The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-17
WATCH PRACTICE.
Boston Men Getting
a Line On Ten
Eyck's Work.
THEY THINK MAGUIUE is FASTER.
Lewis Making Much Better
Time Than He Did
at Springfield.
THEY THINK MAGUIRE is FASTER.

Yesterday was the dulIest day of the
season at the lake. The intermittent
showers all day kept the people away
from the parks and disheartened club
men who planned to pass the day at
their houses. The few people who were
about the houses and shores were there
for purpose. The largest delegation
was at the Wachusett club house and
was out to get a line on the work OF
the scullers who are entered in the ma
tional regatta.
In the party We're several Boston men.
fhey made the trip to this city to watch
Ten Eyck at work to get a line on his
| chances against Joe Mcguire in the
J championship single SOULS at the ma
tlonal. The regatta will be held a
week from Friday and Saturday, and
| the great championship race will be
rowed Saturday afternoon. Joe White
head will be an entry, but little atten-
| ton is given his chances, as both Ma
guire ands,Ten Eyck have defeated him.
1t is generally conceded that the cham
| pionship will be settled by the Wachu-
sett man and Mcguire
The latter has been in preparation for
the race since the weather would permit
| OF sculltng, and reports from Boston
| give it out that he is going fast He
| Is being handled by Jim Wray, the
Australian champion, and every pre-
caution for fast work has been taken.
The best boat that could be secured
has been purchased and Mcguire is
| taking the best of care of himself He
is going fully as fast as two years ago,
when he won the national champion
ship from Whitehead, and his close
| friends believe this is fast enough to
win from Ten Eyck
In that race, Mcguire rowed the
| Schuylkill course in $3.50, and had a
comparatively easy time of it in the
last part of the race. Last year Ten
Eyck rowed the same course in exact
! ly the same time. He, however, had
| to row the race out, as Goldman, the
| Argonaut sculler, who has recently
competed for the diamond SOULS at
Henley, proved a strong finisher, and
chased the champion after Lewis had
| been disposed of. OF the party of Bos-
| ton men who watched the Wachusett
scullers at work yesterday, most of
them have seen Mcguire lately.
| The race, if both men come to the
! line, will be one of the biggest betting
events of the year, and everybody is
| looking for a chance to place his money
| to advantage. The visitors We're open
to conviction, but they returned to Bos-
| ton last night satisfied that Ten Eyck
will have to row as he never has, to
| beat Mcguire.
Ned is rowing a finished stroke and
working hard. His blade work is
clean, but the Boston men could not
see the speed in his shell that they
fancy is in Magulre's boat. Ned start
ed training later this year than in past
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lege work and the late start has not
permitted him to take off the extra
weight he gathered during the winter.
Yesterday his father rowed the cham
pioin in a heavy sweater and a few
pounds of weight melted off but there
are several more pounds that his father
would like to see roll off in perspira-
ton.
The champion, his father Lewis and
young Jim Ten Eyck were on the water
at the same time. Kerns is in Boston
looking for shell in which to row at
the nationals. Jim Ten Eyck gave the
two scullers hard row. They went
over the course for Furnishing practice,
and then lined up for a practice start
It was in this that the handicap of Ten
Eycks weight showed to the detriment
of his speed.
He has always been noted for fast
he lined up with his father and Lewis
he was last to get away. Lewis, who
mas been coming fast since his SPRING
field race and is fast getting into shape,
Jumped his shell a half length on the
champion at the word and led for the
short brush of is strokes. This exhi-
bition was pleasing to the Boston fan
ciers of Mcguire, and put his stock
up few notehes.
Lewis, who will have as big a con-
tract on his hands as his partner in
the association single SOULS, is begin
ming to show Improvement. 1t was
known among his friends at the time
OF the New England regatta that Lewis
was at least % seconds slower that
last fall when he defeated Ku-
bic. Since then he has been given a
double dose of work and rounded into
form so that he is in a rair way to ev-
en- matters with Kubic when they meet
at the national
But beside Kubic, Lewis will have
TO tackle Jimmy Juvenal of the Penn
sylvania Barge Club and he will prove
hard competitor. Juvenal is the
biggest fish in the water through New
York and Pennsylvania and already
mas several creditable victories to his
credit this year, notably three wins at
the Harlem regatta. Philadelphia peo-
PIE think pretty well of JuVenaPs
chances to win the association event
and in that case he will probably en-
ter the championship race to compete
against Ten Eyck and Mcguire
The proposed change in dates of the
Quinsigamond international regatta
was discussed by rowing men al fine
lake yesterday and the idea was IA
vorably received. If it is decided 10
open the regatta two weeks from to.
day, there should be no reason wbv
Worcester couldn't catch the hest ~
the entries at the national regatta
fast race is assured in the eieht-oarad
event for the Knickerbocker AthIetic
Club of New York and Pennsylvania
Barge Club have promised entries
These clubs are strong rivals and hoRb
are entered in the national but the tr,1e
test of the crews will be on T,aira
Quinsigamond, where each win And
water to it's liking. The board of gov
ernors of the Quinsigamond regatta
will meet this afternoon and likely de-
eide on the change of dates. Entries
for the regatta close tomorrow night az
midnight, but all entries bearing post
marks of the date will be accepted. SO
that the list may not be given out I'M
til Thursday.
Ten Eyck, Lewis and Kerns with