The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
FINISHED IN GOOD STYLE.
Finals of the Jubilee Regatta a
Philadelphia.


Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-THE feature
less trial events of yesterdays silver
jubilee regatta of the association Of
amateur oarsmen were more than com
pensated for today by the finals, nearly
all of which were rcwed in good s>vle.
with finishes close
The local rowing clubs won four out
or the eight events pulled off. the ninth
event, the pair-cared, being postponed
until Monday, owing TO the fouling oil
west Philadelphia by Argonaut. and the
subsequent sinking of the Toronto
crews shell.
The events Won by these local clubs
were the senior doubles and senior
eight by the, Pennsylvania Barge club
and the intermediate doubles and in
term ediate tours by the Paramount and
Nesper, respectively. In the other races
the Argonaut club of Toronto won the
International four; the Institute Boat
club of Newark. the senior four for the
championship of America, Joseph Ma
guire of the Bradford Boat club of
Cambridge, Mass, the senior single
SOULS, and Charles Henry Lewis. of
the Wauchett club of Worcester. the
intermediate singles.
Never within good many years has
the attendance at any national regatta
approached the attendance of today's.
1t is estimated that over $4,000 persons
viewed the races from both sides of the
course. and in river craft of every i'm
aginable description. AS on the previous
day, the races were rCWed over the ma
tional course, the three-quarters Of a
mile and return, in all events except the
international four and eights which
were pulled one and one-haIf miles
straight away.
The crowds began to assemble as
early as 10 O'clock in the morning, and
by the time the first race was called.
both sides of the river along the edges
of which run the two magnificent drives
of Paramount park, We're lined with
coaches, bicycles and persons on foot.
while the big rocky bluffs over hanging
the east drive were amaSsed in every
nook and corner by a big throng. For
the battle royal of the day, the senior
singles. there were at least favorites
Whitehead, Juve1al and Mcguire, and
much was expected of the others. Ma
guire, 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 shome and
won by three lengths. Whitehead, by
good head work, pulled in for second
place, with Juvenal behind. third.
was the favorite and would surely have
won the race had it not been that after
the turn he caught a cramp and upset.
The rest of the race was a walkover
for. Lewis.
The pair Dared shell was a chapter
of accidents. Just after the start the
Quaker City club broke an oar by row.
ing too close in shore. Argonaut was
putting up good race and seemed a
likely winner, when, on rounding, the
crew fouled West Philadelphia and al
most Immediately the Argonaut boat
sunk. The crews got together soon at
ter and it was decided to 70 wthe race
all over on Monday, with the entries in.
The Fights were a disappointment in
Out of IA original entries the
list narrowed down to six, and when
the shot was fired at starting but four
crews lined up.
The Montrose pulled about 20 strokes
when one of the men shipped his seat
and they dropped out. This left three
in the fight, all favorites, with the
Pennsylvania Bragg oclub leading in
good style and the Pennsylvania Var
sity last The latter crew pulled awk-
wardly and the Pennsylvania's fast
work finished them, Sthe Harvard UNI
der graduates rowing a second.
The barge club never lost its lead,
and at the head of the island near the
finish Weld was second with the Var
sity crew apparently out of the race;
but the men rallied and pulled strong
Iy, coming last, but only half a length
behind Weld. The barge club led by
three lengths. o.