St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-04
INvINCIBLE ATHLETES
Minnesota Oarsmen Again Do
Great Rowing.
WOW At F0U7S AND DOUBLES.
Visiting Competitors Unable
to Touch Them.
H0UGHT0R AID NAsGN HEROES.
They Pull Over the Winning
Line Twice.
SPLENDID TINE IS RECORDED.
R0UGHTOR AID EAs0H AER0Es.
SPLENDID TIME IS REc0EDED.


81 never saw pre:tier work in my
life" said John Teemer, the crack oars
man of st. Louis, commenting upon the
execution of the Minnesota Junior
double in the last race. Teemer is the
trainer of the St. Louis Westerns, and he
watched the work of all the crews with
the eye not only of an expert, but Of an
enthusiast.
Ii was another proud day for the
Minnesota Boat club, of ST. Paul. They
started in two of the events at Lake
Park yesterday, and won them both
with ease. These We're the junior fourS
and junior doubles. The feat of the
doubles was all the more marked for
the reason that they had roWed in the
fourS, and in the doubles they went
against fresh men who had participated
III none OF the events of the day. But
they won. and the war cry of the club
raised the echoes.
Everywhere along the course. at the
boat house, on the lake craft and along
the shores of pretty Lake Minnet0nka
the achievements of the MinneSotas last
week in the Minnesota and Winnipeg
regatta they were the natural favorites.
Their cry is familiar to the ears of all
the Jealous patrons of aquatic sports in
the Northwest, and their admirers were
not slow in demonstrating the lusty
character of their lungs.
When the junior four won their vic
tory with such gallant stroke, and en-
tirely without distress, and the cry of
the club went out from hundred
throats on the Lotus, and this was just
before crossing the finishing line, the
crew sent back the gladstone shout as
Strong and clear as though they had not
ToWed
Sensational T'hree-Quarters
of a mile and turn. This proved that
they had not been crowded to the ut
most. Indeed. the boys had been saw
ing themselves for the events that were
TO follow. The spurted to a winning
lead, and then all they had 10 do was to
maintain the distance. In fact. they
finished with at least SIX open boat
lengths of water to their credit over any
competing crew.
1t was wonderful performance, and
it stamps the Minnesota junior four as
one of the phenomenal crews of the
year. When it goes to Detroit to meet
the cracks of the country, or to Chicago
TO participate in the international re-
gatta, its friends need feel no alarm that
1t will not return home with additional
laurels. Trainer Kennedy may again
be congratulated upon his lab0rs i'll fit
ting the young Capital City athletes for
the great races of this season. He has
developed their greatest speed. and not
only this, lie has put them in form
where they will never tire. Moreover,
he has instilled into them that element
of courage and determination that al
ways counts long way in feats of
prowess, and muscular hardihood as
well as fnesse.
1t was the initial day of the sixteenth
annual regatta of the Mississippi Valley
Rowing association. ana the course was
laid out in front of Lake Park, three
quarters Of a mile and turn.
Five Clubs Participated
in the events on yesterdays pro-
gramme. These represented Chicago,
st. Louis, St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Winnipeg. 1t was scarcely anidealrday
for rowing. The wind blew strong and
steady fIom the southwest all day, and
the surface of the lake was far from
being as smooth as it should be for
greatest speed. Still, wonderfully good
time was made.
he dtIenudnce was much larger than
at any previous regatta held in this
state People had come from all parts
of the country. The railway postal
clerks. who were having an outing at
the lake, did not overlook the sport
There were several hundred of them on
the boats and on the shore. and they
manifested more than ordinary interest
in the events of the day. They had
banqueted at the Lafayette, and then
boarded the City of st. Louis for the race
course, and every one of the clerks re
turned 10 quarters last evening sound
ing praises to the prowesS of the Mime
sofa oarsmen. The had expected thai
the Eastern and Southern cracks would
find easy marks Of the Gopher boys
but aver that they we're agreeaDly sur
prised and gratified. for they say the
hospitality that has been extended tt
them during their brief sOjourn here
has prejudiced them in favor of every
thing that is Minnesotan.
a large portion Of the visitors at thu
lake were ladies'. Many wore the col
Ors of the Minnesota club, and i'll thi
connection it should be related that tn,
fair ones i'll goodly numbers seemed t.
be partial to the handsome young oars
men VINO wore the light blue of the
Lurlines, of Minneapolis. The Lur
lines showed up in elegant form. Ever,
one of them was as brown as a berry
and. they looked strong and hardy
Trainer Plaistcd was there. and h,
made sanguine promises of the feat
that would be accomplished by his pro
teges. He had no doubt that the junoi
doubles would have things all their owl
way, if they kept the course. But h.
was mistaken. He did not reckon upol
the superior prowess of the st. Pau
boys.
AS is usual, the Judges were 10th {
start tine race with strong wind pre-
vailing. They waited for over an h0u
after the appointed time for settin!
things in motion, and then the wate
was in a fairly good condition. III
course that had been selected for tbi
regatta IS rot subjuct TO as bad water &