Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
Summary of races yesterday:

Association single sculls-wen by 9, F. Cor
don vesper Boat Club; SECOND, Fred Fuessel.
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ond's time, S45.
senior four,oaEsd shells-won BY Am Ag9nds, Bess
oehri and George E. Parker: second. Mound oity
Rowing Club Ben sp,adIngi s,1 I'd ,Sra Srhlusssr. a
trail Rowing Club OF st. Louis, r. widman. e.
Burkemper. g; Drehman and R. Rauscher. Time
intermediate single scuIls-won by. n. b.
Iaekes. Arsonaut Rowing Club; second, J; b.
nan. West Lynn Boat Club. Time of winnnr,
QuadrupIe scull shells tseniorl-won by Mas
Howard F. stiyers. George B. Hayward: second.
srady r. b. Manu- Time Of Wilmer
William Mehrhof; Nassau Boat Club; second;
Fred Shepherd. Harlem Rowing Club Time OF
Senior eight. t.oared shells-Won BY ottawa Row
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Mueller: f J. Hartman lar man.: j. B. Kelly Kg., r. L.
6.a3 %
Special race for senior four-osred shells Won
Kelly. T. L. Crombie H. c. De Baecke: second
Kwns cTs Rf s tnra
Mound City Rowing Club, Ben Spradling. Ed
Schlueter. George Jordan. Theodore Grimm.
Time of winner, 1.O9.
AS you row, SO shall you be honored.
Never was saying better exemplifed than
in the National Capital last night, when
the greatest oarsmen in the country. vic
tors in the second and most important
day of the national regatta, were the
toasts of the town.
William Mehrhof, who won the title OF
champion single sculler of the country,
and Fred Shepherd, whose magnificent
sport in the last quarter of the senior
singles race landed him second by a
scant half boat length: the Ottawa senior
eight, which swept its way TO victory
over its old rivals, the Argonauts OF
Toronto, and the Vesper senior eight,
which finished only three feet behind the
Argonauts. were names to conjure with.
Veteran oarsmen who have followed the
rowing game for thirty years or more
declared that never had the national re-
gatta been productive of more thrilling
races than those yesterday rowed on the
beautiful Potomac course, just west Of
the Highway bridge. The Craftsmanship
shown was high class, and IL the time
made in the races was slow compared
with the best records in previous years,
1t was largely due to the fact that the
conditions of wind and tide were not
calculated to give very fast time But
even SO, the time made by. the winners
was most creditabe
Most Spectacular Races.
The two events of most Importance
to rowing men in this country the
senior singles and the
senior eights, were also the most spec.
tacular races Of the day. The race OF
the senior eights brought out strongly
the old rivalry between the oarsmen OF .
Canada and of the United States. Five
crews were entered, the Ottawas and
the Argonauts of Canada, and the
Vespers of Philadelphia, the New York
Athletic Club eight and the Potomac
Boat Club eight. Rowing a quick stroke.
with snappy catch and vicious leg
drive, the Ottawa crew, pupils of Jim
Ten Eyck, forged slowly to the front
in this race. with the Argonauts cling
ing doggedly to their side, but slipping
back foot by foot, and were never head
ed They crossed the line only half
length in front Of the Argonauts. how
ever, and the Vesper crew, upon which
the Americans had hung their hopes.
was only three feet behind the Argo-
nauts. The Potomac senior eight fin-
ished last. struggling vainiy to pass the
New York Athletic Club crew. which
was the fourth to cross the line.
Ottawas Take the Lead.
The fve senior eishts got away In a
even start. With machine-like precision.
the forty oars were anchored on the
catch. ripped through the water and shot