The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-24
TtsE u a:ss Alta.
THE Hopes victorious In roth Races.

ala RACE.
Sunday being n general holiday the
number OF people at the Lake End yea
terday evening was greater than on any
previous day OF the regatta, amounting to
several thousand persons. A short show
or threatened at one time to interrupt the
sport. and did. in fact, succeed In keep
ing many persons from going to the
lake that would have gone had the
weather been not quite so threatening
The members OF the various clubs,
however. went earnestly to work ana
everything was in readiness even before
the appointed hour.
At 8 y. N. precisely the gun WAS fired.
and the different crews took their po-
sitiops. as follows.
/. Perseverance Club enters boat Katie F.-F.
Rohders, bow: "A. Ii. MeSny J, John hsnueoy
q. VIM Graham, ssfoke' Geo gs h"en. cox
swain. .
q. Southern Club enters bout G. II. Al'onM
Dallas. bow Jas. Bandreaux, .: yonn Bosdc,
Mnhoney bow; Jas. CLARK, ): j. W. Doonean. .;
Vim, Barrett. stroke; Willie, eorewain
Wilson. bow. j. Young. 8; NJ. Lightley. q: Ii.
Powers, stroke: Lou Pames. coxswain.
5. 81, John Club enters boa Taylor Depegre-
-. ~ . =,
q; G. r Ssnet, stroke: Ben. Brides, coxswain;
g. Riverside Club ent,rs bori Ida Ed he Re
Mods, bow: J. OBrien. .; T. Gleason. a; II.
Murphy. stroke: @, Cline. roxsweip.
OF these tho Riversides were tho fav-
orite aud the Hopes second In public
choice.
At the signal the crews stared of.
tho Hopes leading In beautiful style
with AZ strokes to the minute, the other
crews following In this order: River
sides second, 43 strokes to the minute,
Southerns, st. Johns. Howards and Per
severance.
At the half-mile post the st. John ran
ahead Of the Southerns and Eiveisides
and took the second place, which, how
ever, they lost again at the turning
stake ana dropped down 10 the very
last position. At the h..l'-mile ste ke Oh
the home pull: the Hopes were six
lengths ahead Of the Perseverance, who
had crept up to second place, they being
followed by the Souenerns, st. John,
Riversides and Howards.
In the last half mile the Hopes kept
up, IL they did not increase, their won
derful stroke. with the gap between
them and the other boats widening
every second, and came in winner in
Is minutes u seconds. The Southern
and Perseverance crews fought hard for
the second place, being close together
until the very end Of the race, when the
Southerns spurted ahead and came in
second: Perseverance third, Riversidcs
fourth, st. Johns fifth, and Howards
sixth.
SHELL RACE.
The entries for the second race, four
cared shell, two miles, were ranged as
follows, and with the following crews
n.Io t,,h ,ta hno Ma mi Wnnd-p Il
Gillian bow; b. +. CORY. No. 3; B. @. Shields.
No. a; @. W. Bredow. stroke; Frank Farrell
st. John Club enters boat Alice--Henry Dene-
gre. bow; John Connolly. No. 8; p. Robelot
No. a. 9. L. DeFuentes. stroke; Ben. Bridges,
Southern Club enters boat Jos. A. Walker.
N. Abbott. bow: I. Trsnchini. No. 8; T.. u.
Churchill. No. 2: A. H. Deckbor. stroke: Will
Hope Club enters boat Col. J. c. Dennis--w.
Tsnsiey, bow: Joseph Lusk. No. 8; John Nc
Nulty. No. 2; NJ. Carey stroke; Lou Palmes,
Riverside Club enters boat James H. Grover
P. Gallagher. bow; M. Ridge; No. g; T.; O'Hara.
No. 2; K. Il. Diamond. stroke; Z. Cline. cox
The Riversides were the favorites In
this race also, with the Hopes second.
At the gun the different crews started
of, Riversides and Hopes abreast. both
pulling at the astonishing rate Of Al
strokes a minute. At the half mile the
Hopes and Riversides were close to-
gether, the Southerns third and the St.
Johns and Orleans abreast. On the
home stretch, however, the Hopes got
ahead, gradually increasing the dis
tance between them and the Riversides,
and coming in winners by ten lengths
Time13:7; Riversides second, time 13 33
Southerns third, Orleans fourth and St..
Johns fifth.
The regatta thus terminated success
fully and agreeably, the last days races
being the best ever run in Southern
waters.
The time made by the Riversides, the
victors in last years regatta, was, for
the gig race IA :Sa, and for the she'll IA
minutes. The races, therefore, this year
showed far better time in much more
turbulent water.
The feeling was the best among both
victors and vanquished, and no COM
plants of any kind, fouls or otherwise.
Altogether, after long delays, the
Southern regatta ended pleasantly.
The badges will be awarded this even
ing, at o'clock, at the Crescent Hall.