The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-15
ST. JOHN ROWING CLUB.

Inauguration of the New Club House mt
/ the New Lake.
| The elements yesterday morning seemed ad-
versely inclined to the Inauguration of the st.
John Rowing Olub boat-house ct the New Lake
End, to which the beauty and chivalry of the city
had been invited All through the day drizzling
showers fell at despairingy short intervals, and
| the sultry atmosphere prognosticated . con-
tinuauce Of this disagreeable, to say the least,
| weeping freak OF nature.
| But thank Heaven, il soldiers can march up
through the shrieking canister, the bursting shell
and the whizzing bullet, no to the belching can
mons mouth, that roars upon the field Of honor,
the ladies, God bless them, are not less brave,
and when . courteous invitation calls them to
witness q joust OF skill and strength where
sinewy arms compete for the smile of beauty,
nothing short of q deluge can stop them. What
IL shot and shell flying around the heads and
breasts OF dingy soldiers compared to the de-
structive drops OF rain that inevitably obliterste
the beauties OF "a love Of . bonnet" and
mar forever the symmetry OF q well
ironed and snowy white muslin dress What are
wounds and scars to veterans in comparison with
dresses rendered 1abbv By rain, and bonnets
uNRELENTLEssLy FLATTENED
by adverse weather on the fair forms Of sweetly
anxious maideps? Nothing. Therefore, we say
that the ladies are not only the fairest, best,
sweetest and most delicious Of all human beings
that can be described or imagined, but also the
most dauntless and brave. We have proved it,
The New Lake End last evening. after s
O'Clock, thanks to the bravery Of the ladies' and
the confederate kindness Of the clerk Of the
weather, who stopped his uncalled for and OBJ
noxious sprinkling. was thing Of beauty, par
ticulary at the headquarters Of the st. John
n..rs rt.~t. ~os. III
dresses were made lovely by the graceful forms
which they enclosed, and beaming smiles gave
radiance to the atmosphere. The wind and
rain, by common accord, had ceased, the
sky was divinely blue overhead, and the horizon
all around was heavily laden with stationary
clouds varying in tint from the base OF the deep
est black that gradually lightened under the in
fuence OF the hidden rays Of the setting sum- as
the eyes were raised above the horizon, till,
passing through all the tints of the gray, they
ended at the apex in fieecy flakes OF dazzling
Wilderness. The lake was quiet, even to tame.
ness, just the thing for boat race, and almost
SENTIMENT OF sLEEplNEss
seemed to hover over the white sails of the grace
full little yachts as they lazily sailed along under
double prismatic arch OF dazzling hues, which |
common mortals call double rainbow.
There were four races announced to take place
In commemoration OF the occasion, 8 single mile |
in wherres, distance one half mile and return, |
for beginners; single scul in wherries for ex- I
perts for the championship medal, distance three
quarters Of . mile and return; double scull |
race distance one mile and return.
There was to have been four-oared shell race,
but darkness prevented 1t from taking place.
THE FIRST RACE
was between Messrs. Willie LeMonnier, James /
Hermann and W. De B. Elliott. At the wsrd 20 |
Mr.. Hermann took the lead, but in few seconds
led throughout coming in playfuly plying his
oars, Hermann second and Elliott bad third, the |
latter having lost his seat about half way on the
out trip. Time-9:49L.
THE SECOND RACE
wss match between Mr.. @. T. Soniat in the
syren, and F. Claiborne in the Sylph, the former
decidedly the favOrite. From the starr Mr.
coniat showed his superiority in handling the
oars, and after rounding the stake most expertly
came in an easy winner of the match aad the
medal in 1l:7H.
AGAINST TIME.
This race WAS followed by dash of three
quarters OF mile against time by Mr.. Robert
State, who m ,de the trip in 7:52, the best time
made hers-the best time ever made being 655.
Mr.. Musgroye had to contend with sore fnger,
Ind made mistake as to the position of the
stake boat, which lost him much time.
THE CLOSING RACE.
The double scull race was commended by Messrs.
". LeMonnier and JAMES Hermann, the favor
ties, in one boat, and Messrs Thomas Hanna
md E. White in another.
The choice of the first ramed crew was justi-
led. A pretty start was had, the frat named
rev leading and keeping the lead; in fact, dis
ancing the latter to the stake boat On the
nome stretch some excitement was created by
he discovery Of the Hanna crew calamity MAX
ng for the front. but without avail, the Lemon
nier crew winning the race by one length.
Several mistakes were made by both crews
Turing this race, and it was even claimed that
he Hanna crew in their excitemen mt, to gain lost
ground, forgot to turn the stake boat.
AFTER THE RACES
he guests were elegantly entertained bv the
hub, with the choicest sinties of the re SOD and
he affair ended charmingly in grand hop in
he vast and elegant new boat-house, which will
frequently, during the season, be . point of re-