The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-02
The Races at Garfield Fail TO
Come Off.
CHAT CONCERNING THE CREWS
The Lake is Fast, and $3.50 Is the Cor.
rect Time-The III odpc
Quartette. - Etc.

so many disguised, as a conseq fence.
There were 10 races, notwlthstand-
ing the advertise assurance that there
would be.
Whose fault this is does not yet ap-
pear, but it is. hardly the correct thing,
and the fact that the attendance was
light does not excuse the omission.
1t was rumored that the oarsmen
had not been consulted and that they
had pretty warm argument about
the affair during the morning hours,
come claiming they should row. others
that they should not, and Corbet, it i
said, declaring he would ou;row any
pair-oared or don Die SOUL cr3w in the
party.
Be this as it may, the train which
arrived at Garfield at $50. showed but
two shells ia the boat house, the re-
mainder being already stored away in
the car ready for shipment to the city e.
Mr.. Sloan, of the Regatta committee,
stated that the crews would row anu
persisted IN it until the last.
Corbet was quite willing 10 row
against his own record, but it was
stipulated that the water should be in
perfect condition before he would do
so, as it were folly to attempt TO
smash into his own time when the CON
dition of the water would preclude il.
Gastrick and Malcolm did go
out in four-seated boat and gave an
exhibition. getting in and out of the
frail craft while it was out beyond the
pier, rowing. slandering and facing
each other. The people, however, moi
realizing the difficulty of maintaining
their balance in the shell. gazed Oh
with with listless and undemonstrative
curiosity.
A great many took the first train
back, and most consoled themselves
with a bath. The water was elega Mt,
little complaint was heard, and it did
look as though the maj ority in attend
ance had not expected race.
The ending is an unfortunate one for
what had been So Marked q success all
through up to Saturday.
IS THE LAKE FAST?
"Yes,' was the uavarying reply the
reporter received from every oarsman
to whom it was put. 1--WE do not care
much for time, we want results said
Gastrioh, but like this water and it
is very fast"
Mr.. Moore, vice president of the as
ISOLATION, and Sylvan, said the same
thing. I'VE all concede it now. If the
record can be broken by the four
Dared crew [ can break it as
to the record of singles" said Corbet
Il know the water Is fast. Yesterday
morning when went out and the water
was perfectly calm, could see how fast
l was going and l knew | was making
fast time. l think I gain about four
feet in every stroke in this water when
it is calm. [ haven the falntest don't:
that can beat my own record. I've
done it on other water, and this is
faster"
GALL the crews now admit that the
time made at Lake Park was correct
8 &c."
WHEN we tell the people east how
we've been treated and about the water
you will have demand for entrances
the next time you give regatta, never
fear" Gastrich said.
"You want to bring the boatmen
from Portland and San Francisco to
meet the eastern club here next year
said another, land you will not be aole
to hold them down here and on this
water"
THE WIND UP.
Last night the Elks gave a grand
wind up to the regatta by taking the
visiting oarsmen to their club house and
setting it up to them in grand style.
There were speeches galore, jokes.
qu,bs. fine lunch and water "for row.
ing orly."or as al ingredient to punch.
Nearly all the Wis tors made speeches
by all, of the more than pleasant time
late regatta. None were forgotten. The
Salt Lake has reason to be pro I'd of ar
NOTES.
CoRBET says he has beaten ten mil
utes but never IN race.
KoRF and Wienand, as double souls,
have never been beaten.
GAsTRICH, when stripped for work, is
a bronze statute, and q perfect picture.
GAsTRICH and Malcolm are the best
pair-oared team IN ths-U nlted States.
THERE is No Am erican amateur team
that can beat the Modes and Della
wares.
JENNIsoN and Corbet never sat tc-
gether in double shell till they cams
mere.
IT is a good atmosphere to row in
This is also conceded all around. 1t il
fast water also.
J. OSBORNE, OF the Syivans, OF Moline,
will remain in this city, taxing up his
residence here.
CoRBET is a Canadian. His best
record is 1912 for three.fourths mile
and return. His two mile record is
13.45. Previous to his breaking it the
record had been IA 20.
TIE general verdic. is that better
four cared races never took place than
have been witnessed at Lake Park and
Garfield. They were for blood every
time, and were exciting from beginning
to finish.
Now let US have boat clubs al Will
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