Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-07
BAL |MORE OARSMEN
IN HIGH FEATHER
Capture Three Races at the
Middle States Regatta on
the Harlem.

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the Harlem.
NEW YORK, September 1.-The twenti-
eth annual regatta of the Middle States
Association took place yesterday on the
Speedway course, Harlem river. and
though the weather was ideal, the sport
was marred by tedious delays in dispos-
ing OF the events. An absorbing feature
of the day was the scramble for firsts,
the clubs to show early in the fray being
the Ariel Rowing Club of Baltimore. the
Harlem Rowing Club the Wahnetah Boat
Club and the Fairmount Rowing Asso-
citation of Philadelphia. 1t is perhaps the
first time that Baltimore captured the
points of an outside regatta. and when
the days tally was over it was ahead
with three firsts and second, the Har-
lens and Wahnetahs being neck and neck
for second, with three firsts each. Firsts
fell to such clubs as the New York A. c..
Nassaus, Fairmounts, Atalantas ano
Sheepshead Bay.
From a competitive standpoint the race
Of the day was the junior octopede. the
contending crews being the Metropo!itans
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Maltas of Philadelphia. The Nets were
a strong tip, and they led to the three
quarters post, with the Ata!antas ana
Maltas rowing in the order named. Three
the Atalantas spurted and crawled up by
the Nets. Just then No. on the Maitas'
boat broke a rowlOck, but the boat kept
going, and at every stroke the seven men
were overhaulfng the leaders. The Alta
lantas won by three feet from the Maltas,
with the Nets about length away in
third place.
Star Entry.
The star entry in the senior singles was
]. F. Cosgrove of the Argonaut Rowing
Club of Toronto. 1t will be remembered
he won the National Association singles,
but suffered disqualification for fouling
Mehrhoff. He led for about quarter Of
a mile yesterday, after which Sheppard
came along and collared him, and kept
in front to the finish. He beat the Cana
dian by a length and a half.
With five crews ploughing madly Tor
the lead the junior four-oared gig made
a fine sight. After they got under way
the Ariels Of Baltimore took the lead,
with the Unions, F'airmounts and Arun-
dels about a length away and pulling
level At half way the Fairmounts
sprinted into first place and soon after
ward the Unions drew on even terms.
The two crews ripped them in blade Tor
blade for a good stretch. but In the last
quarter the fine swing of the Fairmounts
carried them to the front and they won
by little over length. In the last
hundred yards or SO the Arfels came
along with q rush and just nfpped the
Unions for second place.
The senior double SOULS was one
sided affair, the Ravenswood B. c. go
ing in to make a race for the Harlem
R c. Fuessel and Sheppard, who holds
the national championship. went at their
work to make the Ravenswood roWers
look like q dock. But to the surprise
of the spectators this crew moved away
from the stakeboat and held the cham
pions for three-quarterS OF mile. In
the last quarter the experience of the two
"Freds'' told and they won comfortably.
'Rah for Ariels.
Another event to go out of town was
the junior double SOULS, the Ariel Row
ing Club Of Baltimore doing the trick
from fleet Of half a dozen crews. From
the crack Of the gun the Ariels showed
prominently in the front and finally won
by two lengths from the Ravenswood
Boat Club, with the Metropolitan Rowing
Club third. This same Ariel crew start
ed in the intermediate double SOULS and
made stirring contest every foot of the
journey with the Wahnetah Boat Club.
but the latter gained the verdict by about
length and a half. The second bracket
of the day went to the Ariels In the
junior eight shell. This New Rochelle
Rowing Club was the only other entry.
but the boys from the Maryland capital
jumped away at the start and were never
headed to the fall Of the flag, winning by
length of open water.
The junior singles brought out an entry
of thirteen and they were divided into
two trial heats. In the first heat Charles
W. Strohm of the Vesper B. C. of Phila-
deiphia showed up well. for he led all the
way and won by length from another
Quaker. George w. O'Malley of the Fair
mount Rowing Association. Marshall Pea
body of the New York A. C. chased
O'Malley all the way and finally made a
dead heat for the place. John Hughes
Of the Harlem r. c. won the second
heat. with G. Lewis of the Ariel r. c.
of Baltimore second, by a length. Harry
McCutcheon of the Union B. c.. and f.
w. Leary of the Pennsylvania Barge Club
locked blades in the early part of the race
and the bungle put both practically out of
the running. though both made up lot Of
space afterward. On account of the mix
up they were allowed to start in the final.
After the gun flashed Lewis shot to the
front, and. rowing with good clean
style, led all the way to the finish. Hughes
was good second and McCutcheon, who
came along in the last quarter of mile.
made close third.
The fine meet or ten ScullerS stripped
for the intermediate SOULS and they were
divided into two heats. w. McCullom of
the Harlem Boat Club led all the way in
the first heat and won by length from
w. H. Fitzgerald of the Palisade B. c.
Dick Man of the New York A. C. earned
first place in the second heat easily. For
the place there was close battle all the
way between Guy L. Belcher of the Malta
B. c. of Philadelphia and George Rogan
of the Sheepshead Bay Rowing Club the
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half length. Two attempts were neces-
sary to run off the final. On the second
Dick Mann outclassed Fitzgerald and
Belcher. there being only the trio to face
the starter. The New York A. c. man
took command after rowing about a dozen
strokes and showed the others his stern
to the finish winning by about three
lengths. Fitzgerald came in second, a
length in front of the Malta sculler.
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