Telegram-herald., 1886-07-13

ans sl fir.1er behind Wells Nas. as tas
iaa--uaei -l1erl Hou.a saF rll-E Sc
~ nlUsa.I llr1etl continued 90 lsl-s
T ahead aIIa bis sfea1F smooth de er-llr s.'
7 slroke reaching tle au--l lH l3 minute.
4ud 80 secouls snd taus brs4klus Gre re-
cord ~lla SO 1914 - made ly Wells.
q ltet-o.t ia l.-5 Ball llislel ia 1890
Nss Who sas 81 far behind - to Dr pr4c-
tlesIF ol. of the rae didn't n4lsl plt
p4il.ed 40 20 tae pier.
TIE fourth event va. the f1lF-oareI 81
rae The SF.vans of Moline 49, made
tleir irsl appearance lu tnls race and took
the hrsI position The crew of TIE % " ash
"a A1nss vas Identical si-h fhat which
rlWei ln - flul1r fllr-aanel contest
waile The EKee.siars lsa substituted tless
and -'au.ilsh tar Thompson aud Mc MILAN
as no aut stroke some coniu-lon
80 utcasiouei on tle Judges
boat hg objections raised 70 this
su5sfituriau a --reeIrr sf the National
A,saclsr9u. maintaining that there eas an
understanding flar ~ substitutes were to
10 pat on AIR Allen however, kue~
nothing " such agreement. an tne slss
we're Orderel iu line snd .nr word Co ~
given. Tie three go OH vel together. tie
D-Wast-ta -Aonss ieaiius ny . little al lrsi.
The >ylvans ali the EKcelsi0rs both started
o- alth a slrose ol as. aud ran close along
side eacl other Tor some distance,
while The home crew pulled lttie
Eag oF to ihe north A h,tle farther up
tne LAce.siors began q g-t % the front
After t1is lhsV never lost their grip on Toe
hrsf prize though the Sylgans spurted up
-1 ward NE turn aud drew up almost even
Wiih them Lrraile steering Na~ asa'n
m1ie bF Both crews. 09tn pling iaf %
port Iar tlru vas uladr hy tne Ns ln
$50 hy the oylgsus ln 6.i2 ard by the
o-Nasl-fa-N NuuEs in -. Returning the
Excelsior, passed The judges boat lengin
and half aaraf 3. pulling a f'rty-siX stroke
20 the Syivans i0riy-tso. TIE ENceisiors
We're nOE rowing ia magnificent form, and
Were steering better than their rivals. As they
did all fle way Wthin a quarter of
mile Of the hlish they We're three open
lengths aheai The Sylvans saw Trey wetr
lelt and soou gave it up and cIrcllus aronut
came On the pier "a haut crossing ihr finish
phe EXreislur- cr .ssed the iinish in 1858
lhe tesr previpU- Rec ~! being 1910 mad-
los tle ENceisi0rs las year Mean shiIe thc
% Wash "a Npngs were paia i1s along tb-
uorth shore toward the Ice house lhcy
t1u turned o. 20 Ia the uisT WilapIl crossing
rhe line. After repea. e.i tasty shtsi. from
their friends. however. they turned and
crossed The line winners of the second
prize and of the cheers OF the crowd
The event which afforded most amuse-
ment TO The multitude me last. IL was
the tub race There were four entries, John
Murphy. Of the Centennials. Dennis Lynn,
Of Port Huron, J. F. Cart, OF Chicago, and
Fred Standish, OF the ExcelsiOrs. The con
testsnts loaded" themselves in yellow
wssh-tubs OF club house pier and under
took to paddle themselves to a line near the
ice house, bus no one being able to float his
craft 50 great a distance the course was
shortened 70 about four rods. Murphy
finally made the whole distance. but all his
competitors went down into the drink be
fore they could resch the finish. Murphy,
therefore. taxes the badge