The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-19

Oberndorfer. of the Salt Lake club. The
men got a good even start and pulled
steadily, Glasmann beginning to gain after
the first three or four strokes. At the turn
the Garfield man was well ahead of his OPP
ponent and gained steadily from
that time to the finish. Glasmann passed
the turning flag in 5 minutes and So sec
onds, with Oberndorfer a little over i
minute behind him. He reached the finish
in 9:55, and Oberndorfer made it in II 20.
Glasmann was declared the winner, and
was so overcome with Joy that he took Il
tumble into the lake and wet the victory
handsomely.
THE SECOND RACE, DOUBLES.
When the second race was called the
interest was at its height and betting was
as lively as could be desired, All actual
bets were even and fellows who yelled out
offers of odds disappeared into the crowd
b afore they were taken up.
Lake and Savage, the Salt Lake team,
were the first to show up and from the oar
they pulled between the boat house and the
starting point they at once became the
favoriteS among those not acquainted with
the respective crews. When Stafford and
Bailey, of the Garfield club, pulled up,
there were whispers in the crowd that
Bailey had been doing some wonderful
work and though he is but boy, some
good sums OF money were up On him and
the result showed that he was worthy Of
the confidence placed in him.
The Salt Lakes had the outside course
and the Garfiields the inside. The start
was good one, and tire two shells kept well
together up to the turn, the Salt Lake boys
pulling 30 strokes to the minute and the
Garields %. Both teams took the turn at
about the same time g :40), the advantage
being with the Garfelds, if with either
On the home stretch the Salt Lakes lost by
bad steering, and thej Iarfields keeping a
straight course, came i'll ) seconds ahead
The time was 9:45. 1t was pretty race,
and whetted the anticipation for the next
THIRD RACE, FoUR-oARED, LIGHT.
The four cared race between crews of
light-weights from the respective clubs
showed the best work of the day, although
the affair was one sided. The ''kids,'' as
they are called, of the Salt Lake club pull
a very pretty oar, and are the best trained
crew on the lake. Their steering is excel
lent, and the precision and uniformity of
stroke tells at every dip.
The crews are: Salt Lakes-Rookledge
Dow, Mcintyre, Harrison, Hampton
(stroke) :; Garfields-Bailey (bow), B. KEEL
ley (stroke) Busby, Dinwoodey.
The Garields this time had the outside
The start was again even and the boys
pulled along together for the first two or
three hundred yards. Then the Garfield
crew suddenly headed for Church island
and went quarter of mile out of their
way before reaching the turning point
Whether they failed to see the flag or
whether they misjudged the course, was not
learned, but that they lost all chance of
making q showing for themselves in the
r..lp C how no T1l-n Do .lr
boys in this race steered the straightest
course of any during the day and
it counted as much for them as
did their hard pulling. They took the turn
in minutes, with the other crew l minute
or more behind them. On the home stretch
the Garfelds again steered badly, losing a
couple of seconds more by it. The Salt
Lakes made straight pull for the finish
line, and reached it in 9:33. Garfield came
in in 10 :35. -.
THE LAST RACE, HEAVY TOURS.
The heaviest betting was on the last
race and it was the hardest race to decide
In preparing for the start the boys drew up
their boats so far from the judges stand
that it was difficult for them to hear the
word go" Then, too, the Salt Lakes
were probably hardly ready for the start
when the word was given. Where the
fault was it would he hard to tell,
but unfortunately the Salt Lakes got
a bad start, and as they failed to make it
up there was loud yelling among their
hackers, cries of foul" ETC., etc From
the judges stand it appeared that the Gar
fields twice crossed the course of their OPP
ponents, and this was the signal for more
loud talk and hard kicking. The race be-
longed to the Garfields from the start and
though they gained steadily until the
finish there was little interest save in what
the decision of the judges would be. The
Garfelds came in in S:25 and the Salt
Lakes in minutes.
The crews were: Salt Lakes-Crabbe
(bow), Doolittle, w. Jennings, Gardner
(stroke); Garfelds-Stafford Dow, Far
rell (stroke), Glasmann, McEnany
Referee Webb called the Salt Lakes up
to the stand and asked Mr.. Crabbe if he
claimed any foul The answer was: mo,
but we got a bad starr.i'
The judges were diFided on the question,
Davis claiming that the Salt Lakes had
been fouled and Whittemore cOntending
that the race was fair one. AS they
could not decide it, the matter was left to
Referee Webb and he decided in favor of
the Garfield boys. This decision seemed
bet on the other club, and the excitement
soon quoted down.
TIE ARRANGEMENTS
for the races, 1t must be admitted, were
woefully bad, though this may be excused
on theground that this was the first affair
of thekind ever given : should, however,
be obvisted at the n - acct, and the ex-
perience of yesterday will e a valuable aid
in arranging for all future regattas. In the
first place there were no indicators for
CtartiOu mint Tr stead of the iudpoS and
referee being supplied with a boat they
were obliged to take up their stand on the
northwest corner of the pavilion and strike
the start and finish line with the eye.
Then the flags at the turning point, mile
away, were no larger than a postage stamp