The Portland daily press., 1894-07-05
Three Exciting Races In the Harbor
Yesterday.

| The referee boat, the steamer Alice
had on board Referee Thos. A. Donahue
Timekeeper F. j. 1llsley, of the city com
mittee, and Starter j. A. O'Neiil of the
committee. Other members of the com
mittee were Alderman MCGOWAN and
Councilmen Lefavor and Mannix. Be
sides these We're newspaper men and
many others.
The water was little rough for the
best possible time and the inside posi-
ton, No. 1. was the best because the
water was smoother next the wharves.
The course was from State street wharf
to the Grand Trunk elevator wharf and
return, a distance of nearly two miles.
The Single Race
Following were the starters in the first
race for junior singles;
]. 7. McCarty. position No. 1.
James Harrinton, position No. 2.
Steve Mccarthy, position No. 3.
P. F. Foley, position No. 4.
Thomas Smith, position No. 5.
After the word go" by Starter O'Neill,
McCarty, Harrington and Smith drew
rapidly away from Mccarthy and Foley
The three leaders kept about close to-
gether until they reached their buoys
opposite the Grand Trunk elevator
wharf. McCarty was the first to Ground
the buoy, the other two rounding to-
gether Immediately afterward. They
had sped away up the harbor for several
hundred yards before Mccarthy and
Foley rounded their buoys. Soon after
Foley tipped over and was picked up by
sailing boat.
The three leaders continued close to-
gether and were making as pretty con-
test as the harbor ever knew, with Nc
Carly slightly in the lead, when he had
the misfortune to run into a log, just OPP
posite Browns wharf The bow sunk
down and he was soon struggling in the
water. The boat was badly broken, a
large hole being stove in the bow end. 1t
was new shell, considered one of the
best in the city. 1t cost $135. The re-
pairs will cost at least $40. Much sym
pathy was expressed for McCarty, who
had the best prospect of winning the
race.
Harrinton and Smith finished alone,
the former slightly in the lead. 1t was
an exciting finish. At the last Smith
braced up and almost caught the leader,
but not quite, and Harrington won. Nc
Carthy came in long afterward, very
bad third.
The time was II min. 43 sec., which
was very good, considering the rough
water.
The Four Dared Race.
The starting of the junior four cared
working boats was awaited with the
greatest interest, as it was known that it
would be close race, as indeed it was.
Following are the members of the
three crews:
Dixon's crew,..position No. Dickson,
Swazey, Malta and Fowler.
Riley's crew, position No. 2-Riley,
Foley, Mehan and Mccarthy.
Jacobs crew, position No. 3-Jacobs,
Merrill, Feeney and McDonough.
They made fine appearance as they
took their positions and the word 'sGo''
was awaited with breathless interest.
Away they sped. so fast that the Alice.
loaded down in the bow as she was,
could not keep up with them.
They were very close together all the
way down, Jacobs crew slightly leading
and rounding the buoy first. Riley's
crew made poor circle and Dickson's
crew got away second. It was nip and
tuck all the way back and SO close were
the two leading boats when the club-
house was reached that there was some
question as to which was the winner.
But referee Donahue gave the race to
Jacobs crew, and rightly SO.
The time was 10 minutes, 35 seconds.
The interest conferred on this four cared
race and so did most of the betting. The
odds were in favor of Riley's crew,
which had been practicing n long time,
was expected to win, aud , Q the heaviest
crew. They surprised everybody by
coming in last and the winners were the
lightest crew. It is said that at least
$500 was dropped on this race.
The Double Race.
The starters in the doubles were not
the same as in the original program.
Harrinton and Morgan appeared in the
outside boat, Steve Mccarthy and Foley
in the middle boat and Merrill and T. Fl
Mccarthy in the inside boat.
Steve Mccarthy and Foley were left
behind all the way down, Harrinton
and Morgan rounded the buoy first and
got long lead ahead on the way back
The other two battled for second nlace
and finally Steve Mccarthy and Foley
who rounded the buoy last, passed Mer.
rill and T. FL. Mccarthy and BEGAN RI
squirt to overtake the leaders. Thew
made a slight gain and fine exhibition
of steady rowing, but the lead was too
great, and Harrinton and MORGAN fin.
ished an easy first