Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
,e full one and one.half mile course

the full one and one-half mile course
with the turn, was wiped out by the
advantage offered them by the down |
stream running In the events of the
larger boats, where only quarters
Of q mile was the distance, and this
with the current, all previous records
were smashed. This great racing
however, could not be considered as
legitimate record-breaking, due to the
great advantages offered by the cur
rent. To illustrate the exceptionally
fast time made, one need only refer TO
the pair cared race, started at the up
river buoys and completed at the fin
ish flags downstream. Mound City
pulled this race in two. minutes and
thirty seconds, when on lake water,
the full distance, one and one-half
miles could not be made by junior
oarsmen in less than ten minutes and
forty seconds. The same speed was
maintained in the other events run
half the course, anu in the barge race
the three-auarters mile distance was
covered in the unusual time of two
minutes and twenty-one seconds.
Mound City Takes First.
The first victory in the splendid
program went to the Mound City club
Of ST. Louis. 1t was in the pair cared
event, in which c. Burkemyer and
R. Widman wore the Mound City cor
ors. while j. Martin and E. Much pull
ed for the Central Rowing club. The
start up stream was more favorable
to the Mound City men than their op-
ponents, although the victorious crew
1o1f or,tI,
ahead, of the Centrals when Commn-
dore Lambert sent them off. This lead
was kept throughout the race until
within one hundred yards Of the fin
ish when the yellow and black crew
increased its lead on the navy blue
men and crossed the finish line one
full boat length ahead of Central.
Burkemyer and Widman pulled as one
man. employed about thirtythree
stroke throughout. AS the Mound
City crew crossed with the victory,
the rooters in the yellow and black
colony in the stands sent cheer to
the skies in praise of their sturdy
oarsmen.
Pedrick Given ovation.
The appearance of Herbert Pedrick,
the skillful young c.rsman of the OF
tumwa club, before the grandstand
just previous to the start of the single
scull event, was signal for an out
burst of enthusiasm from the Ottumwa
crowds in the stand and along the
bank. And later. when he crossed
five boat lengths ahead of his nearest
competitor, Freddie Gasser of the Cen
trail club, this expression of delight at
the young lads victory knew no
bounds. In fact the enthusiasm was
contagious and the visitors good
naturedly joined with the home guard
in cheering the local product for the
great form he exhibited.
Pedrick and Oscar Wolfe of the
Western club of st. Louis got away
good. with H. Chewing of the North
Side Quincy club and F. Gasser of the
| Centrals following close behind. Ped
rick had . decided advantage in this
race, due to his occupying the north
waters wherein the current is the
mildest He brought away from his
competitors at the start, and gradual
ly gained on his lead until at the
turning post he was three boat lengths
ahead of Gasser, who with a brilliant
burst of speed had shot by Wolfe
when nearing the turning point. AT.
er the turn was made Pedrick shot
. back like a flash, choosing the point in
the water where the current was the
most swift He finished easy five
boat lengths ahead of Gasser and
; Wolfe brought up the third position
ten lengths in the rear. H. Chewn
ing. on the return. realized the hope
lessness of placing. and quit the race
at the float opposite the tents. Ped
ricks stroke on the upstream goina
was about thirty, while he employed !
: twenty-five stroke on the return.
) Contra! Wins Fours.
, The Central Rowing club, with G
! Heintz. E. Schumacher. G. Drehmanl
, and r. Rauscher pulling, won the four
cared shell event finishing two boz
lengths ahead of the Mound City oars
men, Umpire Hermsdorfer started
this race and had very little difficulty
i The four crews entered advanced
/ above the starting buoys some littl'
1 distance and fioated down almost evo'
i to the flags when the sharp report 0
/ the starters pistol sent them forwar.
4 down the swift current. The Contra
S had No. ] water and kept their cours
t with perfect strokes. They finishe'