The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29
WILL ROW In FINALS.
Kerns and Lewis Qualify in Intermediate
and Senior SingIes---Each Rows Second
in His Heat---Dempsey's Great
Work--Pennsy Takes the
Four Dared.

Charles H. Lewis, had a walkover in
the senior double SOULS, and led the
Delaware Boat club pair at the finish
by nearly dozen lengths
With the smaller races out of the
way, the four big eight-oared crews
the New York Athletic club, the Yes
pers of Philadelphia, the Atlantas of
Springfield, and the School boy crew
of the Boston A. A., started up the
river for their two-mile straight away
contest. There was some slight delay
at the start, but at last all four got
away, with the New York Athletic club
IN the lead. An eighth of mile from
the start the Vesper crew suddenly
stopped rowing, and No. threw up his
hand.
The starter called and called for the
other three crews to cease rowing, but
the fight was too fierce, and not one
Of them dared to give up. although the
starters warning was reinforced by the
whistle on board the referees boat
The three crews, however, still Kept
on, and the race developed into a grand
contest between the New York Ath-
letic club and the school boys.
There was great conlmotion as the
| crews neared the finish. and the two
| went over the line amid cheers, and 1T
| was not Until the judge at the finish
] had announced the decision, that it was
known which went over first. The At
lantas were two lengths behind, and
the time, taken unofficially, was 7:52 z-5..
Referee Simpson, after hearing the
statement of the starter, announced
that the contest was no race.
Tomorrow the great contest is the
three cornered race between Mcguire,
Ten Eyck and Whitehead.
Summary:
Gap;or fo,,,. oarn5 e-I,a11e W., ~
Pennsylvania Barge Club, Philadelphia
(Hugh Monaghan, bow; John o. Exley,
stroke); Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia
&c. Loefeller, bow; w. Carr, Stroke),
second. Time, 1O:5OA.
intermediate single sculls-First heat
won by James O'Keefe, ATLANTA Boat
Club, Springfield; Frank B. Greer, JEFF
fries Point Rowing Association, East
Boston, second; j. r. Crawford, New
York Athletic Club, New York, third;
M. A. O'Leary, Riverside Boat Club.
Cambridge, Mass, fourth. Time, 1921.
Greers time, 1892.
Second heat-Won by James G. Ma
son, Argonaut Rowing Club, Toronto,
Canada; Frank Kerns Wachusett Boat
Club, Worcester, Mass, second. Time,
1929
Association senior singles-First heat
won by John Rumohr, Rat Portage
Rowing Club, Rat Portage, Ont; Chas.
H. Lewis, Wachusett Boat Club, Wor-
cester. second; Amos Kubfck Spring
field Boat Club, Springfield, third; Rob
ert P. Blake. Union Boat Club, Boston,
fourth; Charles Bulger, Albany Rowing
Club, Albany N. T., fifth. Time,
10:061s. Lewis time, 10:0Sh-
Second heat-Won by c. S. Titus,
Young Mems Gynanastic Rowing Club,
New Orleans, La; James B. Juvenal,
Pennsylvania Barge Club, Philadelphia,
second; Everett S. Pope, Boston Ath-
letic Association, Boston, third: Fred
r. Tudor, Jr., Boston Athletic Associa-
ton, Boston, fourth. Time, 1912. Juve-
nails time, 1918.
Senior four-oared shells (final)-Won
by Pennsylvania Barge Club, Philadel-
phia (Hugh Monaghan, bow; John o.
Exley, Ed Marsh, ]. +. Dempsey,
stroke); Brockville Rowing Club,
Brockville, Ont. (Haroid Frazer. bow;
c. T. Wilkinson, E. C. Carr, F. 1. Ritch,
stroke), second; Western Blowing Club.
St. Louis, Mo-, third. Winners time,
S:4S14; Brockville clubs time. S:49A.
Senior double SOULS (hRal)-Won by
Wachusett Boat Club (Charkes A.
Lewis, bow; Edward H. Ten Eyck.
stroke); Delaware Boat Club, Chicago
Games Henderson, bow; William Wei
nard, stroke), second; time. s:1s%.
9:19%
iAtCl lAlS0ldtC SlSAI-OeAACQ ctlGllS QOSL-
poned on account of accident to Yes
per Of Philadelphia.
A meeting of the association was held
this evening at the Boston Athletic AS
ISOLATION and considerable important
business was transacted. Four new
members of the executive COMMITTEES
were elected: Walter Simpson of the
Arlington Boat Club, James p. Fox of
the Crescent Boat Club, Boston, Claude
zappone of Washington and Charles c.
Atlin of Chicago.
Edward Hedley of the vesDer Boat
Club, Philadelphia, and Frank ]. Mum
ford Of New Orleans were reinstated,
while George Van Vleet of the Pennsyl-
yania Barge Club was disqualified.
A communication was received from
the French Society of Amateur Ath-
letics, inviting the association to send
representatives to the exposition in
1900, and 1t was decided to send an
eight-oared, a four cared, one Of the
senior doubles and a senior single. The
association will hold another meeting
tomorrow morning.