The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-18
THE COMING CONTEST.
The Excitement Increasing
The Pools Last Night.

Yesterday afternoon Milneburg was abou
as lively place as it has been for years past
Early in the day visitors began to arrive a
the battle ground, or rather water, and the
wharf was damned. Speculation was rte a,
to the condition of the several crews, and the
friends of competitors rallied in force around
the several CLUB headquarters.
The Riverside and Orleans crews came
down fromSHoyt's and won't to work in earn.
est. The Charlestons put in q much better
days work yesterday than the day before, and
now row finished, effective stroke, saving,
perhaps, little backwardness in No. 3. The
Riversides are trained down to a very fine
point, and look as hard as nuts. If they are
not overturned we may expect to see some
good work from them. The ST. Johns have
been hard at it, but for the four-oared shell
race they seem to have fallen IF considerably.
| The Hope Rowing Club, with both crews,
! she'll and gig, have taken up quarters at Mil.
| neburg ever since last Wedne day, SO as to
enable them to get tee morning practice, they
having rented dwelling sufficiently large
| enough to accommodate both the crews in
boarding and lodging. The gig m 1T with an
| OF the bath houses, in running against a snap
which was under water, and tearing their gig
at least fifteen feet in length on both sides OF
her bottom, which has since been repaired
| satisfactorily.
The shell used by the Hope crew is the
same shell in which they pulled in the Orleans
Regatta, and the same shell which the Hopes
purchased at very low figure from the St.
Johns, the latter club having condemned the
same before selling it, and weighs at least
16S pounds when dry. She is what they call
a paper boat and consequently when in the
water for some time she will gain four or five
pounds more.
Quite a number of bets have been made
and taken that the gig crew of the Hopes
will come in first or second in the race. II
the course was two miles and a turn, or two
and a half miles and q turn, there would be
any quantity of bets of five to one on the
Hopes shell crew of coming in first in the
race, they having the reputation of the long
est wind. One thing is certain, that the shell
crew will make it exceedingly warm for the
other crews, notwithstanding that their oppo-
nents all have frst-class shells to row in.
There was well attended meeting last
night, at the City Hotel, Of judges, timers and
club representatives, for the purpose Of
choosing positions, making entries, etc. The
following were the entries:
SkiG Race
For this race there are thirteen entries, as
follows:
Boat Lily, 4 oars: Milneburg, oars Riddle, 4
oars; Webb, 4 oars Pelican 4 oars ST. John. 1
oars; Sam, oars; Xiphias, oars; Bob oars;
Frank Pargoud, 2 oars; Little Dick, single Mary
Jane, single; Fetno single.
single ScuII.
st. John "Rex"-Length 80 feet, beam 11%
inches, depth inches. Coors white and
blue; Rowed by r. G Musgrove; weight
St John Club Second entry "Creole"-Lengh
80 feet. beam IL inches, depth inches Col
ors white aud blue. Rpwed by g. W. Per-
lns age 50; height 5.ll; weight 140 lbs.
Orleans Rowing Club-Boat ''Ripple"-Length
30 feet, beam 10 inches. depth inches Col
ors, blue and white. Rowed by Owen Reilly
aged 81 height 81 !; weight 160lbs.
Southern Club-bo Cece!ia-LeDgth Is feet 6
inches, beam - inches, depth inches.
Colors, blue white aud blue. Rowed by NJ. |
Dallas, aged Il, height 10, weight 140 lbs
Charleston Boat Club-Boat Ouida-Length 29b
feet, be- m 10 inches, depth inches. Colors,
red. Rowed by Henry U. Cheves, aged 2i
years, weight ITO lbs
Orleans Rowing Club-Boat Eva G.-Length 80
feet, beam 81 inches, depth inches. Colors,
blue and white. Rowed by P. J. Gilsn aged |
%, height 81, weight lis lbs.
Pair Dared Race.
Double scull shell of C. T. Howard Club-Boat |
Frank McElroy-Length 81 feet beam 70
inches, depth II inches. Colors, red and
blue. Crew, james O'Donnell, bow, aged n, |
height IS, weight $50 lbs stroke, Larry |
ODonnell, aged 80, height So, weight 15i |
lbs.
St. John Club oat Elmina, double scull-Colors,
white and blue. X. Ii. Mitchell tow aged |
90 height 5.S, weight 1874 los.; A. Uaron,
stroke, aged "a, height 5.5, weight 40 lbs
Pelican Club Pair Dared shell Cece Length SO |
f. ct, beam II inches, depth inches. Colors,
red. Crew, Charles D. Ewing, bow, ged 20,
height 5 g. weight 136 lbs F. Clai BORNE |
stroke, aged 81, height SIS, weight 1872 lbs;
A. Hebier, coxswaiD, weight Is lbs.
Four Dared Gigs.
J. T. Howard Ciub-Boat &C. T. Howard
Length 38 feet, beam 25 inches, depth IL
inches. Colors, red and blue. Crew, b.
Haggerty, bow, aged SO, height 81, weight
155 lbs. Jno. Donlan, No. 2, aged 20, height
81, weieht 155 lbs. P. Mealley, aged %,
height 6, light 1874 lbs. VIM Barrett,
stroke, aged 26, height SO, weight 15i lbs
). Nc Catfrey, coxswain aged 10, height As,
weight 80 lbs.
second Entry-Boat "Taylor Denegre"-Length
3S feet inches, beam "a inches, depth IL
inches. Colors, white and blue. Crew Paul
Robelot, bow, aged 80, height So, weight
142 lbs: M. $. Gallagher, aged q, height
height 6, weight 1873 lbs. Jno. Glynn, Jr,
aged "a, height 5.61a, weight 100 lbs,
riverside Club Boat sd. L. Ranlett, Jr."-
Length 80 feet, beam 80 inches, depth IL inches
Colors red and white. Crew.. McGouldrlck,
bow, aged 80, height 5.l0 weight 40 lbs. E.
Reynolds, aged 80, height ST, weight 1913 lbs.
r. Welcb, aged 81, height SIS, weight 1876
lbs. H. Murphy, aged 2e, height Sc, weight 1873
lbs. E. Klein, coxswain, aged IA, height 40, !
weight 20 TBS
rleans Rowing Club-Boat Captain Farwell"-
Length &c feet, beam 30 inches. Colors, blue , |,
and white. Crew.. L. Fonda, bow, aged 10, =
height 5 g. weight 140 lbs. G.. B. Penrose, aged J
IS, height 5.l0H, weight 139 lbs. P. s. Moran, :
aged %, height 5.s, weight 150lbs. Owen Reilly,
aged 81 height $40, weight 160 lbs. Coxswain :
F. Farrell. ,
ope Rowing Club-Boat Jennie Clarke -
Length SO feet, beam 26 inches, depth II =
inches. ColOrs. red and white rev, Me er =
Leightly. aged %, height SO, weight l49 lb. Z
James Redmond, aged %, height 57Is
weight 129 lbs. NJ. Brennan, aged q, height :
5.71a, weight 1870 lbs. Pat. Powers, aged q, +
height 8, weight 145 lbs. Lon Paimes, cox
swami aged 49, height 4 3, weight 50 lbs.
outhern Club-Boat " Columbus H. Allen y !,
Length IS feet, beam &c inches, depth IL :
inches. Colors, blue, white and blue. Crew,
A. Fl. Deckbar, bow, aged q, height 81,