The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
PENN HAS SNAP IN
AMERICAN REGATTA
Union Of Boston 8 Lengths
Behind, With Harvard
Eight Trailing.
NEW RECORD FOR KELLY
THE WINNERS At A GLANCE.
First single ~scuiI.--Dohu ". Kelly.
Special -Four Dared Sheils-Undine barge

THE WINNERS At A GLANCE.
Special -Four Dared shells-undine barge
second single ~scuil.-Arthur Osman.
Freshmen Eightr-Syracuse tniver-ity.
First Double scuil~Nc.per Boat club.
First Eight Dared shells-i University Of
.int-r.chois.,ic Eisht-we-t Phi,adel-
Junior College Eisht.-rn,ver.,ty Of
Firsit -Four Dared sh-ii--rn'ver.,ty
First Pour Dared scuIis-rhilsde'phia
special second Eirhts--Union Beat C'ub.
r~rrLApELr,rfA, Nay c?.-The Criver-
aity of Pennsylvania eight Dared shell
won the race for The Hrst eight Dared
shells. the principal event. AZ the annual
regatta OF the American Rowing Assoc
citation on the schuylkill River .his
and Harvard University Boat Club
.h,fd
Pennsylvania took the lead from the
start and at the quarter was a full half
length ahead. Union and Harvard were
close together. hut nj the half distance
Cnson spurted and the three boats were
each about a length apart. Union
spurted again at the th~ree-quarters. but
gained little. and Harvard lost ground.
~ this point Pennsylvania spurted
hard and continued to row smoothly
uH;I. tho finish, crossing the line fully
six lengths ahead OF the Boston oars
men. The Harvard eigh: was more
than a length behi1d Union
The conditions were about as had ms
| could be imagined. Just before the
| races began a heavy thunder storm
came UP and sen, s-u-ry!ng for cover
the crowds which had gathered along
the river banks. and by The time the
races were under way the rain poured
IN torrents. continuing the greater part
OF the afternoon.
Ii was raining when Jack Kelly OF the
vespers and J. y Aver, the crack Boston
! scullcr, who competed az Henley last
| year. started the first contest, the single
scull race for the Farragust challenge
cup. Kelly left Aver At the start and
AT the Island had "A lead that would
have enabled him to paddle to the
finish and win. But he started for his
record and made II, crossing the line
in : minutes 80 2-5 seconds. with Aver
nearly a minute behind kelly's old
record was y rnlnNltS . f'N'll'iSs
Arthur Osman Of Syracuse University
took the second single SOULS the local
GA rsmen being far outdistanced by the
other rowers. II was pouring rain by
the time this event was called and Ave
shells started.
They got away we'll together, but nj
the quarter post began TO thin out, viii
Osman about a length ahead Of -
Carpenter, Jr. Harvard's entry. and
Wakon Clark Of the Philadelphia Barge
Club third. The leaders held this posi-
ton until the sprin, at the finish, when
II. II. Livingston or New York man
aged to nose out Clark for third place.
Osnan won by a length and a half
In : minutes % l-5 seconds. J. Il.
MCCarty OF the Pennsylvania Barge club
was a quarter mile hin
Vivian N,ckalls sadly watched his
freshman eight lose It's race with SYRIA
cuse after the Red and Blue team
started off in the lead. syracuse finished
a length and a half ahead OF Penn in
s minutes 30 3-5 seconds.
Kelly. who had previously retained
his title as national single SOULS cham
pIon by defeating Aver, the Boston
crack. in the easiest kind OF a way.
and incidentally setting up a new record
for this course. was paired with Walter
! Smith, and the two simply rowed away
from the other entries in the double
SOULS. The University Barge Cluh was
second. twelve seconds ehind with the
Metropolitan pair from New York out
distanced by the Philadelphia oarsrncn.
Penn Jared badly in the ccntipede and
freshman eight races. In the former
rndine. with three ineligible Penn mer
in the boat. cleaned up the Red and
Blue crew In neat style.
The freshmen took a lead on Syracuse
their only opponent, in tho eight Dared
race. hut the New York state oarsmer
overcame the lead and pulled ahead unit
they had a comfortable lead at the finish
Syracuse also took another event, and
Osman. her entry in the sccord sinrl,
sculls. won from FIVE other starters ii
good time.
The Unions OF BOSTON won tho spccia.
second eight Dared shell race from the
Vesper eight of this city by a goot
margin In $50. Tn summaries
First single SOULS CFarragut Challenr'
Cupl-won by John y ks..y' Nesrer
Union Boat, club, Boston time, s:i7 Is
special Four Dared Shells Omitted state,
: ssS6 I1 HRn',ve"T.T'|S {" Of f f""'"" ""is' 4I IN"
second Single sculls.won nv Arthur
u. Harvard third. II II tl,inRs'on
Nonparril Rowing club, New York; fourth
clark, Jr, Philadelphia Barge cub; 0f'h
Harry T. MCCarty, Pennsylvania BiIg,
club. Time, S:22 Is.
Freshman Eight Dared shells-won rs
Syracuse second. University of ponnsyl.
vania. Time. $50 as.
First Double SOULS t~Schuylkill ChallenC,
! Cupl- Won by Ncsper Boat club. Second
University barge club: third. Metropoli
tan Rowing club, Time, I;js -.
Challenge CupN-won ny University o
Pennsylvania second, Union Boat club
third, Harvard University sophomore crew
Time. 6:%l S-h.
I~nterscholastic Eight Dared Shel
(Franklin challenge Cupl-Won nv Wes'
Philadelphia High School. second, Contra
High school: third, Northeast High School
TIVE, $50 80,
First Four Dared Shells puritan chat
lenge CupI-Won by University Rtrg,
club, second, Vosper Boat club. Time
7.i2 IS.
Junior Collegiate Eight Dared Shells 10
New England challong" Cupl-Eace opci
TO college or university seconds Rows, nom
~ the members ~ which had n scat in tn
varsity eight Ht date NJ regattn-Wuu by
ward University; third, Princeton Gnlycr
sity, Time, 6ti 3-5.
First Four Dared SOULS (centipcdesl-
Won by Philadelphia Barge club. second
Union Roat club OF Boston. Time, 7;l3
Special lntercluh Second Eight Oirei
Shells tclOsed to crews from colleges O
from college rowing cluhsl-Won by l'nlor
Roat club; second. Vesper Of Philadelphia
Time. 6.hs