Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-24

An AQUATIC NELoCIPFDP-S Hccee>tJ
z. iGt Of tie -hGcl ne IL Pi 'lI6id-On sat
uT"a% afternoon last, a number of peOnIe as
SsLihieI on tle wharf below the HensIlCtOn
water " OrEs 70 witness the trial Of what
the inventor ca Is an aquatic velocjuala
Tie suspension POWER OF the machine IS in
three C.s@T shaped zinc floats, - Inches in
length toy about Il Inches Ia diameter Two
OF shCse boats are placed opposite each other
about siA feet apart, stIfSned ami beii ~
position by iron rods running tn chair seIi
placed GlItctIy over the centre. The thirl
Loaf Is placed IN the rear and midway no
." .''i n. a"p DINERS. This latter dnat is
likewise secured 10 the chair bv rods. huf i'm
zen "a way that II acts as a Tuddar the - Ter
WorkEF II Dy means OF ropes running Z, hiS
scar. i!te wheel. winch Is iron and weighs
40 pounds, is placed directly in front Of I'm.
CLSif. lie spOSeS are Il in number. I5incleS
-3I :, HilL noatS at tdeir outer ext entities
SIN ncneS square. The wheel i propelled hy
t.ie Ieet. as in velOcipcde. When tle riier
va. sodtt! iD The chair the Goats were aJol.t
half submerged and the seat of the c1.fr
ABOUT Three feet above the water. Tha
MetSht OF The entire apparatus is ito pounds
me machine was put together and placed i'm
the water In Guuner's Run before Iaki,gIt
Ia ne ilNer mont, ana here occurred what
cSl-c tSL[ near proving drowning case
Captain L. ". Powers, WHO is tnteraSfe.: i'm
-ie machine, While standing on some !o1ee
iC-S IL Tie creek watching its movements
Was PIE, p4t1ted into the water by the turn
iIs o. a .og. and bat for the timely Assistance
pi .Jr. George W. BransOn, would have lost
Ms iiic. Directly after hlgh ter the vclpc-
tt,ie was brought around INTO the river
."Ch, ana after performing several eVJlu-
Mons stcA rs turning, hacking, rocking. il
raS started straight across the river To a
SIat e boat anchored half a mile distant
This boat was rounded. aud the fn3cEf0g
brought back to the DOCK, a distance of q
mile, III about ten minutes. In the nome
stretch 10 encountered the waves OF Tho
steamboat John y. Warner, but il rode t1cm
ON >@ffiF, ana without diminishing its
si.1eu u ,.- LlILLelllsLf Aedger 25d
IErFHIrs OF THE AMERICAN RIFLE
~ oinnel Gi,dersleeve said that the
team had brought home eight cups and tr,.-
pines, altogether of lie value Of about eos. |
~ . had Won, in England and Ireland, prizes |
a. fn"iey amounting TO about COCO Tue
weighs lt6 ounces. and is valued at tIGO
Ih!s prize, accounting to the rules under |
"itch IL was given, he can hold for one year,
Nhen II VIII be again competed for by the |
members of the association. When askaI |
whether ne thought there would be foreign |
competition at CreednOOr next year. he said |
mat he was convinced that they would pick |
out IL twelve test Tifiemen that could be |
iouEd IN England, Ireland and Scotland, and !
selo them 10 this country to compete for the |
IliZe. In regard 70 the miniature targets
an! other devices used by the Americans me |
said that their competitors freely admitted |
lheir superiority 10 the appiia ICES employed |
by Ihel,. IN proof OF which the Irish team |
maze use OF the American miniature tar
Sets at The match at Wimbledon. A. 10 |
r!Ees, &c sail il was the impression OF the |
. an Ihat the accuracy Of their guns, and !
the excellence Of their ammunition, hal |
given them the advantage over their oppD- |
ithts 10 certain extent. Besides the ex- |
IRENE courtesy and kindness with WGich |
they had been treated by all whom they moi |
he ara be was especially pleased with The |
Total absence of al jealousy among the ride |
men. When marksnan won a prize all !
We're glad and rejoicci heartily at ms sue |
cess, and whenever any one of item d.Scnv.
cred any little thing VIII ca he thought al |
Vantageous he would IN yariably co-n-nrni-
cafe the iufOrm alton 10 The o;hers.-M y |
Times. 23d