The New York herald., 1922-08-06
american Only 5 Feet Ahead
Of Challenger in Schuylkill
Feature Race.
VETERANS ROWING FAST
10000 Cheer Amateur Oars
men in Battle for Honors at
Golden Jubilee Regatta.

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Philadelphia, the national senior sim
giles champion. heat Hilton Belyea
Canadian champion. by five feet in the
feature event of the third and final
day of the Golden Jubilee National
Regatta on the Schuylkill River here
to-day, retaining the championship for
the United States.
Louis Zoha OF the First Bohemian
Boat Club OF New York. the other
starter. was poor last. Walter
won the national singles at Buffalo a
year ago, did not defend his title and
once again the American title swings
back to Jack Kelly's Club.
Cheers OF more than $1,000 persons.
probably the biggest crowd that has
ever seen a national regatta In it's lor g
history of fifty years. greeted Costello
as he went over the finish line. Belyea,
holder of the Canadian championship
for the last two years, fought the Phila-
delphia man right down to the finish,
but the vesper sculler answered every
challenge. and was given one OF the
greatest ovations Of his rowing career.
Among the first to congratulate him
wss Kelly, retired world sculling cham
pion. who followed the grueling race
In a power boat. Proof Of the severity
OF the battle between Costello and
Belyca lies in the fact that the former
was timed in minutes and Y 1-5 sec
onds. and the st. John veteran was
only two-fifths of second behind. 1t
was a two man battle after the first
quarter Of mile.
Costello was the pace setter with
Belyea drawing up even quarter OF
mile from the finish. After that 1t was
Il question Of individual fighting. Cos
telo showed his courage py forging
ahead again and stroked his way to the
American championship. Belyea gave
all he had. but 1t was not quite enough.
Promptly at o'clock five senior
double shells were sent away.
With w. l.. Garrett Gilmore in the
stroke seat and William r. Haywood
bow, the Bachelor Barge Club of Phila-
delphia won the race by two lengths
from the Undine Barge Club OF Phila-
delphia, manned by George w. Ellison
and John Blessing, NJr.--the pair that
won the senior7150 pound doubles cham
pionship yesterday The Bachelors and
Undines outclassed the field in the last
half mile. The Metropolitans OF New
York. with DIR. Walter Foley and Frank
MEME In the seats finished third, about
four lengths back of the Undlnes, and
the Pennsylvania Barge was half
length back of the New Workers, with
the Western Rowing Club Of st. Louis
bringing up the rear. In winning the
Bachelors sculled the mile and a quar-
ter in minutes and seconds. The
Undine's time was 1908 35.
The Duluth Boat Club, which won in
intermediate fours and was also second
in the international race yesterday. cap
tured the senior four cared shell race
later In the day. The -four" race was
delayed about twenty minutes, due to
Ralph Robert. Penn man, In No. 3
seat, breaking his foot rest. Coach Jim
Ten Eycks stalwart -four" stroked by
l.. Leteurneau wearing thick glasses,
stuck close to the west shore all the
way down and timed it's pace we'll. The
Minnesota boys led all the way and had
a length and a half on the Bachelors
at the end, with Penn Barge several
lengths back Of the former. Duluth
was caught in minutes flat, with the
Bachelors just 3-5 seconds slower.
N. ". A. c. Victory Easy.
lin field of eight, the New York
Athletic Club, with William B. DAILY,
Jr.. and Carl J. Hasbrouck in the seats,
won the intermediate doubles shells
championship. beating the Bachelor
marge pair. knight and Darby. by two
lengths in minutes 20 is seconds. The
Arundels of Baltimore were good
third. a scant length behind. and the
Nassau Boat Club of New York fourth.
with the Undine Barge Club fifth and
Pontchartrain Rowing Club of New
Orleans last The Riverside Rowing
Club pair of Cambridge. Mass. and
the Crescents OF Philadelphia touched
oars shortly after the start. Referee
Henry Penn Burke did not tell them
to stop rowing. but OF their own voli-
tion they eased up and dropped out.
A foul protest was entered but dis
allowed. New York A. G.. pair steered
a perfect course and won fresh.
Walter M. Hoover of Duluth. Diamond
Sculls champion and holder of the
Philadelphia Gold Challenge cup. and
Jack Kelley of the vesper Boat Club
of Philadelphia, retired world sculling
champion. rowed an exhibition race
They went upstream from the judges
stand for half mile. When they came
down slowly Kelley was sent off first
and rowed In front of the Grandstand
while the thousands chcered. Hoover
followed when Kelley had completed
about go yards. The Diamond Sculls
t,tle holder was also afforded a tremen-
dous ovation They pulled up In front
OF the finish line again and were
snapped by a battery OF movie cameras.
y, Cancers Have Innings.
In connection with the national row.
ing regatta there were six canoe races.
with the pick OF the Eastern clubs en-
tered. The winners were TO so to the
International championships at Sugar
Notch. Canada. next saturday. WASH
.-s.on canoe Club won the first event.
quad-double blades. frotr a fed " six
rivals, beating the Philadelphia Canoe
Club by two lengths. with the Colonial
c. c. of Georgetown third. The clever
Washington four did the half mile In
3 minutes % 2-5 seconds. G. w. Havers
of the Washington Canoe Club finished
first in the one-man single blade race
but was disqualified for fouling and
Raddliny out Of his position. Hazard
Df the Colonial Canoe club finished a
length back Of Hevens and was awa ard
ed first place. second honors going to
II. II. vorel OF the lnwoca Canoe Club
OF New York and third TO A. Nordlng
Of the Maryland Swimming Club, Bal
timore. The time was 4 minutes 81 rs
seconds.
The Washington Canoe Club took an
other event when III. Davis and H.
KIight won the tandem double hla dea