The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-15
THE AQUATIC RACES.
share Of the Hen ors-Nn8uire
villas . Battle Royal With Single
ScaIlsrhapteP Of Accidents IN
raiF-Oarea Raee-summary ~ the
Events.


less events % yesterdays silver Jubilee re-
gatsa % the Association OF Amateur Oars
men were mere than compensated for to-
Day by TIE finals. nearly ali ot which were
rc~ss II COED style. with finishes close.
The LEGAL rowing clubs won four CIT OF tire
eight events pulled OF. the ninth event,
ths rafr-oared. being postponed antil
Monday. ewing TO the foutIng a West
Philadelphia by Argonaut and the suisse
quent sinking OF the Toronto crews shell.
The events won by the local clubs were
the senior doubles and senior eight by tbs
Pennsylvania Barge Club. and the inter-
mediate doubles and intermediate fours BY
the Paramount and yesper. respectively.
In the ether races the Argonaut Club. Of
Toronto won the international four. the
Institute Boat Club, OF Newark. the senior
four championship Of America. Jc-
seph Mcguire. Of the Bradford. 3. G.. %
Cambridge, Mass. the senior single SOULS.
and Charles Henry Lewis. OF the Weehu-
sett Club. Of Worcester. the intermediate
singles.
The Attendance Was HuGe.
Never within a good many years has
the attendance at any national regatta ap-
preached the attendance at today's. II is
estimated that over IS 800 persons viewed
the races from both sides of the course
and In river craft OF every imaginable
description. AS on the previous day, the
races we're rowed over the national course.
the three.suarter mile and return. In ali
events except the international four and
senior Fights. which were pulled one and
ene-haR miles straight away. The crowds
began - assemble as early as 10 O'clock
In the morning, and by the time this race
vas called, both sides Of the river along
the edges OF which run two magnificent
drives Of Paramount park. were lined with
coaches. bicycles and persons OF, foot.
while the big rocky bluffs overhanging the
east drives were massed In every nook
and corner by a big throng.
For the battle royal of the day. the
singles. there were at least three favor
ties, Whitehead, Juvenai and Mcguire.
and much was expected of the others.
Mcguire, after the start, forged ahead
slightly and led at the turn Juvenal was
right after. Van Damme. Thompson and
Whitehead next. Mcguire led all the way
home and won by three lengths. White
head by good head-work. pulled in for
second place. with Juyenal close behind.
In the intermediate singles Alcholz was
the favorite. and would have surely won
the race had 1t not been that After the
turn he caught crab and upset. The
rest Of the race was q walk-over for
Lewis.
A Chapter Of Accidents.
The pair-oared shell was a chapter OF
accidents. Just after the start the
ing too close in shore Argonaut was
putting up a good race and seemed like
~ winner, When on rounding. the crew
fouled West Philadelphia and almost i'm
mediately the Argonaut boat sunk. The
crews got the ground soon after. and 1t
was decided to row the race all over
Monday. with the entries in. The Fights
were disappointment in a measure
Out of fourteen original entries the list
N a. IN al nd han n = al rat
was fired at starting but four crews lined
up. The Montrose pulled about twenty
strokes, when one of the men shipped
his seat and they dropped out. This left
three In the fight. all favorites, with the
Pennsylvania Barge Club leading in good
style and the Pennsylvania varsity last.
The latter crew pulled awkwardly and
the Pennsylvania fast work finished
them. the Harvard undergraduates row.
ing second. The barge club never lost
It's lead. and at the head OF the island
near the finish Weld was second, with
the Varsity crew apparently out of the
race, but the men rallied and pulled
strongly coming last, but only half a
length behind Weld. The barge club led
by three lengths.
Summary OF Events.
Senior double SOULS, final heat. Penn
syivania Barge Club. Philadelphia. Hugh
Monaghan stroke and George Van Sliet
howl won by a length. Catlin H. c.,
Chicago second Toronto y. c.. third !:
time e:27 81. Vesper B. C.. Philadel-
phla, did not start, the stroke being sick
Four Dared senior she'll race for cham
rionship of America. won by Institute
Barge Club, Newark IL J. Carney. E.
A. Sullivan. ]. r. walker and Owen
O'Fox: Ariel Rowing Club. Baltimore.
second: Argonaut Rowing Club Toron-
to- third: time s:o7.
Intermediate single SOULS, final heat
won by c. Fl. Lewis. Waschusett Barge
Club. Worcester. F. J. Greer. Columbia
Rowing Association second; II. c. Wilson,
New York Athletic Club third: time,
t0:l-.
Senior single SOULS for the championship
OF the United States-Won by James Ma
guirc Cambridge, Mass. by three lengths:
Joseph ]. Whitehead. Boston second. J..
i. Juveual. Philadelphia, third. c. Lewis
Van Damnle. Of Detroit, fourth: f A.
Thompson. Of Toronto nth. Time. s.5a
Pair Dared shells, final heat-Argonauts
West Philadelphia. Quaker City and Yes
per. Of Philadelphia. started. AT the turn
the Argonauts fouled West Philadelphia
and were disqualified The others will row
the race over after the last event.
intermediate double sculls-F1aal heat
won By Paramount Rowing Club. Philadel-
phia. by half a length Eesper Boating
Club. Philadelphia. second: SonpareiI.
New York. third No time taken The
Nassau Boating Club. New York. was dis
qualified by fouling Paramount. The race
vas TesJarted at the quarter-rnile mark.