Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-07
Favorable Conditions and Very
Large Attendance.
Argonauts Of Toronto, Barely Lose
Grand Challenge Cup Heat.
American Student, B. \. Howell, Wins Second
Heat Tor Diamond SOULS.

| teHueO tnc regatta, To-Day, tne CIuD
| land houses and house boats being
centers of most vivacious and pictures
que groups of well groomed men and
women. The American and Canadian
contingent was well represented and
| hundreds of transient visitors were
present. A prominent figure was Mr.
II. c. Lehman, who coached the Har-
ward University crew for two seasons
as he took his place to watch the first
Trinity eight, whom he had trained.
| American interest centered in the
race between the Canadians and the
London Rowing Club, which proved
race worth seeing. 1t looked ike a
good thing for the visitors, but the old
adage about youth and its day again
came painfully into view. The Cana
| dams rowed wonderfully game race,
hut the Londoners certainly improved
| as they went along. Then Rudge
stroiled with great judgment and the
| ACCESSIBILITY of Capt. Loves scratch
| ing his four in the Stewards cup race
was manifested.
The seventh heat of the diamond
| SOULS was an attractive event The
| winner of this race would qualify for
| the final heat of this classical event.
The fact that Hemmerde of the Leand-
ers. had rowcd consistently all
| through the practice making his half
courses in time which ranged between
minutes and minutes and 10 sec
onds. made him an adversary to be
reckoned with. II was thought that
he might make the Anglo-American
row out and So establish a new record.
Nntbinu y.b In ax,'u
sport until it was nearing close
Then occurred the first mishap. This
was when the bad steering of the
| Trinity College four caused them not
only TO lose the race, but to break
their boat At the first attempt Cam
bridge tried TO carry away a pile. but
ended with a smashed rigger This
was the end of a magnificent quartet
of oarsmen. They have no one but
themselves to blame Had they kept
their heads il Is more than probable
they would have got into the final
Taken as a whole the days racing was
voted most satisfactory.
Tho first heat for the Wygold Chal-
lengc Cup for four-oared crews was
won by Trinity Hall. Cambridge, which
beat Kingston by three lengths in
Minis. SO secs.
In the second heat London beat
Thames. AT the finish three and three
quarters boat lengths separated the
was minutes. II seconds.
The sixth heat for the Stewards
Challenge Cup was won by Magdalene
over Trinity. The boats fouled at the
top of the island and when they start
ed the second time Trinity ran against
the piles and smashed its boat. Mag
dalcne then rowed the course alone
In the first heat for the Ladies'
Challenge Plate eight-oared crews.
Pembroke beat Ridley by two lengths
and a quarter. Time, minutes. %
seconds.
In the fourth heat of the Silver Cob
lets and Cap Nickalls Challenge Cup
tpairs) the st. Georges Hospital Club
defeated the Thames Rowing Club en-
tries. The St Georges had practically
walk-over and crossed the finish line
in minutes II seconds.
The Thames oarsmcn upset at first and
after the race had been started the sec
ond time hit the piles twice.
In the fifth heat for the silver goblet
ana Nickalls challenge cup, Leandcr beat
First Trinity by length Time. $50
In the first heat for the Visitors chal-
lenge cup. for four-oared crews Balliol
beat Pembroke, by IL lengths Time, :. 49,
The second heat Of the Visitors chal-
751 ''''e
In the fifth heat in the contest for the
Stewards challenge cup. the favorite
Hamonia easily beat Ballioi. in 7Si.
IN the second heat for the Diamond
SOULS. b. II. Howell. Thames Rowing
bridge; defeated +. G. Pcmerde. Leanue-
Club Howell romped away from his OPP
p9nen \, and finished alone.
ensc souls. Biackstafr beat Ashe win
ming as he liked in S.4l.
The Leander eight won the fifth hea
Of the Grand Challenge cup BY - lengths
over Trinity. Time. 7.56.
The sixth heat of the contest for the
Grand Challenge cup IN which were the
Arsonaut Rowing Club Of Toronto. was 4
magnificent race. London started rowing
40 strokes to the minute to the Canadians
j. ana sipped away At the outset iney
We're half a length ahead at the rectory
and half the distance Of the course were
IL lenths ahead, the time at that point
being 32S Then the Argonauts grandly
spurtcd, creeping up inch by inch and a.
QUO yards from home were on even terms
A Furnishing tusslc cnsued. but London
Just contrlved to stay the better and won
he heat by bare halt boats length
lime, rs.
First Trinity. defeated ;hc London Row
ing CLUBS eight in the sixth heat of the
race for the Thames challenge cup fin
ishing III lengths ahead. in 1l3
In the seventh heat for the Thames
challenge cup the Kingston Rowing cub
defeated Jesus College. by length Time. |
80
The rowing public has not been slow to
display its appreciation Of Ashes con-
duct, yesterday, in taking advantage OF
his legal right to claim Il foul. thus de- |
priving Thompson Of hard fought race
in the fifth heat for the Diamond SOULS. |
Such conduct on the part of an American |
or other foreigner would have becni
promptly dubbed unsporl sman!ike, and
much regret is expressed that an Eng
lishman should thus be guilty
All along the course, today in the heat |
with Blackstaffe, Ashe was respec tfu!iy |
and sympathetically advised to ''protcsl. !
and as the heat was procession. Black. |
static winning by about a quarter of a !
mile Ashe must have felt rather uncom.
Portable.