Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-10
Contests on Calumet.
Sharp Struggles at Pullman fol
Aquatic Renown.
EVERY RACE RowBD FOR VICTORY.


weather was in a better frame of
mind yesterday at Pullman, and though
the threatened rain had shut out the
sun with clouds he let the amateur scullers
have smooth course and dry weather. This
condition lasted the whole day, and alto
gether the weather could not have been
better for the sport But the unpropitious
opening day dampened the enthusiasm of
many of those who would like to have been
witnesses of the races, and the attendance
suffered.
The Morning Events.
The first race in the morning was the
second trial heat for the senior singles, and
in this the winner was E. L. Kilby, of
Ottumwa, Ia: time, 9:15; distance, IL miles
straightaway. The Junior tours fol-
lowed, the contesting clubs being the Union
Boat club, Chicago; Toronto Rowing club,
Toronto; Don Amateur Rowing club, Tor
onto, and Argonaut Rowing club, Toronto.
The Unions won by half length, the Argo-
nauts being second. Time, $50 The junior
singles was then called and won by ii. Seaton,
of the Excelsior club; no time given. The
the Columbia club, by half length and in
10:0l94. The morning programme was closed
| by the race of the junior fours, "a mile and
| return. There were seven starters-the
Union Boat club, Chicago; Athletic club,
| Aurora, Ills, Pullman crew No l, Chicago;
| Minnesota club St Paul; Argonaut club, of
| Toronto, and Pullman crew No 2, Chicago.
| The Union came in first by half length in
9:54. The Minnesota club was second.
Afternoon Winners.
All but one of the amateur championships
| at scullmg for the ensuing year were decided
| iii il.e afternoon. j. b. Lowell carried away
the junior singles, and Dennis Donahue the
seniors. The Garfield Beach crew, of Salt
| Lake City, we're the victors in the pair-oar
| race, and the Winnipeg rowing club, of
| Manitoba, won the laurels in the senior four
| oars.
The Eight-Oared Race.
| In the great event of the day, the eight
| oar race between the two giants, the Alta
| lantas, of New York, and the Bradfords, of
| Cambridgeport, the New Workers captured
| the banner and medals after an exciting con-
| test crossing the line barely half a length
in advance of their sturdy opponents.
A Great Race and n Dead Heat
One-event still hangs in the balance-the
| senior doubles. This was one of the grandest
races on record, two of the competing crews,
| the Metropolitans, of New York, and the
| Bay Sides, of Toronto, rowing dead heat
| The bow oar of the Bay Sides, rowed himself
| completely out during the contest, and when
| the time came to row over again according
to the orders of Referee Lyman B. Glover,
he was more dead than alive.
| The Right Kind of Sportsmanship.
| Pilkinton, the stroke and captain of the
| Metre politsn crew, might have claimed the
| race try simply rowing over the course, but
| he magnanimously waived the right to the
| championship under such conditions and
| agreed to contest for the emblem again to-
| day when the disabled crew will be in trim.
| The latter accepted the proposition with
| every evidence of gratitude.
| Surprise in the Pair-Oars.
| The pair oar race was something of sur
| prise, everyh body assuming that Standish
| and Lyon, the Detroiters, would have a walk
| away The two strnpping lads from Salt
Lake, however, Osborne and Weber, had
things about their own way and passed he
flag i'll 9:lS, their opponents being 4 : seconds
| behind.
| Another Well Contested Race.
The double souls was a battle of aquatic
| giants. There were the Metropolitans the
| Farraguts, the Don Amateurs, Catlins and
| Bay Sides, the Ravenswoods and Winni-
pegs. The Metropolitans and Ravenswoods
| were the favorities in the pools For the
| first three-quarters of a mile these two
stayed close together, and then the Jersey
| men fell away The Farragnts put on a
| squirt and kept level with the New Workers
for quarter of a mile and then they, too,
| succumbed Next the Winnipegs made a
| burst of speed that caused PDkinton to yell
to his stroke to ''sock 1T in," and the stroke
went from 80 to ~ like a flash, while the
| Canadians went to the rear.
| Another Dead Heat.
Pilkinton thought he had everything his
own way, but when within a dozen yards of
| the finish the white shirted Canadians hove
in sight ON the extreme right, with a couple
| of spurts came up with the Nets, and de.
spite the hard pulling of the latter, succeeded
in crossing the line even. Time, S:45; Ravens
woods third, Don Amateur fourth W innipeg
fifth Farraguts sixth, and Catlins seventh
A Win for the Winnipegs.
In the senior tours the Winnipegs won by
| two lengths. The Delawares made hard
fight, and Gastich, the bow, keeled over in
the boat insensible as it passed over the line
Restoratives We're applied and he recovered
in a short time. The Torontos were second
l
ever, were disqualified, and the New York
Athletic club got place. Winnipegs time,
S:32; Toronto, $40.
| A BATTLING Eight Ooared Contest.
| The Atalantas were the favorites in the
eight-oar contest, and they realz ID the ex
pectations of their friends 1t was a hard
tussle however. The Boston boys got away
at the start, and at the three-quarter buoy
, were over half a length in the lead They
pulled too jerky, however, while the A ITALIAN
> ta's made fine, steady stroke. The latter
a drove to the front after the three quarter hat
been passed, but were soon overtaken and
the Bradford's went TO the front by length
, Then they eased up again, the New Workers
: went to the front like a streak of lightning
and although their opponents pulled fol-
dear life, they kept the lead to tn,
finish, winning by half length amid deafen
ling cheers and yells, and the music of half {
dozen bands. Two of tine Atalanta's men
dropped fiat in the boat as it went past til,
: flag Time, 1:4l; Bradfords, IA
I'll Records Beaten.
IL The breaks the record of 7:46 ] As made OF
, the ST. Charles river at Boston The pail
oar record was also beaten, 9:lS on the Pull
, man course. against 9:24 on dead water a
n Watkins, N. Y. Darkness had set in by tn.
time the last race was over, but the city
bound crowds kept @the trains waiting il
e order to give the Atalantas a genuine western
5 hurrah as they came ashore.
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