New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
Annual Championship Re-
gatta at Duluth Attracts
Many Expert Oarsmen.
By JACK NACLE.

(JACR NAGLE HOLDS. WITT FRED HA W :
KINs, THE WORLDS DOUBLE SOULS
RECORD OF SAB FOR ONE AND ONE
4 SydY ,ed R RatEs WIFI w4Ta scUHG AND
SWEEP
The annual championship rowing re-
gatta, under the auspices of the
National Association Of Amateur Oars
men, will be held at Duluth, Mimi, on
Friday and Saturday, and interest runs
high despite the fact that the usual
number of entries by Canadian oars
men will not be made on account of the
war.
For the first time in six years, since
Rill Mehrhoff. of the Nassau Boat Club,
of this city, defeated Sailor Shephera
nv inches in the regatta at Washington
in 1910 in the single SOULS, an Amerl-
can bids fair to be crowned champion
in this blue ribbon event Of American
John B. Kelly, of the Vesper Boat
Clu. of Philadelphia, who has won
thirtv-two races this season, is the
favorite in the singles. He has been
rowing in wonderful form, and do not
know of any one who can beat hinn. IL
is pity that Bob Dibble, the sensa-
tional Canadian, cannot meet MIN
They would make a race for the goosI'
Dibble, however, has answered the can
TO the colors, and is in the Sportsman
battalion in the Canadian militia. ne
may be able TO row speclal race WIN
Kelly later III the year.
Westerners Have the Edge.
The eight-oared races seem to De II
the grip of the Duluth oarsmen' lhe
Westsrners have made most relnath
able strides in the last SIX years, anu
lave swept the country. Just now 10
really formidable rival for them looniJI
mn IN the senior Fights, and they will
be lust as strongly represented IN inc
cher classes. Here, too, the loss OF
the Canadians is to be regretted lot
the Areonauts, of Toronto, always put
q nowerful crew on the water, ahe
made a practice of beating the best Oh
our American Fights. .,
Jim Pilkington, who rowed win me
back in 1890, when we won fourteen
consecutive races. including the cham
nionship of America at Lake Calumet
Pullman. H.. establishing q word
record Of S:45 for the mile and one
half, is conducting this regatta. IL
will certainly be a success. fllkihs-
ton has done more for rowing IN the
last twenty years than any other man
He has fought for clean sport, and IN
his fight has hit friends and foes alike
until to-day there can be no question:
of the honesty of rowing.
These national regattas always
awaken a host of memories. they can
to mind the men who fought for the
title in the old days, and without
meaning to cast any reflection on the
sbility Of the men now competing, II
is fair to say that the oldtimers wee
better This is not due to the fsct
that the men who were racing twenty
wears ago were any gamer or any
stronger, but they went about their
work differently. They were taught
10 row by the best professionals-men
Of the type of Ned Hanlan, George
Lee. who won 203 races. more than
any other oarsman ever won, and many
others taught the younger fellows the
secrets of the game. To-day there are
some men coaching who could not race
against really high-grade competitors.
There are no men handling the
SOULS to-day who compare with Ned
Hanlan, that champion Of all cham
Mons. who held the worlds title for
twelve years. George Hosmer was an
other monarch of the single SOULS and
Jim Ten Eyck, the coach of Syracuse,
was wonderful man for his size.
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