Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-10-12
The UnfInished boat Race.

Ire COMPLETION ON sArURDAy-THE BACHELORS
RETAIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP FLAd-THE PIONEERS
WITHDRAW FROM THE CONTEST.
The completion, on Saturday, of the nniin-
shed boat race of the crewe of the ChiistiaDa
Navy, which was begun on Saturday week, did
not bring out the throngs which gathered along
the Chlistiana OH the former occasion. This
was probably owing to the unpropitious weather
of the early part of the day but Mt the time of
the race the lowering clouds had dispersed and
the sun shono down in beautiful October full
ness. Gentle zephyrs elso played upon the
water, ripping the surface somewhat, but Great
ing no sea.
About 3.45 o'clock the Undine and Bachelor
crews pulled down to the starting point to await
the order for the race. The Pioneer crew with
drew from the race altogether, owing to the
sickness of their stroke. The race was over
the same course, under the same rules and with
the same judges as ON the previous Saturday.
There was also no changes i'll the crews, except
that the place of W. II. Bowers, second III the
Bachelor, was supplied by j. +. Challenger. Mr..
Bowers had left the city on the previous Sunday
for Chicago, where he has taken up his resi-
dence.
The start was given at i minutes before
o'clock. The gigs occupied the same relative
positions in this race as in the former, and both
got off well together. Both were in the centre
of the stream, heading against the current
which was running down, and neither seemed to
make much lieadway at the first Application OF the
oars. The Undine gig seemed to yield more
easily under the stroke of the crew. however, but
both struggled along close together in the CEN
tire of the stream for short distance, when they
were put as close under the shore AZ practicable
upon opposite sides of the river. As far as
Market street bridge and TO the bend in the river
| beyond, the race was very evenly contested the
| Undine gig having about n clear lead In passing
| under the bridge. But at the turn in the river
| the Bachelor crew, by reason of some advantage
| of their position, obtained the lead and gradu-
ally widened the distance between the boats
\ throughout the remainder of the race. At the
| turning of the buoys the Bachelors were not
more than two lengths ahead, but in coming in
| they We're ten or more lengths. The time Of the
| Bachelor crew was % minutes 5S seconds and
/ of the Undine, 23 minutes 27l3 seconds. Com
| pared with the time made by the Pioneer crew
| in the race of the previous Saturday the win.
| ming crew we're fOur seconds less in completing
| the course.
After the completion of the race the boats
were drawn up in front of the Judges i'll then
position on the Diamond State Company
wharf where the Umpire, Washington Hastings
surrendered TO the Bachelor crew the champion
ship flag in words as follows
Gentlemen of he Bachelor Club
II becomes my duty, ,as it il also my pleasure, tc
re-commit to your keeping this emblem of th'
championship of the Christiana Navy. The
ChrHtiana Navy congratulates you upon the vic
tory You have won, and entrusts to you this fiat
which you will hold until il s wrested from yol
in another contest
Three cheers were given for the Umpire b.
the Bach slor crew and the crowd dispersed