The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30
10000 AT A BOAT RACE
IMMENSE BOSTON CROWD SAW ED.
WARD HANLON TEN EYCK WIN.
Young Oarsmnn Easily Won Cham
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Barge Club
Wins Eight-Oared Shells.

BOSTON, July 2e.-The result Of the three
cornered championship single scul race be-
tween young Edward Ten Eyck, Joseph
Mcguire and Joseph Whitehead, which
served to attract over 10000 people TO the
banks of the Charles river this afternoon
was scarcely feature in the second and
final day of the national regatta. Ten Eyck
easily rowed away from his opponents and
merely padded over the line at the finish
six lengths ahead of Mcguire and nine ahead
of Whitehead. Still, Ten Eyck came within
a foot of losing the race on foul. for he
turned the wrong buoy and Mcguire missed
his shell by short foot. Maguires subse-
quent protest was not allowed. The two
eight-oared events. the senior of which was
won by the Pennsylvania Barge Club, and
the intermediate that came over from yes
terday and was won by the Boston Athletic
Association, were both holly contested.
while the intermediate doubles ana the four
cared races were fIlly as exciting. The
New York Athletic Club won the four
cared. and the Jeffries Point Rowing Asso-
citation, of East Boston, the doubles while
the intermediate singles and the association
senior singles were won by Frank
3. Guer, also of the Jeffries Point
and John Rumoher, of Rat Portage. But
one accident marred the days sport, and
again the Vesper crew, Of Philadelphia, in
the intermediate eight-oared race, was the
unfortunate victim. With winning lead
No. 2 in the boat broke his rowlock. With
great heroism he jumped overheard rather
than become a passenger He was picked
up in safety. but wept when his crew lost
the race. The weather conditions were very
good, although the water was not as smooth
as yesterday and the inside course was
worth length over the outside.
A greater crowd never assembled in this
city, From Harvard bridge, which was
packed with humanity. to the finish line
mile away the right bank of the Charles
was lined with enthusiasts five and six deep,
while toward the boat clubhouse the streets
were crowded.
Young Ten Eyck had no difficulty in prov
ing his superiority in the single scull race
from the very start, when he deliberately
rowed over to his opponents smoother
water and kept there throughout the race.
Ten Eyck. who had the outside position,
with the rough water, jumped ahead at the
start, and with few quick, strong strokes
swept right across the bow of Whitehead,
who had the middle position, until he was
half a length in front of Mcguire To an
q
been fraught with great peril from the dam
ger of foul, but the Wachusett man was
very confident of his ability. and soon pulled
out length or two ahead of his opponents
into a safe position. In the meantime
Whitehead had fallen behind, and he never
caught up again during the race. Ten Eyck
watched Mcguire and responded squirt for
spurt ard as he neared the line put three
| lengths between his shell and that of the
Bradford man. With this apparently. safe
lead he made for Maguires turning buoy,
instead of cutting over TO the other side of
the course for his own mark. which he
could have easily done and lost but little
| He had not swung completely round when
Mcguire reached the buoy, and quick
stroke on the latter's part would undoubted-
ly have brought about a collisioh, , which,
the race. Mcguire. however, did not realize
how near he was TO Ten Eyck until the lat
ter had pulled away in safety.
The remainder of the race was mere
| procession Ten Eyck getting four or five
lengths ahead and keeping there to the nm
dropped his stroke TO Is and later TO - and
almost ceased rowing before his shell went
over the line, six lengths ahead OF Mcguire.
Mcguire spurted when within one-quarter of
| a mile of the finish to get away from White
head rather than to catch Ten en- EEcki; , Ma Ma.
the referee had previously received state
ment from the Judge at the turn and !, disal,
t tRe boats M. d.a not touch each other : mat
In the senior international tours the
Brockville crew simply rowed away from
the ST. Louis four
At a meeting of the executive committee
this morning Walter Simpson. of the Ar
lington Boat Club, was elected president of
the association. Summary:
Senior singles: Won by Edward Hanlon
Ten Eyck; Joseph G.. Maguire. second: Jo-
seph j. Whitehead, third. Winners time.
10:1eL.
Senior eight-oared shells: Won by Penn
sylvania Barge Club Philadelphia: Knick-
erbocker Athletic Club, New York, second:
Milstream Boat Club, Chelsea, Mass, and
Nesper Boat Club. Philadelphia, tied for
third place. Winners time. 1904.
intermediate eight-oared shells postponed
from yes, erday): Won by Boston Athletic
| ond; yesper Boat Club. third. Winners
time 500.