The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-19


/ over the Barnard IHlets. I. VAS an AK
/ ious half raie for al, Tor the crews were
/ al 80 bunehed that Il vas anybody's race
and the question 81 whether the Portland
/ crew could keep % is pace was anxsously
discussed both pro and con. During this
| hsif mile the Seattle crsw dropped is
stroke to - and - 20 the minute and the
other crews also came down slightly, hat
tbeir respective positions remained the
same.
In the last half mile the excitement
I reached fever beat. and as Seattle began
/ 70 creep up on Portland and draw away
/ from the Barnard Tnlets the cheers and
shouts from the boats mingled with fhs
+ fainter ones from the shore. Steadily,
I Inch By inch, the blas and white drew up
Z on the P0rtlands. and silent prayers were
( offered that the race might last just fes
+ moments longer. Too soon. however. for
/ Seattle's chances the judges pistol de-
Z ciared that the course had been covered
in the fast time % 81 2-5. lowering the
i Northwestern amateur championship by
I y s-5 seconds. with Portland leading Seat
+ tie BY less than bali a length and the lat
ter leading Burrard Inlet BY about three
[ lengths.
Thus ended the most important event OF
7 the first regatta Of the North Pacific As
ISOLATION Of Amateur OArsmen held at
/ Seattle and the third ia the history OF the
I organization. Thus, too, vas the super
/ iority OF the Eastern or college stroke over
the river stroke demonstrated by the man
I ner in which Seattle with less than three
weeks training held Its own with veteran
crews who tad trained together for as
many months
The crew has much 20 congratulate itself
upon. and does not stint Its praise OF the
careful and conscientious coaching given
IL by George X. Carter during its brief
period Of training.
There was some talk after the race Of
another race with Portland during the
Interstate fair at Tacoma, but the Port
lands bow seemed to think that the crew
had been long enough in training and il
Is extremely improbable that il will re-
main together any longer this season.
As soon as the Aquila could thread her
way through the mass Of small boats that
thronged the finish. she blew three whis-
ties TO summon the junior singles and
shaped her course for the starting point.
followed by the steamers. III. II. Watson.
of the Bnrrard Inlets, aud +. I. Bourgeois,
of the " iiiamettes, we're entered for this
race. but as the former has Just finished
hard race in the Barrard Inlet boat, he did
not appear a. the start. and the race was a
walk-over for Bourgeois, who rowed over
the course in 0:5e 2-a.
The third race was for senior doubles,
and was also q walk-oyer. and I. W. Vree-
land and r. c. Hart, Of the Portland Row
ing Club, went over the course in 1907.
The fourth and last event was the
double padding canoe race, for which
three crews entered at the last minute. j..
ID. Watson and II. c. McCauley, of Vic
toria in a racing canoe. took the course
next 20 the shore; T.. w. Charleson and
A. +. Salisbury, of the Vancouvers. were
next. and finally on the outside William
~ Redfeid and r. S. Redfeld, both of
Seattle. Both the latter padded In eruis-
ing canoes, which, OF course, handicapped
them badly. At the shot the Victoria
crew shot to the front, and led the other
crews down the half-mile course. finishing
easily six or eight lengths ahead of Van
couver. with Seattle far astern.
In regard 20 the canoe race an unfor-
inmate accident occurred. probably due to
Referee Carriers lack of familiarity with
the Canadian canoe start. III. G. McCau-
ley, who is q weil-known and representa-
tive canoeist of Victoria. lost his balance
and used his paddle to steady himself
The result was that Carter misunderstood
his movement, and thinking that he had
Intentionally attempted TO start the
canoe before the signal, or beat the pis-
toll, " censured him severely and put the
crew back half a length behind the others.
Another occurrence which for q moment
caused thrill 10 pass through the specta-
tors was Lieut. Hayden's involuntary
bath from the bow of the launch Antic.
The boat rolling violently in the swell
OF the larger steamers, aud in preventing
one of the ladies from being thrown over
board. Lieut.. Hayden found himself rap
idly approaching the bottom of the lake,
Fortunately his hat was tied on and as hts
head popped above water he extricated
himself from his hat strings, smiled re-
assuringly upon his anxious friends and
struck out tor the shore.
II. c. Hart. captain aud No. 2 of the vic
torious Portland team. in discussing the
race yesterday evening. said:
II have pulled in many hard races, but
never in so hard one as today's. We
rowed a leading race from the start, but as
We reared the finish | had lots OF anxiety
on my shoulders, for | knew that one OF
my men was practically exhausted and
probably could not stand the strain of
squirt. For the last few hundred yards
every time | glanced out OF the boat |
could see the broad. powerful backs of the
Seattle crew drawing nearer and nearer at
every stroke and cutting down our lead
inch by inch. What a position for a man
To be in when he had grave doubts as TO
whether his men could respond IL called
upou TO spurti Had | known the finish
was So near should probably have risked
IL, but the pistol cracked while | thought
there was yet ioa yards 20 be covered. As
it was, We deceived the Seattle crew also.
for they were waiting for rs To spurt be-
had the race been loo yards longer, the
result might have been different The Se-
attic crew is the tlnest-looking crew ! ever
saw together In shell, and we are proud
TO have been able % snatch the victory
from them. With a little more practice
together they would - the equal Of any
crew in the Northwest "
The visiting crews we're unanimous in
praise OF Lake Washington. Seattle ana
the treatment they have received at the
hands Of me Seattle Athletic Club. The
water and the course they declare T. be
t.sgier even than they bad expected. snd
George r. Carter. - referee, vas alwAys
referred 10 in terms Of highest praise for
tho Impartial and successful manner IN
which he fuIAl.sd bis diffcalt and exact
ing duties.
Following IS summary Of the results Of
the days events
senior fours, mlls and half straight
away
Flrst- Portland Row l0g Club; dark blue.
4 light blue and white. = NJ LudsrS boz,
X, G. Hart No. ? ". l. Brewster Nc. 3