National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-28
AN AQUATIC VICTORY
WOW NJ THE ANLLosrANs FROM THE
THE USDIHEs.
The Unexpected Result of Saturdays Race
Description Of the Contest-The Undlines
Meet with Had Luck

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Undine Club, Of Baltimore, and the Analostan
| tub, OF this city, was rowed Saturday even
ing. 10 Unexpectedly resulted in victory for
the Analostan crew. The day was unfayorablc
for good rowing. The wind was strong and
the river was choppy, so that the pulling was
very hard. About the time announced for the
race dark clouds which had been gathering all
day broke into showers Of rain. This did not
dampen the ar,ior Of the hardy oarsmcn, but IL
had depressing effect upon many of the fair
admirers Of boating, and the crowd at the
boat-house and upon the river banks was not
| so large as 1t would have been under other cir
| cumstanccs. The handsome boat house Of the
Analostans was packed several deep with
beauties in the latest spring styles, who came
to bet gloves and ribbons upon their favorite
oarsmen, and to take hand or rather foot
in the dance with which all affairs under the
management of the Analostan Club arc wound
up All Of the Washington ladies' wore the
little blue and white badges of the Analostan
Club. There was a large PARTY Of ladies and
gentlemen from Baltimore also present.
The enthusiasm displayed by the ladies in
boating Is the cause of the ambition displayed
by many young gentlemen to become skilled
oarsinen. They dress up in ridiculously tight
and short pants aud shirts and pull and tug
and double up on sliding seats, and perspirc
and catch crabs and get wet all for the purpose
oil winning a smile from some pin backed
,lamsel. There are very few men who look
handsome in a rowing suit. They have too
much shOulder.blade or too little legs, or some
thing or other the matter with their makeup
which the s,sint aud gauzy rowing suit always
displays to advantage. Whether It is the physi.
cal dcgcneracy Of the human raro or the natu.
raj ugliness of the human form that accounts
Tor u, II Is fact that not one man out of ten
will hear close inspection in tights. Il would
he unjust to say that all boating men row for
the ladies' smiles, or that all Of them need
padding. The gentlemen Of the Anal,stan
club love the noble sport for the recreation and
vigorous health they find in il, and there are
few organizations which can show finer pbysi.
cal development among its members. The
scene on the river in front of the hualostan
house Saturday evening was a picture to stir
the blood Of youth.
Before the race the channel was filled with
boats Of all descriptions, freghted with gallant
carmen and their fair guests. The club colors
were flying from the boat house, and the bal.
comics were filed with laughing bcautics
whose sparkling eyes and rosy checks attcsted
to the pleasure which they took in the CAV
scene before them. The river bank was lined
with carriages and spectators who were not
fortunate enough to be among the guests of
the club. On the bulk heads of the docks and
in the rigging Of the neighboring vessels many
OF the crowd found eligible positions from
which to view the race. There was merry
splashing Of cars and little feminine shri,ks
gave notes Of warning whenever a collision
was imminent.
The boats kept passing by the boat house in
pleasant confusion. PUNCHES, lap-strcaks,
working heats, and nearly everything intended
to he propelled by oars, made up the feet. In
some cases the oars were handled by ladies'
who were taking their first lessons in rowing
from some bluc-shirtcd, fresh water Neptune,
Ladies never can get the hang of striking
the water with both oars at once, and thew
splash about with their oars describing MANY
wonderful angles, like patriotic infants first
performance with the drumsticks Sometimes
they get an car stuck pcrpendicularly down in
the water. and then there Is desperate pulling
and Juggling to get 1t up again, and when il
does come IT goes up In the air and the fair
amateur has an experience at catching cribs
The half hour before the racing crews put
out in the river was pleasantly employed In
watching the many objects of interest
Analoetan club, the Falcon" and the "Ahslostan"
cached manned by dozen strong oarsmen, in The
neat blue uniform Of the club, swept away from The
preparations for the The stake boats could he
seen mile away down the river one with a blue
dag and the other with white one. The little
boats began to row out Of the cour.e aud every.
body looked towards the float in front Of the boat
house for the spPearnnce OF the crews The In
peared carrying their light shell, which they az.
posted In the water. As they rowed away they
were greeted with cheering and waving OF hand
blue trimmings, soon followed, and met with an
ovation. The crews ruwed up To the starting pS,int
opposite the foot Of @ street, about one hundred
yard. above the boat house. and rested on their
oap. ~
The tug boat Fannie Gilbert followed the crews
ma were The umpire Sr VIM. Young 81 the Mar nv
bird club; Mr.. Stewart Brown. Judge for the I'm.
Sh1s; Mr; John Corson, judge for the Anaiostans;
n esstns Of Dr. Il fGf 9na' NM e0 F"1sr
and Y. NJ Guthrie, several members Of the Analos.
The undine crew had the channel or District Of
Columbia side Of the river and the AnalOstans were
next 10 Analostan island. Both crews are com.
observed that the Undines had The advantage Of
weight
The rndine crew was. made up as follows: R. X.
CrOss, bow, feet ~. inches 10 pounds; E. j. Whit
uecy, ,, ) feet inches, lSS pounds; DR. j. D. lyle.
hart 3 feet II inches, 1891 pounds; J. H. c. Watts,
stroke feet II inches, lIa POUNDS; total weight OF
The Anslostan four were as follows o. D. Hall,
low . iet inches 100 pounds Z $. Msunder, >.
ls pounds r, White, stroke, feet 10 inches, Iss
pounds total weight Of crew, SO pounds
N, Ihe undInes Iowsd in q paper shell bull, by
lostaDs roved in a new cedar she'll weighing io2
pounds built for the occasion by Iarkin.
all In favor Of the undines Their reputation in
Baltimore and the apparent physical superiority OF
the men were taken into consideration and bets Of
takers The Analnstans hardly expected to win the
race. Captain Hall observed that they intended 10
do their bert and trust to luck IF We can keen
ths lead 70 the turn, he added, they will have 70
EVER thing was made ready for the start ct 9
o'clock, and the men rested on their oars waiting
for the word, while the crowds watched every
movement OF the umpire and Judges on the ton Of
the tug There was considerable paTlcying be.
tween the crews and the ing during which the
thinly -attired oarsmen were chilled by the brisk
wind. Then schooner, coming up The river under
full rail got in the way and came near running
down the Analostan sheIl. The crew had 10 row
out OF position 10 avoid accident
Afer the schooner passed the Anaostan crew
called out that their ruIdder was broken, but no
was made at Gig. When the words Are Won
ready" were pronounced, the Anal0stans gave
y tug at their oars and when the umpire shouted
go they jumped away, and gained lead Of at
least hall length upon their slower adversarics.
The AnalOstnns started OF with quick stroke Of
about thirty four to the minute and 1t was feared
by their friends that they would use them.
selves up on the tint mile. The Undines pulled
leisuIcly-nOt more than thirty q minute but did
not give the other crew much ground. The iates
seemed against the Cndne crew. About quarter
OF mile below the starting point they met a tug
with schooner In tow, which passed so near them
that they were obliged tO make a wide dctour
hGgging the District shore TO avoid the wash" Of
the passing vessels The Anaostans on the other
S'le 81 the river had straight, unObstructcd cOune
and they improved their opportunities
The undines pulled nObIy, never varying their
even steady stroke, while all through the the
AnhlOstanS pulled hard, and seemed to appreciate
the fact that in order TO win the race they would
have TO do their best
The ARalnstans were more than two lengths In
the lcNd at the stake.bOau They turned In good
style and in doing 80 gained upon the rival crew
WIN made the much kluXypr and