The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-29
The Boat.Racc Yesterday.

DAY EvEEIYG-THREE BOATS sTART-rHE
| coQUETTE THE WINNER.
The frat race of this season, and one Of
the very few Richmond people have ever
had the pleasure of witnessing, took place
yesterday evening. The course was on the
canal from the Lone Pine Ghree quarters Of
mile west of Hollywood) down to the Fifth
street or old Armory bridge. It was ar
ranged and announced that the boats would
leave the Pine at g. O'Clock promptly. A
crowd Gncluding many ladies), number
ing probably as many as four thousand,
was stretched out on The, bluff side OF the
canal at all the eligible points between Hol-
iyRood md CANDLES Hill. a number OF
canal boats. two of them having on board q
large picnic party bound for the pump
house and one loaded with freight) waited
at the Armory bridge to give the full width
OF the narrow stream to the racers. They
waited long time, and at last, getting tired
and impatient, wentton their way, and had
gotten far, enough up the canal to meet the
racers and disconcert them greatly at most
interesting tide Of affairs. ga
- Il TIE START. .Gts
The following boats were on hand to
start: -
Boat Sylph.--Crew: F. W. samuels,
James II. Anderson; !, Muster Scott coz.
swain. Kerchief, blue.
Boat Coquette.-C Crew: William III. Hab-
liston, j. r. Hamilton; Master Dabney 81.
Msury eoxswain. Kerchief, white.
Boat OrioLe.- Crew: Thomas Christian,
William P. Lee; W. Fl. Hill coxswain.
Kerchiei, blue.
The starting judges were. Messrs. J.
Thompson Brown (president OF the CLUB
and Otway Allen. Ending judges, Messrs.
J. Ell. Dooiey and Robert Stiles. Umpire,
DR.. y. Mcdowell 5Iassie.
The boats being of different weight and
build, and the stream narrow and winding,
it was arranged that they should be. placed
in the following order when the signal for
starting was gwen: 49, - $3.50
1. Sylph.-Fifty yards intervening space.
2. Coquette. Twenty-Five yards interve-
ming space. ~, -
3. Oriole. - -
There was very we'll race
down TO Hollywood.
The Coquette soon got to the front, and
easily kept her place there. 80 &, 10.
Just before the Tredegar Works were
reached the Sylph and Osiole found their
way blocked by canal-bpat, and in en-
deayoring to get ahead they collided. The
result was somewhat disastrous to the
Sylph, for one OF her oars was broken, and
she thereby lost distance. -:
HOME.
When the three boats came in view OF
the great crowd on CANDLES Hill the Co
ouette was about seyenty-fye yards ahead
OF tIre Oriole, and the 0riole about fifty
ahead of the Sylph. The race; had been
already won and accorded to The Coquette,
aud her oarsmen, assured OF victory, roWed
along under the ArmorY bridge with an
easy and gracefullY-measured stroke. ,-.s5
The time was as follows:
Oriole.
Syph.
The Judges land the spectators) unani-
mously awarded to the Coquette and her
crew the prize-fag for speed, and also that
for grace in oarsmanship.
The Oriole got the second prize for
speed. ssG.s>
- PRESENTATION. y
5Messrs. Stiles and aDooley, the ending
Judges, had their station on the Armory
bridge The race over, the crews were
called up there before them. Major Stiles
then and there presented the prizes. He
spoke in praise Of this manly exercise; had
something pleasantto say Of all the crews;
regretted the Syiph's accident, and dwelt
upon the necessityfor the Council to I'M
prove Candles Hill, and thus to make it
| worthy OF visiting on such occasions as this
He pointed to the ragged sides and ugly
washes Of the hill, and did not fail to con.
vince his hearers that the moderate expen-
diture needed to give it a somewhat more
presentable appearance should be made
especially now that boat-racing is destined
to become popular.
| ~ CONGRATULATIONS.
Mcssrs. Habliston and Hamilton received
many hearty con gratuations. Well they de-
served them. The only regret was that in q
contest where so many excellent gentlemen
were engaged all could not be victors. But
better,luck may be with the Sylph, and ORR
ole, tGD, the next time.
ThE!Coquette is owned by Dlr. Hablistor
and Mr. Ben. Dashiell. She was built here
in Richmond, OF Spanish cedar, and is 0
beauty as regards shape, weight, and ap
| pearance.
REFRESHMENTS.
The presentation ceremonies over, the
crews and the president OF the club, j.
Thompson Brown, returned to their club
house, near the boat-yard. There they dis
cussed the events Of the race and with quisf
number of friends partook OF refresh
ments, They promise the public ane.lei
| race ct no distant day.
POLICE CoURT.-Justice White had
small and unimportant docket yesterday.
James Bright (colored) was sent TO Jail fol
one day, with thirty-nine lasnes, for steallns
tobacco from Mayo & Knight.
Mrs. Lulu Rufin was honorably dis
charged of a charge of having in her posses
sion Sheets and wearing apparel, the pro