The sun., 1891-07-05
ROWING ON THE scuuYLHILL.
The sharpless and Downins Cups Won by
FhilAHc1phlnna.

Fuueoefpntene-
PHILApELpHrA. July 4.--Tho Cup and Pso-
rlo's Regatta. Fourth Of July institution on
tho Skuylkill River. was rowed to-day. many
OF tho highest class oarsmen In tho country
participating. A cloudleas sky and strong
broezs blowing directly down the course were
the atmofp pheric conditions The course was
mile and q half straight away.
The opening event was the senior singles.
The starters In the frst hent wore: Geo. W.
Van Vlict Of the vester Bont Club Of
this city. ]. j. Lambden ot the New
York Athletic Club. and Frederick Haw-
klns OF tho Manhattan A. c. of New York.
Alter the fist hundred yards tile raco re-
solved itself into procession. with Hawkins
In the lead. Van vliet second. and Lnmbden
third. This order was main tained TO the I'm
ish. Hawkins crossing tho lire twenty lengths
In front Of Van Vliet, with Lnmbden hopelessly
In the rear. Hawkins's time was minutes 43
seconds.
For the second trial, II. ". Jansen. Staten
Island Athletic Club; T. J. Carney. Insti-
tu,e Club OF Newark, and Edwin Hedley of.ths
Vesper Boat Club OF Philndelr rha started. Up
to Tho mile nag the rnce was rrotty one. but
the pace proved too severe for the Staten
Island man. and he fell out. leaving Carney
and Hedley to paddle lcisurely down tho
course. just above the finish Carney spHrted
and boat Hedley across the limo by half a boats
length. Cnrneys time was IL mlnu os sec
ords; l1ediey's. II minutes az seconds.
For the first heat 10 the junior singles NJ. ].
Carney and i. J. Coburn OF tho Institute Boat
Club and Il. c. Taylor. PHILADELPHIA Barge
Club were entered. TAYLOR. at the first stroke
cap-ized and was left struggling in the water.
while his two antagonists rowed down the
course. having n "wslkoyer." Tho second
hao hp
n. H. Seaton. Excelsior Boat Club OF Fate son.
on"s: seaton ii minutes - esunsS ns ~ Sec
gigs here wese @ @ tho Ataiantas and %on
pareils OF Now York. and the lnirn cunts OF
rhilndepa Down TO- ne e apar or mile ne
Ing lightly in the lead. From the quarter to
the mile 4 wns dng-donr, struggle. but
the Fairmounss Logan to tell. and they won
Tas "s uGG GnTsa s satsa ise se
ruin. As hey Stacked ur The A'alantas shot
a"a.h rnsd IN mn 4o q Sem e % S
ol IN the second heat the, Now YORK lhle,ic
Nautilus, CLUB OF lsro' kl, n Were entered. The
and the New Yo,k A,heic CLUB. 10 minutes 10
seconds. Nautilus Wns pooi third.
The iour.oared shel! race for the Downing
Cup was w"n ~ the tni5mounts after a des.
1snn and the Tri 4ns OF Newark.
The sieht. t.oa' ed sh.l! race for the Sha,pless
syVsnia Hoys who tsok ,hs almost o. om
the start and easily lea, the stro.e crews Of
New lSk AS,e Uob Ut h H. s,1 Of
,te. lS seconds The Mal,ns beat the Atalantas
Hawkins Of the Manhattan Athletic Club. r
J; Carney 81 tho Institute Club Of Newark. ana
Hediey Of the sssTer % Club Of this city % lined up
and Hedley began 10 sst tho pace or the other
two His rartl s,r"ke soon carried him to the
Hawk ms directly back of the latter. For the
llr.t ,nree-uuarters OF mile 'he race was
At this point tho swell o. passing steamer
partly filled Huwkins's boat W til water and
nsyrr 'ls os1 sS hs
sne,hs With Vii fh Hawki"s two Hs snsts s Eehnd he he
onds. and Carney was two @ s"conds behin,l.'
:, In the lunior singles Howard OF the New
if n sg eeSt Se"!n S the
Coburn OF th Institute lub OF Newark. How |
ar Is me was II m nutes 26 saconsa
toms 81 Newst nnfS s. &"a aeeends e ' the
A.aan'as Q, New York be pe sec ond 10 Atm, n,
sreS S al and the Fairmounts % res respesti1eiy thiri
pnsEnsy and Valentine, of the New, York
and 10y oi tho Vast has i IL The p"!rs
lar' d sh lis. eating hem across the line by
about o length and II halt Time Il winers. !
70 minutes 4s seconds The Nonparpila. OF
Now York were also entered for this race. but
The double -scull race between Hedley and
Van vlet Of the Yes, or Club Of this city and
B"!eer and .'ni q the varnnn Gu. Of prook.
he vesT Ell, men drew away and won By iour
engths. Time Of tn. winners. . mInu es
because the Phiadophlans did not pas be-
ween their proper ilaGs but 1t was not
Allowed.
The fomr-oared she'll raee for the Downing
up WAS the best rae. Of he day. Five cr-ws
we're entered-the Trltons Of Newark, Pennsyl- /
nnM b ,ta a"Ig slMnn aa
his city. The alantas, delayed so lomg that
he race was stare " thout them The ta-
led the o,her crews until within
'On yards Of the tni:h when the fairmounts
Increased the r speed and heat hem across The
Inc y length The time was, 9 minutes 23
seconds for tho Fa!rmounts and minutes 81
seconds for the Ra on woods.
The Iunior eigbts was won almost without
IN effort by the crew from the Institute Club
II Newark. Time. . minutes second.
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