The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-15
MAGUIRE HI CHAMPION.
HE EASILY DEFEATS WHITEHEAD
IN THE SENIOR hOULL RAOE.

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Brilliant Vvind.Up 20 tho National Hesatts on
the schuylIill RIver-The ArGonauts Cap
tho International Fours - Institutes
win n FINE Facs-smash-Up In the Pnirs.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14.-The second and
concluding day of tho national regatta of the
amateur oarsmen of America was siRn Allied
this afternoon by ono OF tho prettiest series OF
contests ever hold by the association.
All the races were brought to n successful
issue save one. tho pair-oared, in which three
fouls occurred, wrecking two of the shells. Tho
contestants were ordered to re-row the race on
Monday. The contests In every case were close
and interesting and the results cminently salts
factory.
The river was simply overrnn by pleasure
craft. They lined no about the finish and 40
commodatod fully 1900 persons. Tho banks
and bridge Just below the finish were hidden by
an eager throng, which extended fully half way
up the course. Not less than $4,000 per
sons witnessed the races and cheered tho
winners. no matte. what club or city happened
to bo represented. They wero there to soc a
good days sport and they saw 1t.
Attention centred principally on two races.
In the senior single there was consuming in
terest. The men were so evenly matched that
there was a great diversity Of opinion as to
which would win. The feeling grew 90
warm that when they did appear at the
marks the hugo throng waited in hushed
expectancy for the issue. As the signal sounded,
and they started Off. there was an eager crowd.
ing to SEQ which would gain the least advantage,
and when the bow of Maguire's boat shot
out into the lead thcre was a great
cry sent UP from his Boston adbercnts.
Jucenal. the Pennsylvania Barge Club
sculler, was second under way, with White
head, the American champion. third: Thompson,
Award md Vandarpne fpllpyinn The men
maintained this order all the way to the turn.
ing buoy. Juvenal and Whitehead reached
their buoys just as Mcguire completed his turn.
whitehead proved the more expert, and turned
fully half Il stroke before Juvenal:
kept pps an even pq length ea ahead ro OF white6osd, spu TT
ing when he spurted and Stacking when he
sure winner, and whitehead. had second place
as surely, and SO they finished.
Van pnmme madsS great fight TOR third and ?
nal pulled into third place I've lengths behind
tercst displayed, was the eight-oared contest.
syivania Barge Club, the UniversIty, of Penn
sylyania. and the Weld Boat Club Of Haryerd.
Th nne c r9nhhsyi the %s s'Ehf f EsFs and Il R e once TOOK foof
The ths,,I lead; The University grey followe ea their Oh
hind. This order was maintained for a half mile.
away steadily until at the bridge half way down
was an easy thing from this time on. and the
pennsylyania crew padded home. leaving the
Aside from these races the most important
contest was LOT the champi9nship OF America IN
f four "Gt no shells SHssod The hi h Institutes + ! Ws,i an" m h the A w;sS
Arganaut likely to beat Staten Island out of
f H.irI md place e urs So d t. Iesq H.Ii , I1is fqa@ and Ind
finish they were absolutely even. and the Insti-
tutes only Just won.
races of the day. Five crews faced the starter
and got away beautifully. Scarcely q hundred
{Ss Boat c haa 9 9eSIed F0 snd m hHws Sss1ar wae nu N"s FL
race was re-started. and up to the turn there
was no apparent advantage. Coming down the
how and bow. Detroit steered out Of their
the line a winner. with Fssirmesnt second BY a
length. and Nonpsreil four lengths back.
at the start, followed BY seawsnhaka Pennsyff.
,yania and Lone Star. Close order was main;
III T6ssp'r nro sdsy 'I boy. 'FD Chilled r'ns spisndIaiS
and after enterinSI on the homestretSh'
1 nFass al Essnsr pf Is front to x fa,n each sRG .u ssss Ing
feet Of the finish. when vesper, by a great effort,
forged ahead, and won by three feet.
rs ref fd jnt tSe tnra bs s1ns,ss s sssSlssd and IN = ts s,SsS
length and a half ahead at the start, followed by
ahead of Lewis. lie had only gone about
a hundred yards further when his oar snap
water. Lewis continued, taking his time. until
Geer began to draw up; A pretty race ensued
won by two lengths. with Wilson two lengths
back OF Geer.
The double SOULS was a close race to the turn,
all three crews rowing abreast. and none having
any material advantage at any time. The Penn.
sylvnnia crew gained considerably in the turn
and Tnrnntn nd . nltnNkah nhrAnnf nf.
a great fight TO win. hut the local pair got over
the line five feet ahead OF the, Catlin.
The International four.oared race WAS q. great
surprise. Institute was expected to win, with
For the irst half mile institute led by q length.
with Ariel, Argonaut; and Columbia all rowing
absolutely even: AZ the bridge marking the half
pier Of the bridge. In ondeavorinR, to ,swerye
Institute and took the lead. They increased it
them, but, in the excitement. the CANADIANS
steercd away out of line, and before they could
The i%nHIitute were stasine ali In an effort to over:
ssiSs.: ffhey lei ssiis,a%dIiy bshiS'a; and XIII:
Argonaut, who pulled over the line two lengths
ahead. summary:
Br Sen,or s Enst s Sfua'I Boston; 0y ses soseph Jo msSa'r 3
Whitehead. West End Boat Club. Boston; third. J. II.
JuFfuhi. fennsylVania barge Clup. lime. u minutes
ri SO seconds.
Senior Four.Oared SheIl-Won by Institute Boat
Club, Newark, Edward J. Carney. Y. A, sullivan. J. 4.
W tltsr. and owen l.. Fox second, Ariel Rowing Club.
Baltimore; third. Argonaut Rowing Club. Toronto.
Time. q minutes 7 seconds.
intermediate Double sculls-Won by Vesper Boat
Club. Philadelphia: DIP. Elliot, stroke; w. J.. Sween.
ey, bow; second, Paramount Rowing Club, Philadei-
phia; third. Detroit Boat Club. Detroit. Time, 10
minutes 81 seconds.
intermediate Four-oared Shell-won by Vesper
Boat Club, Philadelphia, o. Roehm. J. NJ. Patterson,
! c. f. krauter. and u. H. Niles; second. Seawanhaka
Boas Club, Brooklyn: third. Pennsylvania Barge
Club, Phtladelphis. Time. 8 minut ~ - seconds.
International Four oaied Shell-Won by Argonaut
Rowing cub. Toronto; r, A. Thompson. Alexander D.
Boyd;F. II. Thompson, and Joseph Wright; second,
ARIEL Rowing Club. Baltimore: third. Institute Boat
Club, Newark. Time. \ minutes ~ seconds.
Senior Single Scull-Won by c. II. Lewis, wauchu-
Columbia Rowing Association. Boston; third. Il. @.
Wilson, New York Athletic Club. Time, 10 minutes
II seconds.
Senior Double Soulls-won by Pennsylvania large
Club. Philadelphia. Fl. Monaghan. stroke; Geo W. Van
Vlict, bow; serOnd. Catlin Boat Club. Chicagoi third.
Toronto Rowing Club. Toronto. Time. . minutes
~ 35 seconds.
senior Eight Dared shell-won by PennsylvaniA
Barge Club, G., W. Van Vlirt. c. II, vernier, II. q.
Scott, II. W; Meade, J o, EIiey, H. Monaghan. ].
Dempsey, J. u. Juvepal, stroke; q. Klages, coxsw ain;
second, Weld Boat club, Harvard University; third.
University Of Pennsyiya nia.
| Edwin HsJlnC Ehn faiInd fo a,,,, noIo-