The New York herald., 1878-10-21
NAVAL BOAT RACING.


ANNUAL REGATTA OF THE cuANABAsENsE CLUB
IN THE HARBoR OF BIO JANEIRo-vIcToRr
OF AMERICAN CREWS.
UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP HARTFORD, [
Rio JASEIRo Brazil, Sept 16, 1878.
The annual regatta gwen by the Iuanabarense
Club mas furnished. Tor many years, 10 Brazilian
the pleasures OF and The boast of excel
The beautiful bay OF Botafogo, shielded BY the
Sugar Loaf from the morning and lying beneath
the evening shadows OF tho Corcovados, was to-day
the scone OF victory TO American boats aud honor 10
the Stars Slripes The blue Jackets OF the Hart
ford and Essex have msae those names once moro
the cry OF success
OPENING EvESTs.
The opened with contest between tho Bra
lillian cutters Pery. OF oars and two cutters Of
twelve each, The Italian Capri and the Brazilian
caDoolo, for q slvor cup The course was about
swelve hundred mstrss and return. each boat having
Ms own turning buoy. The race was easily won by
the beautiful cinker-buils Perry, amid the hurrahs
OF thousands OF Braztl,ana
The race for six-oared gigs over tho same course
was won oy the Hartford's gig. which took the lead
the start and reached the home buoy about two
hundred and hiy yards ahoad OF her Brazilian COM
pst.tors, Gaarany and Uauby. These we're two light
clinkerbuilt boats, much smaller than the Hartfords
gg and their appearance while the nrst cheers were
little party Of Americans tumultuous alienation OF
confidence ana doubt Midshipman Alfred Jetfries
aud hs creF tho Jennelt took Inc handsome silver
bouquet holders.
The race Tor whaleboats, over the course, was
then quickly won by the Ameiie. OF the French dag
ship rh6ms, beating the Brazilian whaieboats Aracy
and Garca. Tho prize was silver coffee service
In tho race tor tsn-oared cutters, over the same
eourae, silver fruit dsh tie Italians suffered
n -
Ischia ut the hnsh alter close contest.
the time OF the winning boats In each OF these races
was about 10 minutes.
THE BARGE RACE
The impression Of Inc preceding races IN nowise
altered the prsconcsvcd hopes OF the crews about to
enter the battle Of the barges. Inc Brazlans ap-
preached tho great event 0l tho day with
confidence, born Of tneir limo OF victory unbroken
tnroush many years. The American barges took
places IN quiet nope and deiermnntion. The French
pulled 10 the starting point uuder the cheers ol their
victorious whaieboaL The British flagship Voiage
entered no boats in the regatta. Vhe was two
and half nautical miles, tho start and finish imme
dia,ely 10 front the Emperors sand Each boat bad
lis own turning buoy Tue prizes wsre Tor the wln-
ning barge very handsome epergHe oi silver ana for
Inc SECOND barge, y silver service for coffee. rhe
boats took their places III order Tom rbght 70 lel, us
l. BRAZILIAN barge UbxaIara. Of IA osrs length. ss
feet beam, leet inches; oepth, toet lpch
2 Hartord's third ouster, IA oars; ie0gtn, 81 teet
inches; beam, Z ieetj depth, eet 10 inches rh,s
bore monogram OF Inc le.ters s. ana X officer Of
the boat, Ensign ). G. Lsmiy.
s
lonsh, s. fes,4 inches; beam. isss Inches; depth.
feet iuch.
oars. aud pi the same dimensions as her barge
g. BRAZILIAN barge Tamos IA oars; length 81 iset !;
beam, iest Inches inches; aspD, 8 tses; o,.. ,,, ..
toet . inches; beam, feet inca; depth. feel OIL
acer OF barge, Lieutsoans Commander I. =, Har-
during tho nrst half mile the Ubixajara and H. B.
led, stem and stem, the s. x hanging close upon the
por quarter oi tue former and tue ramos
mon IL II. Is. ca
OF mile the boats were nearly In double echeion. With
wing. WIN ana tue lei. centre boat, ihs veni-ieboa
| bringing up the rear. Tue Il. d turned her buoy
ars ,ne UO,xara ana ns So turned anm together
began. That straggie was nov between the
| s x. and the Uuxajara for the second prize
! one and gradually Qdckening TO iorty-three, had
1 aireauy captured the hrst honors OF toe day Sue
the air rang with wild hurrahs. The cheers seemed
| " come from every quarter. The s. followed .
allan boats came IN nearly togethor about Iwen.y
| boat lengths astorn OF tho winning boat
boat n OF unusual length ana lines OF great
| beauty and unsncss. For years this bont has
vanquishsd all comers; but to-aay there must have
| lnent when the d. b., nearing the home buoys.
boated hor oars, paced broad pennant OF blue
| silk In the bow, lot tall her oars and dashsd
| glorious victory.
The men OF the H. D. aud Of the s. X. had good
| boats Professional oarsmon viii draw somo CON-
| parsons from the dimensions have gwen, and 10
inem II Will be obvious that strong bodies, careful
1 tru ming aud pluck won tnU battle. must add that
The Brazan style Of pulling rs essentially lneorrocl,
aud u no lesson - Drawn from to-day deeat hsrcaf-
| ter win compel another method.
| WINNING AMERICAN BOATS.
4 In 1879, when ths Hartford Was commissioned for
flagship OF .he China aset, .ns iao OF tho
Daring, the barge OF the Colorado, then 1agship OF
1 Admiral John Rodgers In the China waters, had
reached the OF the world. Her builder, Hip.
| penstalL OF the New YORK yard, designed the
H. B TO oeat her. But the arrival OF the Hartford
In China The prestige OF tne Daring secured tho
preference oi Admiral jenkins, and KNOWN un-
1 tried and yet unnamed H. b. was rsiaiaea In the
Hartford as the third cutter No trial ever occurred
under equal conditions OF The relative the
boats aud the question OF superiority will probably
never be decided. lnJuly 1877. when Admiral rrencn
1 ard transferred his nag from the Hartford to the
| Powhatan, he took the Daring with him, aud The
writer last her IN September in tno Norfolk Yard
boat house much twisted and apparently falling last
| into the and yellow leaf
Admiral Nichols had TO choose between the untr led
third cutter and Worcesters fast barge already
| known as q Winning boat Alter repeated exlni ma
tons he selected The former, aud The Worccstsr's
! boat became tho 5. \. of The day. respectable
minority OF the Hartiords msa declare that the Ad-
inrai did not get tho better boat
The s. X was built, Il u believed, ~ tho Boston
In 1874 arranged hy tns Russsn Grand Daxs Alexis,
she led the line OF ten bargss, representing lve
nations, including = cutter oi the Terror, which
had been. ny 70 'nss time, cock Of
OF the PownataD, Dut In second contest with that
boat, more carefully prepared, she suffered severe
defeat In the iull light OF her work to-day that do
feat must be considered the ault oil her crew. But
II must also be remembered that the Powhatan's
barge subsequently, whipped even the Daring IN a
scrub race, preserving her own fame mud quality.
That barge, oolieve, was known ~ !he Dauatless,
ana she now rcsts In the melancholy lines OF rotten
row as the Norfolk yard
MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB.