Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-06
AMATEUR OARSMEN
IN ANNUAL REGATTA
High-CIass ScuIIers From Fiji
teen Cities Meet on De-
troit River Today

DETROIT. August 6-Oarsmen repre-
senting clubs in fifteen cities OF the
United States and Canada met on the
Detroit river today in the opening events
of the thirtyseventh. annual regatta of
the National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen. which is being held this year
under the auspices of the Detroit Boat
Club. BraWny, sunburned men from To-
ronto. Hamilton. Ottawa and Vancouver,
Canada, struggled with representatives
of both the east and middle west section
of the United States in the seven events
which made up the program of the open
ing day.
A mile and a quarter long. the course
was laid about 200 yards from the shore
of Belle Isle Park, with the finish line
30 yards above the bridge connecting the
island park with the mainland. The
oarsmen rowed with the three-mile cur
rent. The course was 400 feet wide, CIV
ing room enough to start eight shells
with 30 feet of water for each one.
Outside the line of white tagged buoys
which marked the outer limits of the
course scores of water craft of every de.
scription We're anchored or followed the
contestants down the course. Thousands
more spectators watched the races from
the shore of the island, while the bridge
was crowded to the limit of safety with
spectators.
Early predictions from the weather OBJ
servers were for a somewhat cloudy day
with light winds. which were expected
to work around to the south in the after
noon. Southerly winds meant smooth
water, while blasts from the north inevi.
tably meant rough water and hard work
for the men in the frail shells
Almost with the dawn coaches had
their men out for the final preparation
Hundreds of people watched them ge,
with sunburned men wearing bright-col-
ored jerseys gave the course a pictueSq
appearance all the morning. BY noon
launches, yachts and rowboatS had begun
the men from the revenue cutter were
fmpressing on all navigators the neces-
sity for obeyfng the rules against cross
ing the line of bobbing buoys.
The first event, the intermediate double
SOULS, was set for $50 pm, and the
intervals of thirty minutes. The events
and entries are as follows:
intermediate double sculls-Arundel B. c..
baltimore; Wahneta B. c.. Flushing, v. Y:
Grand Rapids Boat Club, Grand Rapids, Mich;
Seniors double sculls- Harlem Rowing Club.
New York; Western Rowing Club. st. Louis,
Mo- Boston Athletic Association Boston
intermediate four-oared shells-Hamilton Row
ing Club. Hamilton. Ont: Detroit Boat Club.
Detroit.
Association single sculls: senior. first heat
Frank Shen Brooklyn. n. Y: j. A. Miller Sd.
New York: George ". Allison. West Philadel-
nhia: Joseph Tipping. St. Louis; George C. Car
ter. New Rochelle. n. Y; G. j. Sheehan. Buff
falo; James Cosgrove, Toronto; A. Warnock,
Springfield. Macs.
Second heat-Oscar Wolff st Louis: Fred Fues-
sell New York: Samuel Gordon. Philadelphia;
William Merhon New York: r. H. Knapp New
York: H. NJ. Murphy, Boston, C. q. Laing, Van
cauver. B. c.
International senior four-oared shells-Minne-
sofa Boat Club, St Paul: Wahneta Boat Club.
Flushing, y. Y: vesper Boat Club Philadelphia :
Winnipeg Boat Club. Winnipeg: New York Ath-
ronto; Ottawa Rowing Club. Ottawa. Ont
Arundel Boat Club. Baltimore.
intermediate eight-oared shells = Wyandotte
Athletic Association. Wyandotte, Mich; wal
kerville Boat Club. Walkerville. Ont: Detroit
Boat Club. Detroit: Argonaut Rowing Club, To-
ronto.