The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
FINALS ON HARLEM RIVER
THIRD IND LAST DAY OF THE
GREAT NATIONAL RE-
GATTA

NEW YORK, July 21-The third and
last day of the national regatta in the
speedway course Of the Harlem river WAS
concluded this afternoon before Is 900 en-
thusiastic spectators The Vespers, Of
Philadelphia, won the Paris fours; Greer
of Boston, the association singles; 3,
Demourell, Of New Orleans, captured
the intermediate singles; the Crescents
Of Philadelphia, carried off the interma-
| diate double scull event; the Nassau Boat
club, of New York. crossed the line first
in the intermediate four event; Rumohr
made 1t a row-over in the championship
singles and the Vespers, of Philadelphia
got by the judges first in the Paris eights
after a fierce struggle. All the races were
| rowed with the current except the Paris
| which happened when the tide commenced
to turn.
The Paris tours smells was the first
event, the starters being the Vespers, of
Philadelphia; Waehusetts, Of Worcest ter,
and Institutes, of Newark. The three
| crews got off well, but. in half dozen
strokes the Vespers' boWs showed in 'front.'
the Wachusetts and Institutes being about
| even At the quarter post the Institutes
drew almost level with the Vespers the
| Wachusetts being half a length behind.
Again the Vespers drew away, and at the
half were a length ahead of the Institutes
the Wachusetts being about the same
distance behind. Here Teneyck hit up the
stroke to forty-two, and for a while
crawled up on the leaders, but DAILY at
No. g. caught a crab, and they fell to
the rear again. Passing the mile post the
Vespers were two lengths ahead. They
won by three lengths, with Wachusetts a
length and half ahead of the Institutes.
ASSOCIATION SINGLES
In the association singles there were five
starters: Marsh, Toronto; Titus. New Or
leans; Greer, Boston; Rubick, Springfield
and Bond, Philadelphia. Titus caught the
water first and led to the quarter, when
Bond, coming along with steady stroke,
took the lead, which he maintained to
the half mile post Greer then spurted,
and at the three-quarters was in front.
From there to the finish the Boston man
was never headed and Won by three
lengths from Marsh who came along with
a rush Titus was third, two length be-
hind Marsh Rubick fourth, and Bond
brought up the rear.
Three ambitious young scullers, Greer,
| Of Boston; F. Demourelli, of New Orleans,
and J. B. Nal, of Troy, turned out for
| the intermediate single. Greer led for the
first quarter, with Demourelli second and
! Nal close up. At the half mile mark
| Greer was still leading, but Demourelli
spurted and assumed the lead. Immedi-
ately he opened a gap between himself
and the Bostonian and at the mile led by
two lengths. A quarter mile from the
| finish Nal crawled up on Greer, but the
| Boston man was too strong. Demourelli
slowed up toward the finish line, but
crossed two lengths ahead of Greer, and
Nal was third, half a length behind
Greer.
DOUBLE SOULS
Four crews, the Crescents, Of Philadel-
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York, and Laureates of Troy, faced the
| strater for the intermediate double scull
event. The Crescent crew jumped away
at the lead. but at the quarter the Lau-
reates pulled up level, and the crews rae
ed bow and bow for 800 yards. Just be-
fore passing the half mile the Crescents
drew away, and were never challenged
to the finish, crossing the line four lengths
ahead of the Unions. The Laureates
were close third, and the Nonpareils
| finished last.
The Nassau Boat club, of New York,
won a victory in the intermediate
! event. Three crews were entered, but
only two-the Nassaus and Detroits-came
to the start. Nassau led to the mile and
a quarter mark, and were about to be
passed by the Detroits when the Detroit
| stroke, Baldwin, tainted. The crew stop
ped rowing, and the Nassaus struggled on
10 the finish The crew of the Harlem
Rowing club did not start
TENEYCK FORFEITED.
In the championship. singles Teneyck
did not go to the scratch, and Runohr
was given row-over. Teneyck gave no
reason for withdrawing, but simply said
he. did not feel inclined to row.
! Excitement was at boiling pitch when
the Vespers, Knickerbocllers and Bohenni-
ans appeared for the Paris Fights. The
Bohemians were the first to catch the wa
| ter and led for about 100 yards, when the
| Knickerbockers hit it UP and led for a
few seconds. Meantime the Vespers, by a
fierce struggle, got the lead toward the
half mile mark and kept it to the end,
| quarter mile mark the Bohemians foul
ed the Knickerbockers and were prompt
" disqualified by the referee.