The sun., 1907-08-11
PHILADELPHIA OCTOPEDE WINS
NEWCOMERS RSBEArENIN THRILL
ING CONTEST BY A LENGTH.
,Arxonauts Break Record IN Eigm Dared
shell Event Bennett Beats GSeer in
singles -seawanhaka and NOnpareil
Crews Score at National Regatta.

PHLApELPnrA, Aug. Io.--The second days
programme Of the national regatta on the
Schuylkill River. fairly bristled with thrilling
contests, but the most hair raising event OF
vhe day was the intercity octopede between
New York and Philadelphia. victory finally
resting with the Quaker scullers. II was
stubborny fought contest every foot Of the
Way but II must be admitted that the Phtla-
Cielphians had little the better OF the water.
The crews broke 70 a good start, but after
half a dozen lengths the crew OF the Quaker
shell nosed in front and II stayed there to
rhe end All the way the advantage was
vriAing and IL looked as II the New Workers
might collar their opponents any moment
but that moment never came. couple
Of hundred yards from the rag the Gothamites
spurted but n was too late and they lost
one of the best races ever seen on this stretch
~ water by q length
The senior eight cared shell fulfilled ex-
rsctations in being sn out and out slashing
race ~ was expected that the real nght
wound ne between the Argonauts and New
York A {. Mat tiers were even with these
crews at first but at ths trolley bridge. about
half way. the Arsonauts forged slightly In
rhe lead, with the Potomacs pressing the
New Yorks. After passing the mile post
the Argonauts drew away and won by two
lengths from the Potomacs. who nipped
the New Yorks for the place by quarter of
a length. The time, minutes rs seconds,
breaks all records for the course and is the
fastest figure ever achieved at a national
SO seconds. by the Triton crew Of Newark
IN 1894.
men backed s,, into the starting line and az 40
Miller took his place after having so cleyerly
Won, his way TO the championship class on
Friday There were four others. Greer. Shep-
rear as could be judged Grser's shell was the
we'll and by the sharps was picked as the
most vigorous sc,lller OF the quintette. Miller
ssetS pE 4. spsr Of wss snd Sr n ae @.
6hepheard and Juvenal
A little further on Bennett began to fesl
fali faiY Of the dag A couple Of hundred yards
tH S coSa SGgf draw e1s ws Bennett fn Sho
the Oy tSrs bT wo
and Miller in fourth place by, half length.
Juyenal was completely ,outclassed.
The great surprise e the day happensd IN
ns sneh seh'Yc for u the Bachelor. Club Of PSiiadsI-
phia with Zanes and Meyer, but TO the con-
stsrnetion Of thOse on shore 6 the oSsEsrs na1srs
bs bat s'IS the DON + Rowing & CUB Of Toronto By
s BsPehdrs Cub sna West
phi. we're a dead heat for third place two
we're hve lengths to the rear in fifth place.
First honors for the, international four
shell came TO Long island with the Sea:
bitterness and intense local feeling bet tween
rhe winning crew and the Ravenswood Boat
Club From the start the seaTanhakss
with great power. made the pace a cracker;
A. the halfway post the Ravenswoods looked
let out a link and going in grand style 70 the
tnlsh, won by two lengths from the Ravens
woods; The Century Boat Club was length
The trst prize 10 90 TO the Harlem River
vas IN the intermediate pair shell race. won by
"a gisfter HfatS ne MetropoiitSp Rowing Club led
snd looked like a winner until they went 10
pieces and fouled the Nonpsreils, The Mons
being DISQUALIFIED
=, The, Undine Barge Club broke the run Of
The inrermediate double scuils The Two
Doctors" rowed in superb style and led all
the way, winning by three lengths from the
The, intermediate four cared shell race
SS91n,ributsd the & first & miTSSp Sn,, Gr the dayi
New York the Creseents Of Philadelphia
and the Arundels OF Baltimore. They rowed
blade for blade until within $50 wards Of the
dels. and the former crew was disqualiied.
