The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-06
Rows Mile and Quarter in
7.24 and Betters Record
Made by Kelly.
COSTELLO is SECOND
Three Lengths Behind Cham
pion and Only Five Feet
Ahead Of Belyea.
BY DANIEL.

was born anew-in familiar setting
of the halcyon days on the Schuylkill
River this morning. Where once the
great Ed Hanlan, the matcEless Charley
Courtney, the speedy George Lee and
the renowned Wards rose to tie zenith
Of their prowess, Walter Hoover of
the Duluth Boat Club, the national
champion, set his name down with the
sculling immortals.
Pulling down the fairway with per-
lection of form and speculative power
against head wind from the south
east, Hoover not only won the race for
the Gold Challenge cup but established
new worlds record for a mile and
quarter. The young Titan from Min
nesota was timed in 7 minutes "a
seconds. clipping one second off the
old standard, which was set by Jack
Kelly, winner of the world title at
Brussels, over the same course In 1919.
Kelly, now retired but soon no doubt
to be heard from anew in the national
regatta. not only suffered the chagrin
Of seeing his priced mark fall before
Hoover but also had to stand by while
the Duluth title holder beat Paul v.
Costello, his cousin and joint holder
with him Of the Olympic doubles cham
pionship. by thee lengths. Costello,
who is a member of the Vespers of
Philadelphia and was a strong favorite
with the cheering thousands who turned
out at the rather unusual hour of
eleven, not only was beaten again by
Hoover but had an he could do to save
second honors from the gritty. de-
termined Hilton Belyea. the picturesque
thirty-six-year-old fisherman from the
icy bay Of ST. John, N. B. Belyea
finished only five feet behind Costello.
Garrett Leads at start.
W. E. Garrett Gilmore of the
Bachelors Boat Club of this city, the
only other starter. had the distinction
of showing the way for more than halt
"a mile, but Slapped and weary, he
brought UP Nne rear at the finish, three
lengths behind Belyea. Costello was
caught in minutes % 2-5 seconds. and
the Canadian in minutes 20 As Sec
onds.
Hoover with his brilliant national
championship furnished to even greater
luster by his record breaking feat of tc-
day against the strongest opposition
available on this continent, tomorrow
will sail for England. here to compete ir
the famed Diamond Souls at the Henley.
On the Thames he will encounter Beres-
ford. the Briton who bowed before Kelly
In the Olympics after the Americans
entry had been refused for the Henley.
There he will meet Arthur, H. Baynes,
protege of the great George Towns and
scullng champion of Australasia. II,
the Henley Hoover will attempt to per-
form a feat which has been recorded BY
only one Amercan-Ed Ten Eyck, son OF
the veteran coach at Syracuse And
Hoover, as he demonstrated most ably
to-day, has 1t in him to bring back the
coveted SOULS.
Hoover won to-day because he had
tremendous drive, the power TO sustain
il, impressive form, a fine racing head
and. plenty of courage. Because of the
Intense rivalry between East and West
between Philadelphia and Duluth-the
report had gone the rounds along Boat
house Row in Paramount Park that the
westerner could not stand the gaff
Hoover knew of this calumny and set
out to prove 1t false. He succeeded adj
mirably-apd the story only served to
make the defeat of the local standard
bearer more complete.
Costello. backed by the sculling knowl-
edge Of Kelly and backed by the retired
champion with a substantial wager. toe,
no doubt was told by the Olympic title
holder to scull a waiting race. Without
question he was instructed to lie back
OF the pace and of Hoover. too, for
about mile and then to sprint-sprint
right on to victory. But Hoover was
not to be outsculled. nor was he to be
outgamed. Costello waited too long and
then found himself face to face not with
a spent rival but with despa,r-and a
rallying. big Canadian coming at him
stronger and stronger. No matter what
plan Costello might have followed we
doubt II he could have done any better.
Hoover this day was In a class by him
self.
Kelly May Race Again.
for the title, beaten and Hoover in pos
session OF a worlds record. Kelly with
out question will grid his loins anew
and return TO competition In time to
greet Hoover at the national on the
Schuylkil In August. Second to Kelly's
best time of minutes and rs seconds
was his minutes 35 seconds at the
national In Worcester In 1920 and his
minutes 35 seconds on the dead waters
of the canal at Brussels in the Olympics..
SO, II Kelly has another rip snorting
race left In him IL behooves him to
come back and face the new star
Leaden clouds scooted across the skies
and rain threatened when the scullers
pulled up 10 the line at the Willows"
for their mile and a quarter race down
the river TO the Columbia Bridge. Just
as they lined UP a sharp wind came up
from the southeast. The river was high
from recent rains. Probably 5000 per-
sons were along the course, seated and
standing on the east bank. In auto
mobiles and In the irnprovised bleach
ers at the finish. IL was Hip, hip,
hooray" for Costello and an occasional
banzai for Gilmore. Beyea sat in his
bright yellow shell. the biggest of the
four, confessedly short of work because
of the late breaking OF the Ice up in
his home harbor. Costello was nervous,
high strung. and SO was Gilmore Hoover
no doubt was on edge. too, but be man
aged to hide II almost as well as did
the imperturbable fisherman from New
Brunswick.
There was little loss Of time at the
start They pulled up. J. Elliott Newlin
gave the word. and They're OFF"
doomed down the east bank as four sets
OF sculls dug deep in the old Schuylkill.
Gilmore was closest to the crowd along
the park bank, with Costello, Belyea and
Hoover strung across TO the cast.
Gilmore. feeling that his main chance
lay In rushing out to the fore and try