The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-13
ROWING.
Eights Race I'm tho Dark at Worcester @Suy'
gestion for New Rule on Fouls.

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Eights Race I'm the Dark at Worcester %Suy.
gestion for New Rule on Fouls.
The varied history OF aquatic sport does
not contain q more peculiar incident than
that OF the senior eight cared shell race which
wound up the programme OF the national
regatta at Worcester on Saturday last. After
the New York A. G. and Riversides were
ordered to row the race over yesterday morn.
ing the local wisesores got together ana
talked the matter over, for the idea OF q boat
race on q Sunday morning was q thing too
radical for Purltanical New England. The
attention Of the national officers was drawn
TO the decision and to the gossip the violation
of tho Sabbath would arouse. 30 this morn
Ing was then spoken OF. Here there was
another hitch. for q couple Of the New YORK
A. C.. men said they could not walt over and
a few OF the Rlversides were In the same
predicament. Then from the New York
men came the suggestion that the raoe DC
rowed then and there, and the hands OF the
clock pointed to p. M. The Riversides were
game and In O short time the crews were
under way. ...
1t was a quaint sight as the two shells orept
out upon the lake. At the starting line they
looked like spectres from another world.
silently and like a phantom OF darkness the
referees boat slowly o~huokchucked after
them. At Regatta Point. the knoll which
holds the biggest part OF the crowd on racing
dsvs. G few dozen men and women fingered
| still on the grass to catch the cool breeze
Of the night and they cheered the seeming
apparitions as they slid by. A whisper
| reached them that the race was about to be
rowed over.
when half. way up stream one Of the New
York men broke an oar and this caused q
delay Of about an hour. 80 II was close on 10
o'clock when the word Col" was given. There
was q splash, Q rip and . roar from the cox
swains and the rowers began their struggle.
There was q transforma alton soene. too. for
the lake. which q moment before was as still
40 death was made an apparent pandemonium
with the shouting OF the There
were frantic cries Of Now for q dozen!' and
trenzied appeals Of up outl- and the boats
The husky iefows on ne Riverside chip
were stIainins every s %u siaeds snd an TsSs,ns
Usn'a doing the point for The New FORKS. and
shes o sf', Every yf Sa SEt BENT, Every VERY! k nes straight.
ss s;s; Sae. aS xsiis d i%nSIsid j. Xxi, ~ u. sPy; srs Tsss
Hs~h Sork 20 seemed sas to gain. but the River.
s isds,. w on tS Sn e scrs to U1 In I linz sPS Sov ana and f bow.
and after a few minutes OF . terrific struggle
a shout from the Judges s%nnounIsSd I'd thst the
i IACt " hB oNots n eSeN ~.
and the referee after complimenting the crews
ordered the race to be rowed over to-day;
II was suggested that each crew be presented
with a banner and medals In commemorafl4n
Of undoubtedly the most remarkabie eight
cared race In the history OF American rowing.
The suggestion was adopted and both clubs
there was much discussion over the inter.
mediate pair cared shell at Worcester when
test was made by the latter club to the referee
therebt00FEe he re sIo a Iss s5Isnt to on aot me had Sa re-
Nassaus objected, thou sh what his decision
would be he would not say; A9 3Ss a oI year
Field from, Henry Waiting GARFIELD Of Al
bany. and the former president o. ne a
o. pointed out the necessity OF the referee
taking. action IN case OF a lonl even thqHgn
the injured club did not protest: IhS Eng,
lishmen, who. are keen to the nner points OF
rowing. considered Mr.. Garfield's wrinkle q
good one and the result was that q rule coy.
ering the point has been inserted IN the cooe
OF the Amateur Rowing Association OF Great
Britain.
The faot, that Titus OF the Nonperels rowed
successfully IN Hwo races on ostuluay ~