National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-11
ROWING RACE.
The Water Too Rough-ons Boat swamped-
The Lady Rover Ahead.


The announcement that there was TO be boat
race on the Potomac, at Georgetown, last even
ing, drew large crowd TO the banks Of that
river, who lined both sides for half mile. The
wharves, lumber piles and the rigging Of the YES
sells along the line selected for the race were
black with eager sight-seers Of all classes. The
ample balcony Of the Potomac club-house, ct the
foot Of Congress street, waE crowded at an early
hour with the lady friends Of the members OF the
club.
The race which was the FIRST In the citizens re-.
gattA was between double-working boats The
course was from point opposite the clubhouse
down the river 10 the buoy, Q mile away, and re.
turn.
There were seven entries for the race, as fol.
lows: No. !, Miss A. BIau and Mr.. Lambe. No. 2,
BIau and T H; TTum6gIl. No !, o; r. bona:
King. No. !, McssrI. Anderson and Easson nv "
starting place notWitsstsndInT the roushnsss 'G Of
the water. little after o'clock the Potomac
barge with the judge. Ms:srs Frank Jones, s.
fions as the boat in which Miss Antotnette
s.m q: RSG S II a psI ss
At SO, pistol was fred fro n the judges boat,
ana the crews entered in the race, took their re-
spective positions, No. ], with Miss Blsu and Mr..
Lamoe, lying next TO the Analostsn Shore and
loHOHlnB blong IN 0rQer 10 NO. I, which was
nearest the GeorRe:own side. At $50 the pistol
again was hred for the start the boats lying with
their noses on an even line. All started of
vigorously, with No. slightly in the lead. Boats
=, and punched when about a quarter of Q
mile OF the course had been traVersed, coming to-
gether sthWau each others bows and several
seconds were lost before they parted ana started
on. No. kept the lead, closely followed BY No.
3, while the others stretched on behind in an if.
When within about quarter of q mile from tbs
buoy, boat No. sUamped, and as the other boats
were hlling with water, on account Of the rough
ness OF the rtvsr, the judges thought best to call
and the boats we're ordered back to the home
stake. Boat No. awhich was sEamped, contained
Mefsrs. Herman Z. Blau and 7. H Trumbull
Trumbull, who could not swim, was placed in Q
very critical position; but his comrade BlAu.
struggled manfullS to keep him above water, and
which was rowing about the course arrived at the
spot and picked mp the two mer.
The great majority Of those ct the clubhouse
could not make out what had occurred down the
river, and when Miss Blau's boat rOwed home
far in advance of the others, &c was the general
impression that the race had been roWed and won
by her and her comrade, Mr.. Lambe, and thew
were mads the objects of enthusiastic applause
Mr.. Young announced, when the judges boat
until Friday.
Miss Blau's graceful and vigorous rowing vas
the subject Of considerable comment and when
she arr1Ved at the boathouse she was presented
with beautiful bouquet and gold medal SUIT
ably inscribed, by her Washington admirerT -
On Friday evening, besides the race between
the crews In the working boats that roWed yester-
day, there VIII be single scull race for the prize
goblet, for which there are already quite num-
Der Of entries.