St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-09
ROWED IN THE GLoAMING.
The Lurlines Have Two Interest
ing FOur.Oar Races


ing Four-Oar Races.
The brisk wind of last evening curled
the waters of Lake Calhoun into very
cold looking white caps, and the vari-
Gus boats which have borne the Luriine
crews to victory rested quietly in their
RACKS. otlll the bOulevardS along the
lake were lined with nobby equipages,
ana score OF bright eyed girls perched
IN picturesque attitudes on the boat
house balconies. The water was de-
cidedly rough, but the athletes of
the Lurllnes were anxious to
row the regattas. At Z o'clock
capt. Wheeler aimed a theodolite at
the water and found the waves were still
1our inches high, but as the wind was
dying out with the daylight, it was
finally decided to have the two four
cared races, senior and junior, and the
stakes and buoys were set. 1t was
gettIng pretty near the cleaning when
Inc Wheeler crew took the water. 1t
was made up of G. E. Wheeler, bow: A.
W. Daniels, two; e. X. Taylor,
three, and j. E. Muchmore, stroke.
Ihe stroke wore bright
red cowboy hat. while the rest, to quote
oystander, wore only their socks and
thln gale. The other crew was made
up OF II. z. Watson, bow; l.. T. Watson.
2; Z. f. Libby, 3; w. B. Grosskopf,
stroke. As the boat rounded off. Hal
watson, with one herculean pull, dislo-
cated an outrigger and neceSSitated
delay before the two boats came up in
position at the head of the lake. Here
were stationed Col. John L. West, ref
cree, and NJ. II. Eddy and +. b. Clement,
tlmekeepers. The course was due south,
to buoy three-fourths of mile and
return. The word was given and the
crews got off together, but at twenty
five yards, Libby caught a crab and
nicely went out of the boat. By the
time he recovered, the Wheeler crew
had taken two-lengths lead. The
crowd on the boat house and floats guyed
the watson crew considerably, but the
latter pulled itself together and started
away with a sharp, quick stroke
tnat rapidly closed the gap.
''Bet hundred the Watson crew
gets back first" shouted an enthusiast.
The two crews disappeared in the
chlar'oscuro and seemed nearly abreast.
When they reappeared the Watson crew
led ana there was great cheering along
the shore. At 100 yards from the finish
the Wheeler crew made vigorous
squirt and rapidly pulled up, apparently
crossing the line even. The referee
said the Watson crew came in ahead,
uuI ~ WitS ueVelOpeu that at the turn
the Watson crew had fouled the Wheeler
boat, which was admitted. The crews
had a great deal of sport out Of it and it
was agreed to row it over again to-day.
The time was 10:3015.
By this time it was dusk, but the
Junior four oars wanted a go and were
called out, as follows: H. w. Com
mons, bow: W. Heffelfinger, 2; Charles
Alfred Williams, 3; II. NJ. Libby.
stroke. w. S. Ankeny, bow; w. a.
| Edwards, 2; George Mcclellan, 8; NJ. G..
Hamer, stroke. The boats got off to-
gether, both steering wildly, and there
was loud howl from the boat house
when the Ankeny crew steered off
toward the far side of the lake. The
darkness swallowed up both boats and
1t was nearly fifteen minutes before they
reappeared, the Ankeny crew leading
and crossing the line four lengths
ahead. The Commons crew pulled on
in good form and one of their crew
yelled out: ''Here! You fellows, didn't
turn the buoy:'' The soft impeachment
was not denied. The Ankeny crew ad-
mitted it had lost its way in the dark
ness and could not find the bnoy.
The race was called off and it, too, will
be rowed over. The boys had a good
time, though darkness and rough water
prevented boats smaller than four oars
from venturing out. The remainder of
the programme will be rowed this
evening.