New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-25
ORLEANS, FRIDAY, JUNE 25 1885,
Orleans Rowing Club.

OrIeans Rowing Club.
To-day marks the conclusion of the sec
ond year Of the existence of the above
named eterling organization. On the
twenty-ffth day of June, ls73 in the office
OF the Orleans Cotton Press, nineteen gen
tlemen organized the Orleans Rowing Club
Today the club has upon its roll seventy.
nine active members and twenty honorary
members. The officers for the present year
are as follows: President, Mr.. Samuel Boyd;
hrst vice president. B. d. Wood; second
vice president. X. H. Browne: secretary,
Iheo. J. Wells: treasurer, J. B. Mcconnell;
! captain, James McKeop, lieutenant. C. B.
Penrose. The club house is situated on the
| 'lver front, hear the head of Terpsichore
street. Although commodious and sub
stantlal. it is the intention to make addi.
uonal improvements as soon as this season
Is over. The club is on the soundest finan
| cal footing. and owns, besides the boat
| 'nse. soma thirteen race and practice
ooats. In the matter of record the Orleans
| Club is quite solid. The blue and white has
on'y been represented in three public races.
I
casion OF the first anniversary OF the club,
jnst one year ago: the Orleans crew bore off
| the laurels then. In subsequent trial on
| the twenty-fifth Of July. the club was not
! SO successful. It is true that the crew
| labored under disadvantages and all things
! considered the race was good one.
On the fourteenth Of September. 1874, the
Orleans crew came in third in the great
| race that took place on the river.
Today's regatta is given by the Orleans
club in honor Of their second anniversary.
The gentlemen composing the club have
left nothing undone to make the meeting a
complete success. The following is the pro.
gramme of the days sport:
First Race-Single sculls: half mile and
return.
St. John Rowing Club enters Il. G. Mus
grove. boat Rex. Colors-White and blue
Charles 7. Howard Rowing Club enters
=. Calvin. boat Eva G. COlors-Red and
blue.
Orleans Rowing Club enters P. J. Gillen,
boat Ripple. Colors-Blue and white.
Orleans Row ng Club enters Owen Reilly.
boat Lulu. Colors-Blue and white.
Second Race-FourOared gig: one mile
and return. Between members Of Orleans
Club; boats Annie r and Captain Farwell.
Third Race-Four- cared ehells; one mile
and Q half and return.
Pelican Club enters shell Alice. J. H.
Bayhi. bow; L. Kern, No. ,; - No.
8: John Connolly. stroke. Colors-Red
and white.
Howard Club enters shell Annie Howard.
Haggerty. bow: w. Barrett. No. =; =.
Cox. No. 3; P. Mealley, stroke. Colors-
Red and blue.
Hope Club enters shell iue. Joseph Lusk,
bow; NJ. Powers, No. 2; NJ. Carey. No. 3:
John McNulty, stroke; L. Palms. cOxswain. |
Colors-Red and white.
Orleans Club enters she'll Sam Boyd. Pat
McGrath. bow; e. B. Penrose. No. ,: Pat
McKeon, No. 3: James McKeon, stroke;
Willie McCaffrey, coxswain. Colors-Blue
and white.
Fourth Race-Pair-oared gigs: Half mile |
and return, bet ween members Of the Orleans
Club. Boats Camelia and Magnolia.
1t will be readily seen that ample oppor. !
tunity for competition is offered. Every |
arrangement has been made by the Orleans |
club for the comfort and accommodation Of
their guests. The start and also the finish |
of each race will be at the club house. !
Every precaution has been taken to have |
the course clear of boats. The judges, re.
porters and timers will be stationed on the |
floating dock Of the club. Captain Bah. |
cock, of the monitor Canonicus. has kindly /
the use Of his vessel to tho club |
during the regatta. The boats of the moni. /
tor have also been placed at the disposal of
the club. Opinions about the several
events are various. Last evening the
shore was lined by thousands of specta-
tors to take note Of the action Of
the rowers. The stroke Of the Howard.
Pelican and Orleans clubs is modelled in
the English style. The Hope crew have
adopted quick. nervous stroke. that gains
time and apparant headway. but loses
power. This latter club is rowing at
from fortytwo to forty -four strokes per
minute. The others content themselves
with thirty six, Or at most thirty. eight. 1t
s predicted that steady thirty-six will
win the race. but with the Hope crew to
'ut out the hot work. and force the pace.
here is no telling what colors will CLEAN to
me fore. So much for the shell race.
The st. John Club has the call for the
irss race. the single scull match. and it is
generally conceded that Mr.. Musgrove will |
win. In the four-oared gig race, the Cap.
ain FaSwell crew stand little the best in |
.enerai estimation. Whether the name of ,
he boat has influenced this opinion or not.
an not be said.
The first race will be started promptly at
our o'clock. The Tchoupitoulas street cars
ford ready means of reaching the scene
With smiling skies, and the Father of
Waters smoothing his turbid front, a fine
eld day is expected for the Orleans Club.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, !