New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-09
D|bbLE THE WONDER
OF NATIONAL REGATTA
American and Canadian Oars
men Divide HonorS on
Charles River.

BOSTON. Aux. s.-American and Canadian
oarsmen divided honors In the hrst daS
OF the fortyfirst annual regatta OF the
National Association OF Amateur oars
men held in the Charles River Basin.
roron,o carried OF the chief honors for
the visitors from across the border the
Halifax scullers falling TO win a prize.
Chief interest centred I'm the two trial
heats OF the association senior singles
r. Dibble. the sensational oarsman from
the Don Rowing club. Of Toronto. ana
I H. Kelley. from the Nesper Boat CiuO'
Of Philadelphia. each won his heat IN
comparatively easy fashion. Dibble's
time was considerably faster than That
Of his American rival although the To-
ronto man did not appear TO exert MN
self until he entered the last quarter. lie
is generally considered the favorite TOT
,o-morrow's final. The winner OF this
event will be entitled TO compete later IN
the day in the championship singles
which carries with IL the amateur chah-
pionship OF the country
plbblc. besides winning his heat in the
association singles. also won the quarter
Toronto rival. f. y. Butler. rowed with
their shells Tapped all the way. Diobie
retained a slight advantage gained al the
start. finishing l-5 seconds ahead OF HIS
rival
In the more important crew races the
Argonauts and the Duluth Boat Club
shared the honors. The Argonauts won
the international four cared race from the
Vcspers. Of Philadelphia, by a comfort
able margin Vesper claimed the Argo-
nauts had committed a foul, but the pro-
test was not sustained
New York failed TO win a first place
The Metropolitan Boat club finished sec
ond in the intermediate fours. while @. w.
Smith. OF the New York Athletic Club.
and T J. Rooney. OF the Ravenswood
Boat club each won second in the as
ISOLATION singles trials.
The annual meeting Of the National
Association OF Amateur Oarsmen was
held this evening. with one OF the short
est sessions in years. The old board OF
officers was reelected without change
headed by James Pilkington, OF New
York. as president. Harold +. Wardwell,
Of Boston. sent In his resignation as a
member OF the executive committee, but
no action was taken on H.
The summary follows:
Senior ouarter-nile dash (single sculls)-Won
by r. Dibbe. Don Rowing club. OF Toronto
Butler ATgonaut Boat Club. Toronto, Sec
Intermediate double SOULS Won By Union
Roa, club Boston. Cndne Barge Cluh, or
Philadelphia, second; Springfield Boat CUB OF
Springfield, third. Time, h:28 20. .
senior quadruple SOULS zone and one-haIt
miles straightaway)-Won by Riverside Boat
club. OF Cambridge; Union Boat club Of Bos
ton. second. New York Athletic Club, OF Ne"
York third Time. 100 70
Intermediate four-oared shells zone and one
quarter miles. with turn bl Duluth boa'
second. Detroit Boat club OF Detroit, third,
Malta Boat Club. fourth. Time. 76e.
senior international four-oared shells zone
and one half miles simultaneously by Ar
gonaut Rowing club. Of Toronto Vesper Boat
pub. Of Philadelphia. second: Duluth Boat
club. OF Duluth. third. Time. :65;
intermediate eight Dared shells by Du-
INN Boat club. Of Duluth. ArgOnaut Rowing
club. Of Toronto. second; Detroit Boat Club.
OF Detroit. third. Time. 1881.
-Four cared navy dingics IA miles
ship Nebraska crew: North Carolina crew.
singie-blade canoe race (nve-elghths Of a
mile straightawayl won ey -. sehf NOV
don Burrow. Crescent Canoe Club OF Wal
than. Mass second: W L. r. French. Same
set canoe Club. Of Dedham. third. Time.
senior single sculs association First heat
Won by J. - Kelly. Vesper H. c.. Of Phila-
delphia; G. W. Smith. y. Y. A. c., second; W.
Noer. Detroit b. C.. third. Time. s43h
Toronto. T. J. Rooney. Rayenswood d. G..
New York second: T. wilmington, Union Il.
G, Boston third. Time. s;22