National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-06-16
A SKIN OVER THE WATER.
TIE YACHT REGATTA ON TIE Po-
TOMAO YESTERDAY.

TOAAC YESTERDAY.
rorrp er.ur,rr,, ,os
hAoEs, WITH FHKEE
WINNERS-THE AMERICUS WINS THE
FIRST. THE CoLIrMRIA srcoNn .Nn
en-, ,yru,na oINoND AMI
srNAI thiho-AF FAIR UP RACE BETWEEN
THE TREADwELL AND AMERICUs WON
ny HELATTER
Some people don't Ike yacht racing, It is too
there are many other Who Al low. M, $500.
and exciting sport, and fully three thousand n
tho latter class assembled in the vicinity Of the
Seyenth.street wharf earIv vesterd.v ,no,nino. -
vitn.., tns co., 90 ths A., .sI,,r 49, -
season, Wien LETT that point The race has been
talked Of for some two or three weeks, and, as Il
usual in such cases, the friends Of the respective
crafts had little kindly prejudice for their favor
ites, and took occasion, whenever one presented
i',s,, 20 p ,,e,, .h.l Opns.Ons WIN essn
sc,sr occur osons rno ana panY III s snis cnss
ssnss tSa soth .6S n1 many sad
sAs uvsn sdes csnno. WIN, ano IN TINS
ar ~ ar yesIerusys eAPerience was no excep-
s,.t,,r ~ ~. ~ gas snere VA De.tei
deH i'1 s'' Vi io'ers snsn sne VICTIMS Vi JESTER
IL. - .,on
caar aIs VS. Shn r HPutse Sl slOy; onerea y NJ.
nss AZ :. ~ 70 pe sPaoI up IN tnIee
md s9o to,hs thirt y, 100. ~ " .h ne ssGoht
cp.r,S ia th P,I, no Sn . Zee was
sh ana me result proved me ssgsclty Of
racs vas ~ dom sor nront t1 ~
nrst time the go was given promptly.
Rates $500 krchss sn% N,she,aa Ie-ss o.
sao tha ho.t. 80 ~ a., ~ 1iIo oores. .,i a.
Snr.y ana a ,Soa 1.lI, 90 ioom Euo .Lns
nrpo,nyyti ~. s.ecSed ~ me yacn1 were
read to the Contains and thsn tbs gnnWs. AL
and on thev gat IN rond ordsr ~ q ~
lowed by tie LucIIie 10 the snS n tSs yonss
which was reacheJ a. assa tba T,,ii ani
At s:I3X "''IiAs ~
THE SECOND CLASS
was represented by the East Wind Columbia and
Dsuntless, which started promptly at go a. M
the East Wind In the lead, but she was quickly
the way down, and crossed the line at 2:s3 D. m.
the East Wind coming in seven minutes later.
THE v,psr-or.ss
NoA
was INC one uPSn wnicn most Ok tne interest cen
tred, and ,or when there were nine entries, the
ITSiiiioTng peing on nano az the appointed time
by Ned. Davis. Witcb If the Wsvs hH Tsnrs
Haney. rJzyi. Rsaan Mails Tr.v, " E TIy
Rel. and MoIiieSths 2 II Tamhert sd H VIZ
flower having been Titbdrann Escb csrried 4
mainsail, topsail and jib. From the start it was
named and the eIcitemen. annong the f.srd. 81
the three vachts vas NJ faver beaf dnrin- az
long and ciosely-contested match TSe &itcS
vns the smaiIcr baying a o. foot Eaal. tba 49,
lens nsrt a faat incbss. and AZ TnS an ~
feet inches The crew Of the Witch vars taD
we'll known water men that ~ tho Troa5ualI
eleven members Oh the oiub and the A msricus
Wv N' .-1 'N'
THE SIX DAVIS BOYS.
all hrotbers of the sailing master and sYneriancsd
hoatnen Tho Wind az tba start yos q mobt
sontbeast a,S q, ,as sn,srs,t 10 ali t6ot 49,
tba nrize E.s won The saIIinS rrsstars os waii =
ths eeraFs wouiS hava an onSSortunjTv 81 dIsni.r
insS tbeir ona Iitias - u
Win he oiber cIa,,ss the hoo,s va-a
nrn,nt,x IN Hne ~ tbo .nnoirtad tJreo 80
ainost a Insfant af,sr an ~, bod haaS' aad
a. eIo. ha5 lIa,sa5 M nv snhn oSon al S Gu
III a-5 S-as nndar vox naIt foIIaITo3 ~ Ti,as
Hal and Wojlia The lii Of the TreeJS .an%hf
n hais,,n al sho go IN. JIaad 81 I,, =.
rinn,as pssors tba arsanaI ~ aOvaa Lou
tit1,, IN tha n nc oeau-
This AID not scars The r,er,bsrs If the ,ra-,or.
a t az 80, % a. ~ it " ~ ~ q ne. iSus
IL, M nj 81 Iha - a,.e anu 9eiV V
biacS yochI ,bsir o. ~, e.Sd haat .ha to
Ss.a go I, oVas, mouiu Ge ~ ING IeIu
HbfIs S f''A' VI eis' anu tOi snoi'
"Aie s-ror,,,s
were In demand Then oft want the steamar and
IN short time she was moorod at the wharf in
Alexandria, taking aboard q party from that city
and waiting for the yachts to pass which they did
In the following order: Witch about ten minutes
ahead of Americas. and the Treadvell four minutes
to the rear. On the trip down the halyafds of the
gaff-topsail OF the Witch broke and she lost the
use of that sail during the day. on Fort Foote
the positions were unchanged, but little further
down the breeze freshened and the larger boats
began to gain upon the Witch. On they went
sailing beautifully, making the shortest atacksb
and longest stretches" possible maneuyering for
all imaginary advantages, and creating consider
able wonderamong those aboard the steamer.
About Broad creek the steamer, in passing, In
teriered with the course Of the Treadwsll. and