000, $250 Sl25, 500 and S75.
Irekett Riley AMI Brieeland faced the starter With
Iee who had arrived from the Island rowing over the
coarse on the outside for the last prizu in
the Dig race. Tftckett and Hosner caueht
the gun-hre together and the little iSostonian
immediately laid himself down To heat the Australian n
he could The distance only dash of a mile and a
Trickett was pulling about - strokes and Hos
mer 40, while Plaisted rowing about AS TO ths
minute, and going with the calm assurance as he
said himself tbat IL the others sank he would have
chance Away on the inside Gau1aur was pulling in
fine shape, and Riley who thin this year as skee
was hanging ON toHosmer and Eeepng little ahead
OF Briceland.
On the run down the men separated very widely Gan
uanr huggtng the wharves and Trckett bearing a6ay
iart OF the way Lee seemed tO be overlap pping the
australian but at the Dsh IL found that Trickett
hsu Won BY short length Gaudtur second by three
iShgths nom Hosmer Riley 4 rrth, BriccIaud nl and
islsseu h0iainS hdepsndcn-iy aoO The official time
was IVo@+2. Ihe prizes wPIo 800 $50 and S25.
On arriving at the Toronto boat-housr bic reccniop
vas gwen Irickett, whose victory was most pOpular
Everyone IL sorry he did not get share the big stake
Ihe Nova ScOtian and Morris Lee crews uyhn ,"ar,
sWamped on Frioay, called 0lt 10 finish te
Iour-vared race. This Ihn most deere atelv can
race OF the regatta, AMI resulted favor u the
tne latter crew tho race Tnc =, tlIroip i.lo,1
o''o' vi race zoo9iE The distance three miles