New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-24
The Regatta at Baton Rouge,

We are indebted to the Baton Rouge 4d-
cOcatc of the twenty-second instant tor the
following account of the late regatta:
Thursday evening we had the pleasure of
witnessing the regatta and entertainment
at Poplar Grove, in the parish of West
Baton Rouge.
AT about half-past three in the evening
the pleasure seekers were all on board, to-
gether with the crews and boats of the
Riverside and Hope clubs of New Orleans,
the crew and boat of the Pelican Club OF
Baton Rouge, and crews from the Bayou
Sara clubs, and the steam tugs Ivy and
barge, and in a short while landed at the
racing ground, some four miles above this
city.
After the arrangement of preliminaries
the Riverside, Hope and Pelican ere WIS
launched their shells and took their posi-.
tiens for a race of q mile and a quarter up
stream and back, the Hopes next to land,
next the Riversides and the Pelicans out.
side, all heading up stream. At the signal
all three of the boats started at fine speed
The Hope crew took the lead at the start
and kept it to the stake boat, next the
Riversldes and last, but not lea. I, came the
ga ant young crew of the Pelican Club,
wno, though distanced by their more ex.
pert competitors, were struggling hard and
gaining ground, when an unfortunate
collision took place between the Hope and
hiverside boats while making the turn
above the stake boat. This accident was
the result of bad management on the part
OF those who made the arrangements tor
the regatta. Instead of having three stake
boats they had but one, consequently when
the crews attempted the turn, being 80 close
upon each other, the boats collided, and
threw the whole affair into confusion. The
shell OF the Hope crew received some in
jury, but was not disabled, and ran through,
The shell of the Riversides was badly dam.
aged, ana was picked up by the Ivy in a
sinking condition. The Pelican shell steered
clear of the other boats, n ran through.
coming in second best.
The second race was between two beauti-
full skitfs entered by the Bayou Sara Club.
and a barge entered by the West Baton
Rouge Club. The skiffs got a bad start and
lost ground, but when nearing the outcome,
near the stakebOat, they commenced gain.
ing, and through some misunderstanding
about the point of turning, the managers
OF the regatta not having explained the par
leulars OF the programme and the crews
having failed to inform themselves before
the start, they too got into confusion and
the result WAS, no race.
Hope and Riverside crews. The boats
started off in good style, the Hopes leading
after q few strokes. The Riversides were
evidently saving their wind. This race re-
suited in another foul. The decision of the
judges was mo race" This was the most
correct decision that could have been rem.
dered under the circumstances.
The II flowing are the names of the sew
eral crews:
Hope-W. Tausty, McNulty, Joe Lusk,
M. Cary, P. Palm, coxswain.
Jenny Clark, gig--J. Young. M. I,iohtIv
J. Redman. P. Powers, L. Palm, coxswain'
Riverside-P. Gallagher, 7. O'Hars, M.
Ridge. X. E. Diamond, E.. Kline, coxswaln.
D.: .. Rameli, .gig-M. Gallagher, E. Re-
holds, J. McGouidrick, Il. Murphy, e.
Pelican-Hunter Beal, Harry Cease, A.
e, Finck, Dan Huyck, F. McGiven.
BAYOU SARA CREWS.
Minnie Lee-Peter Kieibush, James Wells.
William Homerich, Louis Mets.
E~ttie-John Payne, Charles So ncer, Bel
Gossen, John Halle.
Coquet-Picked crew Of three from among
he above.