The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-19
WAS GREATEST REGATTA
AN EXCITING FINIsH BETWEEN
TWO BIGHT-oARED SHEBlS.

Conditions We're Perfect for Racing-Thcre
Was Large Crowd Of spectators-Al-
most all of tho Races Were Mowed In
Water Like Glass.
Saratoga, July 1s.-The greatest re-
gatta In the history of the National
Association of Amateur Oarsmen
closed this afternoon with an exciting
finish between the eight-oared shells.
The conditions were perfect for racing.
Light clouds obscured the sun, and
the breeze. which ruffied the lake dur
ing the forenoon, died to zephyr and
! most of the races were rowed with the
water like glass. There was larger
crowd OF spectators than yesterday. The
only mishap of the day were in the
senior singles. Hackett OF Rat Portage,
ran into Rumohr of Toronto, at the
turn and was disqualified after he had
finished first. AS Rumohr was obliged
| to pull for the nearest shore and to
/ empty the water out Of his boat he
was given a chance to row again with
Mcdowell of Chicago, who came In sec
ond. This even will be decided to-mor-
row morning. The first race was start
ed at Bis. 1t was the senior double
sculls. The starters were:
Harlem Rowing club. Rat Portage
club, the Torontos. s Nj
| The Torontos caught the water first
and got lead In the first quarter. The
Rat Portage pair pulled a beautiful
stroke, and soon cut down the Toron-
tos' lead. The two were on even terms
at the half mile. The Harlem pair
swept up on the east shore, and all three
crews turned together. Harlem lead
the way home by half length. Rat
Portage spurted on the dast quarter
and was a few feet away. Harlem re-
sponded to the yells Of the crowd and
crossed the line a quarter of a length
in front of Rat Portage. Toronto was
two lengths astern. Time, S:43.
The next race was the intermediate
single sculls. The starters were: A.
Jury, jr.. Toronto R. c.; w. A. Fisher,
Varuna r. c., Brooklyn; Joseph Hobbs,
Riverside Boat club, Cambridgeport,
Mass. 1t was close to the turn. All
three turned together. Jury then took
the lead. Hobbs stuck to him closely.
Fisher, who was well over on the west
side was a good third. At the mile
Jury had two lengths of lead, and
Icrossed the line four lengths ahead,
Fisher was second. half length ahead
of Hobbs. Time, 1890. The interme-
4 diate double scull race was started
lat 1850. The starters were: Crescent
Boat club, Philadelphia; Institute Boat
iclub, Newark, N. r.; Harlem n. G. took
the lead and held 1t to the turn. Com
Ing home Harlem and Crescent were on
leven terms with the Institutes tapping
them. AT the mile Crescent lead by a
Ilength, with Harlem second. Harlem
4 spurted and there was a fine finish.
Crescent hit 1t up and won BY half 81
llength, Institute was third, three lengths
In the rear. Time, e:241A.
The starters in the senior four Dared
shell race were:
| Institute Boat club, Newark, Winni-
Ipeg Boat club, Winnipeg.
The Winnipegs led at once, pulling a
clean cut stroke that made their she'll
jump through the water They were
half length ahead at the turn Ii
was close all the way and both shells
came to the line on almost even terms.
final squirt gave the race to the In.
stitutes by quarter of length. Time
ls431k.
At 4:30 the final heat Of the sentor
singles was started IT bruugh out J..
L.. Hackett Of Rat Portage, Rumo1lr oil
Toronto and w. S. Mcdowell of Chi
cago, the winners of the trial heats
yesterday. The men got off together.
Rumohr led for an eighth. AT the
Ihalf he led by three-quarters Of a length.
with Mcdowell second and Hackett lap
ping him. Mcdowell then pushed
ahead and led to the turn Hackett
fouled Rumohr at the turn and the
latter pulled for shore, quitting tha
race. Hackett finished first, four
lengths ahead Of Mcdowell The judges
announced that Hackett was disquali-
fed, and that Rumohr and Mcdowell
would be required to row the race
over again at 10 a. M. tomorrow
The last event of the day was the
senior eight-oared shell race. The
starters were:
Bohemian Boat club, New York,
Triton Boat club, Newark, Minnesota
Boat club. ST. Paul.
The race was started at 5:11 down
the lake for one and half miles
straightaway. The crews started well
together. The Bohemians pulling forty
the minute opened up a lead in this
first quarter. At the half the other
crews closed up on them, the Mime.
sofas doing a forty-two clip, which they
failed to keep up long. and their
boat dropped to the rear. The Tritons
pulled a clean, effective stroke and ap-
lparently had the race at the mile, as
the Bohemians were getting ragged and
splashed badly. They braced, however.
when they heard the crowd on shore
shouting Triton, Triton and throw
ing their weight into it worked up on
even terms at the mile and a quarter.
The Minnesotas were not in 1t with
the others. The finish was a pretty
one, the first Bohemian winning BY
tabout four feet. Time 1874.
The success of the regattas of this
year and last year practically estab-
llishes Saratoga Lake as the national
association course and strong efforts
will be made by the citizens OF Saratoga
to induce some Of the colleges to hold
their races here.
Wild With Excitement.
Hayerhill, Mass, July 18.-The bali