Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-09
RACE OF AMATEUR OARsMEN
First Days Contest Takes Place Under
FsvorubIe Conditions and
Proves Excitfng.


WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. S-Under the
most perfect conditions the first day's rae
Ing in the thlrtieth annual regatta OF the
was held at AXE ouinsigamond this after
noon. Never before has such q crowd wilt
messed the championships. Each of the
with a turn, except the eight she'll, which
was rowed straightaway, one mile and a
half. less e - sixty yards Six finals were as
Heats In the intermediate singles proved
four triers for final heats tomorrow, those
H H ausnnsa oeins Ernest George o.
Philadelphia Boat club and E.. F.. Rivenus
OF the Philadelphia Barge club.
New York and Philadelphia were tied SC
New York scored In the intermediate pairs
the first Bohemians. The ouakers un.
covered winning crews In the senior pairs
with the Yespers. and In the intermediate
eights with the Pennsylvania Barge club,
The other FIRST places were annexed by the
Ariels OF Baltimore in the intermediate
four event and the senior fours by the
Probably the prettiest race Of the day
ensued when the intermediate eight shell
race was under way. Six crews started in
turesque contest. So close were the half
dozen boats at the halfway mark that II
was nearly impossible to pick the leader.
sextette to slow up and allowed the Fair
mount Barge club and wachusette club 10
have the finish to themselves. The Penn
sylvania Barge club pulled In grand style
and crossed the line a length 70 the good.
For the second place there was a battle
royal between the Fairmounts and Waehu-
settles, the latter being beaten on the line.
The time. according to experts, was re-
The Winnipegs gave their opponents a
Opposed by the famous VesperB and the
Clifton Boat club crew OF Staten island,
trained d by ~. Ere Fired Plai .h IN they wh lest H ,Sas
assumed directly after they had rowed 300
yards. At the turn they were nearly two
out for home three lengths OF open water
separated their boat from the Vespers,
who were second. The crews finished IN
this order, with the Ciiftons twenty lengths
further back.
New York sculIers had a race to them
selves In the intermediate pair shells. The
out, and finished in that order, although
judges at the turn say the Mons were
beaten because Of a poor turn around the
stake. The Lone Stars were beaten of In
the second heat Of the intermediate singles.
Rivenus OF Philadelphia lowed a grand
race. He was hung at his stake and fully
he finally got away for the home dash.
Clark OF Boston was twenty lengths ahead
OF him at the time. but so gamely did
Rtvenus struggle that he just nosed Clark
out at the line, being beaten two lengths
First heat, intermediate singles. Ernest
George Of Boston Athletic club. Boston,
won; w. B. West of West PHILADELPHIA
Boat club, Philadelphia, second. Both
qualified. Time: 11:05.
intermediate four-oared shells: Ariel
Rowing club of Baltimore won; Pennsyl-
vania Barge club, Philadelphia. second
Atlanta ucet elah Nev vnrk third Time
$3.50.
Senior pair Dared shells: vesper Boat
club. Philadelphia, won; Vespcr Boat club,
Philadelphia. second. Time: 11:0z.
intermediate single SOULS. second heat;
II. N. Crowley Of Wachusette Boat club
won, 2: +. Rlvenus OF Pennsylvania sec
ond. Time: 10:45A.
Intermediate pair Dared shells: Harlem
Rowing club. New York, won; Nonpareils.
New York, second; Lone Star Boat club,
New York, third. Time: u:31.
Senior four-oared sculls: Winnipeg Row
Ing club. Winnipeg. Manitoba, won: VespeE
Boat club, philadelphia. second. Time;
1851.
Senior doubles: Bohemian club, New
York. won; New York Athletic club, Sec
ond. Time: e;3A.
First heat Of intermediate eight-oaret
race: Pennsylvania Barge club, Philadel.
phia. won; Paramount Rowing association,
Philadelphia, second; Wachusette Boa
club. Worcester. third. Time: 1871.