New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
CANADIAN OARSMAN IS
STAR OF BOSTON MEET
DibbIe, Of Toronto, Wins Ma
tionaI and Association
Titles in Singles.
ALSO A DOUBLES WINNER
Duluth Quartet Captures the
intermediate and Senior
Four-Oared Champion
ship Events.

Boston. Aug. s.-R. Dibble. OF the Don
Rowing Club. Of Toronto. and Duluth
oarsmen won the chief honors on the con-
Guiding programme OF the forty-frst an
nual regatta OF the National Association
OF Amateur Oarsmen on the Charles River
to-day. Dibble won the national cham
pionshlp IN singles defeating the title
holder. +. p. Butler. also OF Toronto, hut
wearing the colors OF the Argonaut Club,
by a boats length. Previous to this Dbl
bic won the final heat OF the association
singles. and with mis- partner. F. II. Lep-
per. the senior doubles title.
II was a hard afternoons work. and
as Dibble's boat shot by the finish flag,
giving him clear title TO the national
championship. he fell over in his she'll.
Recovering quickly. however. he extend
ed his hand TO receive the congratulations
OF his opponent The only two starters
from the United States for the national
singles event. r. II. Sheppard. Of New
York. and Dr. s. Gordon. OF Philadelphia,
finished close together. but many lengths
behind.
Four young oarsn1en from the Duluth
Boat Club established a new regatta
record by participating in the winning
OF four championship titles The four
won the intermediate and senior four
Dared events They rowed in the inter-
,,-tv Vagrar6aN and
were members OF the same eight that
captured the senior eight-oared event
o-day.
Coach James r. Ten Eyck entered both
his intermediate and senior Fights for
this title Both finished lengths ahead
OF the New York Athletic Club. which
was third. with Detroit fourth and the
Boston schoolboys in the rear.
The closing event. the octuple cent?
pede race. gave the Boston oarsmen one
OF their few wins In the regatta The
start was made in the dark, and at the
finish those on shore could not disun-
guish the contestants Boston was two
lengths ahead OF Philadelphia, with New
York half a length behind in third place.
Halifax brought up the rear.
strong wind made the regular course
so rough that a new course had to be
laid out far upstream, causing long
delay
The summaries follow
senior tour-oared shells zone and one-qusrter
miles. with turn)-Won by Duluth Boat quo
DuIuth. Vesper Boat Club OF Philadelphia.
second: Argonaut Rowing club, OF Toronto
third Time. "a IT,, -, y
Dibble Don Rowing Club, OF Toronto D.
Rooney. Ravenswood Boat Club OF BrooAlyn'
\ y. cecond; G. ". Smith. New York A c.
senior d9nble SOULS zone and one-quarter
miles with turn)-Won by Don Rowing Clun
Of Toronto. Union Boat GLIB Of Boston sec
ond: Riverside Roat club OF Cambridge thira'
Time, As 2-5.
intermediate single sculls final; one and
miles with turn)-won by W j.
Gardiner. Union Boat CLUB, Boston D. hol
ond: F. Miller New York A. c.. third. Time
Championship senior single scuIIs zone and
one~0uarter miles with turnl-Won BY X.
DIbble. Don Rowing Club. Toronto; f. r.
Butler Argonaut Rowing Club. Toronto sec
ond; p. II sheppard. Harlem Rowing Cluo'
New York, third Time. ;ls.
Senior eight-oared shells zone and one-qnar-
Ter miles. straightaway)-Won by Duluth Boat
Club intermediate eight, Duluth; Duluth Boat
Club senior eight. Duluth. second New YORK
A. c. third. Time 6:5sas.
senior octuple sculls zone and one-Quarter
niles. strnlghtaway)-Wo by Boston crew:
crew. second, New forw crew.
third Time. Gas
Twelve-oared navy racing cutters Zone and
yayen-elyh,h miles straiGhtaway)-Won by
United States battlsship Virginia crew. United
states oatteship Nebraska crew, second. Time
1903 .
War canoes (hve-eighths OF a mile. straight-
away)-Won by Walthsm Canoe Club. wal
ham. Cocheca Canoe Club. Boston. secono
Tina Ia % Id.