The Portland daily press., 1882-08-11
TRE DETROIT REGATTA.
How tbs Portland Oarsmen Appeared in
Wednesdays Races.

The Boston Herald special of yesterday says:
Seldom are seen together so good junior scull-
ers as were grouped for the final and decisive
heat the winners of the trials being Humph-
revs of Toronto, Murphy of Boston, Bresnan OF
Portland and Tingley of Providence. They
+ootr stations in the order named and made one
of the prettiest and best-rowed races OF the re-
gatta. For while the work was lively, and
the men kept their eyes in the boats until they
covered about 100 feet, when they found that
their place was about the same Bresnan
measured Murphy for few seconds and then
made dash for the lead, but the Boston scull-
or responded with dozen or more weli-polied
strokes, and he then knew that, PAIRING
accidents, he had nothing to fear from Bres-
nan. Humphreys and Tingley, meanwhile,
were rowing in good form, and getting good
mace on their boats, Notwithstanding they were
in rough water. Murphy continued his good
work after his brush with Bresnan until he
had let in daylight between the stern OF his
boat and the bow of the Portland sculler. He
rowed quite gracefully, his boat went along on
an even keel and with hardly any diminution
of speed between strokes, and the case wieh
which he handled his sculls and his Judgment
in measuring his opponents, evoked very favora
BILE comment from all the spectators on the
piers and boats, among whom wasthe cham
pion Hanlan.
Hallway down Tingley and Humphreys raj
lied, and each drew up very well and gave Dat
tie to the leader, who held them where he
pleased. An eighth of mile from the finish
irg buoy Murphy eased up and Bresnan made
a final effort to close up the gap, as did also
Humphreys, the latter being on Murphy's
right and Bresnan on his left. The Boston
sculler waited until Humphreys boat was
abreast his own outrigger, and until Bresnan
had drawn up nearly level with him, when,
amid the wild shouts OF thousands OF Wolver-
ines and Canadians ashore and afoat, he hit
up his stroke, and, in almost less time than 1T
takes to tell of it, he shot away from them,
opened two leng tbs of daylight, and then al
lowed his scull to drift over the finish line
Time-Murphy 9m. 1885,; Bresnan, 9m. 544s;
Humphreys, ON. 59s. Tingley was good
fourth.
Bresnan is one of the most promising of the
Portland oarsmen He is employed in Shaw's
tea store, and has very little time to get into
training for a race. He was disappointed in
his boat for the present contest An order
was sent to the builder for boat weighing 20
pounds. When it arrived it was found to
weigh 3S pounds, and there was no time to get
another. So Bresnan had to take one of Ken
nedy's boats and do the best he could.
Four crews started in the final heat of double
sculls, namely, Furlong & Donahue OF the
Nautilus of Hamilton, Ont., O'Connell and
Buckley of the Dirigos of Portland. Apply
and Holmes of the Pawtuckets, and Douglass
and Timing of ToIonto. The heat does not
call for description, except in SO far as COM
ment on the style of rowing by the Portland
scullers is concerned, between whom and the
Canadian scullers the race was rowed from end
fround themselves in front, and three
quarters of mile down there was
length of open water ahead Douglass and Tin,
ming, and three lengths ahead of Furlong and
mate, the positions being held in the order
named. A quarter of mile from the finish
Holmes and Apply rowed as they know how to
row, and rapidly closed a gap of four lengths to
one-half that distance. The Portlanders show
ed very fine form and finish, with good speed,
but in the last eighth of a mile were outrowed
by the champions of 1881. Time-Buckley and
O'Connell, On. 30s.; Holmes and Apply, 9m.
36s.