Show THE REGATTA immense and enthusiastic crowd attracted to lake park to witness the racing HONORS OF THE THREE DIVIDED BETWEEN AS MANY DIFFERENT flubs CLUBS TILE THE RECORD BROKEN IN TIIE THE FOUR OARED rull PULL first regatta as witnessed at i lake park yesterday proved an immense attraction no such a crowd ever assembled aithan pleasure report before and the carrying capacity ot of the road was somewhat taxed to convey so many as attended spectators began assembling in the morning mornin the earl early trains conveying quite bite a number 0 of persons from the city who were evidently bent upon getting the full benefit of the promised spectacle and at the same time avoiding the am which was so generally general y anticipated on the afternoon trains the great bulk of the visitors however flocked to the depot with the intent intention iou of taking the af afternoon ter trains which one after another were quickly loaded down even the aisles and platforms being holed filled with persons SU standing Luding eighty five full car loads in all went wed out from this city and thirty two from ogden besides the large number from adjacent settlements who attended in their own teams or on horseback the D B R G W officials who were perhaps as well qualified as any others to judge of the number in attendance estimated it at from to the general opinion on how however dver was that there were from to persons present and a good natured lolly jolly crowd they were many of toem bearing baskets of picnic lc n 1 c and evidently well prepared ro tor r a da days Is enjoyment while toe the neus ws with which reserved seats on the pier and grand stand sold at 50 cents each and the fact that every dressing room was occupied and the demand deman could not nearly early be supplied during daring the afternoon snowed that they had money to spend the weather had been unusual unusually lr warm during the early part of ef the day dai with a slight breeze blowing but before the racing commenced the sun became obscured by clouds and the wind ceased and had bad it no not been for a alget swell prevailing the waves coming in a quartering direction frota from the northwest while the course marked out for the racing was due north and south a better day for the sport could scarcely have been desired the start which was to have been made at was delayed until 4 10 evidently tor for the purpose of allowing all the visitors to be present to witness it in addition to the double sculls which with their expectant oarsmen oarsman oars men were stationed at their respective buoys the water was fairly alive with craft of other descriptions prominent among which were the elois henan with the referee timers and press reporters on board the grace almy and captain davis cambria the latter two well loaded with aquatic sportsmen and other spectators the judges crabbe and raines haines occupied a small boat in line with the buoys where the start was made their business being to signal with a flag when each ot of the racing craft g gained the goal mr doolittle judge of the turn was stationed in a boat at the northern row of buoys three quarters of a mile distant the call of aree mr R J Lf ailton lilton I 1 are you ready go was not responded to the first time as promptly as it should have hare been beeb and tie racers had to be recalled for a second and more successful start following is the order and designating in colors of the contestants 0 no o 1 J F korf and wm win weinand delaware club chicago color yellow no 2 A malcolm and fred gastrich modoc club st louis color white 1114 ite no 3 G B jennison and J F corbett farragut club Ch chicago chisago isago color blue no 4 J P fleming and J R osborne sylvan club moline color areen reen no 5 william sargent and fred sargent 0 wash ta nong boat club grand rapids color red bed the delawarek Dela wares took the lead from the start but the bodocs and farra guts pressed close upon them and the three iree seemed to make the turn for the home stretch almost simultaneously the return presented a very pretty contest the bodocs slightly in the lead until the goal was neared when the delawarek Dela wares by a powerful spurt darted past them and came in ahead amidst the deafening cheers of the spectators the timers mccornick jennings Jen ewing moritz and bechtol com compared parea notes and nd decided thattie that the time of the delawarek Dela wares was 1017 1 the madocs 1018 the far 1080 1030 the O wash to bongs while the 8 by ivans were distanced the single scull scull race was called at the entries being 1 J F korf delaware B C color yellow 2 fred gastrich modoc B C color white 3 J F corbett bett farragut B ceolor blue 4 J sylvan B C color green A good goed start was matte except in the case of mr korf whose foot rest gave way preventing him from proceeding corbett berbett of the Farra guts led making about 29 strokes to the minute and made the three quarters of a mile turn in 0 15 gastrich Gas trica kept well up b especially eel on the outward pull while flem aug seemed to realize that his bis chance was hopeless but pulled away steadily some distance in the rear the time announced was corbett 1222 gastrich 1234 fleming 1356 A interest seemed to center in the four oared shell contest and the enthusiasm thusia sm of the spectators broke forth in repeated cheers as the oarsmen oarsman in their trim presented themselves at the color line the sylvans the I 1 kids I 1 of the racing crews all under 21 years of age who came out bare to the waist appearing to be most in favor the entries were as follows no 1 O wash to rand rapids W D sargent bow J J fox fred sargent A carroll stroke color bed no 2 sylvan club moline ben webber e r stroke albert bausch E joanson Job 0 n J R osborne bow color green