Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-09
The Athletic Arena.
Opening Day of the Regatta at
Pullman Lake.
SPOILED BY THE WIND AND RAIN.

Two Races Rowed Out of Eight sched-
uled-The Mishap of the MoDahans-A
Fine Days Sport at the Buffalo TrOt-
ting Meeting-A Series of Fast Heats
Boston Base Ball Experts Get a Blast
from Director.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-The elements played
havoc with the opening day of the annual
regatta of the National Association of Anna
teur Oarsmen. Soon after noon steady
down-pour of heavy rain set it, and it bad
for company a wind that speedily made the
waters of Lake Calumet altogether too
choppy to allow of the programme proceed
ing in regular order. The result was that
only two events out of a scheduled eight
were rowed.
A Launch Stuck in the Weeds.
Misfortunes never come singly, and Ly-
man b. Glover, the referee and chairman Of
the regatta committee, with his associates of
the executive committee, realized the truth
of the old adage when the captain of the
steam launch Lottie managed to get his YES
sci tangled up in weed bank, to extricate
her from which occupied an hour of valu-
able time and the continued efforts of a half
dozen tugs Despite the unfavorable weather
fully 2,0oo spectators occupied the grand
stands, while the borders of the lake were
lined with yachts, tugs, launches AMI boats,
galy decorated with bunting, and giving
life and picturrsqueness 10 the scene.
First Race of the Regatta.
1t was 3;l5 when the flag fell for the open
ing event-the first heat of the junior singles.
The first start was a good one, but Shea was
not satisfied and the oarsmen were called
back. When the flag fell second time Don
ohue, of the Nautilus club, of Hamilton
Ont. took the lead, with Mcdowell of the
lroquois and Strickland, of the Don Anna
teurs, of Toronto, close behind. With a
squirt, however, Corbett, of the Iroquois
forced himself to the front At the three
quarter point he led by length and a half
pulling 81 strokes to the minute, Donohut
being third in the rear. Nearing the finish,
however, Corbett let down easily, allowing
Donohue TO overtake andeass him one and a
half lengths to the flag Corbett was second
thus giving him place in the final heat; Nc
Dowell third, and Strickland, Cumming,
Shea, and Muchmore crossing the line in the
order named. Time, sos.
A Disaster in the Senior Doubles.
The second event was the senior doubles
The st. Paul team failed to go into the race
leaving four contestants, johnson ano
Brown, of the Farraguts; Nagle and Pix
ington, of the Metropolitans; the Monabar
Brothers, of Albany, and Turner and Case
OF the Dolphins. As the flag fell the Mona
hans took the water, with the Metropolitans
a close second In a moment they punched
| and were flying evenly toward the finish
when at the three-fourths mile buoy the pa
per deck of the Monahans' boat gave way
the bow filled with water, and as the boys
dived into the water the frail craft went on
of sight. A passing steamer picked up thu
brothers. The Metropolitans kept on theil
way in even form, pulling about twenty
eight strokes. A vigorous effort was mad'
by the Farraguts to catch up even, but with
out avail, and the New Workers passed I'm
der the flag in s:2s, the Farraguts following
| in S:2S and Dolphins third