Telegram-herald., 1886-07-11
Pred ID. standl,h


Amateur Rowing Association.
Pred ID. Standlsh
Was born al Romeo, Mich. Nov -. 1852
and removed % Detroit IN loJ9. He sian0s
live ieet, eight and three-quarser inches in
ueight, and weighs l4S pounds 10 the boat
His first public appearance was made a. no.
in the barge Of the Edmund Boat CLUB IN
a handicap race for the championship OF the
Detroit River Navy July % ls6s, has boat
taxing fourth place in a field oi seven.
During 1872 be rowed IN several ten-Oared
barge races, all OF which were won by the
ExcelsiOrs, al Detroit. May 20, 1873, be
pulled bow oar of the Excelsior elg crew Al
the regatta on Orchard Lake, his crew win
ming in a field OF four. June p he Was
obliged 70 row No as substituted IN IA
celsiOr four al the regatta of the North
western Amateur Barge Association at To-
edo. and Immediately atterward. rowed
bow in a six-oared crew, winning the Junior
championship of the Northwest three
miles, with turn. in l3m. 5os against
three competitors, With substitute
in the boat. The next day he rONed
No . in the Excelsior sl1-Oared crew, and
while leading part of the way home an out
rigger broke and the crew got second place
with five oars the Wah- Nah sums winning
Immediately Afterwards the iOur-oared crew.
of which he was bow and captain, won The
race three miles. with turn, IN 1um O.
with "A substitute IN the boat. October p,
al The Battle Creek regatta Siandish four
cared crew lExcelsiOrs We're beaten by the
Wah- wah-sums, of Saginaw, IN two'm.le
turning race. July p, 1874, >tandlsh again
rowed bow for the Excelsior four AT The re-
g2tta of the y w. A b. Association az To
edo, getting second place a. ain 10 The Nah-
wah-sums in three mile turning
race. with five starters; time. Wan
wah-sums, Ism 3lts.; Excelsiors. lsm.
40fs July -. as DOW of Excelsior SIX
Dared crew, he again got second place % the
big Saginaw men, who made oesi-on-
record. rowing three-mlle turning race in
I'm. 81 4-5s Same afternoon S,andlsh
made his debut as a sculer getting second
place IN tine junior singles in a field Of
seven August z, al the Spring Lake re-
gatta he r0Wcd bow for the Excelsior SIX,
" ho scored "a victory over Two competitors.
and immediately afterwards. while leading
half a mile from home in a junior single
scuii race he became entang.ed IN some
weeds. and after making up six lengths thar
was lost was beaten by half "A length in
field Of seven. September 3, 1874. in cIiai-
ienge twO-miie straightaway race for The
six-Oared championship OF the Detroit
River. the Excelsior crew. 0i which stand
ish was bow. Won; time I'm.
Dos. September !, challenge three
mile straiEntawav race. with same
bo8t as above was also won by tae Excel
-iars. Aug. g. ISIS. at the annual regatta
of the y. W. A. q. A.. at Toledo Olio. the
Excelsior four were bea'en Or second place
b. their ancient enemies FROM saginaw by
thiri of length. in a fIe,d ot six Aus @
100 six Dared she'll race. tie E1celsior-
4-aiu fought the Mah raa-~ums. but hy
the breaking of sl oar.ocs the saginaw
men aEsiu son ny one qut-fer ~ = .eug p.
same uay. il The iuHiur sing.e-scgli race
S'an1isl aF,iu tpas ~sroud p.aee iu field
of four Aug -, at the Der River Navy
regatta. tbe creW of which --3uaie1 ruHsd
tov EKcoisIor-I earriel OF ..- houors.
Aug. 20 the Waa- vah sums. by Invitation
of fhe EEceI siors yi-.ter Deif..tf ana a sis
cared s1e.l-race was rowe5 three miles. with
a turn. iu winch oid scores were squared.
fhe Exleisior- .efandisb hox wlnHins 90
81. lowering the Detroit uteT record July
{. l-7s. at Detroit River Navy regatta the
f3ur-eared shell-raoe Fas taken bN the hK-
ef slor-. Sfandish rowIns bow, but tae club
lost the siX-nsred sbc.i-race Ine single
-rull race was won bc -tandish over three
competitors. he rowing three two- mile raCes
durng the afternoon and winning two.
Jul j, a. the refaffa ~ A Il a.
rolelf % -iandi-h took second pl8ce hv
one-Iuarier 81 length in fhe Junior single
.ruH rare Csc starring Aufusf the Tx
oeisior four met the N1rfh Fe.tcrrs af the
regatta Of the Grand Haven R0ving Associa-
ton AMI took second psoe ume ei alnuer.
i1m 1sts Excelsior sine ass sl0Eer.
jane "a lS77. at fbe regatta 0f fhe same
aS41aalan. ln thpd9uhIe -caIi rare -fanii-i
and Barnard beat Isl Is Curtis anl r