New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14
SHEPHERD IS DEFEATED
Mehrhof Takes Senior SOULS at
Washington Regatta.
MORE H0NORS FOR OTTAWA
s;rht from That City Captures
American Title-Fred Fuessel
Beaten by Gordon.

- Canada the same eight Ottawas, from
0-.swa City, to-day WOE the champion
sb.n Of all North America They took hrs'
tonors in the principal event Of the CLOSING
ssv OF the thirty-eighth annual regatta "a
the National Association Of Amateur
-,-- II a spectacular manner
Scarcely less important n the :!
ne aquatic world was the victory OF !" "a
an Mehrhof Of the NeT YORK ->..N--..
:, ne senior single souls his
Ger he mighty Fred Shepherd O -
-s-le-.s. OF New York, was HleasU
o,e second Cor the entire nl'is
cus--er course -
TIE race OF the senior Fights was az =
conditional event. Two Canaoian -
.be O--awas and the Argonauts' % D.
marc entered for the North anu -
.,-,sce If washington: the eSp'l,....-
T7,,,7. =e,rria and the New fo1A go
=. ...-ae The American "ai a4
-. m match for their TWAS Il 0'--
- ,o-5e- The real contest Vas
= C,-..4as and the Argonauts' AM =
: ,-..Aa-1,a,s last week. the 10. me- -
- 60 - loss than length aheao
o me a. a-s+ quarter the Potomacs
If the other four teams 700
~ and fell back. The A'Ille'cs
A'1- ~ mace and also fell pach-
-. -.-.--e-s OF z mile the o0'A"a9 1-A1
III - themselves as leaders. with the
.a--.z and Tespers SO close Io5e'iie-
= ,-,nossible 70 distinguish where
.s--.7-are rested The New YORK ere"
nile tried 10 squirt. but they couio
- oye-take the leaders The ATgona1ls
'.-..eaz their stroke 10 90 which The OF
&c were maintaining, and gained
&c -r,- the lead was too great FOR thenl'
- re Ottawas passed the judges about
-4--ee-fourths Of 2 length ahead
more spectacular race was that for
= ss,,c- single souls. There were two
s..-,a-s besides Mehrhof. DorandO Miller
:. -ba New York Athletics. and Fred Shep-
hoard. Of the Harleus. Interference between
,gsh-5of and Miller at the start required
a second getaway
Sberheard took The lead IN the first quar-
,ar mile but al the half the three were
practically together. Then Mehrhof began
u forge anead. increasing his stroke from
g 10 g. Miller allowed little open water
% show between his boat and that OF the
leader until he was seized with cramps at
the nile and had 10 retire. Shepheard be-
gan 10 move I'd on Mehrhof VINO was then
tv0 lengths ahead. When half the handi-
cap lad been overcome, scarcely more
than or.a hundred yards from the finish
Sherhear5 began TO squirt Mehrhof was
almost oouapstng- The Nassau man was
5us- able 10 cross ahead Of his antagonist
; + Gordon. Of The Nespers, had The VIC
-l-y n the association single SOULS for
seniors il MS grasp al The way down the
course There were nine rivals in the field
j. Z. Smith. OF The Union Boat Club, Of
Boston -aTv J. Faulkner. Of the Riverside
Scat club. Cambridge, Mass: r. 3. Mann,
q the New York Athletic Club: E. z. But
l--. u The A-sonaurs: J. J. Bepping, OF
-ae s. Louis CenJrals. Fred Fussel. Of the
-5--le-us- George c. Carter. c. the New
Rochelle Rowing Club. Of New York,
Frank Shes. Of the Sheepshead Bay Row
ing Club. New York. and Z. G. Shears, OF
ll- s. John Rowing Club, Of New Orleans.
F--s=el sll Butler contested hotiy for sec
end place the honor going 10 the Amer1-
can
Ire Arun6els won The race for senior
l.lI-1a7sC shells with ease the real con-
Test being between The -vyo ST Louis
CLUBS The Mound CRY and the Central.
tc- place. The Centrals exhausted them
selves n the early scaE. 8 OF the race. and
we're gve-taker by the l--urd CITY oarsrnen
It the lasJ hal1 nile The Potouacs Ell
tered. au- finished last
The Nassaus and the New York Athletics
we're alone II The senior Quadruple scuII
sHel race. the former winning. The mem
be-s OF -he defeated crew were practically
IL state OF collapse as they crossed the
Ire
A. re close Of the regatta the Judges
held special race for senior four-oared
shells. L the International yesterday. won
By the Arundels. Of Baltimore the Mound
City c-ew protested because their boat
s7ar-ped as the result OF & collision on 4
ta-se start The judges allowed the inter
na'l1Eai race 70 stand, but gave the crews
another opportunity 10 ny out their Prov
esS- The Eespers Won out. with the Cen
1e-s. Of St Louis. second, and Mound City
-alra The Arundels were not entered. The
Eespers line was --0e. Tie ArundeIs
made me course yesterday in 7.lz3-5
The summaries follow
asso--ar-on single souls ,seni7r,-yon t,y (. F.
- -esp--s Club Philadelphia Fred
-,-@sse- za-.eu Cluh. New York, second Butler.
..ia- rn-r- Tine $50
senior fa---1arel =lells-Won by Aruucels.
Mound cts, 81. Luis. second. Cen
'-e-e r. --'--s. ths-l- TINE .
Intermediate single sr-ls-TE1u bv Iackes
a-Ea1a-rs- Toronto. Kelly vesper club PhIla-
see keenan, West Lynn Boat Club.
-t-e1rle scuu shells lseniorg-Won by
NeT York City New York Athletic
80. - Fie[s1lp senior single sculls-Won by
- >-ssaL Cub. New York. Shepteard
-i- ---I- Rev York second Time 3D.
-.--sf elgnt-1sred sheIis-Won By Ottawa
- = --lLr glLsnas -zrEoraUts Toronto. sec
go sf2ers CAB, Philadelphia third. Tine.