The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-14
OARSMEN AFTER LAURELS.
KEEN COMPETITION IN THE TRIALS
or THE NATIONAL REGATTA.

or THE NATIONAL REGATTA.
NOW York A. G. Eight shut Out by n Pleasure
Boat-snstttutes Defeat the ArEonRuts-Ten
Eyck's Ciubmnte, Lewis, wins n Heat
champion whitehead Quaiines for the SOULS.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 13.-If tho first day OF
the annual regatta OF tho National Association
OF Amateur Oarsmen is any criterion OF the sec
ond, the twcnty.ffth annual regatta, which
should DO from every point of view the greatest
event OF It's kind ever rowed In America, will go
down to history as one Of tho most unsatistac-
tory. The races were not started on time. and
the last event on the programme was only
started when darkness had already begun
to fall. The spectators, who occupied boats
along the course, began to leave for home,
and one Of them In so doing rowed too far
out in the river about half way down the course.
The shells were approaching Mt n high rate of
speed, but he did not sec them until they we're
on top Of him. and he then attempte to pull out
OF the way. lie was right In the water of the
Montrose men. and he just managed to avoid
them as they shot by in the lead. Not n half
length pcuind camc tho New York Athletic
Club re wing n strong stroke and ono calculated
to mako them pretty near n winner. He ran
right ahead OF them, and they struck his shell
amidships, smashing his and their own boat, and
getting hopelessly shut out of tho race In conse-
quenco.
Tho racing as a whole was not marked by any
particularly good contests save that for the
four-oared international trophy in the first heat.
when the Ariel and Institute crews were
matched. They made q great fight and much
interest attached to tho race, since they are re-
gurded as the only two crews which have Il
chance in either this event or In tho senior four.
There were fully 5000 persons gathered at
the finish when the races were called ut 8
t.l-zI. rt--- ~ .t II. -t-
scattered along the sides Of the river at various
points along the course, and probably as many
more who did not arrive until later. In all 1t is
not too much to say that 20, 900 persons saw tho
races.
In the first heat Of tho intermediate singles
Lewis and Wilson made a very pretty race for
threc-fourths of the dista nee, when Lewis
pulled out u winner by a narrow margin. Scholtz
also did splendid work. F. J. Geer won the
right to row in the final after a spirited second
heat with II. Vought Of the Atalanta Boat Club.
The senior four-oared shell trials attracted
considerable attention. In the first heat Staten
Island not only rowed a pretty race. but beat
Crescent out OF second place and pressed Ariel
hard after Ariel had fouled. They will row in
the final. The Institutes pulled Into first place
In the hollowest kind OF style in the second heat,
defeating the Argonauts. The Crescent defeat
SO d sheartened them that they withdrew from
the international event later in the day and left
a clear field to the Ariels and the Institutes.
In the International race, when these crews
met in the ; fret rG, heat it was a great struggle
nate in drawing against these two crows. She
could probably have beaten either of the crews
In the second heat and SO made the finals, but
as sometimes happens. the three best entries
were drawn together and one was thrown out in
The senior singles were most eagerly awaited.
Van Damme. Mcguire, Maosh, and Mcdowell
scratched. The three got OF together and pulled
al the way to the buoy without any advantage.
and the way he left the " others made e'f Il appear eaS
that he had only fooled before with them. -.
y. The h, race tomorrow for fer the he ch,mpiSnship VIII
rest with either. and it is sure to be the hardest
The last event was the eight-oarod inter.
mediate race i, The e., four crews reached ed their ii
peared to be Unmatched in physique, the New
York: A Il Club having all the better Of the
. it arpeared as though they had also the
5 III noa sSsSsl and iSm tSs N !sso Y ias l ssSiett Gl' SYnS
r r n ssnnal,hth the b. F%irmoT WRdtssciSldloO followed Jed, about bout, a hSiI
Tod the bunch until the half.miIe marx
was nsared; All four ,fsrsws were row
s spTYashe cd slightly Rhe fS %s@; York; sheG Kas p MHTSs' ,St
longest stroke and appeared to be well set Tor a
: they had passed the bridge which marked the
al tlsluutt. AiOHlTOsts ny 4 y" u uNDlt
! the single. lost her lead and fell behind. She
l regained her Roadway. but could never over
. length in 8 minutes 7 scco DIS. Montroso beat
: the Fairmounts for second place. The summa
= ries:
Intermediate singles-First heat won by Charles H
Lewis. wauchusett Boat club. by three lengths; sec
John Il y. a 81 %li; %ai,a Si nSat 4 c, %s P Pg a ,SnSis; BY sH AZ,
lengths. Time 10 minutes az? seconds. Second hea
Q Boston, by two lengths; second. il. voasht. 1tiantI
n Boat Club. New York, by siI feet third, Roscoe e
minutes ILL. seconds, Third hea. won by Edwar
d !: sSholt., Na5Tasansett Boat Club; by twsn,!
d Philaaclph!s. by a length third, =. II. Lee. Spring
h I hssn nSs' F Saa : . Ts%S sb .I mlan1fT hs.. won by Ar.e
l. R B 4 Club GS6m ssiti% aNS sS C; W K RSinl,,r Frank IN ,I Rap SsS
# half lengths; second. staten Island Boat club by hal
a lengthi third. Crescent Boat club. philadelphin
stitutc Boat club. Newark. Edward j. Carney. +. A
Sq' a iSas,h ! second Of T x1son.u, f Rowing 8T Club. f Tor6 aGs
n by three lengths third, Columbia Athletic Club. wash
1t 'n ssa9or si%f; $ st ainH.fi It s sSSqn @on by James H
g. Juvrnal. Penesyl.an!a Boat club, BY three lengths
p : Ieps,hl' third. Thomas 4; joyce, spsins
Second dG nea, c Man by TIM J. ;. w 10 %taa.S Vest II E sSiG BE-.
!. Glao; Bo,,'e on. by G,r e length; SECOND" { Al E a Is"m ,;,a
1 1%ffo RsSn. Boat TorS SnaS, F FSTGn1G' Club ~ "vf f. 1S@s' ; minute, s"iss
i 6st seconds. Third heat won by James Masuirs
i g S'A d. van sG DsS GiSs' S ms,aai b Eo ssFe Sia asnf ns;lc ,S1oq E
- Marsh withdrew; Time. 10 minutes ! = seconds.
woR BY institute Boa, club ; SSwsrt E. W. =, Carney 4Isy. +
h M n,,s sai'nss SO seconds s; one "'s scso a"a 3Tisi Rowing f%s; club it." sa
:. timore; third. staten Island iuat Club. Second hea
20 a Tn Sy fsS%na Ale1 H%M'%S J. o'H hoy dao'PF F. il, r rSapaa@' ,
Jo,sph wright Tim; : minutes 81 seconds. Sscont
1t Intermediate Eishts-won by Worcester His
10 c. Jackson, II. Mitchell. 7. Brown. J. y. Mnnroe, c. !
:, e R 5, c, X r IShn fime T. ! i ia ksanss s = ssSSnd d. j. s 9",n.
= Montrose Boat Club, philadelphia; third, FairmouI
finish