The record-union., 1895-07-18
AMATEUR OARsMEN.
First Days Racing Of the National AS
ISOLATION success.

AMATEUR OARSMEN.
First Days Racing Of the National AS
ISOLATION a success.
SARATOGA IN. ". July 17.-Perfect
weather, a well-nigh perfect course, aud
close contests in the several events made
the first day of the National Association
of Amateur Oarsmen a success. One race
in particular will be long remembered.
Ii was the intermediate eight Dared
shell race, and for the last halt-mile the
prOws of the two boats cut the water on
even terms. Then with spectators cheer
ing, steamers whistling. coXswains yell
ing and every man OF the sixteen pulling
for all that was in him. the stem OF the
Wachusetts boat crept inch by inch 10
the front, and crossed the line two feet in
advance OF that OF the Melrose crew.
The men from Worcester, Mass, were SO
delighted with their victory that they re-
manned at the finish line quarter OF an
hour and alternately cheered the Phila-
delphians, who had pushed them so hard,
and themselves before padding to their
boathouse. In the other events Canada
carried Oft nearly all of the honors.
The day opened with still water and
cloudy sky. About noon the sun came
out, aud a light breeze sprung up from
the south. 1t blew decidedly in line with
the course, and was never strong enough
TO moro than ru1fie the surface OF the
water.
The course was from the flag buoys at
the north end Of the lake. opposite the
Thomas Lake House. straight south
tnree-quarters of a mile to the flag buoys
and return, finishing at the starting line.
All except the eight rowed this course,
and the men had the wind on their backs
going and in their faces on the home
stretch. The eight-oared race was started
down the lake, and rowed one and a half
miles straightaway, finishing where the
others did. The course was well marke ed
out, and only three small launches fol-
lowed the crews. In one launch were the
umpire and members OF the regatta COM
mittee. There were barely two hundred
spectators present, and they were lost in
the ample space furnished by the bluffs
and lawns OF the Lake House. from which
the start and finish were seen to excellent
advantage.
The first event was started promptly at
O'Clock. 1t was the first OF the senior
single sculls. Kuhmore finished several
lengths ahead. In the second heat of the
senior singles. John l.. Hacliett defeated
Whitehead, Mckay and Cresser by three
lengths.
First heat-B. A. Ruhmore first, Fred.
Hawkins second. Time-l0:20.
Second heat-John l.. Hackett first,
Fred. Cresser second. j. J. Whitehead OF
Boston third, +. Mckay of the Argonaut
Rowing Club of Toronto fourth. Time
10:044.
Third heat-W. S. Mcdonnell of the B.
c. c. OF Chicago first, Il. \. Johnston of
Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, B. c.. second;
Charles Bulgar of the Albany Rowing
Club third; +. \. Atherton of the Hart
u , a.
BLOODY TRAGEDY IN NEBRASKA.
\ Man Kills His Former Wife and
Then Himself.
MILLER (Neb.). July 17.-News was
received here to-day of terrible tragedy
that took place last night in the little
town of Pleasanton, in this county.
Some time ago the wife of oseph Wick
nian secured divorce from him, being
unable to stand the treatment to which
she had been subjected by him. He had
brooded over the matter. and frequently,
when under the influence of liquor, he
had made threats against his former wife.
Last night he drank until he had be-
come crazy drunk. He armed himself
with revolver and went to seek his
divorced wife. When he finally found
her he at once opened fire on her. She
started TO run, but had gone only few
steps when she fell to the ground dead
with bullet through her brain
a neighbor who had witnessed the
shooting started toward Wicknan, but
the latter began firing at him and shot
him in the arm. Then Wickman ran for
the brush, into which he disappeared
The wounded man called for assistance,
and soon large number of men were in
pursuit OF the murderer. They APP
preached the brush where he had last
been seen with great caution, expecting
every minute to have him fire.
But they were not molested. and when
they reached the place they understood
the cause of his silence, for he lay dead
with his throat cut from ear to ear. He
had evidently killed himself as soon as he
had reached the spot.