Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-10
PERFECT DAY FOR ROWING
The Twenty-second Annual Regatta Of
the N. A. A. O.
IL Was Decided TO Begin the Racing
In the MOrning-Crack Oarsmen TO
lie Seen at Saratoga.

SARATOGA, y. Y, August iO-A perfec,
day dawned for the twenty-second annual
regatta Of the National Association of Anna
teur Oarsmen, which. beginning today.
VIII be continued tomorrow on Saratoga
lake. Early in the day the eight-oared
crews went over the course for the pur-pose
or making themselves thoroughly ac-
quainted with the bearings. few Of the
single scullers We're out also, and IL was
Irophesied by all onlookers that the races
today would be better than at any previous
regatta. The men are in excellent form.
and the majority OF them are crack oars
men.
The committee, m order to avoid conflict
ing With the horse racing in the afternoon,
changed the time for the commencement OF
the races to IL 4. m. As early as 1o o'clock
carriages began to roll up to the grand
stand, and soon TIE boxes and seats were
tIled by a gay crowd.
Upon the wide piazza Of the Lake House
We're many well-known people. In the
background along the drive there were
many carriages with liveried cuachmeu
smart traps with footmen. and on down to
The much-worked livery horse and wagon
enc aud al OF the vehicles bringing pleasure
seekers 10 view the aquatic contest
Far up the course, some three-quarters Of
a mile, away near a sharply-defined hill
Which furnished "A picturesque BACKGROUND
10 the scene, there could be distinguished
several brigntly-colored little flags gaily
dancing on their respective buoys These
marked the course for all but the eight
cared crews. The eisht-oared crews start a
nile ana a half up the lake. making a
straight race TO the grand stand
The races for today were the pair oars
the first trial in the senior singles. second
trial heat i'm senior singles. the Junior four
cared shells and the intermediate ,.ights
Among the oarsmen who attracted partic-
ular attention were the pair cared OF De-
troit, Nespers OF Philadelphia and Alta
lantas of New York, koeninG of the West
ern Club. Donohue of the Nautilus and
Caffrey of the Riverside. who contested in
the first heat of the senior singles. and Bull
ger Of the Albany club. with Fred Haw-
kinS of the Troy Iaureares who raced in
the senior singles second trial.
out in the committees yacht were the
newly appointed oIicers-U mpire Commo-
dore Conrad Berens Of the Schulkill Navy
of Philadelphia. Timekeepers J. II. Abeli
Jr., of the Nassau Boat Club. W. &. Jupp
of the Detroit Boat Club and H r. Sw>aeny
of Albany, Starter Theodore Van Raden
captain Of the Atalantas; Clerk Of Course
r. II. FELTON,; judges at finish, Fred Vet
man. y. Y. \. c.; James Fox, Crescent
Boat Club, and Capt. Lawrence. judges at
turn, Harry Jansen, Staten Island Athletic
and Harry Rankin.
The first race, for senior pair-oared shells
Was won by the Nesper Boat Club OF Phil
adelphia; Atalantas Of New York second
Time. 1924.
The second race-frst trial senior singles
was won by Ferdinand Koenig. Western
Rowing Club, St Louis; +. A. Thompson
Argonaut Rowing Club. Toronto. Can, was
second. and Wm. Cafferey, Riverside Boat
club. Cambridge Mass, third Time.
oil l-2.
The second heat, senior singles was won
by Fred Hawkins. Laureate Boat Club.
Troy. NY: Russell, second: Charles l..
Rulger, Albany Rowing Club. Albany, Ny.
third. Time, 1892 IL.