The Portland daily press., 1897-08-16
THE AMATEUR OARSMEN.
Silver Jubilee Regetta of Their AssO-
citation.

Battle Royal.
Philadelphia, August 1.-the feature
less trial events of yesterdays silver
jubilee regatta of the National Associa-
ton of Amateur Oarsmen, were more
than compensated for today by the
finals, nearly all of which were rowed in
good style with finishes close. The local
rowing clubs won four out of the eight
events pulled off, the remaining event,
the pair cared, being postponed until
Monday owing to the fouling of West
Philadelphia by Argonaut, and the sub
sequent sinking of the Toronto crew S
shell. The events won by these clubs
were the senior and doubles and senior
Fights, by the Pennsylvania barge club
and the intermediate doubles and inter-
mediate fours by the Paramount and
Vesper, respectively. In the other races
the Argonaut club of Toronto won the in
ternational four, the Institute boat club
of Newark, the senior four for the cham
pionship of America; Joseph Mcguire of
the Bradford boat club of Cambridge,
Mass, the senior single sculls, and
Charles Henry Lewis of the Wachusetts
club of Worcester, the intermediate sim
giles.
AS on the previous day the races were
rowed over the national course, three
quarters of mile and return in all
events, except the international four and
single Fights which were pulled one and
one half miles straight away
In the first race, the senior doubles,
the Catlin club Of Chicago, the Toronto
rowing club and the Pennsylvania barge
club were the only starters, and all three
rowed good stroke. The local crew
was first on the turn and it came in pull
ing steady stroke, crossing first by a
length.
In the senior four the Institute boat
club took the lead and held it to the
turn. The Ariel Club of Baltimore was
first away on the turn and came down
rowing with 32-stroke. The Institute
was close after the Baltimore crew and
passed the latter half way down. Near
ing the finish Ariel spurted and held close
to the Institute, but the latter passed
the judges's stand winner by half a
length.
Then came the battle royal, the senior
singles, with at least three favorftes-
WHITEHEAD, Juvena1 and Mcguire, and
much was expected of the Others. Ma
guire, after the start, forged ahead slight
ly and led at the turn. Juvenal was
right after him; Van Damme, Thomp-
son and Whitehead next. Mcguire led all
the way home and won by three lengths.
Whitehead, by good, head work pulled in
for second place, with Juvenal close be-
hind. In the intermediate singles
Scholze was the favorite and would have
surely won had it not been that after
the turn he caught a crab and upset.
The rest of the race was walkover for
Lewis.
In the pair-oared she'll the Quaker City
club broke an oar by rowing too close
in shore. Argonaut was putting up
good race and seemed likely winner
fouled West Philadelphia and almost
Immediately the Argonaut boat sank
The crews got together soon after and it
was decided to row the race all over on
Monday with all the entries.
The Nassau boat club disqualified in
Paramount rowed a splendid race
throughout with Vesper close behind, the
former crossing ahead by half length.
The Vesper boat club pulled in good
style all through the intermediate four
and won easily. Seawanhaka was lessen
by cratic rowing.
The international four was close race.
Ariel led for nearly half mile, with
Institute nearby and Argonaut and Co.
lumbia following. At this point Column
bia broke an oarlock and stopped. Argo-
naut began pulling and dipped clear
through, crossing a winner by half
length.
The Fights were disappointment in
measure. Out of IA original entries, the
lists narrowed down to six and when the
pistol was fired at starting out four
crews lined up. The Montrose pulled
about 20 strokes when one of the men
slipped his seat and then dropped out.
This left three in the fight, all favorites,
with the Pennsylvania barge club in good
style and the Pennsylvania varsity last.
The latter crew pulled awkwardly and
the Pennsylvania barge fast distanced
them, the Harvard undergraduates row.
ing good second. The barge club never
lost its head and at the head of the ISL
and, near the finish, Weld was second
with the varsity crew apparently out
of the race, but the men rallied and
pulled strongly, coming in last only
half length behind Weld The Barge
club led by three lengths.
The summaries:
Intermediate single SOULS, won by C.
H. Lewis, Wachusetts rowing club, Wor-
cester, by 10 lengths; F. J. Greer, Column
bia rowing association, Boston, second !;
B. G. Wilson, New York A. c., third !:
Bunker. Crescent boat club, Philadel-
phia; F. f. Scholze, Narragansett boat
club, Providence; H. Vorght, ATLANTA
boat club; New also started Time, 1O. II.
intermediate double SOULS, won by
Paramount rowing association. Philadei-