The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-15
Mono Wins ut Montreal.

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Royal Squadron club, and the Mono, III
American challenger for the Seawanlaks
challenge trophy for one-raters were
sailed today. At 9 o'clock this morning
not a ripple disturbed the surface Of St
Louis lake. The Glencairn was the IA.
forite. The Glencairn crossed the line
! first, but the Mono soon caught and
passed her, steadily increasing the lead
until at the fourmile mark she was one
! thousand yards ahead The sailing ca
pacfty of the Mono proved superior
throughout the race and she crossed the
line winner at 2:231s and the Glencairn
at 2:271s.
1t now apears that the Glencairn stove
four-inch square hole in her bow by
fouling the buoy at the start and was
compelled 20 sail on an even keel.
Regatta at Philadelphia
Philadelphia. Aug. 14.-The feature
less trial events Of yesterdays silver ju-
bilee regatta Of the National Association
Of Amateur Oarsmen were more than
compensated for today by the finals,
nearly all of which were rowed in good
sty.e, with finishes close. The local row.
ing clubs won four out Of the eight events
pulled off, the ninth event, the pair
cared, being postponed until Monday.
owing to the fouling of West Philadel-
phia by Argonaut and the subsequent
sinking Of the Tornado crews she'll
The events won by these local clubs were
the senior doubles and senior eight by the
Sr,l,yo nio NJ, nh aa IN
termedate doubles and intermediate
fours by the Paramount and Vesper, re-
speclively. In the other races the Ar
gonaut club of Toronto won the interna-
tional four; the Institute Boat cub OF
Newark, the senior four for the champ
ionship Of America; Joseph Mcguire OF
the Bradford Boa. club Of Cambridge.
Mass, the senior single souls, and Char
les Henry Lewis, of the Wauchett club OF
Worcester, the intermediate singles.
Never within a good many years has
the attendance at any national regetta
approached the attendance of todays.
It 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 previ-
Gus day. the races were rowed over the
national course, three-quarters OF mile
and return in all events except the in
ternational four and senior Fights, which
were pulled one and half mics straight
away.
The crowds began to assemble as early
as ten O'Clock in the morning, and by the
time the first race was called both sides
OF the river, along the dyes of which run
fine two magnificent drives Of Paramount
Park, were lined with coaches, bicycles
and persons on foot, whilet he big rocky
bluffs overhanging the east drive were
massed in every nook and corner by
large throng.
For the battle royal Of the day. the
senior singles, there were at least three
avorites-Whitehead, Juvena and Ma
much was expevted OF the
others. Mcguire, after the start, forged
ahead slightly and led on the turn. Juve-
nal was right after, with Van Damme,
Thompson and Whitehead next. Ma
guire led all the way home and won by
three lengths. Whitehead, by good
head work, pulled in for second place,
with Juvenal close behind, third.
In the intermediate singles Alcho-z was
the favorite and would have surely won
the race had il not been that after the
turn he caught a crab and upset. Inc
rest of the race was wa.k-over for Lew
g.
The pair-ored shell was chapter OF
accidents. Just after the start the Quak-
ar City club broke an oar by rowing 100
dose inshore. Argonaut was putting up |
. good race and seemed a likely winner
when. on rounding, the crew foued west |
and almost Immediately |
he Argonaut boat sank. The crews got
ogether soon after and il was decided 10
.ow the race all over on Monday, with |
III the entries in.
The lights were a disappointment in |
Measure.
Gu. of the fourteen original entries, the
ist narrowed down TO six, and when the
ihot was fired al starting but four crews
ined up. The Montrose had pulled about
wenty strokes, when one of the men
dipped his seat, and they dropped out.
This left three in the fight, all favorites,
With the Penn sylvania Barge club lead
ng in good style and the Pennsylvania
Varsity last. The latter crew pulled
Lwkwardly and the Pennsylvania Barge's
asst work finished them, the Harvard IN
rowing a second The
Barge club never lost its head, and at the
read Of the Island near the finish Weld
vas second, with the varsity crew ap-
,arently out of the race. but the men
allied and pulled strongly, coming IN
asst. but only half length behind Weld.
,he Barge club led by three lengths.
summaries:
Senior double SOULS, final heat-Penn-
ylvania Barge cub. Philadelphia, Hugh
fonohan stroke and George W. Van Lett
,ow, won by three lengths; Time 9:23.
yesper Boat club. Phila delphia. did not
tart. De Burle. the stroke. being sick
Senior four-oared shell race for champ
lnship Of America-Won by Institute
s5at club. Newark. y. J., &c. J. Carney.
;. \. Sullivan. J. E. Walker and Owen
: Fox by quarter OF q length; Ariel
Racing club. Baltimore, second; Argo-
su; Racing club, Toronto, third. Time
:e7.
The STAY, was a beautiful one There
as hardly a boats length between the
rsc and thelast boa, up the course.
.riel turned the stake first and ne Staten
Sand Institute and Toronto turned in
aeo rds- named. Il was neck and neck
s:ween the Ariel and institute all ne
rsy home. the Latter winning by a our
er Or length.
Senior single souls for championship
von by Joseph Maguire. Cambridge,
lass. by three lengths; Joseph J. White
cad, Boston, second: ]. r. Juvsnal
third. Time s.0s. White
cad had the east shore, then came Van