St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-04
FUN ON The WATER.
The Luplines Have a Beauti-
full Evening for Their
Regatta.
The Senior Four-Oared Race
Proves an EXtr emely
Close One.
A Large Crowd Of the Fair
Sex Turn Out to the
Events.
General News of the Flour
City Gathered for Globe
Readers.

The storm clouds which lowered over
the city early yesterday afternoon
cleared away, and left the Lurlines as
pretty an evening as could be desired
for their second series of races. At 5
o'clock the surface of Calhoun was as
smooth as mirror, and scarcely a
breath of air was stirring. Induced by
the evidences of better weather larger
crowd assembled than upon the pre-
vinus Saturday, and upon the balcony
of the Lurine boat house was a liberal
sprinkhng of the fairer sex. who added
their dainty applause to the masculine
yells when favorlte won.
AS whole, the races themselves
were better than last week. Uneer the
training of Fred Plaisted, the LurlineS
have improved i'll form, and went at
their work with more zeSt. Far better
staying qualities were observed, and
several of the men were in such Splen-
did trim that they remained i'll three Or
four events in succession.
Col. John T. West officlated as
starter, and between events snapped
yachting yarns with the crews. At 5
o'clock the first race, a single gig con-
test was called. The course was half
mile straight-away from the flags of the
club house. q. q. Mckay and Burt
Triple stripped for the honors of the
race. When the start was made Triple
and Mckay had it even for several
| hundred feet, when Mckay summoned
hurculean energy and forged ahead,
winning in 4:15 by nearly three lengths.
| The gig race succeeded in arouSing
! the interest and enthusiasm OF the
crowd, which continued to swell, many
| fashionable equipages lining the water
| front boulevard. A junior double was
] next called. Trainer Plalnsted pursued
the policy of changing the crews en-
| tirely about. so that no crew Of yester-
day was arranged the same as a week
ago. Still, the men pulled we'll to-
| gether and showed up well, considering
| the fact that the season is new. The
! crews tor the junior double were as fol.
lows:
Tomlinson and Kerr, vs.. Earl and
| Mckay. The latter was still fresh from
! his work in the gig race. The course
was a half-mile straight. From the
start the steady, pretty swing of Tom.
linSon and Kerr seemed to tell, yet Earl
and Mckay kept fairly abreast, until
Tomlinson and Kerr here redoubled
their efforts, and their narrow craft shot
ahead like bullet, and crossed the line
two lengths ahead of their rivals. The
time was about two and half minutes
Interest was lively in the next event
a double-Scull, over mile course, With
turn at the half. The crews were fresh
and the course was even smoother thai
at the opening. The intense brilliancy
of the sun upon the water was, however
an Objectionable feature. Burlington
and Grosskopf, two we'll known oars
men, were matched against equally
brawhY men, Brown and Taylor
who led their contestants merry
race. At the turn the crowd strained
their eyes to watch the shells turn upoi
their piyots, and it was seen that Brown
and Taylor seemed to work better to
gether than Burlington and Gross
kopf. The finish was exciting, as up tt
100 feet of the line it was close. Brown
| and Taylor, however, added more ginger
and crossed the line a safe distance il
the lead. The time was $50.
Singles and doubles after the thirt
event gave place to tours, interest Il
} which was evidenced by applause whel
the toothpick crafts were dropped
lightly into the water. A pair of crew
hard to match in the Northwest wer,
made up.
Lowden took the bow, Kerr stroke
Gage number two and Tomlinson mum
Der three in one crew, while the Stal
, Wart members Of the second crew wer
Libby stroke, Earl bow, Pegler two an
, / Jones three. When Col. West pulle'
: the trigger of his pretty little CUR
causing a chorus of feminine shrieks
Z eight oars dropped spontaneously int
the water, and the two shells were o.
= like pair of rockets. The strokes val
/ led somewhat, Libby's crew movin
, faster, while Kerr's men took sloWe
q sweep.
4 At the turn both crews performe
t well, and the stretch home was excl
ing. But five and half minutes wer
: consumed in the race, Kerr's men eros
S ing the line about length and half
!. advance.
2 The fifth event was diversion. Th
. spectators were moved to smiles no.
and then at the gyrations of one crew
# smiles which, however, did not la'
t. long, as the crew regained its mettle.
The event was senior four, over
mile course with turn. Burlington
stroke; Daniels. bow; Herr. N
It Q, and Des Bresay. No.
s matched their Drawn and win
d against Grosskopf's stroke; LIB.
j. bow; Brown two, and Taylor thre
The start proved somewhat disastrol