The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
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liminary, the umpire on his return TO the
start called out the crews, and at $40,
instead OF at 8 O'Clock, the first race, for
junior Fights, was started.
At SEQ Umpire Carrigan began proceed
ings by warning the crews, the Potomas
and Coiumbias, the only two entered,
about fouling. and instructed them about
their course. and being on the line one
nfit. from tiR~fiDsk she gave the word
go" and dropped. his handkerchief at
SlIe ssfifT tfint, ana 20 n splendid start. the
PQtomacs hqYiQg q little the better Of it
by quarter of Il length, the sixteen
brawny young fellows were off like un-
loosed hounds in full cry.
FIRST FOR COLUMBIA.
eThe Potoaacs starred with n forty-two
stroke. a little ragged, but effective; the
C6lumbias. Mere more deliberate, and
pulled their SO stroke well through aud
held it so till near the bridge. AT the
eighth, Potomac led by half length. and
held it. and were first under the bridge
c. "A. c. was Rowing well within herself.
" the me9ptAns approaching the three
quarter mark, tie Potomacs let down to
IS, and then c. A. C. found good place
loA a Spuft, anu tut cTtW dISWeIeu SIIcu-
didly, and the boats were on even terms,
and then a slight lead and another squirt.
which the 'Potbfnacs could not answer, the
Winged Arrow, on passing their house,
took the lead, and. rowing at Sc. fin
isIed first by half length, in 5:23;3 6
minutes.
T approaching ne finish. when within a
hundred yards of it, the two boats veered
and almost came together. their oars touch
F4Bf. but it in ne wise affected the result.
warder. Potomac's coxswaiD, claimed a
foul. but the umpire declined to allow it,
as each boat was in its water and it did
not affect the result. as staetd. The C. A.
C-rAwsd in fSplepdi4 form, using legs and
back WELL while the Potomac's " ork was
strong, it was ragged.
4. SINGLE SOULS A PROCESSION.
Some delay was caused by tow>e DING
cut OF The harbuR. and when it had cleared
away, the contestants in the Junior single
scull race were on the line. Lockwood OF
Live. WeSs Philadelppia Boat Club, on the
District shore; Maurice, OF Potomac Boat
Club, in the middle, and Moar, OF Columbia
Athletic Club, on the Virginia side. 1t
was an uninterestfng event from start to
finish and hut for the splendid exhibition
of rowing given by lockwood, it would
hardly have paid TO go over the course after
the contestants.
Before he Mad gore 200 yards Lock wood
left Mauricethree lengths MOar was NOV
ing gamely on and at the bridge was only
five lengths. behind Lockwood, who was
fifteen lengths or more ahead OF the Po-
tomac man.
Maurice picked ii up a little after COM
ing under the bridge, and closed some what
,the gap between him and Moar, who was
moving strong, but seemed to lack life.
Lock wood turned the stake beautifully
and squared away before the others ap-
preached their stakes. Moar was around
and five lengths away when Maurice took
his stake, and the procession moved slowly
Oh. Lockwood finished as he pleased by
any number OF lengths to thirty ahead of
the last man, in 1887 S-5 minutes; Moar
second, and Maurice did not finish.