Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-25
IOWA'S AMATEUR OARSMEN.
Opening Day of the State Regatta
at Spirit Lake.
THE RACES CLOSELY CONTESTED
Fleming, of Dubuque, Ruled Out BY
the Executive Committee-Annua
Meeting OF the Association
The New oHicers.
The Spirit Lake Regatta.

HOTEL ORLEANS, SPIRIT LAKE, Ia, July
A.-FSpecial Telegram TO THE BEE. IA
lightly clouded sky, a cool breeze, surface
of water like glass except gentle ripples
caused by north wind, and you have the
opening day Of the Iowa state regatta. The
atmosphere was not so congehial the evou-
ing before, when the executive committee
met in secret session in the parlors of tho
Orleans A protest was presented TO them
signed by the captains Of tho other crews
against Dubuque entering the junior race
with Fleming in the crew. The charge
against him is that he has won a race and is
no longer junior. He rowed in
some exhibition race In Cedar Rap
ids. The protest was sustai ned and
he was ruled out of the race. Turner of the
McGregors. made strong effort in the an
nual meeting to have Fleming reinstated, but
was ruled out of order. Dubuques men
claim that they will not appear in thelregatta
another year, and that they were ruled out
simply because they were too fast for the
crews. They have been in training about
two months and are i'll excellent form.
At 3 o'clock the crews for the junior 70 ur.
cared race made their appearance on tho
water. In fifteen minutes j. p. Donahue; of
Davenport, gave the men their start. The
crews to enter were Burlington, Cedar
Rapids, Ottumwa, Council Bluffs and Dav-
enport Owing to the illness Of Buerdorf,
the Council Bluffs were unable to
start their second crew With the
start Cedar Rapids took the water
first and pulled a stroke of thirty six to the
minute. Burlington soou recovered from a
slow start and soon led, rowing out of her
own water across the course of Cedar Rap
ids at tho turning flag. Burlington led by q
length, with Ottumwa close second. The
Enic chn6 in thnt iNt, yxrifh nInr
Rapids close half boat length behind OF
tumwa. The Council Bluffs crew were out
of the race after the first half mile, rowing
out OF their course They pulled strong
oar to the finish, coming in fifth. Time
1914.
The junior single was won by West Of
Cedar Rapids, AN easy length ahead of Evans,
of McGregor Time--11 :33.
w. McClelland and j. II. Fleming, of Dav-
enport won the junior pair Dared race in
IL 40, with Burlington n close second.
The junior double was won by Clark and
Lawrence, Of Burlington. Time-1:ll%.
Evans and Case, Of the McGregor crew,
dumped in the last half mile and were
picked up by row boat. The water at the
last was rough and slow. te.
The tub race was won by Annable, OF
Davenport.
Fred Benzinger, of Lincoln, acted as ref
Bert Cook, Harry Mccormick, Mrs. Rem
ington, Miss Orchard, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs.
Hmebaugh and daughter Grace, Mrs. Fred
Nye and Mrs Tracy, of Omaha, witnessed
the races from the only large sail boat out
on the lake. ,,... -..
The annual meeting of the association was
held last night aud, the following officers
were elected for the coming year: j. f..
Hannegan, of Cedar Rapids, president c.
NJ. Schancls, of Ottumwa, vice president; E.
G. Phelps, of Burlington, secretary and
treasurer; j. K. Lindsey, of Dubuque, com.
modore; d. H. Van, Patteu, Davenport;
ensign, ensign, M: NJ l.. % Allen. OF Davenport; u: H.
of Council Bluffs, with tho above officers,
compose the executive board.
The senior races will be rowed tomorrow
afternoon 7 ... ..l-s Gs,
At a meeting Of judges tonight Ottumwa
was ruled out on account of a foul. Owing
to the decision Council Bluffs is given fourth
place in the junior race. ..J