gheen no 1 3 farragut club chicago G B jennison bow H C avery E L hunter G 0 plummer stroke color blue no 4 modoc Club St louis fred gastrich bow wm win Wien nand J F korf A malcolm stroke color weite 11 A good start was made and for the greater part of the way on the outward stretch the sylvans were in the lead the bodocs MO MOd docs ocla however made the turn first and from that time until the goal was reached kept ahead being closely followed by their youthful competitors in fact this race was practically between the bodocs and sylvans the faragutt Fara guts having fallen behind and turned out of the course hopeless on one side while the 0 wash to bougs bongs did the same on the other mr glover the captain of the farra guts gute who occupied a position with the timers and reporters on the eloise I 1 had just been expressing doubt about extraordinary time ever being made oa salt lake saying that the sensation of rowing upon it impressed mm him about ther the same as when in in rowing upon lake michigan he be struck a stream issuing from the mouth of a sewer the greasy substance floating upon uon the surface of the water impeding the speed of 0 the boat there was no grease on the surface of salt lake but the water he thou thought ht w was a s I 1 tao dense for the oars to wort work effe effectively c t his surprise can therefore be imagined when the time was announced and he was compelled to acknowledge that it was better than ev ever a r made in the west on a mile and a half returning race the bodocs made it in the sylvans in even before the final race was completed the spectators those doubtless who bo feared the crowding process to which they would be subjected it if they remained longer had bad started homeward and soon afterward other trains were loaded while active preparations wore were in prof progress tess among the various crews of the removal to garfield the scene of sports y the ease with which the sport sporting lug craft were carried in the hands or on the shoulders of one or two men excited the interest and surprise of the spectators and the visiting crew were plied with questions concerning concerning the novel looking floaters the single scull with which corbett won the second race and which measures about 30 feet in length only weighs 26 pounds with the outriggers on it this is his own property and in fact craft of this kind are generally owned by individuals while the larger ones are usually owned in common by the clubs the tae single sculls cost about each the double ones which usually weigh from 60 to 70 lbs ibs each and measure about 35 feet in length cost to while the four oared shells measuring about 40 feet in length and weighing to lbs ibs each cost over some of each kind of craft mentioned are made of cedar while others are made of paper anal all finished most beautia beautifully a caper I 1 ly so that their surfaces are smooth as glass some members of the several crews were scarcely in the proper plight foy for the contest owing to their not being acclimated especially did anis seem to be the case with the Farra guts some of whom were affected with li bleeding leeding at the nose mr plummer the stroke oarsman of that crew was also somewhat seriously affected during af the last race by getting his mouth ml of water which splashed in his face and for a time seemed to take his breath and prevent him from doing active work with more practice ana and the lake more califa than it was yesterday the oa could all of them doubtless do better than they did yesterday and in fact many who witnessed the sports there look for much better results from contest at garfield it is doubtful however whether their expectations on this point will be realized as the men complain this morning of a feeling of exhaustion ha and some of them have serious doubts about their being able to do go good 0 d work today though it is to be e hoped this feeling wj will 11 wear off before the time lime arrives for this afternoons pull they all agree that through not being used to the dense water of salt lake which presents greater resistance to the oar than fresh water does they worked harder than was necessary considering the number of persons present at lake park yesterday it was remarkable that everything passed off so harmoniously and so few accidents occurred on the journeys forth and back some shar pers the invariable concomitants of such gatherings were around and as a result one man was decoyed decayed out into an adjacent field and relieved of his cash amounting to some three card men mon temen were also caught in the act of plying their little game though the capper was allowed to escape but there was little of an objectionable nature to complain of in the days doings A business man of this city who seemed to be considerably under the influence of liquor fell from the platform of a train which was about to start and seemed somewhat stunned as a consequence A lady met with a similar fall and slightly out cut her face but the only really serious accident of the day occurred to a man by bv the name of charles honey a resident reside nf of ninth east street of this city who in company with about 10 others was riding on top too of the cars of the train which left lake park at 8 p in he fell from his lofty position bhea near woods cross and when found after the train bad been brought to a standstill and searchers had bad been sent back a half mile or so to te where he lay was unconscious and apparently very se lie he was taken to a hospital on the arrival of the train in ia this hiis cit city yAnd and died about an hour afterward measures should be taken to prevent persons riding in such positions on excursion trains hereafter lest other serious accidents should be the result |