New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-08
NEW YORK EIGHT WINS
CANADA SHARES HONORS.
ArgOnauts NOsed Out in Feature
EUent-FOur Local Clubs UIin.

Detroit. Mich, Aug. THE New York Athletic
Club this afternoon won the senior eight champion
ship Of the American Association of Amateur
Oarsmen. the final event Of the thirty-seventh an
nual regatta, after magnificent in which they
were challenged every inch the way by the Argo-
nauts of Toronto and the Detroit Boat Club crew
Wind and water conditions were perfect when the
five Fights went across the starting line and the
in the fast time OF sos.
Canada and New York this afternoon divided first
place in all Of the events. Four were credited
20 New York oarsmen OF four different clubs and
Canadians took the remaining three. Had James
Cosgrave, of Toronto steered straighter course IN
the final OF the senior association single SOULS Cam
ada would have placed another first to her credit
for the Toronto finished first by two lengths
only to be disqualified for fouling William Merhon
OF the Nassau Boat Club New York.
The senior eight championship conceded by
veteran oarsmen to be OF the hardest fought
races in the history Of the association. There was
never full boats length between the three leading
shells throughout the mile and a quarter of the
race. Minnesota spurted at the and held
short lead for about eighth of mile. New
York. the Arsonauts and Detroit then passed the
Western crew. and these three shells fought
lead from that point 10 the finish line. AS they
passed the mile post the three shells were Tapped
with New York leading slightly. Minnesota by that
time had fallen two lengths to the of the lead
ers. with the Wyandotte crew several lengths be-
hind them
BY a desperate squirt which neither Detroit nor
the ArSOnauts could equal. the New Workers held
their lead to the finish line, across which they
swept with the nose Of the Arsonaut boat dozen
feet behind their bow and Detroit ten feet behind
the Canadians
AS was expected. the senior four-oared shell event
produced splendid contest. The New York Ath-
letic Club four, which yesterday won the interna-
uonal four-oared event from the same crews that
started in to-day's senior race. started
this afternoon. its members ail row later
in the eight The Ottawa Rowing Clubs four.
which lost yesterdays event after leading for a
mile. won this afternoon. after rowing a splendid
race, In which they led practically all Of the dis
lance. The Arundels Of Baltimore. who nosed
out the Ottawas for second place yesterday. could
not do better than third this afternoon The Ca
madam four showed much letter generalship than
they did yesterday.
John ". O'Neill Of Halifax. n S. made himself
champion OF the senior single SOULS by decisively
defeating Fred Shepherd and Durando Miller, of
New York. OMEN jumped into the lead the
start and never relinquished H. But he tasted de-
feat from Fred Fuessel of the Harlem Rowing
Club, New York in the quarter dash fo<
senior single souls, just before he his cham
pionshiP, Fuessel showed great burst of speed
in the short dash. and won it decisively.
f Is. Butler. " the Argonauts won the inter
mediate single SOULS with Il. D. Mann. of the
New York Athletic Club. second. three lengths be
hind and thoroughly tired out In the senior quad
ripple shells the Western Rowing Club of ST Louis
did not qualify and picked crew was elected TO
give the Nassau Boat Club of New York race
The New Workers easily.
The summaries follow:
Senior single SOULS shells quarter mile dash-won by
Fred Fuessel Harlem r. c. New York. John O'Ne.
- Mary's a. and 4. G.. Hail Az second Frank shea
Sheepsat al + c.. Brooklyn, third. Time 1:I6
Championship senior single scuils by John w
oNeh. - Mary's A 4. and A c. Halifax, N s: Du-
Tardo Miller. New York 4. g, New York second Fred
shepherd Harlem r. c, New York third, Time. I:l6
Intermediate single scullsWOn by z Butler Argo-
r1Ut R c. Toronto X. u. New York A
., New York, second. Carlton why. Detroit b. 4.
third. Time 724.
, ASSOCIATION single souls senior. nnaIWon h William
MerEon, Nassau T. c. New York. Samuel Gordon Vesper
u G Fal:ade!phia second; A. Wsrnock. Springfield h.
g, Springfield. Mass. third. Time 719.
Quadrupe shells (senior) Won by Nassau B c. New
York, FIRST Western r. c. St Louis second. Time %
Senior four-Oared sheils-Won by the Ottawa K c,
OTTAWA ont Eesper b g.. Philasslphia second; Arun
cc 3. g.. Ealtim re. third. Time 6.2l
Senior eight-oarei shes-Won by New York A. c.
Arsonaut r g Toronto, Ont, second; Detroit Is. c.
tErd. Time. Cos