The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-14
DULUTH CREWS WIN
FOUR FIRST PLACES
Take Everything They Try
For in Opening Day Of
National Regatta.
NEW YORKER GETS \ RACE

SPRrNGfIELp. Mass. Aug. l3.-The
Duluth Boat club was the shining light
at the opening day Of the national
River here to-day. capturing four firsts
out Of four races entered. including the
national double championship. The
Western oarsmen took the intermediate
double scull, senior double scull. inter
mediate four cared and the junior eight
Dared races. The intcrmediat single
scuil contest went to Henry Heller of
the Metropolitan Rowing club Of New
York.
The best OF weather prevailed for the
opening of the regatta. \ slight wind
blowing up the river raised some white
water. but not enough to hinder the
oarsmen. The senior double were
rowed in 6:56. the best comparative
time of the afternoon. nj this event
Smith and Kelly of the Nesper Boat
I club Of Philadelphia had been con-
sidered invincible and the victory of the
zulu oarsmen was a decided surprise
The race was the hardest and prettiest
of the afternoon.
In the first race of the day. the in
termediate double sculls. the Duluth club
and the Union Boat club of Boston took
the lead and the same positions were
maintained at the quarter mile. At
the middle distance the Duluth men
forged ahead and led from then on.
| Duluth finished abou Il length ahead Of
the Union Boat club.
7 BY an advantage secured in making
the turn at the iive-eighths mile mark in
the intermediate singl, sculls race Eller.
the Metropolitan oarsman. barely man
aged to beat out Newton Darling of the
Union Boat club of Boston and Fran.
Hardina OF the Springfield Boat club.
who came in second and third respec-
lively. The three started OFF with Har-
dina leading. but he mad a bad turn
and lost considerable distance at the
rivers bend. At the finish the three
were barely tire. lengths apart.
The Duluth club won its second vic
tory In the third event. the senior double
sculls. by leading all the way in a Cruel
ling contest with the Nesper Boat tluo
OF Philadelphia and the Riverside Boat
Club of Cambridge. The Nespers finished
second. about "A quarter length behind
Duluth. puluth in defeating the Nespers
won the championship in the double
SOULS.
Duluth took the intermediate -
cared event by trimming the NonpaIeIl
Rowing club OF New York by three
engths. Although the Nonpareil crew
took the lead at the start Duluth caught
up in the first quarter and got IA lead Of
nearly a length AT the turn, From the
turn TO the finish the race was easy. The
Minnesota men topped on the afternoon
by %capturing the eight Dared race, IN"
last event Of the day. Duluth pulled IN
at the finish several lengths ahead of the
nearest boat. having gained n lead IN
the beginning and kept IT throughout.
Intermediate Double SOULS Shells-Won
hy Duluth Boat club. Duluth, MINI; onion
Boat club, Boston, second RoCkrimmon
Rnat and Canoe club, Springfield. third
nlsnta Boat club. Springfield, fourth.
Tine. : minutes ~ IS seconds.
F intermediate single Scull Shcils-Wou
10y Henry Heller, Metropolitan Rowing
. club. New York NeNtoO Darling, Union
! Boat club. Boston, second, Frank Hardina.
Springfield Boat club, third, Time, y min
utos 80 seconds.
senior Double Soul shells Won by pu-
luth Boa, club; Ncsppr Boat club. Philt
d1phia. second lNvcrsld" Boat Cluh,
Cambridge, third. Time, . minutes - sec
unds.
Intermediate Four Dared Shclls-Wou Icy
Dulu h Boat club Nonpar,il Rowing club.
Sew York, second. Time, ; minutes : 80
seconds.
Junior Eight Dared shells Especial
ENenti-Won by Duluth Boat club. DO
troit Boat Cluh, second. Springfield Boat
club and lnglesiie Boat club, Hoiyoke.
tied for third Atlanta Boat club. spring
icld, fourth. TINE. : minutes ~ seconds.