The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-23
EXCITINTC AMATEUR EVENTS
TwENTY-sIxTH REGATTA Ma
TIONAL AMATEUR OARSMEN
Weather Was Propitious and the
Contests. Were of the Highest Or
der-surprise Of the Day Was
the Defeat of Wright and Thomn-
son, the ArgOnaut Champion
Pair-Oared Grew.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 22.-The
twenty-sixth annual regatta Of the
National Association of Amateur Oars
men was opened here today under the
most favorable auspices The weather
was all that could be desired, and the
contests were all good. The races were
rOWed over the national course-the
Schuyler, in Fairmount park-and was
witnessed by large crowd. The races
were a mile and a half, with a turn.
The eight-oared shell race was a mile
and half straightaway.
Today's events consisted of six races
two trial heats, intermediate singles
and finals in the senior pair-oared.
senior double, senior four and interme-
diate eight-oared shell. One champion
ship prize went to Toronto another to
Worcester, Mass, and the other two to
Philadelphia crews
The surprise of the day was the de-
feat of Wright and Thompson, the Ar
gonaut champion pair-oared shell crew.
They were looked upon as sure WIN
ners, but Excely and Scott, of the
Pennsylvania barge club, defeated
them quite easily.
Ten Eyck. of Henley fame, and his
club mate, Lewis, won the senior dou-
BILE SOULS in fine style. The other crews
entered were Marsh and Monaghan.
and Margarum and Halstead, of PhiIa-
delphia. Ten Eyck and Lewis started
out in the lead, but Marsh and Mon
oghan quickly caught them. The Wa
chuSetts pair then began to row as
pretty race as has been seen here
in a long time Their blade work was
perfect, and they soon had the lead
again. AT the three-quarters' stake
Ten Eyck and Lewis We're a length in
front of Marsh and Monaghan. They
kept up their pretty sculling and won
by two lengths. Margarum and Hal
stead were about six lengths behind
Marsh and Monaghan. ~
There were three starters in the Sc
nior four-oared shell race-Argonaut.
of Toronto; Ariel, of Baltimore, and
Western. of st. Louis. The Ariels got
the worst of the start by over half a
length. The st. Louis men did consid-
cradle splashing, while the Argonauts
showed fine Craftsmanship, which ena-
bled them to take, the lead At the
turning stake the Argonauts led by a
length, while the Ariels were a half
length in front of the Western crew.
BY a splendid squirt the Ariels caught
and passed the Cahucks They could
not hold the lead, however, and the
Canadians won by one length The St.
Louis men started a bad race, and were
out of it at the mile stake.
PENNSYLVANIA barge, Fairmount,
of Philadelphia, and Union, Of New
York, were the starters in the eight
Dared race, the last event of the day.
Fairmount took the lead at the start,
with Pennsylvania second At the mile
stake the Fairmounts were a length
and a half in front of Pennsylvania.
Union was gradually left behind Near
the finish Pennsylvania spurted, but
paramount won by two lengths
THE SUMMARIES.
Intermediate single sculis, first heat. two
to qualify-N. McC. Binder, Malata Boat club
Philadelphia, won: NJ. G. Davis. Harlem Boat
club. New York. second F. Marsh, Pensylva-
ma ma Boat club. Philadelphia. third Time,
intermediate single sculls, second heat, tvs
70 quailfy-A. Kubik, Springfield Mass
Beat club, first; s. E. West, Millstream Boai
1920. ~ - ~. ',,'
Senior double sculls. final h.at-E. H. Ten
Eyek, bow, and c: H. Lewis, stroke, Wachu-
Marsh. bow, and H. Monaghan, stroke, Penn
sylvania Boat club. Philade!hia, second: C,
II. Margerum, bow, and d. Halsted stroke,
Crescent Beat club, Philadelphia, third
Senior pair cared sculls, flna,-H. G. .ott
bow, and j. o. Exley. stroke Pennsylvapia
Boat club, Philadelphia. first F. H. Thomp-
son, bow. and James Wright. stroke. Argo-
Time, 9:59
Senior four-oared shells, fnal-Argonaut ut
&c Boat club Toronto. first; Ariel Boat club,
baltimore. second; Western Boat club, st.
intermediate four-oared shells, fnal-Fair-
mount Boat club Philadelphia, frs: Pensyl-
vania Boat club. Philadelphia. second; Union
Boat club, New York. third Time. 500 3-5