The Washington times., 1906-08-12
TITUS ONCE MORE
SCULLING CHAMP
RoWed So Fast After Turn
He Made Fred Shepherd
Give Up Race.

WORCESTER. Mass, Aug. u.-Con-
stance s. Titus, Of the Nonparei Boat
Club Of New York, today regained his
title as champion single sculler at the
thirty-fourth annual regatta Of the Ma
tional Association OF Amateur Oarsmen
on Lake QuinsigamOnd.
OF the nine championship contests to-
day four were won by two lengths. Two
by six lengths and two others by twenty
lengths while the ninth. the senior
eight-oared lace. resulted In foul
which caused the referee TO decide that
tha- race must be rerowed.
In this event three started, the New
York Athletic Club the Argonauts, Of
Toronto and the Riverside Boat Club
Of Cambridge. An eighth Of mile
from the finish the Argonauts were
leading the New Workers by half a
length. The coxswain Of the Toronto
crew, however, steered over into River
side water. and a genuine English
bump occurred. The ArgonauJs stop
ped rowing at once. as did the River
sides. and New York jumped into the
LEAD.
The Arg0uauts then started in pursuit
of the New York eight, but were unable
10 catch them, and the New York shell
crossed the line three lengths TO the
good Riverside did not finish. The ref
cree decided to disquallfy the ArgOnauts
and allow the New York and Riverside
men TO fight it out for a decision.
In the eight-oared event the New York
A. c. and Riverside Boat Club eights
rowed a dead heat at 10 o'clock tonight
IN an attempt TO clean up the National
Regatta tonight. Another heat viii be
necessary tomorrow. This action is said
to be unprecedented in rowing circles.
Titus regained his laurels as national
champion in a runaway match with
Fred Shepherd. OF Seawanhaka Boat
Club. of Brooklyn Harry 5. Bennett
qualified for the championship event by
winning the finals in the association
senior singles early IN The day. but he
did not start with the other champion
ship aspirants.
Titus pulled an easy race and allowed
Shepherd a slight lead as the turn was
reached, but when Strengthened out for
home Titus rapidly drew away. AT the
mile the NoupareiI oarsman had the
race well in hand. About half a mile
from the finish Shepherd gave up the
contest. both men padding across the
finish line. making the race slow one.
Il was day Of fouls, four of them
occurring during the afternoon. In the
intermediate pair Dared contest the two
crews came together twice, and each
time the referee ordered them TO keep
on.
In the finals for the senior four
race the Winnipeg Boat Club Of Win
nipeg coIlided with the Mound City
crew. of St. Louis, half a mile from the
turn. The referee Immediately stopped
the race. and lining UP the two crews
with Ravenswood Boat Club of Long
Island city, the other entry, started
them of again Winnipeg was tho first
10 turn and held the advantage, winning
by two lengths.
In the senior double sculls the Crescent
Boat Club. of Philadelphia, was repre-
sented by a very fast crew. which
pulled away from its competitors from
the start. winning by two lengths.
Summaries:
intermediate pair Dared shells-Won
by Nonpareil Rowing club, New York;
Nassau Boat Club. New York. second
Time, 1851
Association senior singles-Won by
Harry 5. Bennett, of Springfield Boat
Club; John O'Nein, st. Marys. Halifax,
second; N1cGee, Toronto Rowing Club, |
third; Frank Veseley, First Bohemian |
Boat Club. New York. fourth Time. |
1901
Senior four-oared shens-Won by Win |
nipeg Boat Club. Winnepeg. Man !: |
Mound City Rowing Club. St. Louis, |
second; RavenswOod Boat Club, Long
Island City, third. Time. 1927.
intermediate singles-Won by J. c. |
Henderson, Winnipeg Boat Club. winni-
peg; Alexander Warnock. Springfield |
Boat Club. Springfield. Mass, second /: |
Louis Major, First Bohemian Boat Club. |
New York, third. Time, 1888.
intermediate double sculls-Won by |
St. Alphonsus A. A. Boston; Wyanoke |
Boat Club, New York, second: Staten |
island Boat Club, West New Brighton. /
Staten Island. third; Sheepshead Boat /
Club. Brooklyn, fourth. Time. 9:5S
Championship senior single sculls-
Won by Constance S. Titus. Nonparen