New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 81, 1860.
20tal SnteIltatntf.

YESTERDAY was beautiful and most delicious
day. The mud and moisture of the preceding days
concluded to "dry up, under the clear sunshine
and cool breeze which frightened and delighted
the city and its inhabitants. loveier day than
yesterday was, we never wish to see.
THE UNION GuARD.-The Union Guard of the
city held their regular weekly meeting at Odd
Fellows Hall last night. 1t was, as usual, rouser.
Several stirring addresses were made by able ora
tors After the meeting there was a grand pro-
Gession, with music and banners, and serenades at
different places, the Crescent not being forgotten.
THE Row-BoAT RACE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
John Ma',oneyts Boat I1-i,mpltdnt.- race
between the Pioneer Club, with their Pittsburg
boat, and the Monona Club, with their Algiera
boat came of yesterday afternoon, at the lake;
the first race of the kind on those waters.
The crowd in attendance was great. The Pont-
chartrain railroad wharf so fairly swarRed with
people, that the freight sheds even were covered,
the ladies, who attended handsomely, in both
number and physique, having the first privilege
upon the benches at the end Of the wharf.
All sorts Of small water craft, well laden,
iiecked the lake. The excitement all around was
high, and there was no little betting
The Pioneer boat Quilt at Pittsburg) is four or
five feet longer and considerably heavier than the
nonona boat, got out at Algiers by John Mahoney,
the inyncible race-boat builder Of the South. The
Pioneers being the older club, and having had the
greater practice, they the favorites with most
who had money to invest.
The race was conducted under the stFictest rules
OF row-boat racing. Mr.. VIM. j. Seymour
Judge for the Pioneer Club Mr.. Henry Rareshde
was Judge for the Monona Club; Mr.. Fred. Par
mele was umpire by selection of the judges.
These gentlemen stood in boat at the starting
point, and when the boats, oarsmen and steersmen,
all cooked answered that they were ready, ps-
tol shot, echoed by swiveshot from the yacht
Corypheus, set the 1.-the limbs of the rowers in mo-
ton and their oars flashing in the sunshine they
dipped up and down in the water. As they start
ed the cheering on the wharf was tremendous.
The race was three miles; a mile and half up
to stake boat off the Bayou st. john and back.
1t was friendly contest, not for the championship
Of the lake, but for set Of oars and the coors of
the clubs.
The suspense was very great as the boats re-
ceded from view. On their reaching the far stake
boat, those who had telescopes and tme-watches
announced the Monona boat is seconds ahead,
As they returned and swelled upon the naked
vision the cheers still higher and more enthu
siastic for the victory very vsibly belonged to
the Monona boat. This boat made the return
home from the start in 229 minutes, beating the
Pioneer boat 45 seconds: the gap being quite wide
The enthusiasm on the wharf was tremendous. 1t
might have been the same had the Pittsburg boat
been the winner. We suppose this, though we are
not an authorized Judge.
The colors arranged for the two clubs were pre-
sented to the winning club by the Judges They
are rich and beautiful prizes the handiwork of one
of the fairest of the Algers bellies Miss c. Titus.
The wording the flags is yet to be finished, the
finish of the wording being dependent upon the re-
suit Of the race.
The day was glorious the lake smooth as mir
ror, the crowd great the enthusiasm high, the race
exciting and altogether splendid. 1t was a new
sport for this region We hope to see this sport
continued.
The POLICE CouRTs.-There was nothing i'm
portant before any of the Recorders yesterday.