Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
ON THE SCHUY[R|[[
Middle States Regatta at
Philadelphia Today.
SEVENTY-TWO ENTRIES
BEST ROWING TALENT IN CoUN-
TRY IN CONTESTS.
J. p. Daily Of Potomac Boat Club Third
in Junior Single
Event.
SEVENTY-TWO ENTRIES
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opeclai dispatch to The star
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September A.
When the first race in the middle states
regatta over the national course on the
Schuylkill river was begun this morning q
| large crowd of rowing enthusiasts lined the
banks and occupied every place of vantage
on the cliffs and at the finish line.
Every indication pointed to the contests
being the finest Of the year in this coun-
try. Seventy-two entries are on the pro-
gram and the races will last until 8 o'clock
this evening, when the grand event, the
senior eight-oared shell race. will be rowed.
Without question. the schedule contains
the names Of the best rowing talent in this
country, and 1t is certain that the regatta
will be the most successful ever held by
the Middle States Association. It is the
last regatta Of the year, and this fact ex-
plains the large number Of entries and the
enthusiasm being manifested. All the races
today. with the exception of the quarter
mile dash. are for one mile straight-away.
Probably the most interest is being shown
in the junior octuple race. The race held
at Baltimore last month caused a great
deal Of talk among the oarsmen and those
who did not witness the Baltimore event
are out in force today to take in the points
of the new style Of crew.
Both tide and wind are against the con-
testants strong southeastern wind
swept over the river. making its surface
choppy. 1t was $50 o'clock when the
first trial heat in the junior single shells
was rowed. e. MCGEE of the Toronto
Rowing Club was barred from the asso-
citation singles, he having won the same
event at the Canadian Henley last month.
The most interesting event Of the forenoon
was the intermediate single shell, being a
dead heat between William B. Klare of Bal
timore and ]. Koch of New York. The time
was 648. The finals in this event will be
RIM off in the afternoon
In the junior double shells It was a close
fight between the Vesper and the Bachelor
clubs. both Of this city.
The former won out by half length.
The Summaries.
Junior single; first heat-Won by F. T.
Kieffer West Philadelphia Boat Club; ;
George Clayton, Pennsylvania Barge
Club, second; ]. P. DAILY. Potomac Boat
Club. third. Time, 7.01 2-5.
Second heat-Won by Fred Beale, Bach
elors Barge Club, Philadelphia; George
Rogan. Sheepshead Bay Rowing Club,
Long Island. second; c. w. Ralph, Ariel
Rowing Club, Baltimore. third. Time,
6.4sh.
Junior four gigs (finals):
Won by Ariel Rowing Club, Baltimore !;
Malta Boat Club, Philadelphia, second /;
Staten Island Boat Club, third Time,
COS 2-5.
Association single shell (fnals):
Won by John O'Neil. st. Marys Athletic
Club, Halifax. N. s.; C. B. Wood. Phfla-
delphia Barge Club, second; r. C. Peck.
Palisade Boat Club, New York, third.
Time, 631 1-5.
Intermediate single shell-Dead heat be-
tween w. B. Klace, Arundle B. c., and F.
]. Koch. Atlanta B. c., New York; c. w.
French, Pennsylvania B. c., third. Time,
8.4S.
Junior double shells-Won by Vesper B.
c., Philadelphia: Bachelor, Philadelphia,
second; Sheepshead Bay R. c., New York,
third. Time. $50 80.
Intermediate four-oar gigs-Won by Penn
sylvania Barge Club, Philadelphia; Ariel r.
c. Baltimore, second; Crescent B. c., Phila-
delphia, third. Time, 5.31 2-5.
Junior eight-oared shells-Won by Penn
sylvania B. c.. Philadelphia; Fairmount r.
c. Of Philadelphia. second: Arundel r. c.
of Baltimore, third. Time, 500 2-5.