Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-16
The Virginia Springs-ROck EnOn
Jordan White Sulphur and CapOn.
correspondence Of The Sta

HARPER's FERRY, VA, July Is, 1873
These springs are beautifully situated, not
far from Winchester, and heretofore have been
very attractive for their beauty Of situation
and their life-improving and healing waters
This summer, however, the attendance is not SO
large as formerly at these and other famous
Virginia springs; many of the visitors now re-
sorting to the seaside hotels, crossing the sea
Itself for Europe in search of novelties and to
complete their education by taking the degree
OF having travelled abroad and putting on few
What is now called Rock Enon was formerly
known as the Capper Springs, and William II.
name as to hotel, table and comforts Ia well
known in this city. He Is remarkably atten-
1--WE 70 the requirements OF his guests, and
wants only to know how he can contribute to
their enjoyment, being ready to perform. The
place is diversified with rock and hill, valley
and plain, and extensive lawns, ETC., always
imparting freshness to the New The waters.
merous.
The larger portion of the visitors at Rock
Enon are from Washington; among whom YOUR
correspondent noticed the families of Messrs.
Durant, Baldwin, Lay, Stott, Coppinper and
Pratt. The last named has built a cosy cottage,
Gobrig 1T has lately brought his family here To-
soJourn aw bile. Marquis de Chambrun and his
family and others all seem to be ENJOYING them
selves and improving their health in this beau
t1ui retreat Jesse f. Dow is among the
bachelors. There are, OF course all the limo.
cent accessories, such as billiards, n-pins.
croquet, swings, etc, and music for dancing
ana a very extensive covered I'M swimming
pool, and private bathrooms. The company Il
good and nobody need be otherwise than b amy
among so many favorable surroundings. NJ
The College Regatta at Springfield.
The College regatta at Springfield Massa-
chusetts, will be the great event of this week
The programme of the week, as far as settled
IL as follows Tuesday at 2;3O p. NJ, or there
abouts, the single scull race between John Big
lin, trainer of Dartmouth, and Ellis Ward
tialner OF Amherst, for q stake of $500 At
4:36 base ball match between Brown fresh
men and Harvard freshmen. This will be the
sole amateur base ball event of the week. the
remaining college mines having given out. On
wednesday at p. IN. comes the match between
the Boston and Athletic professional mines
and at p. m. the single scull race. On Thurs
Gay at 10 a. m, SO far as known, the foot race
for the Bennett cup comes Off and a second
Dali match between Brown and Harvard fresh
men AT p. m. the freshmen race. At D.
m the grand event of the day-the University
race, and at O'Clock in the evening the regatta
ball. The single scull race between the train
ers above mentioned took place yesterday af-
ternoon and ended most unhappily. Ward
trainer OF the Amherst crew, after rowing two
miles, was seen to drop forward in his boat. He
was brought to the shore in an unconscious
condition, but after some time recovered sutfi-
GENTLY to tell the anxious crowd that he had
been attacked with the vertigo.