St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-10
FELL IN DEAD FAINTS.
Brawny 0arsmen Topple Over
in Their Boats From
Weakness.
Tough Races and Vietors
Badly Used Up at Pull
mans Regatta.
Record Smashing in Three
Events and Close Finishes
Throughout.
The Minnesota Crew Gets
Second Place in the
Junior FourS.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-The big event of
the Pullman regatta was captured by
the New Yorders this afternoon in spite
of Boston's best efforts. Record-smash-
ing in three other races and close fin
inhes throughout made the day dOubly
memorable. Spectators to the number
of 1880 were present, with goodly
representation of ladies. The water
was smooth as glass, not breath of
wind being noticeable, and the clouds
overhead threatening rain, but rain did
not fail, and the result was a fine day
for rowing. The climax of interest was
in the race between the two famous
eigh.-eared crews, the Atalantas, of
New York, and the Bradfords, of Bos-
ton. Considerable money was up on the
result, the odds being $50 to $40 on theAta-
lants. The Bradfords passed before
the grand stand at 5 :25 on their way to
the starting place, and were greeted
with hearty cheers. But when the At
alantas pulled out ten minutes later, the
applause was deafening. They rOwed
past the grand stand pulling long,
steady and beautiful stroke. They APP
preciated the compliment paid them
and tipped their brown caps to the
crowd. This little act was also per-
formed by the 'Wood Savers" as the
Bradfords were termed. Neither club
wasted time about the grand stand, but
answered the referees steamer whistle.
and made for the starting point one and
half miles away. Five minutes after
being in position,
THE TWO CREWS WERE OFF.
hn fret
and held small lead at the half mile.
They also held the lead at the three
quarters. The Atalantas now gained
point and were in the lead for short
distance, but the BradfOrds were again
in the lead by half length. The Brad
fOrdS started out with a thirty-eight
stroke, but lowered to thirty-four at
the mile, while the Atalantas kept up a
thirty-four all the way through. The
Ataiantas' steady stroke, even rowing
and marvellous precision told in the re-
suit. They did not squirt at all, but
kept up the long strokes that drove the
shell forward at rapidity that was alb
solutely dazing. Thei Bradfords' row.
ing was ragged; some pulled harder and
longer than Others, and the recovery
was relatively not easy or graceful.
The Boston boys seemed to labor too
the Atalantas were humming along
as smoothly as could be. The AtalantaS
gained the final lead, however, only
when on the last few lengths of the fin
ish. Here the BradfOrds tried hard to
forge ahead, while the Atalantas never
changed their powerful. steady stroke.
The BradfordS made a grand struggle,
but their style of rowing defeated them,
and the New York crew crossed the
line just half length ahead. The yell
that went up from the spectators was
cut short as two of the winning crew
were seen to fall over
FLAT IN A DEAD FAINT.
1t was tough race and the victOrS
were badly used up, but soon we're in
good hands. The Bradfords gave no
outward evidence of the strain. The
time was: Atalantas, 7:41; Bradfords,
7:44. This time breaks the record, the
best previous eight-oar time being made
in 7:46:45 on running river (Charles)
at Boston. The pair-Oar record was also
beaten, 9:1S, on the Pullman course,
against 9:24 on dead water at Watkins.
N. Y. The best previous time on double
sculls was 9:19:45, at Saratoga in 1879,
while the record made to-day was 8:45.
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 P. Glover, he was
more dead than alive. PilkingtOn, the
nj of hn
crew, might have claimed the race by
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 tomorrow. when the disabled
crew will be in trim. The latter ac
cepted the proposition with every evil
dence of gratitude. The pair oar race
was something of a surprise, everybody
assuming that Standish and Lyon. the
Detroiters, would have a walkaway.
The two strapping
LADS FROM SALT LAKE CITY,
Osborne and Webber had things about
their own way and passed the flag in
9:1S, their opponents being AZ seconds
behind. The double scullS was battle
of aquatic giants. There were the Met
ropolitans, the Farraguts, the Don Am
ateurs, Catlins and Bay Sides, the Ra-
venswoods and Winnipegs. The Metro
politans and Ravenswood were the IA
vorites in the pools. For the first three.
quarters of a mile these STAYED close to-
gether, and then the Jerseymen fell
away. The FarragutS put on a squirt
and kept level with the New Workers
for quarter of mile, then they,
too, succumbed. Next the Winnipegs
made a burst of speed that caused
Pilkington to yell to his stroke to ''sock
it in," and the stroke went from 80 to
SO like a flash, while the Canadians
went to the rear. PilkingtOn thOrg g II
he had everything his own way, out
when within dozen yards of the finish
the white-shirted Canadians hove in
sight on the extreme right. with cou
and, despite the hard pulling of the lat
ter. succeeded in crossing the line even.
Time AS. Ravenswoods 8, Don ANA
teurs 4, Winnipegs 5, Farraguts 6, Cat
lins Z. In the senior fOurs the Winni-
pegs won by two lengths. The Della
wares made a, hard fight aud Gastrich,
the bow,
KEELED OVER IN THE BOAT
insensible as it passed over the line. |
Restoratives were applied, and he re- |
covered in short time. The Torontos |
were second and the AtalantaS third. |
The latter, however were disqualified, |
and the New York Athletic club got the !
place. Winnipeg's time, S:32; Toronto,
8:46. The other races of the afternoon
resulted as follows:
Senior Singles, Final-Starters: Dennis
Donahue, Corbett, Kilby, j. Donahue. The |
winner was D. Donahue, two lengths ahead |
of j. Donahue, Kilby third, Corbett last. |
coSpett claimed to have caught his oar-loeks