The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-17

| represented aro; New York. Worcester
Mass: Philadelphia. Washington. Detroit.
| New Orleans. Boston. Chicago, Newark,
| y. j.: Cambridge, Allegheny. Florida and
| Brooklyn. One club from California will
also come, while Toronto and Ontario.
! Canada, vii be represented.
Titus Of the Union Boat Club OF New
! York. the ex-chsmp!on single sculler. will
be on hand, and will try 10 wrest the title
from Frank Greer. now champion.
I. F. Scholes, of Toronto, winner OF the
diamond championship al Henley. Eng
land. will also try IN the senior singles.
On this occasion Scholes broke the world s
single-scull record by three and one-Quar-
ter seconds.
Another who is looked upon to do great
things in the single-scuu class is Ed Ten
Eyck of the Wachussetts Boat Club. Mass.
He is only 10 years old. but is said TO be
very handy with the oars.
The Winnipeg Boat Clubs champion
four Will also be here and Will probably
win this event.
FOUR LOCAL CREWS
Four crews In the local harbor have a
good chance TO win or take place in the
senior championship four-oareG event. The
Westerns and CCnturys are each on about
equal terms, while the Mound Citys or st.
Louis crews may spring a surprise. Both
the two former crews have already made
nice time in the few races that they have
rowed while they may still do better with
the practice that they will have from now
until the regatta.
The local crews will be handicapped In
L.,
this one class the local men are excep-
tionally strong. but this event is not on
the Olympic programme. much to the dis
appointment Of the local oarsmen.
As whole. the local crews are not as
strong as the majority Of the Eastern
men. due probably 10 the fact Of the un-
satisfactory water. The river is about the
only place that the locals can practice,
as Creve Coeur Lake is situated too far
from town and the lighthouses are all
strung along the river front.
In most OF the other rowing towns and
cities the rowing clubs are neatly stu
ated alongside an undisturbed stream,
with probably a grassy or wooded spot
around, and this fact makes 1t a pleasure
for one to both practice and attend the
club. while the local clubs are so situated
that It is anything but pleasant TO at
tend them.
This fact. together with the swift cur
rent of the stream which is more or less
subject TO traffic. has much to do with
the interest that is taken in local rowing
but at that good crew often springs
up among the local oarsmen-
TWO COURSES LAID OUT
The Lake Committee has not been idle
and already two courses have been laid
out One straightway of a mile and
half and the other mile and hiuf
with the turn. The start of the straight
way will be at the extreme northeast part
of the lake SO that the finish will be at
the Judges stand. and at the start of the
three-quarter mile stretch.
The association has made contract
with the company at the lake for the use
Of the icehouses. which have been turned
into lighthouses. dressing-rooms ana
baths. They have been remodeled and the
accommodation at the lake this season
will be much better than that Of last
years regatta.
Approaches from the buildings to the
lake have been constructed. and ap ier
that will extend way out into the lake Is
being planned.
This will not only be great help to
the starter, but will make the distances
truer. as in many cases oil the water the
starts are made with the use of raft
or boat, which often floats slowly down.
stream and shortens the length Of the
course.
Six races will be rowed each afternoon,
the first to be at 3 o'clock. and it is being
planned to run them OF without any de-
lay. so that the last event will be fin
ished by o'clock. 1t is very probable
that the intermediate events will be held
Friday. while the championship races will
be rowed the following day
The convention of the association will
be held Friday evening after the races at
the Hall Of Congresses, Worlds Fair. The
distribution of the prizes will be made the
next evening at the same place.
In the single scull events. the local men
who will probably make the best show
ings are: Herman Kirtman of the North
End Club Ernest Hess Of the Century
Boat Club and Charles and Fred Agne of
the Central Rowing Club. These oarsmen
have made the best time in the sculls in
the last season and will try for cham
pionship honors.
John Joachim. who is probably the best
single sculler In tho city, will hardly start
in this event. as he is TO row in the
doubles and fours.
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