Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-08-11
AMATEUR
OARSMEN
MEETING
Some of the Strongest Crews
10 United States and Can
ada Are There

citation of Amateur Oarsmen, which
begins today under the auspices Of the
Patapseo navy, has brought a large
concourse Of amateur and semi-profes.
sional oarsmen from all parts of the
United States and Canada to this city.
The crews and individual 'oarsmen who
are TO compete in the various events
of the regatta have been here for some
time, training and practicing on the
waters Of Spring Gardens, a branch
of the Patapso river, where the re-
gatta will be held. The course which
has been laid out by one of the city Is
surveyors, gives a practically straight
mile and a half and for the longer
races one Of the best courses in the
country.
The surrounding conditions are un-
usually favorable. There is scarcely
any tide, and the current in the waters
Of the Spring Gardens and the high
hands on both sides not only give protee
tion from wind but also form an excel
lent vantage ground for the spectators
who wish to see the races.
The Patapsco navy has made the
most elaborate preparations for the
great event and the arrangements are
now fully perfected. The vessels of
the city police department, together
with a number Of revenue cutters
and launches will preserve order and
see to It that the contestants at all
times have a perfectly clear and I'M
o~bstructed course.
The list Of events include races Of
every kind. The most interesting adj
dition to the regular regatta program
is the octopede race, an inter-city
event, in which eight picked oarsmen
from New York will measure blades
with an equal number from the Schuyl-
kill navy. The New York crew, which
has been coached by Jim Pilkington,
the president Of the National Asso-
citation Of Amateur oarsmen, is com
posed Of the following crack scullers;
Halsey Jackson, Of the Palisade Club,
bow; Fred Fnessel Of the Harlem
Club, No. 2; Howard Stivers, Of the
Nassau Club, No. 3; w MehrhoG, Of
the Nassau Club, No. 4; j. Hoben, No.
o.; Frank Wesley, Of the Bohemia Club,
No. g. %shepheard, No. Il and Con
stance Titus, Of the Nonpareil Club,
stroke. VIM. Smith, Of the Nassau
Club will be coxswain.
The Philadelphia crew includes some
great oarsmen like James b. Juvenal,
Cresser, Exley and Lockwood Of the
! vesper Boat Club, Zane, Myers, viii
iliamsy and others. The oetopede
race, In which each Of the eight men
win handle two oars, will be the last
event on tho program and will be
rowed tomorrow afternoon. II prom
Uses the most interesting as well as
the speediest race on the program.
The program calls for thirteen event
as follows; intermediate, association
and championship singles, interme-
date and senior doubles; intermediate
and senior pairs; intermediate and
senior Fights; and finally the senior
oetopede she'll race for sixteen oars.
Ia special prize for the last named
event has been offered by the Pataps-
co navy. Individual medals will be
given the winning soullers, oarsmen,
and e~oxswains; banners will go TO
their clubs, ms will also the perpetual
plate Of the association.
Among the crews entered for the
regular eight-oared shells are the Ar
g~onauts Of Toronto, which are consid-
cred one Of the strongest and most
dangerous eontesting crews The Mas
/ sau Boat Club Of the Harlem river, the
Philadelphia vesper and the Detroit
Boat Club win also take part in the
eieht-oared event. For the senior
fours the s~eawanhakas Of sheepshead
Ray, the Argonauts, the Detroit Boat
Club and a crew from the Southwest
ern Rowing Association OF ST. Louis,
are entered. Frank Greer, of Boston,
the present amateur champion, will de-
fend his title in the senior singles
against Titus and Fred Sheppard.
James A. Ten Eyek, Jrs is among the
entries for the intermediate singles,
An races excepting the last three are
to be one and enc half miles with a
turn, the other races, including the
oetopede race, one and one half miles
straight.