National Republican., 1876-09-07
THE oARsMEN,
What Was Done Yesterday-The Regatta This
Eveniny. r.

Evening.
The members of the Analos'an cub devoted
themselves yesterday to the entertainment of
their guests, the Dublin aud Cambridge crews.
In the morning the members of tie crew
started out to visit the points of interest about
the city, accompanied by the Analostan Boat
club committee. The Executive Mansion,
Capitol and other public buildings were visited,
ard general sightseeing tour about the city
made At noon they were entertained hand
somely at the residence of Mr.. L. 81. Stevens,
on New jersey avenue, where lunch was
eryed.
NO ILLUMINATION.
Preparations on a generous scale had been
made by the Analostan club for an enjoyable
and novel entertainment on the river at night.
1t was intended to give picnic at night, and
without ladies, at Table Rock, and for that
purpose the boat-house and Table Rock were
handsomely decorated. Extensive. arrange
ments were made for Illuminating the banks
of the river at different points, and, If the
weather had been pleasant, a blaze of light
from a hundred tar barrels would have been
reflected in the river.
Fireworks had been prepared and every
thing planned to make the tete complete, but
unfortunately just as the party was about to
start from the boat-house the rain began to
fall and spoiled all the plans. But the whole
programme, with the exception of the fire.
works and tar barrels, was carried out during
the early part Of the night in the boat-house,
and the members of the club and their guests
were Just as merry there as they could have
been at Table Rock. The new boat-house was
decorated with bunting in good style. From
one corner of the roof 1oated the British flag
in honor CT the guests, and from the other the
Stars and Stripes.
The walls and ceiling of the club-room up
stairs were covered with flags of all--nations,
and the Cross of St. George and the Stars of
the Union were festooned together in every
part of the large room. Among the guests of
the club, besides the visiting crews, were Hon.
A. R. Shepherd, N. B. Fugitt, esq, and
number of the Potomac boat club. During
the evening many of the members OF the club
and some of their guests contributed to the
general entertainment by singing and in other
ways. The crews were wined and lunched,
f1owling-bowled and punched until late in the
evening
RACKET.
Before the evening at the boat house was
concluded some member of the club called out,
"Let's give 'em racket I'' and they gave the
racket with a vengeance. The racket is pc
culiarly American institution, consisting of q
little song, in which the person or persons
"racketed' are prominently mentioned, and
ter, very abruptly, like feline concert which
has been interrupted by an old boot thrown in
the midst of the performers.
The main event of to-day is the regatta on
the Potomac this evening, in which the visit
ing crews will take part. This morning it is
probable that the guests will take drive to
the Soldiers Home.
THE REGATTA
will begin at O'Clock in tie evening. The
first race will be between the Dublin and Cam
bridge crews, who will row in shells belonging
to the Analostan club. The colors of the
crews are: Cambridge, light blue; Dublin,
royal blue. AS the colors are so nearly alike
it has been decided to distinguish the crews
more effcctually by the colors of the bow
oarsmen. The bow oarsman of the Dublin
crew will be white, and the Cambridge bow
color will be blue.
After this race there will be race between
crews selected from the Analostan club. One
crew will consist of Messrs. White, stroke;
Robertson, 8; Jones, 2, and Brown, bow. The
other, Messrs. Elliott, stroke; Whiting, 3:
Pastal, 2, and Hall, bow. Mr.. James NJ.
Bennett, Of the Vesper club, Philadelphia, has
been selected as umpire.
To-MoRRow's PROGRAMME.
The visiting crews have accepted an invita-
ton to take trip down the river tomorrow,
and on their return in the evening there will
be a reception in their honor at the residence
of Hon. A. r. Shepherd. The crews expect
to leave the city Saturday or Sunday.
Messrs. Dodge, Mosher, Stevens ard Lyman,
of the Analostan club, are the committee of
the Analostan boat club to whom the care of
the guests is entrusted, and they have per-
formed their parts in manner that will do
great credit to Washington hospitality.
The crews were accompanied to this city
from Philadelphia by Messrs. Alexander P.
Brown and James NJ. Bennett, of Philadelphia,
and W. P. Caldwell. Mr.. Brown contributed |
greatly to the success of the regatta at Phila- |
delphia, of which he had especial charge, and |
he contributed greatly TO the entertainment of |
the visiting crews in that city. Mr.. Bennett, |
member OF the Vesper club of Philadelphia, is |
an enthusiastic and wellposted oarsman, and |
Mr.. Caldwell was one of che fathers of the |
Analostan club, and needs no Introduction to !
WashiDgtonians.