Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-08
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Bosxos. Sent. 7.-Despife tbe nan. Sv-
inn facss, undes the suspiees Of NJ cay
esyerpuens and New England Amateur
Rovisa Association took place On fha
Cha.les river. By the time The Tscss we're
cslled. toe rsin had stopped. and ssvefsl
thousand spectators copyrighted Along the
rivsr bsals President h. ". Gs1neld, Of
the Nasis.sl Assoc;a,ian Amateur Oafsman.
referee; Waiter sampson, president New
Eur.srsl Associxnon, starter. Distances
coarse fscs, ons mile one t1rn; eight oart
,neil race, one and one half mi1ss straighs-
a..y; iii oshsrs, ore and one ball miies
vita tufn.
The hrss tyent, Q canoe race With -four
en- .i.ies. va an easy victory for Waiter b.
Perkins OF vespef Boat Club, Lowell. tune
3 4s. Whitmore, Arlington, b. C.. second
Three men kssted in senior singie seuil
nee. WIN. Csarey, Lawrence. B. c.; jos
eph Bergen, Brsdfrord, Cambridge; d. y
BuschmAn. RAvsrswood Cluo. n. l
Before reaching the turn CAnfey gained
four lengths ever Bergen, on the "a,
home, and rowed a. be pleased, winnilS 10
10 So
The intermediate single scull race bad
eight starters II proved An exciting race
between G. Fl. Mitchell of ShAwmut Boat
Club, Bostos. and A. c. Do~iing OF res
cent Ciuh. Boston, resulting in dead heal
for fires place in II C4i w. s. Merrill Of
Portland seeoid / ne race VIII prooAo'y
be soSed of Saturday.
The junior double shelf sculi race
brought cut the Metropoiisans Of Ne~
York. the Malta Club of New York. Ats-
lantz Club of New York and the Riverside
Club Of Campridg-. The Nets took toe
lead early and held il TO the fnish, although
1t the turn they we're closely foilowe1 BY
The Rivsrsidss. % the last half the NETS
spurted and won easily in 10 SO, Riverside
second.
An even dozsu started in the junior single
scuil raes, snd . struggling start Vas m sde.
At the stake Philbia Of Fall River and j. ID.
Davis Of the Manhattan Club, New York,
came toaether, and the latter went over
board. Philbin turned the stake wrong,
but made q good race home with Jsmea
Shea Of the Boston Athletic Associstion
and finished Hfs. BE was dlsquaitded
hovever, and the race Rlven to shea
Philbin's time II IL. SheA.S lime II 90 LIZ
Bleschington of the Narrsgansest Clao,
Providence, third. The four-osred shel
race, senior, was awarded to the Bradford
crew withou. pulling over the course, the
Arlington cres not appearing. )
The Junior four-oarei sheil race was the
best OF the day, the Contestants being the
Crescsnts, Boston; Brsdtords, Cambridge,
and the Metropolisians of New YORK. A
Ne stsrt Was made with The three cfe~s in
bunch. Sooa the Metr 1politsns drew
ahead slightly. with the Creseents second
ard in this order the turn WAS made. Atiei
rounding the Crescents spurted and took
the lead The Metrop,litauswere som OF
even terms with them. From then I'LL the
flaish it was beautiful race between he
two. The Crescents spur. ed ard suece. d
in gaining q listie advantage, while ihe
Metropohtans seemed somewhat ratified at
the finished and steered WIDE. The Cres'
ceAs won by nearly length in 10. % l-2
Metropolitan time, 10, 81 =; Brad
fords IL, IL.
The four cared working boat race, fout
starters, was not particularly exciting ex
csps for the cratic course pulled by the
West Lynn crew. Nepooset took tho lead
aud kept il throughout the entire distance
Time, l0m, 50 Acc; Cen,rsls Of South
Boston, second; West Eads, third; W-s'
Lynns last. TIE tenior four cared work
i z boat race Wac 81 easy victory for The
R.versides of CAmb idse over the Ceatr.i.
Of South Boston Time, l0m!n Al 5sec-
In eight cared junior shell race, fouf
contestants, the Columbus, Washington,
we're nos headed. The Cre.csnts met with
q slight mishap, which lost them come time
but they held second place. with Union
Club Of New YORK third, ard Riversides,
who rowed q ragged stroke, last. Tine
8 294.
The Senior F. shts started late, with the
City Points, BIaifoIds. Columbian r A
and Shawmuts in line. The race wac sh rI
between the three latter crews, the Grad
fords shining by sho,t half Length in
7 ~; Shawmut second.
The last evsns was the barge race be-
tween the Lafayette West Ends and
Rsmbiers, Boston. and the Mill Streams of
Chelsea, Lafayette won by length
West End second; Mill Streams :h I'd No
time was taken.