Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-06

OF W Whitehall, X. h. BascOm, captain, wins
by about one minute. Suhioincd is the
schedule OF the race
Start Home Time. Corrected
Stake Time.
Inns. INNS. ms; ~. 5;
Sandy............l2H 6 ~ Is II y ! " y
Anna .............I2Ol 4 "A IL II 81 IL -
II ooplah. .-.......I2 o. n Is II - - g -
Victor. 2U2 y T. 0l l - - I" =.
The third prize was awarded to the Shell
don, of Crown Point.
The following gentlemen were judges in
the several classes of chtI, and also OF the
rowing races
First Class-W. ". Henry, Burlington;
". S Hopkins, yergsnnesi Buel ) Derby.
Burlington.
Second Class-Geo. W. liindes. Burling-
ton Frank W. Myres, Rouses Point; W
c. Bradbury. Vergennes.
Rowing Raccs-W. 5 Hopkins, Yer
gennes; W. ". Her-y, Burlington -
Morrison, Port Henry
About lis p. m. severe sqlall from
the west struck the third class yachts.
capslzing the Gracic. of Port Henry. The
Lsna. of Crown Point, on going to her a.
slstance, was also clpsized. This event
was the cause of great commotion and OK
citement among the passengers on the sew
eral steamers accompanying the fleet. \
yawl from the Montreal was soon launched,
and under the command of Chief Engineer
Baldwin, of the New York Line, went u the
rescue of Msssrs. Charles Palmer and James
Hawley, of Port Henry. VINO were manning
the Oracle, vino had been in the water about
ten minutes. The occupants of the Lena
were rescued about the same time by n boat
from the j. &. Wither5ec. which had on
board the judges Of the second class yachts.
The course of the yacht race for the first
class was from stake boat anchored of the
steamboat wharf at Port Henry. one mile
south, where the first stake boat was turned,
leaving the same on the port hand. thence
to stake boat near the Vermont shore
about mile and half northeast, leaving
that also on port hand, thence north to stake
boat anchored near BARRIERS Point, leaving
same on starboard hand. thence back to
starting point. For second class yachts the
course was the same, except turning third |
stake boat about mile south of BARRIERS
Point. For third class yachts, the same,
except turning tie third stake boat about
two miles south of that for second class.
The single and double scull races were
closely contested. and excellent time was
made, the former being won by skill
ful oarsman from Port Henry, whose |
name we could not ascertain, and the latter
by the Healey, of Vergcnnes. rowed by Hor-
ace Gee and Will Price.
The course was from the stake boat off the |
steamboat wharf at Port Henry to and |
arc und buoy one mile south, making a
two mile race.
The Montreal carried an excursion OF |
$50 persons from this city, about third |
of whom were ladies. Among the party were |
Mayor Hatch, President Whittemore, of the |
Board of Aldermen, Gen. Stsnnard, Post
master Derby, Chief Engineer Drew. Capt.
Freemen, Chas f. Mech, representing the |
Rutland G!oLs, President Bascom, of the n.
T. Line. DR.. Smith. of Whitehall Capt.
Eccleston, of Essex, N. Y. c. W. Earle, of
New York, and r. n. Kirk. of Westfeld,
Mass.
The Sherman Band was along and their
excellent music did much II cheer up all
during the rough weather of the afternoon
and evening.
The Curlew, which carried Vice CommC
lore Hopkins signal. brought from Yer
,ennes about fifty passengers, including
Ion F. E. Woodbridge. and his son in
aw. Walter Scranton, ESD, and the Yer
,ennes Cornet Band. The Maraquita had
IN board those nautical worthless OF Char
ottc, John Thorp and 10. Barton, while
he Sheiburn nayigators were represented
~ H. N. Newell and Walter A. Weed,
v no were accompanied by d. I. Norton, of
Cleveland, Ohio, and other parties who are
at Thompson's Point. The lit
lie steamer Hancock had also been char
cred by number of Whitehall gentlemen.
The Port Henry folks were massed on the
steamboat and railroad docks with their
'pirited band, so that despite the rain the
-egatta had goodly number of spectators.
The arrangements for the race were some
What imperfect; but the regatta was quite
considering the drawbacks Of
the weather. etc.