St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-05

brothers, Max ami William, of the Cat
lin club. of Chicago. While it is con-
ceded that oarsmen usually care very
little for this style of rowing, it must be
asserted that this race was really the
closest in the whole regatta. 1t was
nip and tuck throughout. The West
erns seemed to have a shade the best
of the race for the major part of the
course, but brilliant squirt al the very
close sent the Catlin pair Swimming
over the line winners by few feet. 1t
was said tina: the Western pair had sup
posed that they had crossed the line
and that they had suspended operations
when the pistol shot came 10 announce
the finish. Time, 1918.
The Senior Singles.
c. A. Brown of the Lurlines had won
race in the Junior singles the day be :
fore, by boat length from Schaak, Ut
Chicago, and the Minneapolis enthusi-
asts were positive that ne would have
things all his own way. He had to meet
the great Fred KOenig, of the Westerns,
and James Henderson, of the CatllnS.
He went to the start confident OF brill
liant victory. NettletOn, OF the Mime
sofas, had entered, but he could not very
well row in three hot races in one even
ing. and he scratched. This reinforced
the confidence in Brown.
The men made a pretty start. Side
by side they rOwed for a quarter OF
mile, and then koenig began 10 draw
away with long and steady sweep.
Hend arSOn ran his stroke up to forty,
and took after his st. Louis rival, and
from this time to the end it was appar-
cnt that the race was between these
Two. Brown seemed to lose heart, and
lie fell back to such distance that his
case was absolutely hopeless; but Hen
derson was not out of it until the mai
line was crossed, although he was de-
feated by over boat length. The slime
was 10 minutes fat.
Now came the struggle between the
great crews of fourS. the Minnesotas,
the Iuflines and the DelawaFeS. The
Chicagoams that were present went wild
with enthusiasm when they saw their
favorites pull out INTO the lake at the
club house to go to the start. They are
truly gladiatorial athletes. and the Min
nesota and Lurline boys did look like
little fellows in contrast. Yet the st.
Paul devotees who were there 10 back
their choice did not waver. and while
a Chicago man had started the ball
rolling 10y offering to on
the Delawares. the betting soon
changed until odds were actually laid
ho N{innarAtot, otraincf fhn tIuln In
deed there was less money placed after
the Minnesotas were forced in this way
to favorites than there was when the
odds were the Otner way.
Now and then a Minneapolis en-
thusiasI laid a wager on the Lurlines,
but there was little heart in it after all,
for the test between the Lurlines ana
the Minnesotas had been honestly
made. and The superior proves of the
St Paul crew had been positively dem
OnStrated.
Easy for MinnesOtaS.
When the word was given the Mime
sofas pushed slightly to the front, but
the advantage was so little that there
were good many who claimed the Chi
cago boys had the best of the struggle.
Up the course they sped, and still there
was little choice i'll positions. The
Lurlines were No. 1 in the position,
and they inadvertently began to bear
down upon the course of the other
crews until Archie Wright let out a
link or two. and the red of the Mime
sofas shot like an arrow TO the front,
and the correct course was soon re-
gained. The MinnesotaS made the turn
several seconds in the lead, and they
were followed by the Lurlines.
The Chicago boys seemed TO be out of
the race already, and Minnesota had no
further trouble. The object now was to
win and to spare the senior double lads
as much as possible, as they were to
row the very next race against cOmpar-
atiyely fresh men. Fitzgerald, of the
LurlineS, had rowed, it is true, in this
race, but the others had rOwed earlier
II the programme, and had been given
an opportunity to rest up a bit. The
AlinneSOtaS crossed the line in 9:15,
some ten boat lengths ahead of the Lur-
lines.
u FiIt1I4S F1HaIcs
The finale was the brilliant event of
the whole programme. 1t was the Sc
Nor doubles. Nettleton and Armstrong.
OF the Minnesotas, were the first to go
Out, and it was confidently predicted by
the Minneapolis men that they would
now go 10 their Waterloo. Brown and
Fitzgerald represented the Lurlines
and the Low brothers the CatIins.
There was no betting. Minnesota had
won too much, and everybody was
seemingly afraid to risk money against
their proves.
The LurlineS took water first, and the
MnnGSOtas, who were on the outside
and in the toughest water, were last to
send the oars to their glorious task. 1t
was beautiful squirt that characterized
me start. But a short distance had
been r0wed before the Minnesota stall
warts showed that they had gained the
coign of vantage, and now the interest
in the struggle ceased. The Lurlines
began to fall off and they turned the
tag last. The Low brothers made a
desperate attempt TO recover lost
ground on the return, but their efforts
were futile. The MinneSOtas finished
winners ia $50, and the Lurlines made
bad finish.
The work of Laid, who has charge of
the boats of the Minnesotas, should not
lie overlooked, in considering the events
of the past two weeks. 1t has been often
remarked at the lake that the boats of
the Minnesota club looked in the best
trim of them all when they were taken
from their rests and placed in the water.
President Catlin and Secretary Martin
presented the medals last evening They
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