The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15
WALDO SMITH PUTS
COPPER ON DULUTH
New York A.C. OarSman Takes
Senior Singles: Duluth
All Crew Races.

SPRfNGriELp. Mass. Aug. 1.-THE
Duluth Boat club continued it's sweep
of the national regatta on the Connecti-
cut River here to-day by winning THREE
OF the four races entered and by break
ing records in the senior fou and quad
ripple four races. The time records IN
these two events went down easily be-
fore the superb oarsmanShip OF the
Westerners, the new marks being
IA 2-5 in the senior tours and 80 40
in the q%uadruple four.
The association singles was won by
Waldo Smith of the New York Athletic
Club the first man TO beat out any of the
puluth entries in any event either yes
terday or to-day. Weather conditions
were almost perfect for rowing. although
white caps showed here and there on the
course.
Dulu was compelled to extend IT.
self to the utmost In the senior fours 10
come in ahead Of the University Barge
Clu OF Philadelphia. Although the
Union Boat club of Boston started on
In the lead, Duluth caught III AT the
first eighth. At that time the Detroit
Boat Club was going third. AT the haIt
mile mark the University four began a
squirt that lasted up to the finish, when
Dulut was one length ahtad Union
was passed by the Philadelphia boys at
the th~ree-quarters mark. Union was
third at the finish. two lengths behind
University and half a length ahead OF
Detroit.
Waldo Smith OF the New York Athletic
club was cEe leader throughout in the
senior association singles. william
Hoover OF Duluth. Newton Darling %
ITntA,, n,I ThnfNna RnnnnV OF Inc
Ravenswood Boat Club of Long Island
city were punched close behinI up TO
the turn. when Hoover started a squirt,
which almost took him up to the leader,
At the three-quarter mark Hoover was
! clear of the balance OF the field and AT
the finish he was within "A half a length
Of Smith.
The senior quadruples also gave
Duluth some worry. but the winning
Westerners came through winners by
half a length. The New York Athletic
Clab, the only other starter, lie. in the
early ltages. but at the eighth mark
Duluth caught up. For half a mile
after that it vas impossible to tell which
crew led, and not until the last 100
yards was Duluth certain of winning
The New York boys worked out under
the strain and were not equal to the
final squirt.
Duluth's third victory was in the in
termediate eight oar and was gained
with less competition than In any of
the others. The Minnesota Boat club
came in second. two lengths behind, with
the Detroit Boat Club "A close third. The
| Farragut Boat Club was %dis,anced. Du-
luth took the lead with ease at the start
and never showed the slightest signs of
tagging. II was n seesaw race all the
way for Minnesota and Detroit.
Ralph Dibble held his championship
I'm the senior SOULS. Jack Kelly of
Philadelphia looked a winner severa'
times In the race and. as a rule. the
boats were about even. Waldo Smith
of the New York Athletic Club, who had
qualified for the event by winning the
senior association singles. was third, tn,
b summarizes:
senior international -Four Dared shells
First. Duluth Boat club, time, . !niuutc'
II seconds; second. University Barge CLUB
Philadelphia third. Union Boat club
BOSTON; fourth, Detroit Boat Club.
senior single SOUL Shell oAssociation'-
Won by Waldo Smith, New. York A'h1et!'
ond. W. NJ Hoover. Duluth boat club
third, Thomas j. Rooney. Rhysnswo2I
hrh. Newton Darling, Union Boat Club
Boston; Henry Heller, Metropolitan Row
Nassau Boat club, New York, distanced.
senior ouadruple SOUL ShelIs-ftrst
Duluth Boat club, time ) minutes IS 4
seconds: second. New York Athletic club
intermediate Eight Dared shelIs-tlrs;
Duluth Boat club, time 3 minutes "a =
seconds. second. Minnesota Boat CIuh
third, Detroit Boat club, fourth, farrdgu
Boat Club, Lynn.
Championship senior Single SCulls-Wo'
by II. Dibble. Don Rowing Club. Torrutl
Ont. time, 1921 3-5; second, John u
Kelly. Ntsp,r Boat club, Philadelphia
Waldo smith of New York a. { did no
start.