Iss Sonpsreiis & crossed & the line, r b, put e sne
the Sonpsreils and xrundels from the point
where the foul occurred. The Arundels
won by half a length. Friends Of the Nom
rsres ,s , on shore made scene over the ruling
The tnsi heat Of the intermediate single. was
DAY. the RESULTING HsI nay IN well
victory for warnock Of Springfield. by about
length from James 4: Miller Of the New
n =, the half 'T mile % Miller took command @ and
sd Tx Sn Smith ss pocn
third. being three lengths behind. and DAILY
brought up the rear several lengths to the
bad summaries:
Harry Bennett, Springfield ,. G: Frank 3. Greer.
sfsnso YORK
Lime lime minutes IS seconds Time Of the second
inier%sdists Four Dared shen.-rinsl--won
ecoss Ss Win p'sh ksshs. str0se Bow NGSp'ys Ton
Bergen. ?: n. Won Dohin, s. r. II. Knapp, stroke
resent b. C., Philadelphia. disauahned. No
intermediate Single sculs-Einal-won. by Alex
Nsw YORK r c. ssGond sS1ats r. l. smith vesper b c.
,hird: Joseph T; Daly. POTOMAC B. G.: fourth Time
. minutes 70 rs seconds. Time of second man.
senior International -Four osred sher.won BY
Wood Win 'fSs ose fof
n St T. IoS SS'ee hrd Rn sS'n irofs Evans sspsSsy
Nm, IaRss,ng /; 8 Meyer Erksr :,I,s: s.,oss
rs seconds. Time Of second crew, minutes
" seconds.
Scnior Double ScuIls-won by Don r. C.. To-
Ion'o. With II. Jacob, bow: W. Bowler. stroke.
Nassau y. G, second. with n. y, Stivers, bow:
W McGrhoN, stroke. Bachelors b. G, and West
philadelphia h. c, dead heat for third. Time.
minutes " l seconds. Time OF the second crew,
tninltcs % seconds
Intermediate Double Sculls-Won by Undinc
" &, Phiadelphla. with Dr: /. W. johnson: bow:
D'. x w. Mcdowell. stroke Argonsut b. g.,
SN'nad Win Thompson bow; T Toms. stroke.
-c'NsAu u. C., third with W. A. kOhler, bow Z. @.
.rony' stroke. Time, minutes s6 2-5 seconds.
~" NJ second crew, minutes t5 seconds.
ln,grneuaie Pair Dared Shells,-Won by Non
N'cU Y, e., with II. NJ Kuehnc, bow. and II; II.
hnpH stroke; vesner 3. c. second. with ! Jen.
gan, bow. and ID. Haggerty, stroke, Time;
lni'iNed
u senior Eight osrsd Shells-Won BY Arsonsut
" = Toronto. with L0bbs, bow: Hare, :: McCundy
:. N4e Iiatour ;, Davidson, q: Rddy, u Taylor
slNh' ana kuhland. coAswaln: Potomac d. G,
HS3ti VITA W. ThrBl, bow: o. DE Carre. 2; w. Y.
uWtf; =. !. Drury. 4, r. Spranser. 5; W. Hart o.
" rlNt, ! ID. Brewster. stroke. and r. Slocum
.,A'Msin New York A. C., third. with I; r. Strong
h,N y Gibbons, :; W. l.. Brown, ,: O. kim-
b'f% Y Klein. 5; T. $. Rea. .; Y. NJ. Wheeler, Y;
:, hlscac. stroke, and W. W Swan, coxswaln.
.M- minutes - seconds. Time OF second crew,
Dhlte, ~ seconds.
ln'erclty ocmpie Sculls s-won by Phlladel-
Paa, Win Jesse williamson. University b. G,
IN Joan Doyle, West Philadelphia B. G., 3 y.
" swallow, Crescent 3 G.. B. Hsrry de 5aecko,