Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-20
SPORT At The LAKE
Exciting Races in the 6est Clubs
Regatta Yesterday.
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shs FAIR lAosbsa.

a bright day. smooth eourss. and
ok@ ginger u frisadly rivalry made the
ssst annual regatta u the hat and
Canoe club. held at ksssfs lake yesfsr-
dsy, success In every partie aizr. The
crowd xas large. bat il has baen - long
since Grand Rapids has s4.sn boat race
that the enthusiasm was rather too
closely bottled Tho club hour had
been reserved tor members and their
Iasiy fFisods- The balcony was crosdsd
with pretty girls la charming outiag
eosturns~ sho were keenly animated -
- the oatrome ~ the rseea The rsas-
ealias portion ~ that particular conare-
gation tnunrst the lower floor II the
club house aud watched the races from
ths deck between hszyv CID ids 81 to-
bseeo ssnoke. The promenade u Swet.
land passlsoa We crowded with spec
tators. most IL them were sweet fen.
lalnsty. The dock at the sseamboat
handbag and the walks along the sh,w
acre covered with sight seers. eager 70
witness the tirsf boat race Grand Rap
bis has had q chance 10 SEE tor many
moons.
A - the races themselves. they were
generally vel rovod- The time 10 some
cas~s was slow. but in others Il Was ex-
eellent The bows bad not been rigidly
enough trained 10 continue a strong
stroks over the entire course. hut their
work eas uniformly even and unama-
flourish
omccrs or the Day.
IL was exactly 3 o lock Rhen the
Irixie. bearing the officers IL the .day,
pulled away from the dock and steamed
toward the flags. Charles Fox dictates
a. starter Al ). White. Wa N Sweet
land and &. ". Chauncey were the
judge. Fred IL. Ball actesl az referee.
and Peter Doran and Charles Amin
kss the watches
1here were only three starters in the
sing le shell race. one and one half miles.
Thomas Brady is'sag 'rOppei cut T.
Il. savoit. Simon Ia Grou and j. w +.
Ha!comLe got away together az the
pistol shot la Grou had bah luck with
has car loek. hoseyer. and soon dropped
cut of the race. leaving Gaye.t and hal
eomhe 20 fight II out alone. Ii was a
steady. even race To the stake. both men
pulling thirty strokes Before the flag
was reached Haleomhe had gained a lead
Il length and half. lie turned the
seconds later, rowing a steady. powerful
stroke. HIslcomsc shot PAS, the tag in
l3-H an easy winner by SIX open
ief gths. Gayett's time was l3;4i.
The Four-Oaresi isscc.
The four-oarcd shell race was ~ lively
~ any event OF the day and vas equally
unsatisfactory. Ii resulted in the TEN
porary organization Of an interesting
debating club. which was mefamor
phcsei into q court ~ appeals. a
friendly. bat decidedly active rivalry ex
is,sl between the tw9 crews. and each
went into the race Ia win
The crews we're made up "a follows:
No. Ia. Carroll. leo. stroke; r.
Heyman. L.. No. 3; Charles NcQue.
uap.li3. No. :, w A. Bowen. Ia. bow
No 2 Harry Perkins. 10. stroxe:
Fred Perkins. l3D. No. ,, W. simmons,
Iso. No. >. j. W. r. Halcombe. las. how.
The start was as perfect as start
couid possibly he. and both boats shot
toxarsi the stake under a "a stroke pull
No, pollct a little uneyeuly for thn
first three ~ four hundred yards, but
afterWarels settled down To- business with
b clock ike stroke At Manhattan
beach the boats we're bow and low. and
scarcely an car length apart just then
the steamer Eelknap dropped away
from the beach. aud her nnsszhtly hull
looncd up Just back o. the distance
fiagz Prem the Judges boat II seemed
prohshie that the steamer would rua
down the crews az the flag. but both
suecee,led IN escaping her. No.
turned the stake in 5:i5. and No. , la
5slI. The race up to this point had
been a. pretty contest rs any
body would care % s~e. No. I
came back on the return pulling
sfronxly and evenly AZ at a y; gait.
Number ? vas pullinga y stroke. but Il
~se tribe weaker. both the bow and
NJ. 3 -yiash,Eg az times. About
60 yards frota the flag a young man
and a girl IN roa bat Attempted 10
cross the course. There vas collision
with No. = AMI simmons was thrown
FROM bis scst. No. lost az least i've
lengths BY the accident. and could not
recover the distance. although the boys
pulled q placky race. No shot rsss
the dag IA 1912. No. 2s iinae being i0:t1.
Claimed . FeaL
Halcombe. captain - No. 2. claimed
foul alleging thai Ne | had er,.spi
their course ~ Manhattan beach. ard
broken % their stroke. Carroll. ssrol,e
% <a 4 insisted that No. ? dill not
turn tie Hsg The interference q tie
l.eIknap had made q impossible for che
judges 81 determine whether the crows
had turned properly or not.
After considerable Argument the ra..e
between the double snu p AR vas callssd
pending the dsciaion u the Judges.
Al. Carroll. stroke. and Charlie Mcslue-
van. bow. were the double. and Win
Simmons. stroke. and ] W. r. Hal
crnbs. Inv. the PAIR. The boys rere
sta somewhat excited over TIE presloas
Discussion. ard both crews vert INTO
the race 10 win. Carroll and MeQte
van had trife the best II the start
and they didn't lef any get
away from them. CwrolI puss
powerful strobe that llfts
ths shell into the sir ever time the GERS
cut TOE water. He used q from start 70
tni@h. snd thu beat disint touch q rip
TIE oncr n a half q usii>. Carroll ard
Ncsaessn turned the stakes In 600
Fat Helcnuite and Simmons wese -
s~eens's behind. Then they brushed ap
fbeir sfrnse littls and began ~ recover
their lost xround Al the end u three
minutes squirt they had slowly chDed
pp he gap until they we're l>~s than tso
lenEths IA the rear. but the thirty ar
stroke they we're polling seemed fus
fs~t Tor them and thes irupp~si 20
Thirty. IN "a. fns~h Carroll and Nc.
tasuan Rad everything their esn wsy.
Their time 9e@ ll.t4 Uatrofr.i-r and