New-York tribune., 1901-07-05
ROWING.
VESPERS LOSE EIGHT DARED RACE AT
THE SCHUYLKILL REGATTA

Philadelphia July 4.-The annual Fourth of July
Schuylkil Navy regatta was held to-day over
the national course the Schuylkill River. The
racing, with few exceptions. good. but the
weather TO considerable extent interfered with
its success. In the trial heats in morning the
weather beautiful. and good crowd of spec
tators were lined on both banks of the SchuykilI.
The finals however. were rowed during
cession OF thunderstorms which kept the number
OF spectators down to a mere handful
On one of the guest boats was WI Ting-fang the
Chinese minister and his secretary When Mr. WI
was invited to deliver the Independence oration
here he expressed a desire to see the boatraces
The distinguished Cinnamon evinced much interest
and took delight in following the fortunes of the
contending oarsmen The boat he was not
fast and in consequence he saw only half of most
OF the races. He asked to be placed aboard the
judges swift launch. that he could see a race
from start to finish. His desire granted. He
started for his hotel before the last had been
decided
The best race of the day the junior eight
cared event. In which five crews qualified The con-
test was won by the Malta Boat Club of this city
after hard race surprise of the day was the
disqualification of the Vesper clubs eight. which
won the worlds championship at Paris last wear
lheir only opponent was a second from the
same club. The champions appeared be "loafng''
most OF the way, and got into their opponents
course and were into by the second eight The
Fesper junior double also disqualified for get
ting out of course In the junior single trial heat
in the morning c. P. Mooney of the Delaware Boat
club Chicago claimed a foul but IL was not al
lowed. he of his own course He did
not get place.
The four cared gig race between Baltimore
Newark and Philadelphia crews was also hotly
contested All the were punched at the
three-quarter mark, and then the Vespers and
Fairmounts. of this city, pulled away and after
hard row the former In a close finish. All
races were one and half miles straightaway.
Summaries:
Senior singles-won by J b Juvenal. vesper B c.
Philadelphia: J. Bond jr.. Bachelors e c. Philadelphia
second. Only Time, a:31
Intermediate slngIesWon by Frank Wesley First Bo-
hemian r. c.. New-York. Van c. Hail. Malta B. c.
Philadelphia. second: John shibe Pennsylvania B. c.
Philadelphia, third. Time 1O:4s
Junior pair oars-won by vesper b g. Philadelphia:
Tndne p C. Philadelphia. second University B. C.
Junior sinEles--won by A 9. McCloskey PENNSYLVANIA
b g. philadelphia; E H. Haller, Institute r. c. New
srS y j. second; John Shbe, Pennsylvania b c. Phila-
Junior douhes-Won by Harlem r. c. New-York;
crescent T. g Philadelphia, second West Philadelphia
OF
Four-oared gigs-won by vesper b. c, Philadelphia
Arundel 3 G Baltimore. third Institute h. c. Newark
Cutter race, between crews Pennsylvania Naval Re
serves-No crew won Time for mile. s:2l%.
intermediate doubles-won by University r. G Phila-
delph!a: Malta b g. Philadelphia second. Only
Eieh,-oared shells-vesper worlds champion crew dis
qualified for getting out Of its foung
T,r, seonG ih, CrS%i ne only other entry
delphia Vesper r. c. Philadenha second: Phila
delnhia p G. third Time. SOS
and the respective crews
rowed over the course and received medals.