The record-union., 1896-08-02
Gaudaur's Men Too Much for Their
British Rivals.
Take the Lead Almost From the Start
and Never But Once Headed
Throughout the Course, Maintain
ing an Easy and Comfortable Style
of Rowing From the Beginning to
the Finish Line.

HALIFAX On. 50, Aug. 1.-The in
tefnational four-oared race for the
worlds championship was won by the
Canadian-American crew. the English
crew second, and the Halifax crew
third. Time-1S:32
1t was grand sight under the setting
sun as the crack crews of England and
America rowed toward the finish line
abreast the Brtishers straining
every nerve to put their boat in front
While the Canadian-American four
maintained their easy, comfortable
style of rowing with which they start
ed, and crossed the line winner by
over five lengths. When the crews were
sent out about 40 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-
lows: English crew-Bubeaur Haines,
Earry and Gibson; Cana dian American
crew-Gaudaur, Durham, Hackett and
Rogers; Halifax crew-Lynch, Holland.
Shea and Brennan; St. John creiw-Hef-
Ter, Van Buskirk, Boutiler and Bout
ler
All four boats made start, catching
the water we'll together, with the St
John men pulling very heavy stroke
as they forged to the front For a few
minutes they had a slight advantage,
but 1T was of brief dura ton. Three of
the other beats pushed past them before
the eighth of mile had been covered.
Gaudaur's four, with graceful,
steady, and never varying stroke. took
the lead in position as soon as the real
struggle began, and they lost it only
once during the race. Dipping their
oars thirty-seven times to the minute
they never seemed to increase or de-
crease their stroke, but went ahead like
a piece of superbly regulated machinery
until the contest was finished. Down
the whole length of the course, down to
the turn, 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 a superior crew, destined to cap
tUre the thousand-dollar prize.
Half a mile from the start the Bed
ford 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
the st. John following close The Ca
We're just then get
ting clear of the Englishmen, and the
fishermen four of Halifax were setting
the pace, forcing the others to work
hard or drop astern. The local crew
rowing splendidly, gained slowly on the
Rritishers. The mile from the start
they were abreast of them. The three
boats sped toward the turning buoys
and so close together that to the spec
tators they seemed to be neck and
neck.
The Canadians had been doing
little bad steering, and to get around
their own buoy had to make a long
turn. The Englishmen Were rowing
hard, their object apparently being to
exhaust the Gaudaur crew, but the lat
ter were in too good condition The
Canadian team squared for home a
length to the good. The Halifax crew
got around so rapidly that it set on
the home stretch with a slight advant-
age over the Englishmen.
When half a mile from home Gau-
daur's men led by two lengths. The st.
John crew was quarter of a mile
astern. A quarter of a mile further on
the Englishmen got even with the Hal
flax team. Then they forced ahead.
and bent all their energies to Cvertake
the leaders. Half a mile from home
the Englishmen put forth their su-
preme effort, increasing their lead
and drawing nearer the Canadians A
third of a mile from the finish they had
cut down the gap to one and half
lengths. They approached the finish
ing line rowing a splendid race.
Bubeaur and his mates We're, how
ever very tired, and were unable to
keep the pace. Again the Canadian
four drew away from them, and then
slowed down a little. apparently sat
isfied that they could win without any
trouble. Half a dozen lengths from the
finish line the Englishmen fouled a
stake boat. For q 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
1875. The Englishmen finished in
1S:45, and the Halifax crew il 1920.
The ST. John crew was beaten by about
half a mile.