The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-30
MAGUIRE is NO MATCH.
Wachusett Man Showed Great General
ship $4,000 People See Him Win
Lewis and Kerns Are Victims of
Conditions There Was
Little Betting

leans. The defeat wasn't much for the
New Orleans man to brag about, how
ever, for he didn't lead Lewis a. foot
when he reached the line.
me feature of the regatta, outside
OF the magnificent performance Of the
Wachusett boy, Ten Eyok, was a per
formance by K. w. King, No. 2. in the
intermediate eight Of the vesper Boat
Sloo Oh Philadelphia. Shortly after
passing the three-q0arter flags, his
oarl9ck snapped He promptly jumped
overheard and took his oar win HIM
he did the trick so cleverIy that he
qidnt throw the boat off its keel and
MS mates went on with Increased ar
ertlons The handicap was too areat
ana the crew was beaten. 1t would have
finished ahead. for, when the accident
lead 'He
It was pitiable to see the youngster
on the press boat He came within a,
ace Of drowning, SO close that M
Murphy, the great athletic trainer was
on the point of going into the river
clothes and all, to save him. But he
grasped rope thrown him and was
ragged on board. AS he stood wet and
-relnbHng, he cried like a baby. moan
Ag' 4 lost the race" The sight was
pltiabie that nearly every person
Ioung man was landed at the float of
ne Union Boat club he was greeted
with uproarious applause
another feature was the rowing of
the Pennsylvania Barge club eight
which distanced the field and won .he
championship for the third success1yA
year.
Money was scarce article with Bos-
ton enthusiasts of rowing. who were
friendly to Mcguire. The Wacbnsett
men offered all kind of wagers. and
only few of them were taken. those
beng at odds on the Worcester lad
For race that created as much in
terest, there was never such a SCARF
Of betting
1t was magnificent day for boat
racing from the standpoint of a spec
tator, and it wasn't a bad dav for the
fortunate scullers who drew the inside
course. But for those who drew the
outside positions it was terrible. There
may De times when Charles river course
gives as good an opportunity to one
sculler as another but If the Charles
river Is as it was yesterday, it isn't
a fair place to hold a regatta. The out
sac course was at least 20 seconds
slower than the one nearest the wall
In the case of two men about equally
matched, the drawing for position set
tled the race. The man on the outside
coWdnt beat the man on the inside
with propeller.
In everything else the regatta was a
magnificent success. There was never
a regatta so admirably handled. The
Boston men showed they knew what
should be done at every minute. and
they didn't wait a second before do
ing 1t.
The crowd was so great that it was
beyond estimate. There were undoubt-
edly $4,000 people within sight of the
races. Some of them were almost q
mile away, but they were there. and
they stayed while the races were on.
The various vantage points near the
finish were literally black with people.
The 500 foot grandstand was covered;
not seat being sold after 2 o'clock.
From that up to Harvard bridge the
street was lined and the bridge was
covered also.
The racing was not as good as the
day previous. The water was not az
good and the outside men were too
heavily handicapped. How badly thew
were handicapped was shown in the
association senior singles, when Juve-
nal, who has been rowing we'll this sea-
son, was left more than 100 yards be-
hind on the outside course.
The first race started was the final
of the intermediate single SOULS in
winch the men who raced started in
the following order from the sea wall:
James O'Keefe, Atlanta Boat club:
Springfield; Frank B. Greer. Jeffries
Point Rowing club, East Boston:
James Cooper Mason, Argonaut Rowing
club, Toronto, Canada, and Frank j.
Kerns, Wachusett Boat club Worces-
ter. Kerns got a poor start while
O'Keefe got Off we'll A furlong from
the start O'Keefe had a lead of a
length over Mason. Kerns rowed in
last position, and did not steer well.
He was rowing new shell, 1t being
the first time he ever sat in IT, Mason
drew up on O'Keefe, despite the ad-
vantagous position the latter had and
led at the half. Then Greer went past
The three men turned together, Kerns
being two lengths behind at the stake.
After leaving the turn, Greer made his
race and got lead which he gradual
ly Increased to the finish. Mason tired
from the great exertions in battling
with the wind and sea, and O'Keefe 4
passed him near the finish. Kerns was
last, several lengths behind the leader.
Greer won in t0:49, while O'Keefe did
IL minutes nat.
The next event brought out another
Worcester sculler, and he went the way
of the FIRST. The starters in the final
Of the association senior singles were
the following in order of position from
the wall: John Rumohr, Rat Portage
Rowing Club, Rat Portage, Ont; Chas.
H. Lewis. Wachusett Boat Club. Wor-
cester; c. S. Titus, Young Mems GYM
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