St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-20
MINNESOTA MUSCLE.
The st. Paul Crew the Winner at
the Mississippi Valley Regatta
Yesterday.
The Other Races Well Contested and the
Regatta Decided Success.
[special Telegram to the Globe.l

ROCK ISLAND, July 19.-To-day was the clos
ing day of the Mississippi Valley amateur regatta
The water was good, the crowd large, the oars
men in good condition and most of the races
reasonably close. The feature of the
day was the number of ladies on
the grand stand and the handsome
dresses and fair faces that filed the seats lent an
unusual brilliancy to the scene and marked the
regatta as society event. the races all being
contested for by amateurs and the oarsmen all
belonging to the fashionable society circles of
the western cities. Their meetings are always
attended by their lady friends, aud whatever
there is of fashion, wealth and beauty in the
Mississippi valley is always congregated at the
annual regatta. This was especially true this
year, and soft hands clapped applause when some
favorite won.
The first race to-day was the senior four
cared shell race with two entries. The contest
ing clubs were the Galveston Rowing club, of
Galveston, Tex, John Crotty, Edward Graves,
VIM Crotty and Edward Baker; and the Mime
sofa club, of st, Paul, Mimi, L. F. Burkhard,
j. j. Parker. W. NJ. Decker and G. w. James.
AT the start both clubs steered wild, but kept
close together and it was
CLOSE RACE
With never any clear water between the two
crews until the turn was made. Minnesota turned
first with the Texas close behind, and obtained
lead Of length on the
retIrn mile. After the turn both crews
struck a forty EIGHT stroke, but Galveston
steered wild and lost much thereby. When near
the finish they made squirt, but it was hopeless,
and they came in second in 1880, with the Min
nesota first in IL 80. This is the fastest four
cared time ever made in the association by club
belonging to it. Four years ago the Hillsdales
made it in ~ 30 in the free-for -all race.
The senior double SOULS come next and the
Delawares, of Chicago, again won victory
and carried off the only honors that any
Chicago club achieved. The entries were Della
wares, Of Chicago, j. Korf
and VIM. Weland; Farragut club,
of Chicago, G. B. Jennson and w. r. Fowler:
Davenport club, of Davenport, Iowa, II. S. Put
nam and w. H. Marion; Sylvan club, of Moline,
j. Fleming and James Rosebaurgh. The Della
wares at once took the lead, with the Farraguts
second and the Davenports third. The Sylvans
were cut of the race from the start. These rela
tive positions were kept until the end. The Del
awares gradually drew away from their competi-
tors. and finished in the very good time of IL 40
with the Farraguts second in 10 100, and the
Davenports in Alb. The same crew won the
junior double yesterday, and to them Chicago is
indebted for her small measure of success this
year.
The four-oared race was simply contest be-
tween two Burlington crews and that town had
the enthusiasm of that event entirely to itself.
The contestants were G. E. and W. S. Schramm
forming one crew, and E. S. Phelps and G. H.
Wyman the other. The race was
oNE-sIDED AFFAIR
And easily won by the Schramms in IS :02, Wy
man and Phelps coming in 50 seconds later.
1t had been expected that the single scull race
would be the event of the day and much interest
was evinced concerning it.. 1t was conceded on
all hands that j. j. Mumford, of New Orleans
would win in the race but there was much dis
pute as to who would be second, while the
Texans claimed that their man, John Crottv,
would make hard race for even the redoubtable
Mumford. The result, however, was q surprise
to all. All OF the entries were drawn except Num-
ford and j. P Donahue, of Davenport. The latter
won the junior race yesterday, and went into tine
contest with Mumford for the prize. Mumford
is an experienced Oarsman who has proved his
ability to row good race with the best profess
siohal in the country, while Donahue is boy of
slight physique and slender build, five feet six
inches in height and weighing about Is lbs. He
pulled a good race, however, never allowing
Mumford to get more than boat length ahead,
and at the finish made a squirt that carried him
had the course been fifty feet longer would
have passed him. The time was: Mumford
1883; Donohue, 10 :511a. 1t was the best time
in the history of the association, and Donohue'
race was an exceedingly plucky one.
When
THE BARGE RACE
was called the feminine part of the crowd evinced
more lively interest than before. The barge
crews are always the most popular with the
women because barge admits Of company, and
it is the barge crews who furnish the moonlight
rides to their lady friends. The crews
were all in jaunty uniforms,
and wore the colors of their
clubs mingled with favors bestowed by fair
hands, and they made gallant showing. The
race was one mile straight away, and the entries
were:
Western Rowing Club, St. Louis, Mo.-John
Campbell, r.. Reitz, G. Stephen, Fl. Hellineck, A.
Mauch, l.. Metzgar, coxsWain, III. G.. Koening.
Modoc Rowing Club, of st. Louis-H. b. Tay-
lor, II. r. Asman, Alex. Malcolm, S. B. Noble,
o. P. Green, r. P. Allen, coxswain, j. X.
Scobief.
Farragut Boat Club, Chicago-G. A. McCle-
Ian, p j. Donovan, G.. r. Chanaley, II. G..
vouschyock, II. T. Billings, E. c. Morton, cox
swain, w Anderson.
Pullman Athletic club, Pullman, Ill-C. D.
Golf, d. Farrell, H. Fake, j. r. Corbett, d. X.
Martin, j. F. Pierce; coxswain, F j. Richards.
The start was good and the race exciting. The
Pullmans took the lead and kept it for time
and then the Westerns came to the front with a
rush. and from that time the race was clearly
theirs. The Farraguts passed the Pullmans and
held second place for time, but the Modocs
soon took that honor away from them, and at
the finish the Chicago clubs held the rear. The
time was Westerns, 5: 52; Modocs, 6: 02; Far
raguts, 6 06; and Pullmans 8:10; and the hart
of every st. Louis belle beat quicker when it was
announced.
In the evening ball and reception was given
at Moline, when the prizes were given to the
successful contestants and the seventh annual
regatta Of the mississippi Valley Amatenr Rowing
association Was at an end. Taken all in all it
was decided success.
The Remains of the Victims.
ST. JOHNS. N. f., July 19.-The following is