The sun., 1890-08-14
noKrra 1r RoRurarHn
The Opsning Day or the National Assoeis-
tIon or Amateur OArpusen Meet.

tlon OF Amateur Onrpmen Meet.
WORCESTER, Aug 1S.-The eighteenth annual
regatta OF the National Association OF Amateur
oarsmen began on tho college course at Lake
OuinsiRamod this afternoon. OF the six races
rowed five were one mile and one-hRlf straight
away and the next was a quarter OF mile
dash for medal the Gift Of John A. St. John
OF st. Louis. The attendance was confined
principally to boating men, and about 1000
saw the races. which were in every way admir-
able. some OF them as good as the best over
seen on the lake. Tho fun began with the frat
heat in the senior sculls, the entries being
George ]. Kirby, Pawtucket Boat Club: Fred
erick s. Hawkins, Metropolitan Rowing Club; 4;
Charles +. Bulger, Mutual Boat Club. and Will
linn Caflrey. Lawrence Canoe Club. All save
Freeth we're on the line promptly on time and
were sent off together. CafTrey was the fnvorite
In the pools, and he quickly went to the front,
with Hawkins. who sold as second choice. fol-
lowing him closely. and BulEer. to the surprise
OF tho knowing ones, following the pace. Kirby,
who was In his FIRST race, was out OF 1t from tho
start, although no pulled n neat stroke which
gives promise OF better results In tho near
Hawkins made a good race for a mile, but
when BulRer tackled him on the last half ho
could not respond TO the spurt, and was beaten
in iQ:25a. with Bulger second in l0:3l,4.
Hawkins was third. Catfrey's friends were
present in large numbers, and were jubiant
n t5s second heat Of the sspGr single sSns
Cub; h Newton Hthsrton. Motropolitan Row:
Ing Club. and A. =. Burrett, Argopaut flowing
Oh all os t0sether 'PS But found @ %'n
teton making Carney, hustle for, first place:
bSF mi hGf pso
pey's time was y:4l and Nettletons s;52S.
U nn N hn
but two Wight q fSo Teront @
Bcn cnS Of BSso %sh al thS hS
nyor'e race ro% start to
Wrisht's time Was iu:40S - % '- i0''4>'' "''''
% of h single 3
". Dyer, Bradford Boat Club, and T. Lehaney
Albany Rowing Club 1ehaney was looked
got ieft badly, the boy. Bennett. taking the race
the first in which he ever started. The Albany
crossed @ the line Benneits was about TWO fet ieet
to the fore In 1905. The race OF the day was
the senior four oars. The entries and the make
up OF the crews was as follows:
fo%DG 3 dvpR Ro' i,ss fTC1o bow
nGsS S1% SoTSR Gt
HlEinbO,hAm. 2; !. Ii. Thompson. 3; A. C. MacdoneIL
bradford Boa. Club-JoSeph Bergen. bow; Henry p.
coTsCIsn, . MHGSnsy,, $; John Ryan .trOis;
Atalhnta hoht CIuO--J A. beinpSoy, DOWi hNlnn
sau, =; Max sau 3; o. C. Dempsey, stroke
1t was q hot contest from start to finish. The
Atalantas took the water first closely followed
by the Bradfords. Over on the Worcester
shore there were signs OF trouble, and In no
less than q hundred rods the AlbAnys and the
Ottawas were all mixed together. Referee
Stimpson called them all back Tor fresh
start, and in few moments all were at It
inmped IN ahead, the Bradfolds were after
cIose for comfort. The Atalantas were, or
been rowed, and theIBradtords were soon on
lost more ground by running over, to tho
stake the Bradfords We're booked as as sure w win. VIM
ners, having q lead OF three lengths. and
crossed the line length ahead in s:40L Alta
lhntns second In S:43ta, ArRonauts third. AL
bangs fourth Ottawas last.
Then came the spurt race one-fourth OF q
mile with those entries: james I. Fox. Cres-
cent Boat Club; John f. NagLe. Metropolitan
Rowing Club: William CafIrey, Lawrence
Canoe CLUB: Edward Carney. Institute Boat
Clubs George Freeth. Varuna Boat Club; L.
Newton Atherton. Metropolitan Rowing Club
and George J. Kirby. Pawtucket Boat Club
Freeth did not start. 1t was pretty race
while II lasted. Carney winning in / :224. with
Caffrey second in l :23h. NaRle and Kirby on
equal terms for third place, Atherton filth. and
Fox last.
son. President of the Now England Amateur
Regatta Association.