Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-14
SPORTING.
THE OAR.
The Second Days Races in the National
Amateur Rowing Association Regatta.


Amateur Rowing Association Regatta.
BosToN, Aug. Is.
Between 10 ard $4,000 people witnessed
the final contests in the 18th annual regatta
of the National Association of Amateur Oars
men, On the Charles river, today. The river
was covered with all sorts of boats, and the
balconies and veranias of the various boat
houses were filed with spectators, many
ladies being present The conditions for
excellent sport were favorable as could have
been wished for, with the exception that on
the upper end, or starting point of the course,
where the wind, which had again became
gusty, had free sweep over the river, the
water was somewhat lumpy. With these
favorable circumstances, the second days
rowing Of the regatta, or the regatta itself,
would have been successful as any in the
history of the association, had it not been for
the dIsagreeabe termination of the double
scull race. As it was, however, the perfect
success OF the day, and of the regatta, was
marred by a most unpleasant squabble.
In the double scull contest the crews were
as follows: NJ. F. Monohan. bow, / II.
Monohan, stroke, representing the Albany
Rowing Club of Albany n. Y. o. J. Dolsn,
bow, e. j. Porter, stroke. Middlesex Rowing
Club of Cambrldgeport, Mass. II. NJ. Nash,
bow, and J. w. Laver, stroke, Civ Point
Rowing Association. Boston: ID. J. Murphy
and j. H. O'Neil, Crescent Boat Club,
Boston.
The Crescents had the best of the start.
and quickly obtained lead of a length over
the Middlesex crew. VINO were about half a
boats length in front of the Albany men,
with the CITY Points close behind, on the
outside Of the ALBANY boat As Murphy and
O'Nei spurted to the lead the Mlddlesex
crew row, d into III. Albany mems water,
while the CITY Points. bv fiankiny the Mono
hans on the opposlte side. prevented them
from rowing over To avoid a foul with the
Niddlesex Thus a foul became inevitable.
Either one or the olher of the local crews and
Nonohans The Middles-x crew made A
foul. one of their sculls striking the wind
rail on the ALBANY shell. and shocking il
athwartship, where il remained An ebstruction
throughout the race. The Monohans stopped
rowing when touled by the Middlesex pair,
but when they had clear water resumed the
struggle By the foul thev lost some dozen
lengths and although thev did some magni-
ficent rowing over the remainder of the
remainder of the course, the lead obtained
come. As it was they were only beaten bv
the Crescents bv two lengths. As the foul
occurred lust after the start the spectators
near the finish did not see il and the winning
pair were heavily cheered. Mopoban at oncs
put in a claim of foul and Referee Shaw. after
reserving his decision until after the last
race had been contested, allowed the claim
and ordered the race rowed over. There
were exciting scenes among the spectators
and groups of interested parties in the boat
houses When the particulars of the toulinp
became know there were many assertions
that the fouling was the result of combin, =
ton between the three local crews to defeat
the crew and allow Boston to take another
victory, the feeling became very bitter and
nearly all of the visiting oarsmen were loud
in their denunciations of what they termed
unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of the
local scullers in this contest. There are
many, however. who believe the fouline was
simply an accident The Crescent crew re-
fused to row the race over again. claiming
they were leading when the foul occurred !:
that they had had nothing to do with il and
that they had won the race fairly on its
merits. The referee. however. tboupht thar
the fouling had DESTROYED the chances OF the
ALBANY crew for victory, and upon the Cres-
cents maintaining their decision not to row
again Mr.. Shaw gave the race to the ALBANY
pair, protest being entered bv the Cresents
The first race of the dav was the final heat
in the senior singles in which the contestants
were Monohan. ALBANY Rowing Club AL
bany; Murphy. Crescent Club. Boston. Gas
trick, Modoc Club, ST. Louis. and Scholes.
Dominion Amateur Rowing CIub. Toron,o
and Mulcahev, Mutual Boat Club. Albany
who had rowed a dead heat Yesterday. The
men occupied positions as named, first mem
toned holding the inside position or that
nearest the canal wall. splendid start was
made. all five boats getting away bow and
bow and -owing thus for 500 ward, after which
Mulcahey by increasing his stroke got the
lead of one length, with the Others still
punched on nearly even terms. When three
quarters of a mile had been rowed Mulcabev
was still leading by a length over Murpby
and Scholes. who we're on even terms and
rowing hard for second position. Mohobap
had dropped two lengths to the rear of Mur
pbv and Scholes. while Gastrick. who an.
peared to be giving up, was half dozen
lengths TO the rear and was virtually ont of
the race. When half a mile from the fnisb
Mulcahev had increased his lead to two
lengths and Scholes by squirting we'll had
LETT Murpby length behind. On the las,
quarter Murphy began to do some remarkable