The New York herald., 1872-07-22
BOATING IN THE SOUTH.

The Augusta Club and Their Late Re.
Eatta On the savannah-Two Interest
ing Contosts-Five Thousand Spectators
the Banks Of the River.
AUGUSTA, Ca, July IL, 1872
During the past three years much interest has
been taken In this State In the pleasant art OF
rowing. Clubs have been formed In many pla ces
Savannah taking the lead. There and In Macon
several regattas have occurred that would
compare quite favorably with like boating
reunions at the North. The Augusta Boat
Club was organized July 1s, 1870, and now is
in very nourishng condition. owning seve-
raj handsome shells and boats for practice.
In June last they decided to have regatta on In
dependence Day, In which three Of their four-oared d
shells could participate. Invitation was extended
to the Germania Club to enter one OF their crews
for the race, but they not In good trim and
declined. A yawl race was gotten up and two en-
tries secured the boats being made In this section.
The entries then for the two contests were fol-
lows
The Ruth Crew-w. T. Linton, coxswain; II. H.
Walton, s. j. Simmons, ). s. Coles, Jr., G. T. Bryan.
The saIlie. Crew. M Crauston, coxswaln; j.
G. Baillie Jr Oliver Cranston, F. A. Calhoun, W. L.
Bowers. Colors, blue and white H
ston Jr e Lee walton Charles Fargo, coxswain. an
For the shell race ..- 81. Sd ..4rr.t.
1T Tne IL Lady Emma, paper she lS a,S inches wide
cram cpanstcn % stroke. &c cocs blue % and White
feet long % Crew~G Whitney, bow; bow HTs Camp Cam
field, No. 2; W. A. Branch, No. 8; J. b. Cranston,
stroke; 8 II. Cohen, coxswain. Colors crimson
Ths Nellie cedar shell q INCHES wide and as feet
long Crew. TN ~: Jackson, bow; J; N; De Cottes,
stroke; A. 7. Gray, cO1swain, Coiors, orange and
stsS..,- Ao.... 3D. o,,,o.r a..
the yawl race, the banks OF the Savannah was
covered with large concourse, the number present
being about nve thousand. After consultation with
give the Sallie two and half minutes start, and
Che Ruth one minute; The latter agreed to allow
they got away In good FORM but soon the Sallie
forged ahead and came home the winner by three
sndfs: NJ time wss ss H
In the shell contest the Undine won the choice OF
positions. At halfpast six O'Clock the word was
Crowd on the banks below that He race had COM e
very first and gradually increased the distance be.
tween herself and her competitors. The crew
mile and for the second The UnSne ana the
Nellie each made thrty-eight strokes per minute.
a cheer went up nom fns S vast crowd when the
made a squirt ana gained little on the Lady
the latter comng home the winner by four lengths
Time, 6:s4. The course was from Hawks Gully TO
point Immediately In rear OF st. Psul's tEpisco-
pal) church, one mile In distance by accurate mea-
euroment. The nver wae IN splendid condition
and Che atmosphere comparatively COOL 30 that the
regatta WAS perfect success In every particular
Previous to the race the Cndlne was the av0rlte 1t
being Thought that her crew possessed greater
muscle and were In better trim. The winning boat
was much the lightest and carried one man less
than the others. it ''.
At the recent annual meeting Of the Augusta
Club the following ofhcers were elected for the en-
suing year:--President, p. L. Cohen; Vice Presi-
dent, A. r. Goodyear; Purser, Bernard Franklin
Captain, James H. Cranst0n; COxswain, Charlie r.
Hollngworth; Trustees, william J. Cranston. Rob-
ert p. Sbley Iaf
The Minister Of Public Works in France has gra-
ciously lent everything that is necessary for the
decoration and fitting up Of the Palas De l'Indus.
trte during the Exhibition. The different railway
and Custom House services have reduced their
usual charges for the transport OF goods and pas
sengers. The principal journals In Slam, Turkey,
Greece, RussiA, R0umanla, Italy, Austria, Swttzer'
land, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, England
| spain, Portugal Algeria and America have voun.
teered their assistance gratutously for the purpose
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