New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-07
DuluthOarsn1en
CaptureHOnOrs
In Big Regatta
Hoover Carries Off National
Championship in Amateur
Meet Over Buffalo Course

BUFFALO, Aug. 6.--The colors of
the Duluth Boat Club were carried to
victory in four out of the seven events
on the closing day of the forty-seventh
annual regatta of the National Associa-
ton of Amateur Oarsmen here to-day,
and Walter Hoover, the young sculler
of the same aggregation, is the ma
tional champion for 1921. The Mime
sotans also were winners of the Barnes
Point championship trophy for the re-
gatta.
The weather was less favorable than
on the opening day, the wind quarter
ing over the course at between twelve
and fifteen miles an hour and two
squalls, sweeping in off Lake Erie,
broke the surface of the course into
choppy waves that bothered crews &C.
customed to rowing in smooth waters.
The second squall was the more severe,
breaking just as the senior Fights were
sent away for the final event. Scalp
and Blade crew of Buffalo, which was
finishing last, were spilled out of their
shell when about half a mile from the
finish line.
Hoover's chief contender in the
single SOULS championship was Paul
Costello, Of the Vesper Boat Club, of
Philadelphia: The pair came over the
f1rst mile OF the course so close to-
gether that from the grandstands it
was impossible to tell which had the
advantage, but in the final quarter
Hoover moved up into the lead. Cos
tello accepted the challenge and made
a desperate try to overtake the flying
Minnesotan. Hoover, however, had
something in reserve and finished two
lengths ahead, in 1895.
The rough water seemed to bother
Costello. Zoha and Rooney, both of
New York, developed contest of their
own for third place. They fought it
out to the finish, Zoha beating the for
mer champion by length.
The only disqualification Of the re-
afternoon. The Vesper Boat Club, of
Philadelphia, finished first in the senior
tours, but the claim of foul by the
Duluth crew was allowed, and what ap-
peared to be well earned victory was
snatched away from the Philadelphians.
The foul occurred at the mile mark.
The Vespers, in the lead, eased their
stroke and veered over in the path of
the Duluth she'll just close enough to
cause the tip of the SOULS in the two
craft to touch. Duluth finished the
race only length behind Vespers, the
claim of foul being made after the
boats were across the finish line
Stroke Kelly of the Vespers wanted
the race rowed over again, but Duluth
declined
The victory of Detroit in the inter
mediate double SOULS was one of the
surprises Of the day.
The summarizes:
Championship single SOULS Walter
Hoover; Duluth Boat Club Duluth. won;
PAU Costello, vesper Boat Club. Phila-
HAM Boat Club, New York, third; Thomas
J Rooney. New York A. c.. New York City,
fourth. Time-Hoover. TAB S-5; Costello,
7:T 36.
Duluth. won; vesper Boat Club, PhiladeI
phia. second. Time. s:45 rs. s:47 rs.
=, !nter!nediate double sculls-Detroit Boat
Phnadelphia second; duluth Boat Ci CUE
Duluth. third; Malta Boat Club, Philadel-
phia, fourth. Time. 1927.
Senior four cared shells-Won by Duluth
8. G.. Duluth; second. Century 3. C.. St
Louis Vesper B. c. of Philadelphia fin
ished first. but was disqualified on claim
OF loul by the Duluth crew. Time 6:4s
css sunioT eight cared @ssaa shslls,won by wor
Mastsn Park High School, Buffalo. Time,
b:67 35
Senior eight-Duluth Boat Club, Duluth
frst University OF Toronto graduate crew
Toronto. second; Union Boat Club. New
YORK City. third: Norton Boat Club,
Worcester, Mass. fourth, University Of
Toronto Rowing Club. Toronto, hfth; De-
troit Boat Club, Detroit. sixth; Scalp and
biade Club, Buffalo. overturned and did
not finish. Tine--Duluth 6:33M; Uni
versity OF Toronto. GS4M
Senior double sculIs--vesper B. c., Phiia-
delphia: bow, Paul Costello: stroke. Jack
Kelly. won. UncQntested