St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-31

E-s<rE2 the StaIWHTG JUNIOR
~ E four of the Zenith City
- ~IM n fS won yesterday the clos
s-.s...a-ssE - est race for the number
of entries ever witnessed on Lake Min
netonka, or at any former regatta of the
Minnesota and Winnipeg association.
and won it from three as fast junior
fours as can be found in any amateur
association in the country. Within
a short distance from the home buoy
the Duluths were leading on a forty
stroke, which had been maintained
from the first, by length or two, but
wonderful squirt from the Minnesotas
and the Winnipegs partly closed the
gap, and for moment 1t looked as II
victory was to be wrested from the Win
ners at the very last The squirt
came too late. The gallant Minnesotas
responded nobly, and had the call
been made on them few seconds earli-
er fine form and training might have
won. 1t was the pluckiest race of their
life, but they had not the Drawn and
muscle Of their rivals. They were de-
feated by the Duluths by almost half a
length and by the Winnipegs by
almost three feet. Never has the asso-
citation produced four such wonderful
junior fours, and this one race alone is
sufficient to awaken renewed en-
thusiasm in boating throughout the
Northwest. The time of the race was
1851, and considering the condition of
the water, which was very rough, 1t is
considered very fast.
THE WATER WAS ROUGH.
Had the weather been at ali consist
ent the days programme would have
passed off satisfactorily to all, but early
in the evening strong breeze sprung
up from the east, and this was made
more disagreable by drizzling rain,
which set in about O'Clock. preventing
the last two races being rowed. The
:. choppy water interfered seriously with
the four-oared race. and the gathering
clouds brought on an early darkness
which made rowing impossible.
This necessitated pOstponement of
the senior singles and junior doubles,
which will be fowed sometime this
forenoon. Although this was some
U
sand or more who viewed the races
from launches and from the beach h, the
spectators felt they had been amply re-
paid for all their trouble in Witnessing
the junior race alone.
The MinneSotas achieved their first
victory in the first event of the day
the half mile dash for the e. W. Com
mons medal, won year ago by George
o. Nettleton. Of st. Paul. The lucky
winner was the genial BILLY" Arm
strong, the bow of Minuesota's senior
four. He won by about three feet from
P. A. Macdonald, the plucky sculler Of
the Winnipeg crew. 1t was any mans
race from the start, and as Armstrong
crossed the finishing line he had
very little to spare with either
Of his contestants. There were
but three entries for the dash
James Turnbull and P. A. Macdonald.
of the Winuipegs, and W. N. Arm.
strong. of the Miunesotas. 1t was about
$40 when the three men lined up at the
start. On the bow of the judges boat
sat Capt. Gait, the starter and referee and
an old veteran oar, with q double-barrel
shot gun across his knees. After few
moments of shifting about the starter
gave the word and bang went the shot
gun.
ONE VICTORY FOR THE MINNESoTAs.
Armstrong and Turnbull caught the
water together. and MAC" was not
much behind. Turnbull had the inside
and Armstrong the middle. Each struck
up 32.stroke. which was quite generally
held TO the finish. At the last 1t was
increased to go. For the first half the
race was apparently between Arm.
stroag and Turnbnll. Side by
side they pulled away, with Mac
Donald short distance behind
In zhe latter half Armstrong; good leg
work began tc tell. aud gradually, ihcr
by inch, ne pulled away from the stal
wart Turubull. Towards the fuisl
Macdonald, unobserved by the other
two. made a wonderful squirt. Arm
strong had his eye on Turnbul
and came very near losing
the race. From the judges boat /,
looked as If Macdonald had won, bu
Armstrong had two or three feet Il
opuICs EOl u iiiliutO JIiO JuueSS db tlit
finish were in doubt. but in examining
the line declared the st. Paul boy the
winner. The time was sos. Turnbul
was defeated by Armstrong by about /
boat-length,
The junior four race, which old timer:
declare the greatest race ever seen on {
Northwestern course, was the mex
event. The Winnipeg and Rat Portage
crews were the favorites, but as between
either and the Minnesotas the bets were
even, and quite little money wa;
wagered on the result. AT tns
start the water was rough snG
choppy. and in this the Minnesotas
and Winnipcgs were greatly hand.-
capped, although what little advantage
was to be derived from tho breeze was
with the Minnesotas, that crew resting
on the outside. The Rat Portage crew
held third place, the DuIuths secoud
and, the Winnipegs first. Considerable
time was lost here In getting the boats
together, and the tirssssart was a failure.
The Winnipeg men heard the report
first and got off fully half length
ahead. The Minnesotas were last tc
catch the water. and Ra; Portage wa:
almost as slow. For time 1t looked al
1T the Minnnesotas and Rat Portag.
crew would foul, but the latter crew
esoedsd owe: towards the Duluth peat