The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
The English Crew Makes
Spurt, but Cannot Catch
the Leaders.
HALIFAX RowERs NOT in IT
Grand View as the Cracks sof England
and America Race Almost
Abreast

HALIFAX, N. S., Aug: 1.-The inter
national fonr-oared race to-day for the
worlds championship was won by the
Canadian crew, the English crew second
and the halifax crew third. Time, S:32.
It was a grand sight under the setting
sun as the. crack crews of England and
America rowed toward the finish line al
most abreast. the Britishers straining
every nerve to put ttreir boat in front,
while the Ganadian-American four main
tanned their easy, comfortable style OF
rowing with which they started and
crossed the line a winner by over FIVE
lengths. Whenethe crews were sent about
7:1O o'clock there was a light ripple on the
water. but not enough to interfere with
high speed.
Four crews started in the race as fol-
lowss English crew-Bubear, Haines,
Barry and Gibson; Canadian-American
orew-Gaudaur, Surnan, Hackett and
Rogers; halifax crew-Lynch, Holland,
Shea and Brennan; st. John crew--Hefer,
Van Buskirk, ,Boutiler and Boutiler.
AL four boats made a start catching
the0water well together, with the st. John.
men pulling avery heavy stroke as they
they seemed to have slight advantage
over the others, but it was of brief dura-
ton. Three of the other boats pushed
past them. before the eighth of mile had
been covered. Gaudaur's four, with a
graceful. steady and neyer-varylng stroke,
took the lead in position as soon as the
real struggle. began, and they lost it only
once while the race lasted.
Dipping their oars at rate of thirty
seven times to the minute they never
seemed TO increase or decrease their stroke,
but went ahead like piece of superbly
regulated machinery until the contest was
finished. Down the whole length of the
course to the turn, one and half miles
from the start, they were closely pressed
by the Halifax and English crews, but
they never lost their position until the
turn had been made and then regained it
so quickly that it was easy to see they
were superior crew, destined to capture
the $1,000 prize.
Half q mile from the start the Bedford
crew, already quarter of a mile behind
the others, dropped out. At this point
Bubear's boat was heading the Halifax
crew by two lengths with st. John follow
ing close.
The Canadians were Just then getting
ClCdI VI AAO GnRA1S6luCDs anu Tic HSu6I-
man four of Halifax were setting the pace,
forcingt the others to work hard or drop
astern. The local crew, rowing splendidIy.
gained slowly on the British oarsmen. A
mile from the start they were abreast of
them. The three boats sped toward the
turning buoys and so close together that
to the spectators they seemed to be neck
and neck.ss The Canadians bad been doing
a little bad steering, and to get around
their own buoy had to make long turn.
The Englishmen were rowing hard, their
object apparently being to exhaust the
Gaudaur crew, but the latter were in too
good condition.
The Canadian-American team squared
or home length to the good. The Hall
az crew got around so rapidly that it set
out on the homestretch with slight ad-
vantage over the EngIishmen with theeSt.
John men nearly four lengths behind.
When half a mile from home Gaudaur's s.
men led by two lengths. The st. John
crew was quarter of a mile astern. A
quarter Of mile further on the English
men got even with the Haligonians; then
they forged ahead and bent all their ener-
gies to overtaking the leaders HALF a
mile from home the Englishment nut
forth their supreme effort, increasing their
lead on the Halifax crew and drawing
toward the Canadians at rapid rate.
A third of mile from the finish they
had cut down the gap to one and a half
lengths and before the last quarter was
reached the two were almost abreast. In
these positions, with the bow of the Eng
lish boat less than a length from the bow
of the Canadians. they approached the fin
ishing line, rowing q splendid race.
Bubear and his mates were, however.
very tired and were unable to keen the
pace. Again the Canadian four drew
away from them, then slowed down lit
tie, apparently satisfied that they could
win without any trouble
Half dozen lengths from the finish
line tie Englishmen fouled a stakeboat
which had hoated out of place. For few
seconds they stopped rowing, losing more
than length, while Gaudaur's men
crossed the line between five and six
lengths ahead.
The time of the winning boat was 1s 80.
The Englishmen finished in 18:45, and the
Halifax Drew in 1920. The st. John crew
was beaten by about half mile.