The sun., 1919-08-03
KELLY OF YESPERS
SCULLING CHAMPION
Philadelphian Beats Costello,
a Clubmate, in National
Regatta.
DULUTH 0ARSMEN STAR
Ten Eyck's Crew Sweep Lake
Quinsigamond Course Before
Cheering Thousands.
DULUTH OARSMEN STAR


fourth try Jack Kelly. the young giant
n, the vesper Boat Club of philadelphia.
today won the American sculllng cham
nonshlp in the national regatta on
beautiful Lake Quinsigamond. Before
40 900 persons, the largest crowd that
Kelly. who served with the University
n, Pennsylvania Base Hospital Unit No.
20 In France. raced to victory over Paul
costello, a clubmate. The victory in the
senior SOULS to-day came atop of yes
terday's triumph in the quarter mile
dash.
Jim Ten Eyck. Sr.. veteran crew
coach. sat in a rowboat close by the
finish line of the regatta course and
watched with pride his sturdy oarsmen
from the Duluth Boat Club capture the
lions share of the laurels. The water
over which his men rowed to victory
was the first into which Ten Eyck dipped
his blades as an amateur sculler, as we'll
as the first course his two sons, Ned
and Jim, Jr rowed on. and the achieve
ments to-day of his Duluth athletes
were cheered by the largest crowd that
ever lined the shores which overlook the
famous race course
Duluth won five frsts in the twelve
championship events, and this gave them
the julius Barnes trophy. representative
OF the club championship for the national
regatta The Vesper Boat Club OF Phil
adelphia was second and the Metropoli-
tan Rowing Club OF New York. third.
Tom Rooney of the Ravenswood Boat
Club Of Flushing. L. l.. who beat Kelly
over the puffy waters at Duluth In 1916,
the last national regatta held prior TO
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title in the senior SOULS. and Boeb Dib-
bic. the Canadian champion, flashed
word here early in the week that he
could not get his boat out of Canada.
Kelly has one decision over Dibble this
year, when he finished ahead of him n
the peoples day regatta on the Schuyl-
kill on July 4.
This is the first time that a national
sculling title has ever gone to Phila-
delphian, and the second time that
United States sculler has lifted the
champ onship in the last nine years.
Canadians have monopolized the honors,
Ed Butler and Bob Dibble being the
principal prize grabbers-
KeIIy's Time 1897 SIS.
Kelly came down the mile and
quarter straightway on Worcester's mag
nificient lake to-day in minutes 81 3-6
seconds and his younger c'ubmate
trared him over the line four lengths in
the wake.
The report had been spread that
both Kelly and Costello would not mako
a race of 1t on account of coming
from the same club. but they went out
and staged a pretty scul'ing exhibition.
Kelly is fully eleven seconds faster than
Costello and the four |engths that sepa-
rated them at the finish to-day about
sizes up their respective strength.
Next to the cleancut Victories of Jim
Ten Eyck's two eight cared shells, the
performance of New York crews was
Dig surprise to-day.
The Union Boat Club OF New York, in
magnificent last quarter mile squirt.
won the special four cared gig race for
men who have been In the United
States service. This crew was formed
by James r. Pilkington, president of
the National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen and he sat on the press tioa.
and had the satisfaction of seeing his
boys pull their way ahead Of the Nom
pareils, also of New York.
1t was splendid battle between the
two New York tours, every member of
whom had seen service either in the
army or navy. The Lakeside Boat Club
Of Worcester put UP game struggle.
but was outclassed. The Unions COW
cred the mile and a quarter in minutes
II seconds.
Less than an hour later the New York
A. c. brought the record turnout to its
feet when It finished ahead of the Du-
luths In the senior quadruple sculls.
Duluth was played heavily to win. In
fact New York was not conceded much
Of chance against Ten Eyck's quad
scullers, but stroked by the veteran
Charles Kursche, the Winged Foot oars
men gave the Minnesota boys so much
trouble right from the start that there
was nothing to the race after the three
quarter mile was passed. New York
A. c. won by three lengths in 6 :52 As.
At a meeting of the row ns officials
tonight Heller of the Nets Of New York
was awarded the Major-Gen. Organ
cup for service scullers without a row
over.
The summary.
Senior Double sculls-won by Riverside
n.T, bow. william villa Faulkner. strokej: sec
Joseph 4; Ryan; bow; Stanford Wells,
senior Four Dared sheils-won by Gem
fury Boat, Club, st. Louis toliver Belzer.
fsisier A s. Rodo dow s'' Abokei, strokei; sec
sss6Ii;; e9S; W, Prpdden. 2: IL Jefferson.
Intermediate Double Sculls-Won by
Duluth Boat Club, Duluth ~. johnson,
bow; G. Hokenson. strokel second. st.
sAlphonsus Association. Boston Jeremiah
Shea, bow James F. Sullivan, stroke)
third Rockrimmon Boat Clpb Springfield
Mass tTouis Durate, bow AlonEo Alger,
strokel fourth. one Star Boat Club. New
York Samuel Selgal. bow; Henry Froellch.
,trokel nth, Nonpareil Rowing Club, New
York III. O'Daa, bow; w. Donovan.
stroktl. Time. 7: 27.
spera Four Dared Gigs-For men who
have been In United States service-Won
by Union Boat Club. New York 90. B.
Rtchie. bow r. T. Kerker, 2; w. Meyer,
]; F, v BrodIl, stroke; ]. J. Culleton
ssoNswainl second Nonpareil Rowing Club
New York III. steinkamp, bow j. Reens n
2; Roberts, 3; Henry livingston, stroke
IIGIenh Me- oushii1 SSoxswainl; third
OHgrs 5oS,. + Gurney g. n Martin
y J. Harvey, stroke; A. Armitage, cox
swami Time. 7:41
Chauriorsh'n een,oT Single sculls-wor
nv JOHN v. K"'ley, We ner poat Club
, Phlade'uhia: second. Paul Costello. Yes.
PEI, Boat Club. Philadelphia. Time
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