The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-08-11
The Winners on the Closing Day Of
the Lake Calumet Regatta at
Pullman. Ill.
New Workers Get Away With the Big
Prizes, But Salt Lake is Not
Left.
Result of the Races at Monmouth Park
Yesterdays League Games Standing
of Clubs to Date.

PULLMAN, III. Aug. l0.-At the clos
ing races of the Lake Calumet regatta to-
day, New York again carried off the hon
ors. the Atlantas proving the victor over
Toronto In the senior four-oared scuII race.
Dennis Donahue, OF Hamilton, also added
to his lsurels by his mastery rowing in the
senior singles.
The first event of the day was to row of
the tie race between the Baysides, of Tor
ont, and the Metropolitans, of New York.
John Gray, the bow of the Baysides, was
too i'll to start with his crew, and they al
lowed the contest to 60 to the Metropoli-
tans by default
First race, junior sinRles-Starters, ID. w.
Shea, Boston; f. G. Avery, Chicago; c. A.
Roger Cregier, Chicago; y. A. Eveson, St
Louis: X. W. Hills, Chicago; f.
Frazer, Chicago. Shea had lead of two
lengths nearing the close, but Lowell and
Gormally, squirting. lessened il nearly
half. Lowell finished second, only a trifle
before GOrmally, third. Time IIa25S.
Junior double-Starters. the ST. Pauls, OF
St Paul, Owastanong, of Grand Rapids,
CatliDs, of Chicago. Minnesota, of ST. Paul,
Garfield Beach, of Salt Lake. The race
was pretty struggle between the ST.
PAuls and Minnesota The others were
far in the rear St Paul turned first, but il
WAS NIP hlQ LUCK tile way OAch, 81.
Paul by a final squirt winning by two
lengths Time 10:36%.
Third race, senior four Dared shells.
The Torontos and Atlantas entered and
the powerful and steady work by which
the New Workers left Boston in the lurch
yesterday accomplished the same result to-
day with the Canadian crew. Throughout
the contest the Atlantas pulled about an
even "a stroke 70 the minute, while the
Torontos. starting with q ragged, splash
ing IS stroke, exhausted themselves in the
first half of the race. Time, Atlantas.
9:5S1S.
Fourth race. senior singles-Starters,
Metzger, of st. Louis, J. DOnohue, of To-
ronto, Kilby, of 0ttumwa, Ryan, of To
rOnto. EversOn, of ST. Louis. Muchmore, Of
Minneapolis. McD0wen, of Chicago, ID.
Donahue. of Toronto, the favOrite- ID.
DOnahue kept in the back ground until
near to the turn, but he finished two
lengths in advance of McDOwen, who pre-
ceded Kilby by length. Time 1O:4s5<.
Fifth Tace-rhe Detroits and the
Garfield Beach club, OF Salt Lake, had it
enough, but the Salt Lakers had estab-
lished lead of four lengths at the turn.
The Detroits neglected to make circuit Of
the stake, and the Utah club practically
stopped rowing IL looked as though the
GaTfeld's bow oar went to pieces, but their
friends claim not, saying it was due 20 a
foul bv the DetrUits. The DetrOits finished
in 1856. The Garhelds' time was IL 40, but
they were declared the winners by the
referee.
Sixth race, senior dOuble-Starters:
Metropolitans, New York, Cstins. Chi
cago, Sylvans. Moline The Sylvans were
left three lengths in the rear at the outset
through misunderstanding with the
starter, but made a magnificent fight con-
testing every inch TO the finish. They
were too badly handicapped, however, 10
win. The MetropolitanS crossed the line
first, two lengths before the Sylvans, who
beat the CatliDs bY a similar distance.
Time 1904
Seventh race, six-Oared bsrge-Starters:
Pullmans, Iroquois, of Chicago, Westerns,
of St Louis. Such favOrites were the
Westerns tnat no money could be had
against them. The IroquOis gave ST. Louis
n hot race. finishing second b a short
length. The Pullmans were poor third.
Time, 4:S4lS.