The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-03-17

md ripple OF laughter ran around
~ Cu'oohers
TIL. men stopped and seemed very
lervoIs, and looked no more like
acIn5 eight than dromeda:v ana as
hcs launched their boat they We're
greeted with ironical shouts and cat
ais.
The crowd screamed with laughter
as the men quarreled ABOUT their oars.
As for Dick Grev:l.e. tie scowled at
his men and looked very III at ease.
IF you'd rather not row. Campion
called out. eve are quite willing thae
you should retire."
Another laugh greeted this taunt,
but Greville took no notice of it.
At length the Two Fights Were ready
and the gun was fired. Immediately
the Newton eight went away with a
rush. the pace being IS strokes to
the minute. In minute they drew
two lengths ahead of Grevil'e's crew
and then slackened to a pa IDLE
Roars of laughter greeted the
scratch eight as they splashed along.
Their oars dipped in the water re-
gardless Of time, and they shot oceans
CT spray into the air. They pulled
anyhow, some took short strokes and
others took long In direct defiance
Of all racing ideas the men kept on
shouting to each other, while they
took not the slightest notice of the
time set by Greville who was rowing
the stroke.
Dorothy, on board the umpire's
launch, followed behind, and she sor-
rowfully watched the absurd display
of Greviile's crew This was all he
could do. after all his promises How
CALLING it was!
Rowing well together at a slow,
easy stroke. the Newton eight kept
their clear two lengths lead On each
mans face was broad grin, for they
We're all watching the queer antics
Of Greville's crew
In this manner the two eights COW
cred two-thirdS of the course With
each minute the rowing of Greville's
eight became worse, until the Newton
eight could not contain themselves.
and manT of them burst ont laughing
Suddenly there came a SHARP
now" from Grevilles lips. lmme-
diately each man behind him sat w
straight, their oars struck the waite,
together, and. with machine-ike
precision, they propelled their boat
along at great pace.
Before the Newton crew understood
what had happened, Greville's eight
had drawn level and rowing like
machine, had shot half a length ahead
The suddenness of the change camt
with such a shock that the Newton
men lost their heads and began tc
row raggedly.
increasing their lead. The men rowed
splendidly together and were striking
SO to the minute
For few moments the spectators
were SO amazed that they were alb.
solute1y silent, but when they wols
up, saw through the ruse. and a roar
OF encouragement for Greville's mcu
filled the air.
a ding-dong race was now in prog.
ress, but the scratch eight had loG
big lead. Each man pulled like
Trojan, and try as they could, Cam.
pion's boat could not catch them
And midst stentorian cheers, Gre.
ville's men passed the winning pos.
length and quarter ahead.
Campion was furious with rage, ant
bitterly denounced Greville's tactics
But Greville retorted that. even If
spite of the artiflce, trained crew
like the Newton eight ought to have
won.
Newton has never forgotten that
race, neither has Dick Greville eve,
forgotten Dorothy's softly-murmured
reply when he put an all important
question to her shortly afterwards
They had proper race at the fol.
lowing regatta, and Mrs Richard Gre.
vile handed her husband the cur
which his crew again had won.-E
Newton Bungey.
Somewhat Er,horrassjno