St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-29
THE HEROES COME.
Return of the Lurline Crews
From Duluth.

Return of the Lurline Crews
From Duluth.
The Lurline crews and their friends
returned from Duluth yesterday morn
ing, justly elated over the splendid vic
tories they achieved over the crews OF
the opposing clubs. They brought with
them the cups given by Sir John A.
Smith, of Winnipeg. and the Manitoba
Railway company. The former cup
was won by the Winnipeg crew i'll 1887
and 1889, the Lurlines capturing it IN
1883 and 1890. The latter cup was won
by Winnipeg in 1856. 1887 and 1859, ana
by the Lurlines in 1888 and 1890. Both
cups were placed on exhibition at the
West hotel. where, decorated with the
club colors, they were the center OF an
admiring group of spectators. The
Lurline crews have come back to Min
neapolis the winners of all the senior
events, and should be given a rouSlng
reception for their wonderful work.
There seems to be considerable dlSsatlS-
faction expressed over the manner III
which affairs were managed at Duluth,
and though the oarsmen themselves
mOke no complaint, the visitors at the
regatta are loud in their denunciations
of the manner In which the events were
refereed. They state that it was evil
dent that discrimination was manifest
ed in favor of some of the crews. Many
complain that Hanlan was allowed to
have his say too much, and it was evil
dent that those in charge knew little
about the management OF regattas. Inc
different crews and also the champion
professional OarSmen will be the guests
of the Twin City Athletic club this
evening at the formal opening OF the
club.
The Lurlines held a meeting in the
West hotel last evening and arranged
for regatta at Lake Calhoun, to occur
Saturday evening. A committee was
appointed to arrange the programme.
After the races the club will banquet at
the West. at which time it will attempt
to celebrate its victories in appropriate
style. 1t is possible that there will be
some interesting local contests in the
near future. The Twin City Athletic
club offers four diamond badges as a
set of prizes to be rowed for by the jun
lor tours of the LurlineS, MinnesotaS
and st. Pauls. The Lurlines have ac-
cepted and challenge the junior four
cared crews of the Minnesota and st.
Paul clubs to row them any Saturday
within three weeks from Aug. 2. 1t is
probable that the challenge will be ac-
cepted, and the result will he race
we'll worth seeing. The Luriines allow
the other clubs the privilege of stating
whether the races shall be in heats or
otherwise.
Members of the Lurline crews are
LOUD in their denunciation of the way
they were treated by the referee. They
go so far as to say that the injustice
was so palpable that the referee came
to them after the races and apOlogized,
stating that lie had been too hasty. In
the junior four, especially, the Lurlines
should have been given second place,
and there are plenty who would be pre-
pared to make statement to the effect
that they won it fairly. The referee
was stationed where he could only see
the winners and the Winnipegs, and as
the Lurlines finished close in to the
referees position he did not see them.
The prevailing opinion is that he was
too hasty in his decisions.
In regard to the social entertainment,
the members state that they could not
expect much attention, as, the visitors
were so numerous that it, would have
been impossible to attend to them to
aDy great extent.