New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
TITUS REGhINS TITLE.
BEATS SHEPPARD EASILY.
Portland RO5CiRg Glib U1ins Four
Dared Race ip Fine Style.

Worcester. Mass Aug 11.-COus,ance 8.
Titus. OF the NOnDareH Boat Club Of New YORK.
to-day resained his title as champion single
scller at the thirty-fourth annual regatta q ths
National Association OF Amateur OaTsnsn on
Lake QuinsigamOnd
OF the nine championship contests. four were
won by two lengths. two more by six lengths
and two others by twenty lengths. while tho
ninth. the senior eight-oared race resulted IN
an unfortunate foul. which caused the referees
TO decide that the race must be rOwed over TO-
morrow. In this race three crews started. tho
New York Athletic Club. the Argocauts oe
Toronto, and the Riverside Boat Club. OF Cam
bridge. An eighth Of mile from the finish the
ArgOnauts were leading the New Workers BY
half length The cOxswain OF the Toronto
crew, however. steeTed over into Riverside water.
and a genuine English bump occurred. Tho
Argonauts stopped rowing at once. as did ths
ktiversides. and New York jumped into the lead.
The ArgOnauts then started in pursuit os tho
New York eight but were unable TO catch them.
and the New York shell crossed the line thres
lengths to the good. Riverside did not finish.
The referee decided to disqualify the Argonauts
and allow the New York and Riverside men 70
fight il out for decision tomorrow.
Titus Tegained his laurels as national cham
pion in a runaway match with Fred Sheppard.
of the Seawanahaka Boat Club, OF Brooklyn.
Harry s Bennett qualified for the Champions
ship contest by winning the finals IN the as
sOciation senior singles early in the day but hs
did not start with the other championship
asDirants. Titus pulled an easy race and al
lowed Sheppard slight lead until the turn was
reached Both men whirled around the half
way buoy like tops. but on Strengthening away
for home Titus rapidly drew away. At the
mile the NonpareH oarsman had the race well
in hand, and 1t became a question OF only how
much he would win by. About half mile from
the finish Sheppard gave up the contest both
men padding across the finish line. making the
race slow one
The intermediate pair-oared race was a
runaway affair for the Nonpareil Boat Club. Of
New York 1t over the Nassau Boat Club.
also Of New York, by twenty lengths Il was
a day OF fouls. four Of them occurring in the
afternoon. In the intermediate pair cared con-
test the two crews came together twice. and
each time the referee ordered them TO keep on
In the finals for the senior four-oared racs
the Winnipeg Boat Club. OF Winnipeg Man,
cOllided with the Mound City of ST. Louis
One-half mile from the turn The referee I'M
mediately stopped the race. and lining up the
two crews with the RavenswOOd Boat Club. OF
Long Island City, the other entry. started them
Off again. The Winnipeg was the first 20 turn.
and retained the advantage. winning by two
lengths.
The most interesting race OF the day was
the international fOur-Oared contest in which
five crews started, including the famous Port
land Rowing Club, OF Portland. Ore. IL was
straightaway row down the lake for one
and a half miles and from the start II was 3
fight between the NOnpareils, of New York. and
the Pacific Coasters The two crews were
nearly on even terms at the halfway buoy, but
coming down the hOmestretch the NOnpaFiel
quartet drew ahead and won by two lengths
The Portland crew was very game. however,
and TiVlrraT
yards, but had to be content with second place.
They finished two lengths ahead of the Ravens
wood crew, of Long Island City. and were four
lengths ahead Of the Winnipeg men and seven
lengths ahead Of the Metropolitan Boat CLUB
representatives from New York
In the senior double sCuS the Crescent Boat
Club, OF Philadelphia, represented by a
fast crew, which pulled away from its three
competitors from the start. winning by two
lengths.
In the intermediate double sculls the St. Al
phonsus Athletic Association representatives OF
Boston played a waiting game. They allowed
their three competitors TO turn just ahead Ot
them. and then came down to the finish spTintins
lively, and finishing strong by more than hve
lengths over the WyanOke Boat Club OF New
York. which second The Staten Island
Boat Club crew was a good third. and the
Sheepshead Bay Rowing Club, of BROOKLYN was
a close fourth.
Harry S. Bennett of Springfield. led from tho
start in the finals for the association senior
singles, although John O'NeiII. of St. Mary's.
Halifax, n. s. made a fine race TO the turn The
four men in this contest were close together in
going around the buoy. but Bennett drew away
and won by two lengths
J. c. Henderson Of winnipeg won the inter-
mediate single sculls easily by eight lengths
from Alexander WaTnOck Of Springfield.
The water was trifie rOugher than yesterday.
especially at the turn Between fifteen and
twenty thousand people saw the sport. cheering
each winner enthusiastically
The usual conditions Of a national regatta pre-
vailed. all the races being for and half
miles with turn except for the international
foUr-oared and senior eight -OaTed contests.
which were straightaway for the one and halt
miles