The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-14
THE NATIONAL REGATTA.
WHITEHEAD AND INQUIRE ar
!. PLACES IN THE FINALS.


Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-THE first day
races In the silver jubilee regatta of th'
National Association OF Amateur Oars
men were rowed yesterday over the na
tional course on the Schuylkill river II
Fairmount park The events consisted
Of trials In intermediate singles. senior
four shells. intermediate singles. senior
singles. international four shell and The
final and only heat In the intermediate
eights. or these the feature events wsre
the two senior four heats and the final
intermediate eight.
The Ariel club of Baltimore won the
finst Of the former by half length and
the Institute club of Newark the second
senior four heat in a magnificent dash.
Ip the eights the Worcester High School
Athletic association took the lead at the
crack of the pistol. maintaining 1t
throughout with the Montrose and Fair
mount clubs, both Of Philadelphia, fol-
lowing closely In the order named.
In the remaining events the Wachu-
sett club and the Columbia Rowing as
ISOLATION, both of Massachusetts,, won
the first two heats in the intermediate
singles and the Narragansett club OF
Providence the third heat. The Pennsyl-
vania Barge club. West End Boat club
OF Boston and the Bradford club OF Cam
bridge Mass, won, respectively, the
three heats In the senior singles, while
In the international four the Institute
club of Newark and the Argonaut of
Toronto each won a heat.
All the events with the exception of
the International fours and the inter-
mediate eight were three-quarters of a
mile and return. The exceptions ere
one and half miles straigktaway.
The day was perfect for sculling. and
the course, skirted on either side by the
picturesque river drives Of Fairmount
surface. There was q light breeze.
Every precaution was taken to police
the course and keep 1t clear of river craft,
and In only ose instance 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 the three-quarter flag IN
close race for third place. when yawl
boat shot across its bow and struck 1t
hard, slightly bruising Bogart's arm.
The crew stopped rowing and claimed
the action was deliberate on the part of
the man in the yawl. The police i'm
mediately placed him under arrest. The
Judges did not call the other crews back,
and New York was unable to finish.
Much comment was INDUCED in ovel
Ten Eyck's decision not to compete I'm
the senior singles. The first race, thu
intermediate singles, was called for 2:30
o'clock. BY that time the river was
crowded on both sides. Wilson OF New
York was first away at the start, but
Lewis of the Wachusett club soon
caught him, and pulling about a 80
stroke, made the turn at the three-quar-
ter flag first, and kept the lead to tn.
finish, cross4ig five lengths ahead.
Greer Of the Columbia Rowing associa.
ton won the second heat intermediat
singles hands down. Charles Harris,
Detroit Beat club. did not start. Ed
Schulze Of Providence won the third
heat by an eighth of mile.
The greatest interest was cantered in
the three heats of the senior singles.
Juvenal, who won the first. PULLED a %
stroke throughout and finished an easy
winner.
Whitehead was winner from start to
finish in the second heat, and Mcguire,
rowing strong. took the third heat By
several lengths.
Larned Defeated.
Chicago, Ang. 14.--Larned experienced
The pangs OF defeat for the first time this
teason i'm the Wyandotte invitation
tourney yesterday. Champion r. d.
L. AL L.
match, which was hard fought at all
stages. The "Wrenn nerve" which is
becoming proverbial. enabled the cham
pion to win in the final brush Of what
was considered the decisive match OF
the tournapent. Only Nisbet now
stands between Wrenn and the silver
tankard. Once before Larned and
Wrenn have met this year. and the
laurels went to Larned.
Races at Concord.
Concord, n. H., Aug. 14.-One cheap
race and cne good one made up the card
ut the Capitol Driving park yesterday
afternoon. In the 2:50 trotting stake,
Marie B could not go very fast and Cur
lew would not, SO Jake Stone won his
first race of the season with Tyron.
MclSOtl, the Ilot ldNOiitc III ehC 40 PtA>-
ing stake, won after dropping the first
heat TO Goliath. IfI.ester Dore had got
a good send off in the last heat he might
have won. as Elton went a long mile and
finished a close second. There will be
racing here on Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week.
Discus Throwing.
A new rule has been introduced In the
laws governing the throwing of the discus,
the event which was brought from Greece
nfter the victory of Garrett Of Princeton In
the Olympic games at Athens I'm April,
1896 The missile Is To be thrown from
seven foot circle instead Of box. The
change was deemed advisable owing TO the
wei ght putters and shot puttcrs, all of
whom are discus throwers In embryo, be-
ing used to moving about In circle In
stead Of box
Gentry's Great Enort.
| Il IL understood that John II. Gentry
will seriously attempt to beat bis record of
2:00K nt Narragansett park In Scptem-
bcr Lewis a. Tewksburv has entered