The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-14
THE GREAT REGATTA.
Exeiung Hests In senior rour~ Won
by Ariel. 81 R.itsmore. and Issst-
tate OF New York-Wereester
HfEh Srkeos Wins the EsShfs-
Arrest for Inserfsre~r~.

PHILADELPHIA. A1g- t3~-Ths frs.
eay-s raees la the SILVER turilee regatta
~ tha National Association OK A-za;e esq
Carssnsrl 4E r1ws4 today ov4r tn@ fa-
ttosa&s ce1rss en- tae sehGyEgsl river IA
EaFyf1aDnt park. To4ays event. con-
HIs1cs4 % trials Ia the intermediate stss-
Sfes- sent0< fos1--caTed shells sersn~ sin
gtss. International sogr-osr~d shells ard
ire naai and oEiy heat IN the intergne5s2is
slEhts.
The feature events were the two senior
foar heats and tina final intermediate
sfgat The Ar5el cisb. % baltimore won
the First ~ the former by saaif Eersgt III
and tfas fnstltaee Club. OF Eex York. the
second seul0r four heat la magnificent
dash.
IL the Fights. the Worcester high school
A a. took tie ssad at InA crack Of sEA
pistol. maintaining II throughout with
the Monsrose and FaIrrroans c,ahs. both
CT Philadelphia. following closely in The
order ma med.
la wise remaining events the wsSckuSett
Club ana the Columbia Rowing As@oe.a-
ssen, both % Massachusetts wer the
.gst two heats in TIE intermediate
schools. ard the sarra garssts Club, ~
Providence the third heat
TIE pennSvigsnla Barge Club West
End Boat Club % Boston. and shs Bed
ford Clus. Of Cambridge. Mass. won re-
spectiveiy the three heats IT. the singles.
while ia the International tours, the IN
sEiFute Club % Newark and the Ar.
gon&ut. 81 Toronto each won heat
Ali the events. with the exception Of thu
international tours and the Intermediates.
were tgsree~qG2rtsrs 0f mile and return
Inc exceptions were ore and a half miles
sfraixhtaway- Every preeautson was
taken 20 police the course and keep IL
clear OF river craft. and In only one In
stance was there any interference with the
racing. This was during the intermediate
eight. The New York Athletic Club had
the outside water. and had passed th.
fhFee-quaTter flag IN close race for third
place when a yawi boat SHOT across its b3w
and struck It hard. slightly Drulslnx Boz
gerts arH- The ckew stopped rowing and
cialnnca that the action was deliberate on
the part OF the usan IN the yawl. The po-
hce placed him under arrest. The Judges
old rot call the otter crews back. aad tho
New York club was unable 10 finish Much
comment was INDUCED la in view OF Ten
Egck 5 decision not 10 compete II the
senior singles.
A. 1.o0 sigck. when the first race was
called. the river banks were crowded on
both sides. aad Columbia bridge and the
bluffs on the Last river drive Were lined
WIKI spectators.
Tae results % the several contests fol-
low:
International four-oared shelI--Flrst heat
wOn h. Institute Boat Club. Newark
Ariel Rowing Club. Baltimore. second /.
Staten Island Boat Club third. Time. s:3s
International four-oared sheii-Second
heat won hy Argonaut Rowing Club. To-
ronto By six lengths. Columbia Athletic
Club. Washington, .. c.. second. Time.
$50.
intermediate eight-oared sheil-Final
heat won by Worcester. Mass. high
school, by a length: Montrose. Philadeg-
yhia, second; Fairmoant, Philadelphia
third Time, s.0 The winners ard sec
onds qualify for the finals, which will be
rowed tomorrow.
A match race for sH1e a side was ar
ranged today between James ". Ray the
Australian oarsman. and r. u. Romers
az Massachusetts. 20 take place on August
q at either Worcester. Sheepshead Bay or
Saratoga.