Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-11
The BOat Race Yesterday.

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TIE expected boat race on the Potomac. at
georgetown. last evening, drew n lars
clOwd 10 the banks of the river, who Iinp4i
nnih sides for MALI mile. The wharves
lumoer piles and the rigging OF the vessels
along the line selected for the race were
alive with sight-Seers. The balcony OF the
P"tcmac clubhouse. at the foot Of Congress
street, was crowded at an early hour with
ladies. The race which was the first i'm inc
citizens regatta was between double work
ing ooa,S. The course was from point Op-
poslte the club house down the river 10 the
buoy, mile away, and return.
ENTRIES.
There were seven entries for the race as
follows: No. Miss y. Blau and Mr.. Lambey
10. = j. T.. Rogers and Joseph Harper. No
3. II. r. Blau and L. Fl. Trumbull. No. i o.
X. Donahue and e. II. Story. No 3. David
Lyme and Charles O'COnnor. No. s. j
Brown and G. King. No. :, Messrs. Ander-
son and EaStOn.
The boats with their crews were early at
the starting place, notwithstanding the
O'Clock the Potomac barge with the judges.
Messrs. Frank Jones, 3 Ct. Young. and
rank Miller. moved out into the stream.
and the boats began to seek their positions
AS the boat in which Miss AntOiuetUe Rlau
handled the bow oars pulled out into the
stream ie was greeted with round OF APP
plause all along the river.
THE START.
AZ go p pistol was fired from the judges
boat, and the crews entered in the race took
their respective positions, No. !, with Miss
loStan shore. and following along in order To
No. 1, which was nearest the Georgetown
SIDE. A. $50 the pistol again was tr-d for the
start. the boats lying with their noses on an
even line. All started of vigorously, with
No. ! slightly in the lead Boats t, , and g
punched wlen about a quarter OF q mile of
Inc course ilad been traVerSed. coming to-
getEer athwart each others bows, and sew
eral seconds were lost before they parted and
started on. No. kept the lead, closely fol-
lowed by No. 3, while the others stretched on
behind III an irregular line.
OSF BOAT SSWAHPED AND OTHERS FILLING.
When within about Il quarter Of a mile
from the buOy, boat No. ampet, and as
tie other boats were filling iii water, on
account of the roughneSs of the river. the
judges thought best TO call the race drawn,
without rowing over the course, and the
boats were ordered back 10 the home stake.
loal No B. which was swamped. contained
Messrs. Herman +. Ban and II. II. Trum-
bull. BIau, who could not swim, was placed
IN critical position; hut his comrade,
Trumbull, struggled manfClly TO keep him
above the water, and succeeded IN doing
until the Analostan barge, which was row
ing about the course, arrived at the spot and
picked UP the two men.
TIE LADY ROwIsT.
When Miss Blau's boat TOwed home far in
advance OF the others, il was the general i'm
preston that the race had been rowCi and
won by her and her comrade, Mr.. Lambey,
and they were made the objects of enthuSi-
astic applause. Mr.. Young announced. when
the judges boat arrived home, aud that the
race would be postponed until Friday.
Miss Blau's vigorous rowing was the subject
OF considerable comment and when she
arrived at the boat house she was presented
with beautiful boquet and gold medal.
mirers.
On Friday evening, besides the race in the
WORKING boats that rowed yeSterdry. there
will be single scull race for the prize g1b-
let, for which there are already quite a num-
Der OF entries.