Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-15
ON TIE SCHUYLKILL.
NATIONAL REGATTA FINALS ALL
WELL ROWED.
WINS FOUR RACES.
The Pair-Oared Event Postponed on
Account OF Fouling of West
Philadelphia by ArgOnaut-Enor-
nous Attendance.

PHILADELPHIA, August H-The
Silver Jubilee regatta OF the National
Association Of Amateur Oarsmen were
more than compensated for to-day by
the finals, nearly all OF which were
rowed in good style and with the fin
ishes close. Local rowing clubs won
event, pair-oared race, being postponed
until Monday, owing to the fouling Of
west Philadelphia by Argonaut, and
the subsequent sinking Of the Toronto
crews shell.
1t is estimated that over 5000 per-
sons viewed the races from the two
sides of the course and in river craft
Of every imaginable description. AS on
the previous day. the races were rowed
over the National course, three quar-
tiers Of a mile and return, in all events,
except the international tours and Sc
Nor Fights, which were pulled one and
one-half miles straight away. Summary:
Senior double sculls-fnal heat. Penn
svlyania Barge Club, Philadelphia (Hugh
McMonaghan, stroke. and George w.
Van Vliet, bow). won, by three lengths;
Catlin Boat Club, Chicago, second; 10
rontO Boat Club. third. Time, go 81.
Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia, did not
start. DeBulo, the stroke, being SICK
Senior four-oared-shell race. for cham
pionship Of America. Won by Institute
Boat Club. Newark. N. j. OE. j. Carney,
F.. A. Sullivan, j. u. Walker, ana owen
e. Fox). by a quarter Of length; Ariei
Boat Club, Baltimore, second; Arsohaut
X. c.. Toronto, third. Time s:lh. Staten
Island Boat Club also started.
Senior single SOULS, for championship
or the United States. Won by Joseph
Mcguire. Cambridge, Mass, by three
lengths: Joseph j. whitehead. Boston,
second: j. B. Juvenal, Philadelphia,
third: c. Louis Van Damme. Of Detroit,
fourth: T. Thompson, OF Toronto, NTH.
Time, $3.50.
Intermediate single sculls-1nal heat.
Won by c. RI. Lewis, Wachusett Boat
club Worcester, by ten lengths; +. J.
Greer. Columbia Boat Club, Boston Sc
cond; y. G. Wilson, New York Athletic
Club. third. Bunker, Crescent Boa'
Club. Philadelphia; l.. f. Scholze, Mar
ragansett Boat Club Providence, and IL.
Vought Atlanta Boat club, New horA'
also started. Time, 10l5.
intermediate double sculls-hnal heat.
Won by Paramount Rowing Association,
philadelphia CThomas Sicily. stroke, ana
Charles Devery. bow), by half length;
Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia, second;
Nonpareil. New York, third. DO time
taken. The Nassau Boat Club, New
York. was disqualified for fouling fair-
mount. The race was restarted at the
ouarter-miie mark. The Detroit Boat
Club also started. ..
Pair-oared shells-final heat. Argonaut,
west Philadelphia quaker City ana
Vegper of Philadelphia, started. AZ the
turn the Argonauts fouled west Fhlla-
dolnbla. and were disqualified. Inc
others will row the race over on MONDAY:
intermediate four-oared shells-iinal
heat. Won by Vesper Boat Club, Phiia-
delpbia &c. Roenhen. G. NJ. Patterson
G r. Krauter, and d. H. Miles,, by
length; Seawanhaka Boat Club Brook
1yn- second; Pennsylvania barge CluD'
Philadelphia. third. Time, 9:SS.
Senior eight-oared-shell race. won py
pennsylvania Barge Club, philadelphia
10 w. Van Vliet c. II. WERNER, IL. O.
scott. II. w. Mende, ]. O. Exley. ~
Monoghan, ]. Dempsey, ]. b. JuvenaD
bv five lengths; Weld Boat club, or
Cambridge. second. three-quarters oil
length in front Of the University OF
Pennsvlvania. No time given.