St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-18


OF They Are Beaten a Quar-
ter Of a Length by the Della
wares-RcsuIts Of the Other
Events.
Special to the Globe
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. Aug. 1.-THE
MinnesotaS were entered in but one
race today. The Junior four stepped
out Of the junior class and donnsd the
dignified garb and bearing of seniors.
They entered the senior quarter-mle
dash against the ArgonautS and Dons
of Toronto, and the DelawareS, of Chi
cago, three as good senior fGurS as there
are in the country, and they made
magnificent showing The Minnesotas
have never been trained for quarter
mile dasheS, and their long stroke has
always been effective on long distances.
But today 1t showed up very well in a
short distance. The four crews got
away together, the Delawares and Dons
at once taking the lead. but were
speedily caught by the Mime
sofas and Argonauts. About one
hundred yards from home the
Minnesotas were leading the
Argonauts by a quarter of length,
when the Argonauts fouled them. The
boats cleared, and even then the Min
nesotas flushed second, the Delawares
being first. The referee ordered the
MinnesotaS and DelawareS to row the
race off. Aftera short intermission the
crews lined up. The Delawares got the
best of the start by length, but the
Minnesotas pulled
Beautiful Uphill Race,
finishing quarter of a length behind
the Delawares, the distance being too
short for them to make up the full
length. The men are in the pink of
condition, The best feature of the day
was the senior single. quarter-lmiIe
dash, which was won by Edwin Hedley.
of the PASSAGES of New Jersey, in Eli,
two seconds better than John T. Cor
belts famous time in the Duluth regatta
of 1890. Fine time was also made in the
senior fUur-quarter-nile dash, bat
Hrdley was the hero of the days re-
gatta. a better day could not have been
wished for aquatic sport. There was
not cloud in the sky. and light
breeze kept the oarsmen and visitors in
good trim and good humor. The lake
was as smooth as a roller skating rink.
The judges at the finish were John
Korf, Charles Sullivan, q. b. White
more and Roger Cregier. At the turn
the Judges were Frank Haerter. II. Lieb
and Capt. Appleton. Commodore
Cregier acted as starter, with Ed Han
Ian as referee and }. V. Keefe time
keeper. The opening events were the
Junior doubles and junior tours of the
Iowa State Rowing association, which
gave up its annual regatta to participate
here. The Dubnques and Riyersides,
of Sioux City, were the only entries IN
8 each class. and they divided the honors.
with the RirerSiees winning the junior
double and the Dubuques the fours.
Ia the 0uarter-HEile Dash,
international senior single, there were
seven starters. They got off in fine
style. the interest focusing on Hedley
The Thompson brothers. of Toronto,
kept close to him. but by dint of won
derful squirt he flushed one length
ahead of f. A. Thompson, breaking the
record with III. The junior single
contest, for the Chicago Navy only,
brought out d. Blakeslee, OF the Pull
mans, and Sam Dale, of the Ontarios.
1t was muse to nose up to twenty feet
from the flags. when Dale Spurted for
ward again and won by half a length in
1921. For the Chicago Navy junior
tours the Pullmans. Iroquois and Della
wares were entered The distance was
three-fourthS of mile ana turn. The
DelaWareS soon overhauied the lruquoiS,
and passed the flag winners by three
lengths in 9:4334. 1t took two
heats to decide the international
quarter-mile dash for senior f0urs on
account of foul. as stated above. The
slngle-working boat race was rather
tame. ". S. Mcdowell, of the Iroquois,
and James Henderson. of the Catlins,
were the only starters The former
won by three lengths in 1G:454. a
swimming match OF LOO yards for oars
men finished the programme. The con-
teStautS were: Samson Bachracll. Iro-
quois: j. Stevenson. Catlins; Max Lau,
Catlins, and George EmratIi, Delawares
Bachrach won.
The leading events tomorrow are the
junior single, international, for which
there are eleven entries; the senior
double, international, five entries. and
the senior four. international.
summarizes:
Junior double. Iowa State Rowing
association, heats. one-fOurih mile and
turn = DubHques, crew. Graham and
Uttley: Riversidcs crew, c. Il. Claypool
and II A. Guoch: first neat, Dubuaues
at turn: time, l:3S: liiversides, l rs; at
finish, kiversidcS, $50; DubuqueS,
$50. Second Universities at urn,
1875; DubuqHeS, t:4O; at finish. River
sides. 3:33I: Dubuques, ;i:3j1
Junior tours, One-fourth mile and
turn-DubuQucs. crew. Ternes, Staple
ton, Hopkins a!d Casey; Rivrrsties,
crew, Tread way, hnedlar. Osborne ana
Howell. First teat. Riversides at turn,
1:25: DubuQueS, 81; at finish. Du-
buqutS 3:23s- lhYersideS did moi finish.
Second heat. DuUuques at turn. :2S;
RiversideS, 80; at finish, DubuQurs,
3:16; Rivers!tlrs. $685.
Senior single, one-tuurth mile dash
Gnternationai}-Ilea PasSaicsl, first:
time, 1:l7; #. a. Thompson (Argonauts,
of Toronto, second: time. :233l G.. A.
Thompson (ArgoHautsl. %.
Junior singles, Ihree-quarters of ii
mile and turn. Chicago Navy only
Dale, of Ontarios, first; time, lG:4I;
Blakesiee, Of PHilmanS, second; time.
1915.
Junior doubles, Chicago Navy, three
quarters of a mile and lHrn-Deiawares.
crew, A. Pedldersou and Charles kappe:
Catlius, A. j. Dixon and L. Donohue;
Catiins first; time, 10:09; Delawares did
not finish.
Junior tours. three fourths mile and
turn, Chicago Navy only pallman
crew, f. Defuniak, ID. Blakeslee. John
McLachtan and William AlcLarian;
Iroquois crew, Charles Kappp, f. b.
Ender, T. Barrett and George Corbett;
Delaware crew. A. Reiner, L. Ringley.
George Enfath and j. Gillen. Della
wares first; time, 9:4354; Pu!lmans,
p:53; IrOquo;S. 1000.
Senior tour Gntcrnationall one-fourih
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