St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-13
Stone Defeats Schifmann in Close Race
at the Lurline Boat Club
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A DAY OF AoUATICS.
Stone Beats Schiffmann--Wlts
Day--The Eurlines at Home.

Stone Beats Schiffmann--Watso
Day--The Eurlines at Home.
The leading events of the Lurline Boat
club Of Minneapolis and the Minnesota ot
st. Paul partake more of the athletic
than the social character. The Olymplan
games which modern Minnesota furnishes
for the delectatiOn Of her youth nave no
victor without the corresponding fair one 10
wreathe his brows with the laurel and the
BAY. So il was with the Lurlines aquatic
field dav' Yesterday. 1t was bright ana
beautiful afternoon, and Lake street lor
two hours reminded one of the road to the
Derby. from the steady line of equlpages,
made conspicuous by the bright dresses OF
the ladies. many of whom wore the colors
known to distinguish the manly young men
who were to participate III the struggle with
the oar later on. The northeast shore of
the lake which is CalhOun'S chiefest glory,
was gay with carriages and lined with peo-
pie as early as $3.50 III the afternoon, while
the boat house of the Lurline club was
crowded with its brave watemen and
their lady friends. The lake did not pre-
sent its best surface, a stiff breeze from the
west wrinkling the water into annoying
waves, too high for perfect work, and yet
not sufficiently so to make the sport im-
practicable
Dr.. \. +. Schitfmann. escorted by several
other members of the Minnesota club, ar
rived here about 10 o'clock, and was taken
in charge by the Lurline reception com
mittee. A preliminary spin was given in
the morning and the party dined at the
West, returning to the lake shortly before
o'clock. 81 feel in good condition" said
DR.. Schitfmann TO GLOBE reporter. Just
now [ am down to 135 pounds. l only
rain by working hard and eating plenti-
fully. The work makes me sleep, and that
fixes me. you see, AS TO training, a little
thing like that doesn't annoy me-" II. w.
Stone turned up at 1872 pounds, and pro-
nOunced his condition prime. Both looked
bronzed and solid, and withal appeared as
healthy, ''Sad sea dogs" The course, one
mile with a turn, was from flag at the
north end to two white turning buOys at the
south, the turn being from left to right.
THE JUNIOR SINGLE
was the first event and came Off promptly
at 4:4O o'clock Col. John L. West had
been selected referee and G. 2. Marvin of
the Minnesota club and Mel II. Eddy of the
Lurlines judges for the day. Lew L. Wat
son and George X. Taylor, the junior oars
men. faced the south, at the starting flag, at
the hour named, the former wearing blue
and the latter red. Col. West gave the
word and the men took water together,
Taylor showing the first front. In moment
Watson had passed him and taken lead of
a length. In this relative position they
passed down the lake, two score of glasses
taking cognizance of every stroke. When
the first mile was two-thirds covered Taylor
Quickened what seemed to be very tagging
stroke and closed the gap, so that both bent
for the turn together. Watson made the best
turn and Strengthened for the return while
Taylor showed brOadside up the
lake. When Taylor Strengthened
he was about length in the
rear and the two were nearly aligned. The
turn had been reached in a fraction over eight
minutes. On the return up the lake Wat
son slowly increased his lead until, as they
passed the boat house, the distance between
the men was nearly eight lengths. Then,
with a squirt. he crossed the line $50 yards
winner. E. B. Clement, Official timekeeper,
gave the time as 1S:0712.
A SPECIAL FREE-FOR-ALL
was the next event, and proved too unequal
for interest. having been marred by an acci-
dent soon after the start. The entries We're
Hal Watson and o. Ii. Kimball of the Lur-
lines and j. j. McGrath of Saltwater.
Watson took lead Of two lengths within
the first hundred yards, McGrath next and
Kimball in the rear. The latter, at 200
yards from the start, capSized his shell.
Some little excitement was created by this
and boats pulled wildly in that direction,
but the duclled oa:Sman pulled himself
back into his boat and resumed his
course, amid round of cheers, though all
chance of victory was lost to him. The
two men remaining had an unintereSting
pull. Watson had gained so long lead
that McGTath could not have possibly over
fal 10 he i'm, 4
vance without eXertion. and before the Still
water man had Strengthened was nearly
one hundred and fifty yards ahead. They
pulled slowly up the lake and the Lurline ]
man so far ahead that McGrath gave it up
and pulled to the boat house. Watson
crossed the line in 17:40. McGTathS time
was twenty minutes.
LITTLE ONE FOR CENT.
While waiting for the dying down of the
wind, to permit the Stone-Schiffman race. a |
four-oared race, half mile and return, was
organized between the Lurline and Cal |
hOm clubs, manned as follows:
Lurline-Hal Watson, bow; Louis Wat
son. No. 2; a. A. Nagle, No. 3; Norman
Wright, st. Paul stroke. CalhOnn-Leav-
lit Rand. bow: w. l.. Bassett No. .: Mark
Haynes No. 3: 7. A. NJ. Lowering. stroke.
The Lurline was the strongest crew and
easily lead their opponents to the turn. On
the return, the LurlineS padded leisurely
and allowed the CalhOuns to pull alongside
for moment, only to squirt again and
easily win. Nagle ''caught a crab" on the
return, causing a moments delay that
nearly cost the Lurlines the race.
THE EVENT OF THE DAY,
the race between II. w. Stone of the Iur-
line and DR.. A. F.Schiffmam of the Mime
sofa, the former handicapped fifteen seconds.
came next. The four-oared barge Louise
was sent to the turning buoys to inspect the
turn, and the Carrie Bell, Lew Harrison,
bow and \. Il. Lowering, stroke carried the
referee to the start. In the meantime quite
q number of the boys had been depositing
their lucre in a quiet kind of way, some of
the LurlineS going as high as two to one on
Stone. but as general rule the handicap
was held to equalize the race and the betting
was even. 1t was exactly o'clock when
the men took the water, both being cheered
when they appeared. The wind had
dropped and the water was nearly as smooth
as mirror when the word was given. At
5:11 the word came and Schitfmann started,
Stone going fifteen seconds later. The ST.
Paul man had covered about Seventy-five
yards in the time, and he apparently kept
this lead as long as the eye could judge.
Schitfmann seemed to misjudge the course,
pulling away in toward the east shore,
while Stone kept straight toward the buoy
boats The bad steering gave Schiffmann
manifest disadvantage and Stone turned
ahead, Schiffmann only a short distance in
the rear. Two hundred yards from the |
buoy Schiffman spurted and passed his OPP
ponent but leaving him tapping, and then
pegan very pretty race.
WON AT THE FINISH
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