Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-11
REGATTA IS ON,
Big Rowing Event Begins
at Quinsigamond.
Finals and Championships
Will Be ROwed Today.
Oafsman From All Over the Country Pare-
lpate in The Exciting Contests.

! Worcester, Mass, aug 10-There
Was some splendid scuHing a day full
| 81 Interesting races. and three or four
| close ana exciting finishes i'll the eH
Inination contests that opened the Bath
annual regatta Of the National Asso-
riati"n Of Amateur OArsInen on Lake
Quinsigamond today. a misty rain fell
| frequently during the afternoon. but
The s"uilers found water conditions well
nigh perfect.
! he racing which the Portland, ore.
crew participated was tn feature OF
the day. 1t was The second heat If the
senior four oars. and the Portland crew
had as competitors the Ra venSwoDIr III
Long Island City and the MetropOlitaus
Of New York. The Pacific oars!n+n
led A the turn. but coming back, the
Ravens" Gods drew up and q quarter
mile from the line We're half q length
to the good. Then Portland spurted.
with the MeTOpOlitans tapping their
stern and at q lively pace the three
shells nearrd the finish. The Portlands
were creeping W foot by foot but there
was still 10 feet more Of tie Ravens
woods lead to overcome when the line
was reached. and the New Workers had
won. The Portland crew, however.
qualified for the finals tomorrow. as did
Mound City Rowing Club crew. ana
the Winnipegs thu winners of the first
heat
| The association single scul which
was run OFF in two heats was the event
- Which oaram.n have looked forward
To for several months, and IL of the
i""'' - AculIFiA III tht country started,
III i p.'e Tilt. It'll Till II III o'hef-
ar. t1..rr,, 9 r,,,,,t+ l'.>'., 'oiti'ti y"
lfaI1 ,Iase paat VIM. - n, 1I1- IL
~ ,h.. Ei.'., -. r an -,
>-.,,. ,-ai,i Ioa' = iup VI
-, = n hr',ee q 'lir toronto
i.'",,'6 Iup ana J"iLA - NeiI OF The
80 ~ - ihlnaN.
Vi ,i' i'i1"'l pm" barer 'luh
Io"su ~ 'ht irst h+at' HI dld Young
neither was a factor. Ten t,yt..,t tin,'b A.
ing last.
| The first heat of tba intermediate.
.i,,gIs No.. 49,,
'l"s''s VI" II interesting contest
among hern#. local ntraman. War
wick If Sprineti4lI. and Nai,r of ina
rlSt h'''"'hlihl. warwick ana Major
qualified and viii have Henderson of
Winn,l..cr. ana Thomas NcC.a n IL
P.,...,,i,. ~, ,.,,l,, ,''': 81 ne
| N''N'l> 5000 'uh, IS competitors IN
ia" finals tomorrow.
The M-tr"pulitIn Rowing club crew
Of Avw York won The s.nirr r,irs cas-
ilv. over tl,. phiI,d..l,hi., p..r, With.
oiai,, ,,.i.d INA DUG III"
NonlrtrriI Eoviu., tl,l ~ >,..,,. yor,-
lhad n.,,i, >, v..,l.-..,-.,,. ,h..,' I'm
' It'll / "",h-"Tf,f y 'l'+ rtrt win
trrme iiate tours. which opened the
''' nv, : 'lel,S'
between tbra,. ip+ar,,.Ii.,.. ,i,.t. i
.l.... I'LL 49, 'iieuia'r elshI-"dIrh
New York Athletics aud tb.
Wa,bueat,r II W. 'i HI y,
tire" We're lappcd as thy
nearel the finish ana while H..
Now Yo,l.r. s,,,,,.,.., ,i, lin,
catch the Canadians VIA ro, ~, haIr
a length. II ~ = ~
1,t.r,,,o,,t.... ..,
\imnar..il Eou;I ~, ,T'i r,.'r- WI ~
Alrf"nsus, second Time, 9$i. '''
hy Mctropolit:,n Rowing cub: PhilAd+l-
| rhia Barge Club, Philadelphia, second;
lSCawanhaka Boat Club. Brooklyn ~ Y,
third; New. York Athletic club. New
Third race Intermediate single SOULS.
GrSi mG"ii , won by AifNanGGt Narntck:
Bohemian Boat club New y"rk second
Time. 1910
.ac"nI ~ h',' W. 1ultinitulate sihgle sculs
Miurincg por.inn CIub uyr,,.''.,, Mani
toba. Thomas MrCne R,,,m,,p,,,'1 Rnlr
| Club. Long Island City. second Time,
'i ims,b e, e.-
Winnnr. M"ritoha "''' a'for H." R vi,
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