Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02
SEyERNS VS. CADETS.
The severn Oarsmen Defeat the
Cadets i'm q Four Dared
Shell Race.
| ANIMATED SCENE on THE SPA.

ANIMATED SCENE On 1hE SRA
One of the most interesting contests
in oarmanship that has ever taken place
in this vicinity for some time, was that be-
tween tbeSeyern Boat Club, of Annapolis.
and the Naval Cadets Club of the End
class, on Spa creek at Z o'clock last even
ing.
-Four Dared shells were used The
course was half mile straight. the I'M
ishing point being near the bridge span.
ming the creek, between Annapolis ana
PASSPORT Thousands gathered on the
bridge and scores of well-fllled boats ana
steam launches lined the course 10 watch
the race. The Cadets crew came round
to the Seyern's house In q steam launch,
with the referee, Lieut. w. Nj. Irwin.
Their boat was already there and as they
stepped out upon the platform and walk
ed up to the boat house. they looked like
the race was theirs. When they came
back with their sweaters of their hne
forms showed TO splendid advantage
Their neat dark blue jerseys, with soft
white trousers, white caps, with crossed
oars and the letters "a in gold, made a
SNOWY uniform. They put their boat
first in the water, and after tinkering
away awhile at their rudder the Seyern's
put in theirs The SeVern's crew was
older and did not look so promising in
results as the Cadets
Both crews pulled up to the start op
posite Actions. They were not long in
making ready. 1t was when the start
was given by Lieut.. Irwin. Both crews
struck the water at the same time, the
Severn at a squirt of 40 to the minute and
the Cadets at -. The Severn shot ahead
two lengths and then they settled down
a 90 70 IL, IN
80, at which they closed. The Cadets
maintained their regulation stroke of 80
from first TO finish.
From the start the Severn took the lead
and kept it up to the finish In following
their course the cadets, who had the
choice of the river came near going
aground in their shell. The Annapoli-
tans kept straight course. notwitstand:
ing they had broken rudder TO contend
with. The accident occurred just before
starting, but Miller, the bow oarsman,
said he would be able to steer, and Cain,
the stroke, after the race said that the
boat could not have been handled better.
Miller is an excellent oarsman. He has
been in several races before. having row.
ed aginst Smithson. whom DeSota defeat
ed in the Potomac regatta, and In a gig
crew against the Ariels at Bay Ridge.
He Is employed at the Naval Academy.
and is the son of the late Philip j. Miller
boatswain of the navy. Mr.. Cain stroke
of the Severn, is aprofessor OF st Johns
College and an expert oarsman. lie was
a member of Yale crew of 1884. He pulls
a good stroke. and when he thought the
cadets were gaining on his crew,
he so exerted himself that he thought he
would have to succumb. He continued
the course, however, and was congratu-
lated at the end on the victory OF his
crew.
The time was Severn, 219 3 5; Ma
val Cadets, 22S25. Course, one-half
mile. There were no compliments. and
after the referee declared The Severn had
won the race the Severn cheered the Ca
diets, the Cadets the Severns. and both
crews the referee The crews were: The
Severns, Philip j. Miller, instructor of
the naval cadets in blacksmithing, weight
1862 pounds. bow; w Hallam Claude, in
surance agent, weight 159, No. 2; Rich
ard III. Green, Jr., bank clerk. weight
1856, No. 3; j. w. Cain, professor of scien
ces at St. Johns College, 159. No. 4,
stroke The Cadets, George K. Gelm, of
New York, 178, bow; Emory Winship, of
Georgia. lat, No. 2; Joseph M. Reeves,
of Illinois, 10, No. 3; Winston Church
i'll. of Missouri, 1853, No. 3, stroke.
Winship had been substituted for Web
ster of the regular crew, who six weeks
ago had injured his ankle The last race
of good crew of the Naval Academy
was rowed in 1870, with the Quaker City
crew, of Philadelphia. The cadets beat.
and in doing so won the championship
of the United States for the year.
The Cadets attribute their bad luck to
the wire on the Rover's rudder stretch
ing and making 1t refuse to answer,
Gelm, the steersman, was signaled by the
cadets to alter his course, and he put his
helm hard down. but the shell refused to
steer accordingly. They did not lose
heart at their defeat, and soon as the
race was over the Cadets forwarded q
challenge to the Severn for a two-mile
race on the cadets course for a one hun
bred dollar cup, each side to put up fifty
dollars toward 1t. The race is TO take
place before August IL. when the Cadets
go on leave.