St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-25
Minnesota Boat Club Adopts
Putting in Good Work
at Training.
Ideal Weather for Aquatics
Gives Them AusDicious
Opportunity.
Test Races Of the Local Club
to Be Contested on the
Fourth.
Timely Information Touch.
ing the Main Events Of
the Year.

ddruy local OdTSmen anu ScullefS are
taking full advantage OF these ideal
days to put themselves in the most per-
feet condition possible for their coming
trials of speed and endurance. Every
pleasant afternoon they are out on the
regular club course, running from the
pretty Minnesota Boat club house up
past the high bridge and return. They
are exercising with sweeps and SOULS in
shells and gigs. Yesterday afternoon a
wind prevailed from the west, greatly
marring the pleasure Of the perform
ances of the brawny athletes, but it is
no incident to be disparaged, for
it is possible that on the days
of the great regattas that have
been booked in which the Minnesota
Boat club is to participate the water
may be as rough as it was yesterday.
Aside from the strong breeze that kept
constant rough surface on the strea m,
yesterday was perfect. The sun shone
out id resplendent glory, and it was
about the right temperature for the
best sort of training. Capt. Bigelow
was one of the most enthusiastic partici-
pants in the work. He had his hand
some shell out, and he sent it gliding
over the disturbed and ruffled surface
of the river course as though it we're a
feather.
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The juniors are the most Jealous
trainers this season, and they never
overlook ali opportunity to exhibit mus
Gle and skill. They were out in their
four-oared shells yesterday, and showed
magnificent form. 1t is the concensus
of opinion that the juniors of the club
will make a better showing in the COM
ing regattas than they have in the past.
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On July 2S and 20 will occur the re-
gatta of the Minnesota and Winnipeg
Amateur Rowing association, and this
association includes the clubs of st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Winnipeg and Du-
luth. The event will be rowed on the
Minnetonka course, in front OF Hotel
Lafayette. The races will all be mile
and half straight away.
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On July the Minnesota club, of this
city. and the Lurline club. of Minneap-
oils, will row the first eight-oared re-
gatta ever given by local oarsmen. This
will also be a straightaway affair. and it
will be rowed OH the MlnnetOnka beach
cOurse-a mile and half. The st. Paul
boys are looking forward to this contest
with no little expectancy. 1t will GER
tainly be hotly contested. for Twin City
pride and patriotism will be at febrile
heat.
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The Mississippi Valley Rowing asso-
citation will give their regatta OIL the Sd
and 4th OF August, on the Lake Park
course of Lake Minnetonka. This will
be the great aquatic event of the year in
the entire West. All the clubs of the
Minnesota and Winnipeg associations
are members and will surely participate,
and then there are some sixty clubs be-
sides. They include Chicago, st. Louis,
Toronto, Rock Island, Dubuque, Kan
Sas clubs, Galveston-and in fact all the
clubs of the valley. The course over
which these events are to be rowed,
three-quarterS of mile and return,
makes the usual mile and half.
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Besides the regattas mentioned above,
the regular club regatta, as has been
the custom of the organization for many
years, will be rowed on the club course,
from the club house to the high bridge
on the morning Of Independence day.
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The senior four of the MINI esota club
will be the same as 1T was last year,
namely, Armstrong, Bigelow, Nettleton
and Wright, stroke. The senior four has
not yet been picked. The club has
seven to choose from. They are Lang
ford, Mabon. Jefferson, Halbert, Bend,
Wann and Eoughton.
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1t is practically settled that Wann
will row the junior single races in the
regatta, while two of the following will
be selected for the double: Houghton,
Mabon, Wann or Wright. The senior
single and senior double crews have not
been named. However, G. D. Nettieton
will likely be the choice for the single
contests.
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The sporting event of the present
week will be the twenty-round glove
Shadow Maber, OF Australia. before the
Phoenix Athletic club Thursday even
ing. 1t is to be purely scientific glove
contest, and these two famous eXpOn-
ents of the Deisarte science are to com
pete for purse of $1,000. Moore is the
fayorite of st. Paul. Never since he
has attained his greatest and matured
pr0wess has any one faced him over
whom lie had not comparatively easy
victory. In fact. his conquests
have been so marked by the Jug
handled attributes that the man
agement of the Phoenix club has gone
to considerable expense to find foe
man worthy of his steel. In Billy Maber
it is thought that Dick will find his
equal, and it is stated that the Mime
apolis sporting contingent is willing to
wager good odds that Maber will come
out best in the contest; This being
true it is perfectly safe to advise that
Minneapolis money will not go begging,
for Dicks friends and admirers are
tionS. They have won SO much upon
their champion in the past that they are
not ready at this time to let HIM go III
default.
Dick Moore is really in better condi- |
ton today than lie has been for any
of his past encounters, and he has de !
fcated>upwards Of fifty good pugilists, |
although he is merely youth now. He |
has trained faithfully and censcIen- |
LiOuoly, Quu llio iliCt1uo lCSl
at this, for it is a notorious fact that he |
Is not ordinarily a good trainer. He
Las too much confidence in his natural !
rrowess, and when he feels strong be is !
generally content to suspend fnrtlar
preparatory work. He mas trained at
Bass lake, and the major pait of his
exercise has been IL the open air. The
result is nc is Blown rs q berry AL
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