The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-11
TEN EYcK WON
And Is Still the Champion OF New
England.

Anu is StIll the CHhmPloH VI NOW
England.
But Casey Made it Interesting For Him
The Water Was Very Rough.
Several hundred people went down to
Long Island yesterday to witness the
great sculling race for $3.50 and the cham
pionship of New England, and between
James A. Ten Eyck OF worcester ana
jeremiah ]. Casey of South Boston, prler
biographical sketches of which We're pub
lished in yesterdays PRESS.
Of course the crowd hurried TO the
beach when the. famous oarsmen appeared
carrying their light boats,
The two starting flags were little
above Mariners wharf and the course
extended down the shore OF the island
for nearly three-quarters of mile. The
oarsmen were to row over 1t TOUR tllhes'
Just before O'Clock the referees boat
was rowed out to the starting nags by
Fred Plaisted In the boat were the rel
cree, Ne]se Innis, aquatic editor OF the
Boston Herald William O'Conneu OF
l r.
Portlsnd, one of our prominent oarsmen,
| who otfioiated as starter, and Il. +. hus-
sell of Boston, secretary OF the New hhg-
land Amateur Athletic Association.
At precisely-4 o'clock the word was CIV
en- and the two shells shot away from
the flags, Ten Eyck having the outside
flag and course At the beginning Casey
struck a rapid stroke of 36 to the min
ute and took slight lead. HIS stroke
was more rapid than Ten Ecyk' $ all the
way down, yet they turned the lower
flags at almost the same time, Casey
leading very slightly on the start for the
return.
This first quarter was made in 8. ~.
Coming up the stretch, the oarsinen had
the wind and tide against them, and
were slower in stroke and pace, Fen
Eyck took slight leadsgradually His
stroke varied from S3 to IS. AS he neared
the starting flags he was little more
than length ahead, and took the FISK
of turning Casey's flag together with his
own in a wide course. This is dangerous
because he had invaded Casey's water,
/
and foul him it would have been all right
for Casey, even had he rendered Ten
Eyck's boat hors de combat But Casey
wasn't near enough. He got there just
as Ten Eyck got out OF the way. he
made a fine, quick turn, swinging his
boat around the flag as if it were on a
pivot. But Ten Eyck got away first.
The time at the turn was 9 minutes and
second.
Ten Eck's lead at the beginning of the
second circuit was about boats length
and a half He kept ahead all the way
down and turned the lower flags first
All the way up again he was ahead and
crossed the line first, leading by about
a boats length. The time was IS min
utes, IA IS seconds.
There was some doubt as to the exact
distance. 1t was meant to be about three
miles, over the course four times, but
it was generally agreed that it was less
than that. "Tony'' Ffates who ought
to be a good judge. said he didn't believe
it was more than two miles and a half.
1t was somewhere between two and
one half and three miles.
There was quite little breeze and the
water was well roughened, SO that very
good time couldn't be made. But time
in sculling race doesn't amount to
much. because there is SO much in the
way of wind and waves and currents
that affect the pace.
This contest between Ten Eyck and
Casey for the New England champion
ship was closer than the last similar
contest at Boston last Fourth of July.
Casey made better fight for the
champion, but showed his inferiority
to the veteran Ten Eyck by not rowing
SO straight. He didn's steer so we'll and
consequent y rowed over longer dis
tance.
Both men did considerable spashing be-
cause of the roughness of the water.
After the race Ten Eyck said: at was
certainly a close contest; there's that to
be said about it. Also, it was the rough
est water that ever rowed over. IT
was all a man wanted to do to stay in
a shell at all ="
Casey said in regard to another attempt
to wrest the championship from Ten
Eyck, that he couldn't tell about it as
yet, but could tell better after he reached
Boston. He spoke as if it were probable.
Ten Eyck stripped, is the very epitome
of wirey, sinewy strength and endurance
His limbs are not large. but are bundles
of iron..muscles and sinews.
Casey is much plumper and more
rounded in muscular development and
has fine physique,
One of the spectators OF the race was
T. Mcnamara of Boston, member of the
Massachusetts legislature
The winner takes the entire stake in
this race.
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