Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-02
THE OAR ANB WAVE.
The Regatta at Mound City Bend Last
Sunday-A Close Contest Spoiled by
"FOul" Between Boats.
Four Six.Oared Gigs Engaged in the
Contest, which is Witnessed by
Hundreds of People AflOat
and Ashore.

Sunday last was set apart by the Bluff City
rowing association for the regatta at Mound
City bend, some six miles above the city. The
regatta was under the management of the
officers of the association-James Bohan,
president; E. Marshall, secretary, and Thos.
O'Sullivan, treasurer. The contesting clubs,
boats and crews were as follows:
BOATS AND CREWS.
DeSoto Clt1b-Boat, Resale; colors, blue;
crew: VIM. w. Maingault cockswain; Tom
Tate, stroke; Shade Lewellyn, 2; Alonzo
Sheldon, 8; Robert Browning, 4; Johnnie
Excelsior Club-Boat, Maggie Winters;
colors, blue; crew: Charles Hunter, cock
swain; John Gillespie, stroke; Marion G. NJ
Neely. Q; James r. Marshall, 3; Joe Davis,
4; James Brown, 5; F. P. M'Carty, 6.
Bluff City Ciub-Boat, Katie Podesta; col
ors, green; crew: M. L. Bridgewater, cock
swain; w m. Frazier, stroke; Alex Perry, 2;
John Ennis, 8; Vincent Boro, 4; J. L. Bridge
water, 5; ]. Venturini, g.
Aldine Club-Boat, Geraldine; colors, red;
crew: w. Moore, cockswain; c. j. Rapp,
stroke; M. Welsh, 2; James Bannan, 3; NJ.
Fell, 4; w. L. Albert, 5; John Flanagan, 6.
THE BANK AND RIVER.
The crowd of excursionists was carried to
the course on board the steamer City of Au-
pusta, which made two trips. On board the
steamer was the Little Democrat, famous
fred every few minutes during the trips.
The shore above Mound City was crowded
with people, while the river in the bend was
filled with hundreds of skiffs. The steam
tugs DsSoto, Oriole, and Mohawk pulled and
steamed around. The scene was exciting and
celebrating in the extreme.
THE COURSE
was in the main channel of the river, at a
point opposite Mound City, Arkansas: The
distance to be rowed was from the starting
point to the stake-boat anchored in the river,
mile and half distant, and return, making
three miles, or as near 1t as could be meas
uIed. Arrangements were soon made TOR the
race. Ed Worsham acted as admiral; Sid
Cook and Colonel John Donovan acted as
Judges; Charles Leland and Pat Connell,
time-keepers; Captain Morris M Nicely and
C. c. Tlden, referees. The tug Night-Hawk,
steamed up the river to the turning point
where she anchored, and gave the signsl for
everything being in readiness by prolonged
whistle. A few moments after five o'clock In
the afternoon, the report of a cannon, the
Little Democrat" which was on the City OF
Augusta, announced to the referees on the
stake-boat that the boats were off. The Ger
aldine had the inside, the Maggie Winters
second, Katie Podesta third, with the Rosa
lie on the outside.
The boats, with oars floating in the air,
looked like huge spiders; but suddenly the
oars dipped, and away the four spurted In
mad race up stream amid the cheers of the
spectators. The Maggie Winters appeared
to be the favorite, the Rosalie being the sec
ond choice. The Maggie Winters soon shot
ahead, and kept on increasing her distance
to the stake boat, closely followed by the Ro-
sale, the Katie Podesta good third, and the
I,~,y tha
Winters's crew pulled about forty strokes
minute and the Rosalie's about thirty-seven.
At the stake-boat the Maggie Win tiers was
some three or four lengths ahead, and made
long and bad turn. The Rosalie swung
corners on the inside, making a beautiful
and seamanlike turn; but just at that moment
the Katie Podesta attempted to swing around
between her and the stake-boat, and col
hsion ensued, the bow of the Katie Podesta
butting the Rosalie near the stern, tearing
away portion of her rudder. This threw
the Rosalie out of the race, and she had to
give up Just when she had showing for the
race down the home-stretch.
There was no race after this. The Maggie
Winters came in an easy winner, the Katie
Podesta second, the Geraldine third.
THE CLAIM OF FOUL ALLOWED.
Captain Maingault, of the Rosalie, claimed
a foul, and the Judges and referees took the
matter under advisement, reservlng their de-
cision until yesterday morning, when it was
officially announced that the order of the
race was as follows: Maggie Winters, first;
Geraldine, second; Rosalie, third, and Katie
Podesta, fourth. The Maggie Winters made
the three miles in 1903, the Katie in 1880,
and the Geraldine in 15:01.
SKIFF RACES.
During the day several closely contested
sk1ff races took place, the principal contest
being between Butch Bannon and Jesse Tate,
distance one mile. Tate won in four and
half minutes, he rowing Captain Mike Hollis
new skiff, Hop Johnston" and Bannon the
"Eckford." When the sports closed the
crowd returned to the city on board the City
of Augusta, the steam tugs and sklffs. An
effort is making to get up another race for
Thursday, the Fourth Of July, over the same