Year: 1879




and Rummell. of the Triton Club. of Newark. ~ j..


nth. Jackson. 1t Was said. had led at the half mile
flag and Murray at the mile. from which point on
there was good and close race home Murrays
ii ne was l0m. as. Jacksons 10m 33i4s. aud Gears
lcm- S35ss.


FoUR-oAREp sHELIs-rRIAL HEATS.


The first trial heat of the four oars was then
called. 1t was with groans and lamentations that
the newspaper representatives. saw the referees
boat steam away and head up the lake to start the
four-oared shell race, while they. having no boat.
were left high and dry on the landing at the finish
Patience had almost ceased to be virtue. and some
determined ones were about to cast about for some
means of transportation toward the starting point
when puff OF steam from the little vessel gave glad
tdings chat some water and warmth had been gotten
into the boiler and some new life into her machin-
cry. general expression of gratitude was uttered
The referee had already reached the southery end of
the course aud by dint of tanning the fires the press
TOR delay in getting tho contestants away. the
start of the great race was witnessed. In
line awaiting the word were five boats. and
them seated as fine set
of muscular young fellows as one could hnd The
picture u charming one even viewed alone for
its general outline ana coloring. The water was
barely rippled the handsome boats were held mo-
tionless its surface In each one sat four stout
and sturdy fellows their brightly coored shirts and
kerchiefs thrown out boldly in relief by the back
ground of dark green hills. The referee raised his
hand. eagerly brawny arms were outstretched and
oars hung above the water, ready for the signal.
For q single instant there was an utter pause
and the dead silence of suspense. Then
a dash into the water Of twenty oars the boats
rushed forward and the race under way. The
clubs represented in the boats were the following.
sums. of Michigsn; Hope Club. Of New Orleans
composed Of cotton ''jammers' or stowers) men
whose occupation is working in the hold Of vessel
ping away cotton--a profession said to be,
of the heat, second only to hiring out in the
internal regions, Crescent Club. OF Philadelphia;
Saugerties N. Y. The signal for the start
having been given the Hopes were the quickest
away the Crescents being next best They an swung
down the lake ut great speed. the Wah-wah-sums
having y very slight advantage when 2QO yards
little in front Of the Others At an eighth Of a mile
the boats almost even, with the exception OF
the Hope Clnb. which. finding the company entirely
too fast for it. vt once fell back. II there any
difference in the relative positions OF the crews the
Wah-wahs and Crescents had it. Mp aud tuck
the lot went to the quarter, where they were
as even as at the start. with the exception OF the
Hopes, who further behind. There was
superb struggle to the half mile for the lead, but
still they moved in unbroken line, every man Of
the twenty doing his utmost and the boats still re-
tanning their places. Any advantage gained by one
advance of the others. and three-quarters OF mile
was done before it could be seen that the
.,a% haa gained hardly .,ts fought fHs
At a mile from the start is an ugly
sandy point extending far out in the lake and into
the shallow water the Wah-wah boat dashed. Quickly
realizing that they were in dangerous water they
veered of, the change OF head costing them their
lead and again placing the boats in almost unbroken
line in the superbly balanced struggle. The Mutuals
slowed their stroke a little bere. and the Crescent
dropped back length. The cracking pace was tell
ing and the line wavering for q moment had broken
from sheer exhaustion. At mile and an eighth
the wah-wahs led by half length. and
made desperate squirt and effort to catch them
The Saugerties who had rowed gamely in the front
rank again and EesR u" to shs ther M
time to forty-three minute. aud matchless race
ensued to the finish. where the saginaw men landed
winners. the Mutuas second Saugerties third. Cres
cents fourth. Hopes fifth. Time. Sm. 431as.. sm.
47As Sm. 50hs., Sm. 59As., 9n. las. The Wah-
wah- h-sums rowed very well together, and in fair
foru INIT NO his Ouito badly
and No. did not pull his stroke
through. losing a foot or more on on
the end. The great disadvantage in not pulling the
oar well through is not much in the loss Of power
as in the getting out ahead OF time This makes the
boat roll very he r. ress a. OF Sh
tendency on the part of the Wah-wahs to rush
forward on the recover. The Mutuals have improved
somewhat in style since last year. but there is still
room for improvement. They are tough, powerful
lot of men. and if they would learn to row in
as good form the Atalanta crew they
would be even more formidable than they now.
Bow does always reach out well the rest OF
the men ;.No. meets his very badly. much
that he Of necessity loses toward the end of
his stroke. He also does great amount OF work
with his arms which ought to be done with his
much more with his arms than he otherwise
would. Stroke is inclined to settle trihe at
forward with their bodies. This is hard on
the and retards the speed OF the boat very mate
rally. Had these faults been corrected before the
race they would have won their heat The Sanger
ties certainly good lot of men, and row
very fast but their speed is due to their strength
and endurance. and not to fue rowing. II they
would add good form and style to what they already
possess, they would mile and half in very
last time Bow rolls out Of the boat at every stroke
throwing the boat of keel As . consequence
neither bow nor the rest of the crew can row
at their best Nos. 2 and meet their oars which
strokes, and No. pulls himself into heap and
swings his body out of the boat His time is also
stroke, which is partly due to his bad form. This
and most of the others here pull with
great amount Of grit and determination. The Cres
cents rowed in better form than any other crew in
this heat but unfortunately for them, they did not
have the strength endurance to hold their
Had they rowod in as poor form a. some Of the other
crews did. they would have been bad
las. instead Of good fourth They have have
will add materially to their speed. The most con-
spicuous fault is the almost universal habit Of
covering quickly. that it amounts almost to
rush tumble forward. 1t is useless for crews to
cling to this old custom, for IL has been demon
faster with moderate recover and steady
swing forward, instead OF rush. The Hope crew
were last. and judging from their rowing they were
justly entitled to that position. They did not row
together at all. Almost all the men met their
and they did not seem to know how to use their
slides Each man worked hard, but they should
have learned that it is all important in u crew to
work together. They came long distance to enter
this regatta. and although they have not won. II
they will keep their eyes open and profit by what
they and are willing to learn they will not have
come in vain.





and landing OF the crews engaged in the last race.
the launches were again turned southwark to start
the second trial heat of the fouroared shell race
whistle from the referee brought the following
up:-Lachines. OF Montreal; Olympics.
OF Albany: shoe wae-cae-mettes of Michigan,
and the Elizabeths, of Virginia. detailed
description OF this from any the
press boat would be mple stretch of the imagina-
tcn. Here and there the relative positions were
marked and that only is gwen below. The Eliza
beth's were not picked as winners. and proved
the quatic equivalent OF dark horse" ON race
track. Though they lost to the Shoes. it was
loss through bad steering. At the close
the in both boats were undecided ut
the finish as to its being dead heat,
they crossed nearly simultaneously. Both crews
20 in the inil, and the contest ought to beggar
description The Ezabeths got the best of the start
and cut out the work from the Drst, pushing the
'Shoes" to their best at At the quarter mile
the exasperatng press boat fell back tor
reasons too numerous to mention" From that
point all that be accurately stated
is that at the half-mile the Montreal
crew was seen to slow and drop back the 'Shoes"
and Elizabeths going on ahead OF the field At the
halfway point the Michgans began to fail under tho
speed the leaders forcing and fell back, did