Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 93, Number 174, 15 August 1897 — REGATTA AT PHILADELPHIA. [ARTICLE]

REGATTA AT PHILADELPHIA.

Results of the Races on the Schuykill River.

A Large Crowd Was Present and the Sport of Fine Order.

The Pennsylvania Barge Club Wins the Senior Double Sculls Event—The Newark Institute Carries Off the Honors in the Four-Oar Shell Race. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14.—The final heats of the Silver Jubilee Regatta of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, the trial heats of which were rowed yesterday, will be pulled off on the Schuylkill River. The weather conditions are fine, although it is considerably warmer. There is a little breeze from the southwest, but not sufficient to disturb the course. This being the usual Saturday halfholiday, the indications are that the number of spectators who will witness the races will be very large, and in all likelihood will exceed the number who witnessed the memorable regatta held here oven the National course in the Centennial year. The all-absorbing topic this morning was the senior single shell contest for the United States. J. J. Whitehead, of Boston, who won the championship at Saratoga last year; Joseph Maguire of Cambridge, Mass., and James B. Juvenal, the Philadelphia champion, are the favorites. Each won his heat in the trials yesterday. The race promises to be a warm one from start to finish.

The eight-oared shell race is also claiming much attention. The Varsity eight, which rowed against Harvard and Cornell at Poughkeepsie; the Weld crew, composed of Harvard undergraduates; the Worcester, Mass., High School crew, and the Pennsylvania Barge Eight of Philadelphia, are in popular esteem. Of these the two Philadelphia crews are hot favorites. Many knowing ones think the Pennsylvania Varsity Eight will cross the line first. They contend that the crew, having been in training for months for a four-mile race, a mile and a half go will be easy. ' There is a possibility that Ten Eycke may row an exhibitnon race with the winner of the senior single event, or some other well-known sculler. The first race will be called at 3 o'clock. It was estimated that 30.000 persons were present at 3:08 p. m. when the first race was called. Summary: Senior double sculls, final heat: Pennsylvania Barge Club, Philadelphia (Hugh Monoghan stroke, and George Van Vliet bow), won by three lengths; Catlin, B. C, Chicago, second; Toronto, R. C, third. Time—9:27%,. Vesper B.

C, Philadelphia, did not start, the stroke being sick.

Four oars senior shell race for championship of America won by Institute B. C, Newark. N. J. (E. J. Kearney, F. A. Sullivan, J. Walker and Owen Fox), by quarter of a length; Ariel R. C, Baltimore, second; Argonaut R. C,Toronto, third. Time—9:o7. Staten Island B. C. also started.

The start was a beautiful one. There was hardly a boat length between the first and last boat up the course. Ariel turned the stake first, and the Staten Island, Institute and Toronto turned in the order named. It was neck and neck between the Ariel and Institute all the way home, the latter winning by a quarter of a length.

Senior single sculls for championship of the United States won by James Maguire, Cambridge, Mass, by three lengths; Joseph J. Whitehead, Boston, second; J. b. Juvenal, Philadelphia, third; C. Louis Van Damme of Detroit, fourth; E. A. Thompson of Toronto, fifth. Time—s:9s. Whitehead had the east shore, then came Van Damme, Thompson, Juvenal and Maguire in the order named. Whitehead caught the water first at the crack of the pistol and maintained a slight lead with the others bunched about even. Maguire, Whitehead, Van Damme, Juvenal and Thompson turned the upper stake boat in the order named. Maguire maintained his lead over Whitehead, and Juvenal passed Van Damme shortly after the turn. It was therefore a sort of procession home. Intermediate single sculls, final heat won by C. H. Lewis, Massachusetts B. C, Worcester, by ten lengths; F. J. Greer, Columbia R. A., Boston, second; B. G. Wilson, N. T. A. C, third; Bunker, Crescent B. C, Philadelphia: E. F. Scholze, Narragansett B. C, Providence; H. A. Voight, Atlanta B. C. New York, also started. Time —10:17. Greer got away first, but was soon caught by Scholze, who was the first to turn the stake. He soon had a lead of about three lengths when he upset and was out of the race. Lewis took the lead and held it throughout. Paired oar shells, final heat. Argonaut, West Philadelphia Quaker City and Vesper of Philadelphia started. At the turn the Argonauts fouled West Philadelphia and were disqualified. The others will row the race over after the last event. International four-oared shell, final heat won by Argonaut R. C, Toronto, by three lengths; Ariel R. C, Baltimore, second; Institute B. CV, Newark, third. Time—B:s2. Columbia A. C, Washington, D. C, also ran. Senior eightJ-oared shell, won by Pennsylvania Barge Club, Philadelphia, by five lengths; Weld of OftmbTidgS second, three-fourths of a length in front of University of Pennsylvania. No time given.

Four-paired-oared shells, final heat, Argonaut, West Philadelphia. Quaker City and Vesper of Philadelphia started. At the turn the Argonauts fouled West Philadelphia and were disqualified. The others will row the race over after the last event.

Intermediate double sculls, final heat won by Fairmont R. A., Philadelphia, by half a length; Vesper B. C, Philadelphia, second; Nonpareil, New York, third. No time taken.

The Nassau B. C, New York, was disqualified by fouling Fairmont. The race was restarted at the quarter-mile mark. Detroit B. C. also stated.