St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-10
UNDER BETTER AUSPICES.
The Second of the LuvIine Regatta
Series a Success.
FOUR EVENTS COMPLETED
Senior and Junior Doubles, Singles for
Novices and a Gig Race
R0Wed.

The clouds hung close and lowering
over Calhoun last evening, but the
bosom of the beautiful lake was calm as
mirror, and the Lurline boat-house re-
sembled a swarming beehive. The
crowd OF spectators was larger than the
night before, and the boulevard was
thronged with every description of We
nlcle. AS it was certain the races would
come off, there was more system in the
arrangements, and once a start was
made there was no break or inter-
ruption. The junior double was the
first event, and the club medals were
the prizes. W. S. Ankeny, bow, and
ii. M. Selby, stroke, were the first crew,
and A. W. Daniels. bow, and W. B.
GroSskopf, stroke, second. The crews
took water together, and shot down the
course in what was sure to be pretty
race. The first named crew had the
more experience, and the general pre-
dlctlon that it would win was verified,
but it was quite close and required hard
pulling to the finish.
TThe single gig raceifor the Harry Legg
cup brought out three entries, E. w.
Sumner. Horace Collins and A. w.
Edwards. The slow moving gigs were
by no means exciting, but the steering
of the men created some little amuse-
ment. They kept pretty we'll together
TOR half the distance, when some
one on the boat house roof
commenced Hes capsized." 1t
was impossible to say who che"
was and boat was started out to the
rescue when the glasses told: Hes got
back in his boat again." A few minutes
later, Sawyer and Edwards reappeared,
and it was apparent Collins had had the
bath. Sumner had long lead, but he
pulled as for his life and finished by a
lead of five lengths. Collins leiSurely
pulled in and good naturedly received
the JibeS shOwered on him.
The novice singles brought some new
men into the course G. A. Williams
did not show up, but H. NJ. Libby, G..
W. Mcclellan. W. b. Grosskopf and A.
w. Daniels entered. Hal Watson acted
as patrol judge TO see that all contest
ants received the buoy. A bad start
was obtained, Mcclellan taking a long
lead, and the others struggling hard
to close the gap. Before the turn the
boats were pretty well punched, but the
effort told heavily on some of the oars
men. When they returned within dis
tlngulshable distance Libby had a good
lead, GrosSkopf next, Daniels pulling
hard for second place and Mcclellan
hopelesSty in the rear. They finished
in that order. Libby squirting hard for
the final 100 yards.
The final event, as we'll as the most
interesting and the closest, was the
senior double for the motor line medals.
Charles f. Libby, bow, and G. E..
Wheeler, stroke, made the first crew,
and j. Z. Mochman, bow, and M. c..
Homer, stroke, the second. The start
was admirable, but the Libby
stroke that sent it ahead at
100 yards. 1t was the general
opinion that it could not keep the pace,
but it was doubted whether Homer
could hold out with Muchmore. At the
turn the boats seemed together and
they Strengthened up for the return,
with Muchmore's crew in the lead. AT
100 yards from the finish, with dis
tance of a length between the boats.
the LIBBY crew spurted and
slowly closed the gap. Both
crews strained at the oar and
the crowd cheered as the distance be-
tween them decreased. The bow of the
Libby boat slowly crept up closer to
the Muchmore craft, and to the crowd
Oh the boat house it appeared that both
crossed the line together. However,
the Muchmore crew won by three feet,
but had the distance been longer, Libby
and Wheeler would have been victorS.
Homer was generally congratulated
when he landed.
The threatened rain began to descend
as the race ended in the senior and
Junior singles were postponed, Quite
general satisfaction was given by these
races, and the crowd returned to the
city very much pleased. The singles
will probably be rowed tonight.