Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-05
by The Associated Press)

yea, 81 year old veteran sculler OF
St Johns, N. E.. gave two remarkable
displayes of his proves today in an
nexing the Association singles crown
at the Golden Jubilee regatta Of the
National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen over the mile and a quarter
straight-away course on the Schuyl-
kill river.
Belyea looms as a strong challenger
for Walter Hoover's supremacy for
the SOULS. Tomorrow he faces Paul
Costello. Of the Vesper Boat club. this
hemian. New York. in the ace which
carries with it the singles title. Judged
by his races today. it will take a
sturdy rival to beat him.
Hoover will not defend his title be-
cause he has not had sufficient time
to get in condition since his trip
abroad. -
Won With Ease.
Belyea twice today beat Edward
Mcclure OF Buffalo. The first heat
Of the ace found Henry Heller, OF
the Lone Star Boat club. New York.
and Mcclure off to a speedy start.
Be1yea timed his race. closing up at
the three quarter mile point, and
winning in easy fashion. W. E. Gar
rett Gilmore of the Bachelor Barge
~Aoos WIN AlAS SNSolio
qualifying heat from Russell Goldman,
Jr., Union Boat club. Boston. Gill
more led at all stages Of the race. In
the final heat Belyea again displayed
a waiting game. letting Mcclure and
Gilmore go out in front only to catch
his local rival at half mile and pass
him. then overlook Mcclure at the
mile n win with evident ase.
The Duluth Bat club crews shared
with ~Schuylkill Navy and New York
oarsmen, the glory Of winning other
feature races. Jim Tenyck's inter-
mediate eight jumped ahead Of New
Rochelle at the start and although the
race was rowed in a d%ownpour of
rain, h westerners managed to keep
ahead and win by two lengths.
Try 1t Twice.
Duluth's youthful intermediate four
overlook Vespers Of this city at the
mile post and left them in the rear
in the last quarter mile. Less than
an hour later the same Duluth crew
undertook to lower the colors of a
fresh Vesper fou in the international
race but fell short by a scant two feet
In the greatest rae of the day. Yes
per, stroked by Kent Myers. Bow oar
in the Pennsylvania barges senior
four. finalist in the 1890 Olympia re-
gatta. managed to get a half length
lead in the first mile, but the local
crew rallied and Won
Louis Zoha of the First Bohemians,
despite an erratic course in the first
water at a 40 to the minute beat and
won from Tom Rooney. former scull-
ing champion, by eight feet.
The clever $50 pound crew Of the
Undine Barge club, Philadelphia,
George A. Allison, Bow, John Bless
ing, stroke. proved the class of this
event.
The New York A. c. crew won the
intermediate q%uadruple SOULS, an add
New York. set the pace for three
quarters Of a mile, and then New
York A. club spurted and won.
Robert Fl. Agnew of Undine, won
the intermediate singles event after a
keen battle with Manuel Gomez OF
Cambridge. Mass. Ten sculIers start.
ed. the winner and runner-up on op.
posite sides OF the stream left thu
otherstn their wake to fight 1t OUT.
ssS Summaries.
S~enfof1S150s pounds double shells
AyaAiAs George W. Allison. John Bless.
& lHSs strooe1: second. vesper Boa,
Etubssa Philadelphia; third. Pennsyl'
NSpia Barge club, Philadelphia;
fonFfh, Western Rowing club, st
gIsOuin: NTH, Potomac b. c.. Washing.
fop. o. G. Time 1919.
1nfeEmediate single shells: VINO b.
Robert II. Agnew. Undine Barg.
aclgbs Philadefphia; second. W. J. g
saA41phia; third. Mauel Gomez. River
s1sd6 Boat club. Cambridge, Mass
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