The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-19
ROWING ATSARATOGA
Hotly Contested Races Make
Excellent Sport.
naRRED BY BUT ONE FOUL
- Bohen1ians Win the Eight-Oared
senior In a Startling Finish
Minnesotas Third.

saratoga, n. Y, July 1s.-There was
e.sius climax 10 an afternoon OF most
srsrited spor. when the crfmson-scarfef
@.-xs OF TIE Bohsmians. of New York
~~.,nx their skif across the finish line
sf.,r the hardest pulled eight-oared race
!. record All Of the other contests had
s.4a well rowed. and most OF them hofiv
sanrsstei. But one nuke had marred
~. nyogramme, a foul IN the final senior
Eagles. for which Hackett. of Toronto.
80 disqualified, and because Of which
-. race must ne called again tomorrow.
~ss weather could not have been more
tsrarabIe for rowing. barring rather
~.se beeze at times. while he crowd
as larger than on the preceding day.
II the senior doubles. the HarIens
..rvh, the water first. The Torontox
..~sd q. Pat Portage 20 and the HAIR
ssns Is. Az the stretch. the HarIems and
81, Portage were on almost equal terms
Tas latter spurted. but the New Workers
-srs game. ard crossed the line half a
,srg,h ahead, Hawkins dropping over in
: ,he boat exhausted. while Magic
.rsashed him with water. The Torontos
-. about four lengths behind in cross-
- third. Time. SAB.
~, three crews started In the informed
..,s angles Jury crossed the line fully
=. ,enrfhs ahead Of Usher. who had pull
"a half a length ahead of Hobs. Time.
30.
N the intermediate doubles the Hariems
~,usht the water first, and pulled two
,.crths ahead before the eighth mile was
ss.rhed rowing % strokes to the cres-
r.rts 81 and the Institutes %. At the
stake the crescents turned first, with the
Harlerns close in their wake. and the In
stu,es third In the finish the Institutes
Increased their stroke. but the Creseents
worked hard and came across three
fourths of a length ahead. winning in
s.iis.
n the senior four-oared shells but two
erexs the Winnings and Institutes.
started. The Winnipegs caught the water
srst rowing a 90 stroke 20 the 30 OF the
Institutes In the last eighth the Insti-
,stes captured the angle and swept across
he line. despite the terrific A stroke of
Winnipeg. scant FIVE feet ahead. Time.
49,.
Senior slngles-McDowell caught the
vater first Rumohr was pulling a atroke
81 @ while his opponents were at 3s.
Al the eighth. Rumohr had a half length
The lead over H4ckett. and quarter over
Mcdowell. The men were wide If their
eakes. and had 10 make long detours.
pur,ohr and Hackett started TO turn the
une flag. and the former. seeing his
ssulf. crossed TO 4lls own stake. Hackett
foaled him. and put hole In his boat.
and Rumohr went ashore. Mcdowell.
n the meantime was well started on his
way home with Hackett slightly In the
var. Hackett crossed the line four
ssur lengths ahead OF Mcdowell. A pro-
test was entered and the regatta COM
nlttee disqualified Hackett. and ordered
ne race rowed over by Mcdowell and
Rumohr tomorrow.
Senior eight-nared sheils-1t was ten
minutes after the schedule time wnel he
crew started The Tritons were rowing
a 10 the Minnesota % and First Bo-
kemlans' a. Al the half mile. X vas
elorious race. All the crews pulled even
" and the Bohemians had lead or but
slight consequence. At the three-a1arters
ire Minnesotas had dropped a little be-
hsna while the Tritons had forged ahead
Their nttle coxwain was steering n course
a straight as an arrow. but the cox
swain of the Minnesotas had gotten his
crew into a quicker stroke, and they drew
~ SO that the shells iapped. 1ne crews
pulled stiffly. but Tessia, the coxSyain
n the First Bohemians, had his cap off
aad vas cheering on his men. The Grim
sonhacks bent almost double. and the
she'll was lifted out of the water by their
efforts. Cheers filled the air. ard With
but a scant quarter of a length to the
rnod. the Bohemians crossed the line be
fore the Tritons, while the Minnesotas'
boat bobbed a dangerous third The
tire was T:3sia, and II was one OF the best
sgFt cared races ever seen in this coun-
-. cot ten feet dividing the crews at
The finish and no clear water between
them