Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-11

The Closing Races Yesterday-Some In
teresting Contests.
PULLMAN Qll.), August 1Oth.-At the
closing races at the Lake Calumet regatta
to day New York again carried off the
honors, the Atlantis proving victorious
in the senior four cared shell race.
Dennis Donahue, of Hamilton, Ont, also
added to his laurels by his mastery row.
ing on the senior single. The first event
of the dey was to be rowed of Of the tie
race between the Baysides OF Toronto, and
the Meiropoii,ans. of New York. John
Gray, the boy of he BsYsi3es, was COO i'll
% start With his crew, and they allow ed the
contest to so TO the Metropolitans by de-
fault The first race, junior singles, start
eTs: D. " Shes. Boaton E. G. Avery,
Chicago; c. A. Gormally, Toronto; J. Low
ell, Hamilton Roger Cregier, Chicago; n.
a. Eveson, st. Louis P. Fl. Hills, Chicago,
and e. Frazer, Chicago.
Shea had head OF two lengths nearing
the close, but Lowell and Gormally squirt
ing lessened it nearly half. Lowell finished
second only trife before Gormally.
Time, 11:421
The Junior starters-St. Paul of st. Paul,
Owastanong OF Grand Rapids, Catlins of
Chicago, Minnesota of ST. Paul, Garfield
Beach of Salt Lake. The race was pretty
struggle between the st. Pauls and Mime
sofas. The others were far in the rear. st.
Paul turned first but it was nip and tuck
all the way back. st. Paul, by final squirt,
winning by two lengths. Time, l0:364.
Third race, of the senior cared shells.
only the Torontos and Atlantas entered
and the powerful, steady work by which
the New Workers left the Bostons in the
lurch yesterday, accomplished the same
result to-day with the Canadian crew.
Throughout the contest the Atlantis pulled
about an even thirty four-stroke to the
minute, while the Torontos starting with
thirty-eight-stroke exhausted themselves in
the first half of the race. Time-Atlantas,
9:52f; Torontos, 10.
Fourth race, the senior singles starters ::
Me'zger of st. Louis, J. Donohoe of To-
ronto, Kelly of Otumwa, RYAN of Toronto,
Eveson of st. Louis, Much More of Mime
apolis, McDowen of Chicago, and d. Dona-
hue of Toronto. The favorite, d. Dona-
hue, kept in the back ground until near to
the turn, when he finished two lengths in
advance of McGowen, who preceded Kelley
by length. Time 10482.
Fifth race, senior pair oar-The Detroits
and Garfields Beach Club, of Salt Lake,
Utah. had it all to themselves. They
started evenly enough, but the Salt Lake
boys had established lead of four lengths.
At the turn the Detroits neglected to make
the circuit of the stake and the Utah club
practically stopped rowing. 1t looked as
though Garfields' bow oar went to pieces,
but their friends claim not, saying it was
due to a foul by the Detroits, The Michi-
gan crew finished in LOS, the Garfelds'
time YVES lii, but they were declared the
winners by the referee.
Sixth race, the senior double starters ::
Metropoiitans of New York, Cathlins of
Chicago, and the Sylyans of Moline. The
Sylvans were left three lengths in the rear
at the outset through a misunderstanding
with the starter, but made q magnificent,
contestiug every inch to the finish. They
were too badly handicapped, however to
win, the Metropolitans crossing the line
first, two lengths before the Sylvans, who
heath the Cathlins by similar distance.
Time, 1904.
Seventh race, six-oared barge. Starters
Pullmans, Iroquois of Chicago. tire West
erns of ST. Louis. Such favorites were the
Westerns that no money could be had
against them. The Iroquois gave the st.
Louis men hot race finishing second by
a short length. The Pullmsns were poor
third Time 4:345