The times., 1899-09-05
THE MIDDLE STATES REGATTA.
The Potomac Crew Wins the Junior
Eight-Oared Shells

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 4.-Out-of-
town crews cut quite swath in the Middle
States Regstta on the Schuylkill River to-
day, winning five out of twelve races.
Meyerhoff, of the Nassaus, and the Union
intermediate gig crew sustained New
Yorks reputation, while the Passaics, of
New York, got away with the junior and
intermediate doubles. The Potomac junior
eight of Washington simply walked away
from the Harlem and Staten Island crews
in the final heat. The trial heat, however,
was a grand race. The Harlems and
Staten Islanders killed Pennsylvania off
in the first quarter mile, and then fur
nished a neck-and-neck race to the line.
Harlem won. but only after a grueling
finish. The junior double race had six en-
tries, the Institutes and Passafcs repre-
1 senting New York, while the Nassau and
Lone Star crews rowed for Gotham. The
yespers had them all beaten to the half,
when the Lone Stars took the race in hand.
About 200 yards from the finish the Pas
saics spurted and won in gallant fashion,
with Nassau second. Passaic won the in
termeSiafe double in handy fashion from
the fast Malta crew, whose bowman caught
bad crab. Bad steering really lost them
the race.
There were two feature races on the
programme, the senior four cared shell af
fair between the Pennsylvania champions
and the Detyoits and Vespers, and the ap-
pearance in the senior singles of Edwin
Hedley, rowing his 4rst race in five years.
In the fours, Pennsylvania sustained her
reputation by winning by a length. 1t
was a hard race. Hedley expected TO meet
Juvenal in the singles, but Juyenal claimed
he was i'll and refused TO row. Hedley won
after a good race with Henri Scott of the
Pennsylvania Barge Club. Weisenegger,
of Newark, and Lockwood, OF this city,
collided and were out OF it.
intermediate single shelf-Won by
Joseph Dempsey, Pennsylvania B. c.; Nj.
A Cornell, Union B. c., New York, second.
Time, 6:463 ga.
Junior singies-Final heat won by Will
liam Meyerhoff, Nassau B. c.; H. De
Baecke. Vesper B. c., second J. W. Lupo,
Institute B. c.. third; George Eagle, Malta
B. c., fourth Time, sos Ia.
Junior eight-oared shells-F1rst heat,
won by Potomac B. c., Washington; Malta
3. c., second; Pennsylvania B. c., third.
No time given.
Fairmounts disqualified for fouling Penn
sylvania twenty-five yards from the start.
Race restarted.
Second heat-Won by Harlem r. c.; Sec
ond, Staten Island; third, Union B. c.
Time. SOL Ia.
Final heat-won by Potomac B. c.; Har-
lem Rowing Club, second; Malta B. c.,
third; Staten Island Rowing Club, fourth
Time. sos IA
Senior singles-Won by Edwin Hedley,
yesper B. c.; H. G. Scott, Pennsylvania
B. c., second; r. c. Lockwood, West Phil
adelphia, third; A. Wesengegger, Passaic.
3. c., stopped rowing. Time. 6:06.
Junior doubies-Won by Passaic Boat
Club, Newark; Nassau B. c., second; Lone
Star B. c., third: West Philadelphia B. c.,
fourth; Vesper B. c., fifth. Time. AZ IL
Junior four-oared shefis-Won by Penn
sylyania B. c.; Detroit B. c., second. Time,
5:14. Vespers met with an accident and
stopped about three eighths of mile from
the finish.
Junior four -oared gigs-Won by Quaker
City Barge Club; Cbaumouix 3. c., sec
ond Time, e:51 IA.
Intermediate double shells-Won by Pas
saic B. c., Newark; Malta B. c., second.
Time, 5:47
intermediate eight-oared shells-Won by
Vesper B. c.; Montrose B. c., second; Pal
isade B. c., New York, third. Time, 7:49
Senior double sculls-Won by Yesper B.
c.; Pennsylvania Barge Club, second.
! c.: PENNSYLVANIA Barge Club, second; Har-
lem Rowing Club, third. Time, 5:36
intermediate four-oared gigs Won by
Union B. c., New York; Wess Philadelphia
b. c., second; Vesper B. c., third. Time,
$50
| Senior eight-oared shells-Won by Cham
pion Barge Club crew; Vesper b. c., sec
ond. Time, 7:46.