Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-01
TIE REG
BEAUTIFUL SIGHT ON THE POTOMAC
FINE starr


To-day there were two boat races on the Po-
tomac for sail boots OF 25 feet and under. from
Ith-street wharf, around boat OF Fort Wash
ington, snd return, which attracted a great deal
oi interest. This morning the scene at the eth
street wharf at the starting was brilliant and
animated in the extreme, large number OF
spectators being present, including m any ladies.
lnese races were gotten up by Mr.. George
Sheckels, Of the Fulton restaurant N the wharf
VINO offered as a prize a silver cup, 20 be run for
oy the smaller boats, and for this race the fol-
lowing entrles were made: Fairy. Cant Geo
Miller ZEPHYR: Capt. Crane; Blonde, Capt.
ruxsliomohs; Neeonecon, Capt. Moott; Folly,
Capt. Bell, and GTey hound. Cant Ro,terburS
For the purse race. for $50, the entries were
as Ss follows; Carlew, Capt Thos. Shreeves John
n Adams, Capt. John Sswell Witch OF the
Wave, Capt. X Brown Dolphin, Cant. w
NcDermott, and Little Ella. Capt Ed. Tasker
The WaHPSSet hsd been employed To accom-
Esny The regatta, and at an carly hoar her
aecks were crowded. The steamer T.. L.
Smith at the Sixth street wharf where
theTe WIS beautiful display of bunting. took
on board number Of passengers as also did the
Arrow. bound for Mount Vernon Marshal
Hall and other points
The following were the iudges:-B. Cox. H.
kuTtZ, h. W. knight. y. II. Scssford and VIM
Evans. About 81 O'Clock they called the cap
tains Of the smaller boats (fIr the cup race) to-
gether and the rules haying been read they
were directed 10 get their boats IN line near the
short time, and at nine O'Clock the signal gun
Tor casting OF vas given and the boats got under
way beaatituiIy. no;w outstanding there was but
a light breeze from north of west at the time
TIE Blonde taking the lead aud maintaining IL
until they had got beyond the Arsenal when
they were apparently on line. When they
bad passed the Arsenal the wind from the same
quarter frcshened up somewhat.
Drecty after the smaller boats had got on
Preparations were made for the race between
the big boats. AS the boats took their stations
IN the Following order: Dolphin to windward.
Ella, Adams, Witch, and CurIew, compliment
tary remarks were PASSED on each, and more
larucnlarly on the Ella and the Baltimore boat.
Ihe Ella; white boat, of fine model, fell i'm her
place with mainsail, tops ALL and iib; the Witch
II also painted white. and used a very large
mainsall and two jibs. The Dolphin, the brsg
boat OF the eastern section OF the city, had a
malntop and Jib, and the Curlew, q black boat,
IN addition TO main, top and iibs, had also a
sgnare-sail. The Adams: Baltimore boat
black boat, had mainsail, topsail, and iib set
AT precisely 10 O'Clock the signal w"S fired and
the boats got under wav, the Ella, Witch, aud
Adams beng on line, but soon the Curlew put
up her square and commenced TO gain.
Stretching OF towards Alexandra. the Ella
TOOK the lead and maintained il 70 nearly oppo-
site that city, when the Baltimore boat, which
had been following her close, drew ahead, amid
ne Wild applause of the Baltimore party on
board of the wawaset, headed by Capt. Crouch,
one OF the owners of the Adams The betting
was very exciting at this period of the race, and
both the WashingtoniaDs and the BaltimoresnS
seemed inclined 20 bet their bottom dollar on
The boats passed Alexandra IN the following
order: l. Adams; 2. Ella; g. Dolphin; l. Curlew;
3. Watch of the Wave. The wind was mode
rately good, but not enough To be serviceable 20
a boat of the size of the witch of the Wave:
hut whenever IL freshened up from time 10
time she picked up in her pace in a way to show
what she could do with a sufficient breeze.
Below Alexandra the race swept on with va
red fortunes for the leading boats for some
miles.
The race was closely contested throughout.
knowing rn hQ haA rhsa
most beautiful one ever had I'm our waters. ON
the way down the Little Ella and Adams lBalti-
more boat) husged each other closely, as also
Oh the home run, and the excitement on the
steamers was quite hi Oh and betting lively. our
washington boys investing OF course i'm the Ella.
The stake,boat of Fort Washington was
rounded as follows Ella at 1215; Adams. 10: IG;
Dolphin, 1920; Witch, 1923; Curiew, I22s.
The excitement after rounding of the buoy
was struck of the Red House, about five miles
below Alexandria, when the Ella took the lead
and Kept ii home, the Adams hugging her
closely.
The news of the result of the race having got
abroad, about O'Clock a large number of per
sons gathered about the wharves and boarded
the boats and vessels in that vicinity while the
banks were lined with ladies and plentiful
supply OF banting from Sheckells made the
scene lively one. The Little Ella rounded the
stake boat of The wharf AT 2:l2; the Adams at
I'll; dolphin, 2lS; Witch, 22B., and Curlew,
at 2:25k.
OF the small boats the Fairy took the lead,
and heIt IL most OF the way, being the tirst to
round the stake boat OF Fort Washington, and
reaching here directly after the Adams, round
ing the home boat at 2.lI, and the Folly coming
next ia 2.25H.
As the foTmost boats rounded the stake boat
cheer after cheer rent the air and their crews
when they came ashore they were heartily con-
graduated, the crew Of the Adams particularly,
and Immediately threw down the guantlet
to the lila TO give them a race in the Patapsco,
ard IL is likely that a match will be made In
which event there will be an exciting contest.