The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-08
FINE AQUATIC SPORT,
Guardian, the American. Defeated. BuibeaFss
the Englishman, In a Single ScuIl .SIS'| I
ENeLlsHMEp WIN THE FoUR CARED RAcIs| y:
The coarsc FnJ 1.ikea Great aiirrorsss
with Scarcely Ripple oniif. nisis
II Was There Tint The Tail Fea sIi.
ers OF ihc An.erican Eagle sveros
Pinciscd by The EneIishIncm. Ssl
TV4lHaEFs

Austin. Tex. Nov. An inlfnerSsesssAs
crowd Witnessed the final contestS baS#
tween the american and English oaFsl
men men IN the great regatta to-day ahdS
tney ina saw the tan feathers OF the Amer
lcatl eagle plucked again. The III rati.
event was the single scull three milessN
one turn, between j. Gaudaur, b fiat t,s
itogers, Americans. and Bubear and,
tunes Englishmen, for the World,nS
championship ana the Richard SIS5fI EsnS,S,, y,
chnllenge cup ana $1,000. sst35s IA
inc course lay like Il great mirrors
Win scarcely ripple on it, "A GOOD
start was made. Gaudaur taking water
q traction first and Rogers ptishingsH
along close behind him, but O. little iSils
the rear. Bubear ana Iiaines eyidanfiG3
were Intentionally not In 1t and iWereS
ualiyiilE along to save themselves fofss
me great four-oasea race to follows
hhout INC iirst quarter post IIaiiie1N
uropped out and ut the three o;lnrtarsyS
l3uhcar beat n retreat, leaving the fieiil@
clear 10 Rogers and Gnudnur s. FroI1rISSt
me three quarter boat they got Inwtiy
together, but Gaudaur saicceeded iIssl
turning inc stake half boat length sif1gg
men did gone beautiful work. C3audniII.itI
Keeping the lead and putting dayltgbtS:
between himself and Rogers with r.sa
,onE; easy stroke of 33. lie crossed tties
lihls'ling line about three boat leng thsss
ahcud. Time. 2l Gaulaurs' time over;
tie same course last year was 90 0:4e! eSgsS, Ss,
Inc second lacc was the greatest fouTss,
Dared contest probably ever witnessef}N
IN America. 1t was n close and beal1tf5t
lGi ~ AQUATIC contest showing the resnltS
~ careiul scientific training and breaIs9E
ing the worlds record. The onrsmefltE tE;
IE,ngllsii--liubear, Barry, FIniiies ana
Wlngatc. -. { Is, ;,iIst.Sgs{t
American--Tcemer, Rogers, C. Gati-S
dnur, and J. Gaudaur. AZ. 5e3T 5aJtf99s3
Both crews had lpyal ba e,,zers o,,,5y h
the English boys in addition to tflss
purse, pulled in several thousand doI4S
!ars' The race was three miles With
urn me start was q perfect onesf
both crews taking water ilt thea ,s;a ~ ssS
moment. but the Englishmen g, inadsI
slightly after n dozen or more strolSasSsf IS
ana at the quarter stake led by a 5boaf,s,s
length. From there on the three a u a ras
Yer stake, the Englishmen with a long
easy iS stroke widened the distance. z;
The Americans strained every niuscIeS
ana came spinning after their sEngIisR9
friends, but the latter made heGturnS
Tor the home stretch at least three
boats lengths ahead. 3JtSS ssgss
1t was apparent here that the En- nplfslIs
men were going to win. DownSTtheS
course the racers flew the pluclly Am sraS
leans bending to their oars with heartys
good will. 1t was no use, however, tfiesat
Englishmen gained at every stroke s. 4, AT
they were working clock-like and beHi1If-1
TRULY, and when the quarter mile DOSE
was reached the Americans practicaIfyg
went to pieces and the Englishrnens
crossed the line two boat lengths aliead.S
II could have been dozen had the iEnE4
liehmen chosen Time, II :2Gh, breaking;
the worlds record. The race was for thes5
worlds Championship and purse of
Sl,50o. IT is conceded that the ArierilS
cans had the best boat. best oars bfesta
outraged, but the F;nglishmen, in alsfonrS
cared scull. outclassed them in reguiaTsj
ity and evcnness Of stroke The Enga
lish crew will hardly leave for New
York before next week. 7tfiS HE HE