Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-27
AQUATIC.
The Great Yacht Race on
the Potomac.
An Interesting ana ExcIIInR
Contest.
Lively Times on the Broad River.
Maria and Fannie Bell the Winners,


The annual regatta on the Potomac river came
a, ..,.,,s, ~, -. 40, ,,,,, ir,o,.,,Ins and
o" yos'o'uaS, "nu VS. nv V"y ~ 'lss -
exciting, but domonsfatod beyonu cOhtrnN
ilon that In aquatic sports, iithere Is shown de-
~ s,,,.a.., 81, =, ,o,,i,,, I'D ,hoI, sn,,,o,,
our ci'lEons VIII rs tohully Iehu tnct suPpoit
and patroniEe such pleasures as may be found 10
other cities, and which are strong additions 10
their attractions
To Capt. George Il, Shokehs II has been lelt
each season TO make The preparatory Mrange'
Inonts, and then work matters 20 running or
der Finding that the responsibility was again
settling on bis shoulders Tor regatta thls
summer he won't to work with spirit and deter.
minAtlon, the results Of which Yesterday spoke
most hatteringly as 10 his capablllty Tor the du'
ties assigned.
Greater Interest was Inanllested W !hess tsces
sailing matchcS
THE BoATs.
There were two classes OF yachts In the regatta.
There were entered In the hTstclass, for which
the prize offered tor the winning yacht WasGOl
tho following boats, giving tho length Of keel
and names Of sailing masters; - r..,
First class-Ela, 22p, Captain i. Iaskeri
witch Of the Wave, IS, Captain Thomas smith
son; Dolphin, 20, Captain Eden; East Wind, 2io,
Captain N Berry; Curlew, >, Captain Shugruoi
Maria, %, Captain W. Evans; and the Fannie,
which was entered Just before the start.
Second class--Spray, 10, Captain j. y. Glib
bon; Fanny Bell, 10 Z, Captain James = Bell
John T. Given, 10 Q, Captain Robert Carroll
Nellie, IS, Captain IhroopI HELEN, Is, Captain
James Hand; Echo, 10 q, Captain John Cumber-
land.
The priEes in this race we're 80 for the frst
and AZ for the second boat,
Besides these prizes there was purse Of 800
made up between the friends OF the Witch and
the Ella a. to which would prove the bost Of the
two yachts in the contest.
THE START.
Long before the hour for starting the sesond.
class yachts, people could be seen vending thelt
way towards the foot Of seventh street, between
which point and Sixth street whatyes the send.
on was to 10 ma 10. Tho secOnd.clnss boats
were TO lead OF, and ere tho hour attly. tho
line Of the river shore, the wharves and shipping
we're nlled with impatient 81 tatOrs, While the
STEAMER CRY or ALENANDRiA,
which had t1on chartered to a. Ompany the ro
Eattn, was one mass Of humanity, among whom
was noticed many ladies' who were apparently
as deeply concerned 10 all that was trnnspiTlnE
as those who hpi heavy wagcrs on tho result Of
the race.
HEJuDGEs
Messrs. J. II. SossCurd, Harry Kurt1 and
Henry Knight wcre chosen rs the Judges and
Captain Shekells selected as starter.
The yachts were ut the starting point at an
early hour, aud as the time came on 10, the race
Ance, nlled with numerous boats, Hhdlng over
the water ia various directions. The sky was
perfectly clear, a lne breeze blew strongly from
that the pleasures Of tue day would DO maTrod
by the slightest interruption.
now THEY'RE orr.
At s:l5 O'Clock the signal was given for the
secOnd.cinss boats to get into line, an order that
was obeyed with alacrityi and then the Judges
accompanied BY the starter, visited each, in COO.
Violation Of the articles Of agreement.
The inspection proved satisfactory, and tho
boats lay In line In the following orlor awaiting
the signal toilet 20 their floats Nellie 10 the
WindwArd, HELEN next, and then tho spray,
Given, Echo, and Fannie Bell.
At $40 a. m. the starting gun was hred, and
the yachts were quickly going about, The
Spray was the nrst - get under way; followed
closely by the Fanrie Bell, the HELEN quick
after her, and then tho Echo and Nellio-tho
Hiyen for some reason being very SLOW 10 star
Ing. The Fannie Bell rushed TO the lore when
of the Arsenal wharf, while tho Hellon worked
up TO the second place, and the Given was push
Ing the other yachts striN ng Tor the lead.
Now that the seeOndelass boats had gone oil
all right, and their glils on the Potomac were
beginning 70 look IKE Wf'te specs, attention
was given TO the starting a the yachts o. the
nrstclass, and they were a;corllngly orlered
into line, and took their positions as follows
Dolphin to the windWNrd, Ella next and the
others In the following order Dauntless, wien
o. the Wave, Maria, last Wind Ourlsw, and
FAnnie-the Ella and witch being short dls-
lance TO the rear Of tue others by ssreement'
and on account OF their private maleh.
The boats then received Inspection AZ the
hands OF tho Judges, after when, ~ WV oIo!A,
me signal gun was hrei ing TIA W., We me hfs'
70 get away, followed rapidly " the East Wind,
the others quickly co,nlng after conspicuous
among which was the Witeh, as sue shot across ,l
Ihe channel anu went Yorn on lho atse ~ s'ne
Hhllo the rett hukBeu mo D0rheI o. the uatA
on the other side 70 avoid the notl tiio as much
as possible. This was Thought 10 DO wrong
move on the part o. the sailing master OF the
wien, but altet"ArIs u was uehOhsttAtoi mat
he was correct, LOT when me othefs were com.
PEELED 70 cross Nhoh near hieAahutih lhey
found inc chanhel MlIet anu ING curIeht
stronger HhliS the W ltoh tnIu NM thu DOruet
o. lhe hAts. hoh tn w tnoutii y. Wv Ea,teth
branch was reached All me W ,nts run W. thelt
square SAIL anu kept theh Out 10 tue cIo'e VI
the race. -,.,- ILL., ..,, -. .--.,,..
seeing tne yAenIH s1lllnk away ~ sLAhuly
anu presentlng bueh = DeAutiIul sisht, tnO,S On
DOard OF thg steamer became ln 70 iOlioWI
and soon they we're moving Aiter anu passed
them az me halfway nee Win lho wren 70 the
lead' DOlphln heAt anu MARIA tluso OehIhi,
Nhlio the 9tneF oOa's "oto not motV thah n''y
yaiIs oShlnu. A.. .,....- ..,,,t,., a.
Az AeIApuI2 tmo sIeaIuVt ivu''nul ioI u
snoIt Tni'S, S1I uI,aug Lma' 'no TU,'
passed ~ the iolIoWlnk 0,ueL Wien ,DnlPnln,
MARIA DauhtleSs' Ela' IuTlo"' Aas' "I1n anu
hnple' A., ,,,-, e., ,-,-,,
Inc Judges then IoclIeI 70 GsCInhe the see
Ond' oIAss D2ats hna IOWA IVY W., ,iEut Wy steahor
went WINE mahlhk 'hls NUS Wy IIh ln9 pettlnB
ran mgh' baeh msn hau MS iN"Ile anu
WINE tnS posiuVh VI tno t Doste Sl' usuluu va
known, thaI o. tnose III iiOht va , uene kGess
MoIh nthOugn sttohs giaIsch melI TIuuE W into
70 w am nv nv, oT SIi
WOOd deal Of that "filthy lucro" must have
EI IL h. HUaNN .aHIN