Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-27
AMATEUR 0ARSMEN.
They Hold Their Twentieth Annual
Regatta in Successful Style.
SOME WELL CONTESTED RACES.
Durnans Entry Rejected and the Argo-
nauts Are Disqualified. 49,
PERMANENT COURSE PROBABLE
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM 70 THE prsp4rcH.

| ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH1
! SARATOGA, July 26.-The largest col
| lection of oarsmen seen together at ma
| tional regatta for the past eight years was
! that assembled here to-day to witness the
| first days programme of races in the twen-
tieth annual regatta of the associations.
| The regatta was held under the auspices Of
the Saratoga Athletic Association, whose
officers took charge of and made all AZ
rangements for the carrying out of the pro-
gramme for the accommodation of the con-
testants In all there were about 5000
spectators There were two points in this
regatta of vital interest to oarsmen,
namely. whether Saratoga should be selected
as permanent course and whether turning
races shall hereafter be adopted by the asso-
citation, as this is the first time turning
races have been rowed in national re-
gatta. It was announced this morning that
several well-known residents here have
offered inducements to the association in the
way of building boat houses and fast
steam launch to follow the races to the
association if they will select the lake for q
permanent course, and, as the feeling is at
present that permanent course should be
selected, there is little doubt that the asso-
Little Too Rough 10 Start.
At2P. M. the water was too rough to
start, and meanwhile the committee held q
meeting in the Lake Shore House It was
announced that information had been re-
ceived from Canada that the Sunnyside
Boat Club has suspended three of its men,
bers for wrong doing in connection with
the single scull race which Durnan is sup
posed to have thrown, therefore the Regat-
ia Committee decided to reject Durnan's
entry. 1t was also decided that in conse-
quence of Hawkins rowing under protest.
the man finishing third in the heat should
be allowed to row in the finals.
At $40 the first event, the FIRST heat of
the senior singles was started. The contest
ants were: c. F. Bulger, Albany; H. w.
Jansen, Staten Island; E. Hedley, Phila-
delphia; F. Hawkins. New York; w. S.
kins second, Bulger third. Time, 1885.
Second heat-E. A. Thompson, Canada;
w. Caifrey, Boston; j. Wright, Canada.
Caffrey won easily in 1926
Third heat. j. Ryan, Canada; H.
Campbell, Albany; K. N. Atherton, New
York; R. Evans, Baltimore; j. w. Bergen,
Cambridge, Mass. 1t was a close race to
the turn buoy, which Ryan rounded first.
The home journey was procession, Ryan
winning in 1O:26H, Bergen and Vansant
third, Atherton third.
Tho Junior Single sculIers.
Junior single sculls, first heat. Hur-
ley, Canada; A. w. Bensley, Rhode Island;
H. T. Seaton, Newark; NJ. A. Sullivan,
Central b. c. Hurley turned his stake boat
first in $40, Bensley, Seaton and Sullivan
fouling, the two latter being out of their
water. Hurley won in 11:06, with Sullivan
second in 11:37.
Second heat-P. Lehaney, Albany; j.
s. Berry. Aquacknock B. C.; H. S. Mat
thews, Island City, Texas; j. Cough1in,
Brooklyn. Lehaney was the first to reach
his stake boat, which he turned in 5:07.
Great sympathy was felt with Matthews, as
he had been sick here for the past week,
and he was roundly cheered when it was
found he was not last. Lehaney won in
10:42A, Coughlin second
Third heat-C. Barrett, st. Joseph; Fl. C.
Blackinton, Narragansett; H. w. Cady,
New York. Cady went to the front from
the start, turning his stake boat In 5:14 and
winning easily in HOO. Barrett missed his
stake and was thus distanced.
Double sculls, first heat-This heat was
contested by crews representing the Albany,
Varuna, New York A. C. and Vesper B. c.
The crews were nip and tuck to the three
quarters, where the Varunas drew a little
ahead, turning first in 4:24, Vesper second,
New York A. c. third, making poor turn
which lost them any chance they had of
winning On the home run the Vespers
took the lead and won in 9:24, Varuna
second in 9:29.
The Argonaurs Were Disqualified.
Second heat-ArgoDaut B. c., Institute,
Manhattans A. c., Catlin and Pawtucket
Boat Clubs crews came to the line. Man.
haitian got the best of the start, but the
Catlins were the first to turn the stake boat
in 4:25. Here the Institutes fouled the
Manhattans, while the Argonauts failed
to thurn their stake and, though they came
in first, were disqualified, the race going to
the Catlins, with the Pawtuckets second.
Time, 9,283%.
This left only the trials in the senior
fours to be rowed tomorrow. As it was get
ting late the Regatta Committee decided to
start the regatta tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock in order to finish up on the two
days selected and allow the oarsmen to get
home. Each of the events rowed to-day
were well contested, and all the arrange
ments irst-class. Walter Simpson, Presi-
dent of the New England Amateur Rowing
AS sociation, was referee.