St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-05
THE SPEEDY SPRUCES
Welded by the Lusty Mime
sofas in the Annual
Regatta.
Several Very Prettily Con-
tested Battles in Racing
Shells.
Muscular Club Men and Pretty
Women Enliven the
Scene.
Witty Speeches and Sparkling
Champagne Christen New
Boats.

of the club house presented a gay spec
tacle, filled as they were with st. PauPS
fairest; the varied coloring of the many
handsome costumes worn by the ladies,
the still more vivid contrasts presented
in the attire of the club members as they
rushed hither and thither after miss
ing oars, and anon assembled in groups to
discuss the probabilities and possibilities
of an impending racial combined to
form a scene which will linger as a
pleasant recollection in the memories
of those who were present. he con-
dition of the water was all that could
be asked, there being only just enough
of ripple to let the boys know they
brought out for the junior single race,
and the men, trained to hair, took
their positions, the enthusiasts on the
Wabasha street bridge yelled them
selves hoarse in anticipation of the
pleasures to come, while from the
island futtered a thousand dainty
cambria handkerchiefs, each of which
was waved by Its fair owner in ell
couragement to her own particular
champion.
ENTRIES FOR THE JUNIORS
were X. q. Knox. II. W. Brown and W.
Fl. YardIey. Mr.. Browns outriggers
got out of gear ere he had gone length.
and he dropped out of the race. Knox
and Yardley caught the water almost
simultaneously, the former starting out
with stroke of % to the minute and
the latter somewhere about 80. The
race was pretty even for the first half
mile, when Knox forged ahead, pulling
SO, and increasing to "a after the turn.
Yardley responded bravely to the squirt
- Ii icto
it looked as though it was going to be
close thing. Knox had the lead, how
ever, and held it to the end, winning by
several lengths in II m 40 sec. I'm
mense interest was taken in
THE MAIDEN RACE,
as the entries were men who never sat
in shell prior to this spring, and there
are some phenomenal tirst-year scullers
among them. The entries were B. II.
Wright, Gardner Corning, George West
ervelt and o. w. Kingman. When the
word was given to go, Corning got
ratified, made false stroke and cap
sized. The remaining three made
good start, with Wright half a length
to the good in the first three strokes.
The pace was hot one for a mile,
when Kingman was several lengths
astern of Westervelt, and Wright, pull
ing a strong stroke, was coming right
along, until, fOuling one of the bargeS
on the north shore, he capsized, and
Westervelt padded home in IL m %
sec. The race between
THE SENIOR TOURS
certainly the feature of the day, both
crews being in excellent condition. but
owing to changes at second and third
aboard the Mississippi, and similar
split up of the other crew, the men were
a trif1e ragged in those positions. The
Minnehaha was stroked by Jaggard,
with Banning, McLaren and Wright be-
hind him. Capt. Fl. W. Brown set the
pace for the crew of the Mississippi,
and lively pace it was. Both crews
caught water at the word, the white flag
getting little to the fore on the get off,
Oh account of ragged work by second
and three of the Mississippi. Messrs.
Brown and Jaggard, the strokes of the
competing crews, both gave splendid
exhibitions of Craftsmanship in this race,
which was a close thing all around, and
won by the Minnehaha crew by a length
and a half in 9.5SSl. The pace was
course been quarter mile longer the
result might have been different.
THE JUNIOR FOUR RACE
for the Mayors cup and gold badges
was won by the crew of the Minnesota
against that of the Mississippi after
fast and and we'll pulled race, by two
lengths. Time, 10.4&. For the
junior doubles, the new boat
"Spokane," was manned by r.
]. Knox bow, and b. II. Wright
stroke. The crew of the Vesper was
Booming bow, and Baxter stroke.
Wright and Knox did splendid work,
pulling hot stroke of thirty-eight over
the first quarter. This was toned down
to thirty-four at the turn, but was picked
up again on the pull home, and the
Spokane shot past the line with lead
of several lengths, in ten minutes and
thirty-eight seconds.
The entries for the senior singles
were W. S. Getty, DR.. Archie McLaren,
R. J. Knox and E. A. Jaggard. The
men were all in firSt-clssS condition,and
old hands who knew just what was be-
fore them; they were there for gore.
and showed by the determined grip,
devoid of splash or furry, with which
they caught the water when the gun fired
that the man who took the skulls for 'S9
would have to work for them. They
got off well together, McLaren hugging
the south shore trifie too close, and
thereby losing half length or so,
which, however, he made up on squirt,
and for the first three-quarters of mile
it looked like the doctors race. Jag
gard saw what was before him, and,
shaking his SpectacleS into the bottom
of the boat, he doubled up and spun her
along with a thirty-eight stroke. as
clean one as has ever been
| in the Northwest. When the boats
hove in sight from the island, on the
pull home. all was excitement and spec
ulation. "The doctors ahead" screamed
pretty little girl in sage green and
cream color, who stood anXiously watch
| ing the specks in the distance which
were rapidly becoming larger and more
distinct. mo, it's Jaggard," sung out
a scantily clad enthusiast from the float.
"That's who it is, its Jag" shouted a
half dozen voices at once. and the small
boys down by the waters edge took up
the refrain, and yelled vociferously,
His Jays wins" "Look at his Jags."
When the boats got close enough for
recognition it was see that Jaggard was
full leugth to the good, and steadily
pulling the old standby fore and aft
| stroke he stole from Hanlon. The doc
tor, who had pulled a brave race, was
unable to stand another squirt, and Jag
gard passed the line with lead of two
lengths, amid the plaudits of the entire
assemblage. The winner was in for it,
however, and he recognized the fact as
| hepaddled ashore and submitted to being
hoisted from his boat onto the shoulders
of half-doZen muscular club men and
| ducked off the end of the float into
eight feet of water.
THE TUB RACE
was won in canter by W. H. Yardley,
who was the only one successful in
navigating the ungainly craft over the
allotted 500 feet. The swimming race,
distance one-eighth of a mile, was won
easily by Capt. 81. W. Brown. The
ceremony of
NAMING THE NEW CLUB BOATS
was performed between the races. In
christening the new four-oared shell
Minnehaha. Mrs. Gov. Merriam ex-
pressed a hope that the new
i,r1t cNuift tho foil