Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-26
THE YACHT RACE TO-DAY.
a Fright Day. Large Crowd, n FiUe
ItInn and LIZ


lie yacht race announced 10 take pace this
morning brought together a large crowd of
SPECTATORS, who occupied all the standing reom
ron ON 20 tn street long before the time an
bounced for the starting OF the boats. At 3
q clock most OF the cOntending boats we're seen
Eiing in from different quarters. and took their
positions. The second class boats for the inst
race were IN line at halt-pas- 3 O'Clock, and TIE
judges, -NessTs. SessfOrd, knight ana Kurt
accom- anied by Captain George h. Sheckel.
inspected each boat, in order TO see ii All had
CT implied with the established rules as 20 pre-
lim'naTy arrangements. The Nellie, John Il.
Given, and HELEN were cat-rgged, all using
fyiny iihs before the wind. The Spray, Fanny
Bel, Echo. and White Cap were slOop-rigged,
and all presented very neat and trim APP
ieaTance.
At little after half-past eight O'Clock the
sigral gun was fired, and the beats were of
nearly at the same time. lie Fanny Bell
seemed 10 lead and maintain Ter position,
Tagged closely by the John t. Given and the
Nellie, and when of the halfway tree it was
d1hcult TO say which was ahead
Oye-1alf hour later, or a little after O'Clock,
the FIRST class bOats-Wtch of The Wave, Ellen,
Dolphin, Curlew, East Wind. Marie and Dsunt-
lesS-weTe drawn up in line OF the cove between
the TN and 'th street E6TveS, ant swinging at
anchor, when the judges went the rounds, liz
speeding all, as had been done with the lecCud
class SOats. Soon after, the signal gan A. fred,
and ali shot OF about the same moment The
Witch Of the Wave and Ella were Stationed in
the rear Of the others, a. Esd been agreed upon
these Two cOntendipg for The extra stakes CT Si0J
aside, Independent OF the regular prize Of SO
offered by Capt. Shekeil. IN q lew minutes the
Witch O.. the Wave shot siieat OF ell others,
which position she maintained as far a. the eye
could reach. At the time Of starting the ErsJ-
class boats, the boats in the second class race
had 10 al appearances passed the halfway tree,
with the Fanny Bell in the lead and John Il.
Given Eext, and the wind Was very favorable Cor
boats Of this race; but soon after the second race
started
An ALMOST DEAD CALM
followed To- cO-re fifteen minutes. The wind
again tTesbenel, however, aBd when the yachts
A. he a ..1-v far.r
a. Alexandria lett, crowded with FaSsenEeT5 -
follow the race 10 its termination.
The witch, OF ihe Wave now seemed TO BE
lie favOTte boat, and 81 far as could be seen ste
was still lead.ns all Others. aad the Ella, her
competitor, " 8 about the fourth beat in order,
with the Daunt!ess fa- IN the ear OF al.
BgTS
were now freely offered on the wites of The
Wave by parties who had prcvi 5usly -ked their
money on the Ella, but 80 tar & sheard frSm none
we're accepted. The steamer Wawasset, which
had been placed on the ferry line 70 take the
Place OF tie City of Alexandria, started with
crowded decks - Alexandra 70 afford the pass
engers a view of the race of TIE first class boats
as II passed Cat city. When ske arrived there
il was as,ertSined that
THY FANNY BELL WAS AHEAD
a. least one hundred yards in Passing AleSsn-
d:ia, and still maintained her position below
that pSint as far as the eye could reach; the
John L. Given being next, and ths Nellie the
tLiId one. Bets were freely offered at Alexan-
dria that the Fanny Bell wcGld distance them
all, and that she wocld be the frat boat to round
10 take these offers. The steamer CITY OF Alex
andria with some tour hundred passengers, pre-
coded the first class race TO Alexandra, and it
was about Ills O'Clock 3 when the heats in
the second race passed that point,
THE WITCH or the WAVE
beng ahead of tie others, Rugged by the Dol
behind, the Ella next, East Wind and Curlsw
following in the order named. The Witch was
ar least one-fourth OF a mile ahead of the Ella
when of Alexandria, and the Cur,ew behind all
lQunrlfSS- which
in the start, hOisted square sail, and when of
Alexandria had gained considerably on her first |
and neatly one mile in the rear Of the Witch OF |
the Wave, which led the race "a far as could be |
seen with the naked eye. and is probably
THE WINNING BOAT
in the first class race. No accident occurred so |
far as heard from. The City OF Alexandria car 1
RED some four hundred passengers to GIymont |
with band of music. This paI,y of excursion
lists will remain there until tie jOlitcation is |
over and return sometime during tue night, and !
the steamer will take all the yachts In TOW on !
the return trip to this city.
Lieut. Kelly. OF the seventh precinct, with |
seven policemen were detailed by Major |
Richards to accompany the party down and |
back again, but from the orderly manner in /
which all conducted themselves, il il not likely |
that the services OF the force will be needed. |
More than ordinary interest was felt Oh the /
results OF this race, as unusus. preparation had |
been made by the owners OF yachts. The prob |
ability is that this is but commencement OF |
similar races.
1.-THE DauntlesS had square sail ready for use l
IN case of an emergency; the Fanny Bell, soon |
after starting spread out lying jib and square |
sal, which, with the necessary ballast, enabled |
her 70 distance her competitors; the Witch car
T ~ a maintop and square sail, and, altogether,
baC more canvass than any OF the boats in the |
race and a. she had the start when the wind |
died out, about 9:31 o'clock a. IL. she was ready |
20 each the breeze when it revived, with every !
~ h of sail ard out-riggers spread, thus main
ri ming her first position. Inc excitement at
Alexandria was fully as great Is az the wharyes
IN this city. The principal wharyes there were
covered with spectators to witness the race and
II was reported that heavier bets were made
there than in this city on the result.
The VIRGINIA ELoPEMEST AGAIE-4rrsstof |
James =. ClGfk.-Jahes L. Clark. late Common
wealth's attorney for Prince William county, |
and the unanimous and persistent choice of the |
Prince William delegation in tie last senatorial |
convention, OF whose exploits extended no
tiCe appeared in Thursdays Gd<etis. arrived in |
last Thursday, but left that town Immediately |
on horse hired from the livery stable OF Mt. |
Ihemas Hayden, stating that he was going a |
Few miles in the country. Yesterday morning |
he was arrested a. the residence of his tather-in
law, III Ming George county, about ten miles |
trom Fredericksburg, by Sergeant Edrington, |
on the charge of abducting and carrying away |
Miss Fannie Fewell, brought back to Freder- |
icksburg and taken before a justice OF the |
peace, but waving an examination, was COM |
United to jail TO appear before magistrate of |
Prince William county within thirty days, |
in default OF bail to the anount OF $500. /
who sued out writ Of habeas corpus, upon |
uIiPb he was brOuutf hptnra nd Cnnlripk