The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-14
THE REGATTA.
PROSPECTS FOR BIG CROWD AND
GOOD RACING-POsETEONs
DRAwN-POOLS, ETC.

so much interest taken In an annual regatta
MS that now manifested In the regatta OF the
| Louisiana State Amateur Rowing Assoeia- |
ton, to be given at the New Lake End, COM
mencing tomorrow. and there will, from |
present indications, be much larger attend |
ance on the present occasion than at
ANY PREVIOUS REGATTA.
For weeks past the various clubs have had |
their picked crews in training, both on the
river, in the bayous and In the lake, each with !
view, of course, of winning at least one OF
the coveted prizes, or, perhaps. higher honor
still-the championship until boating talk
has almost been the absorbing topic of con-
versatiOn among the young men members Of
the various clubs and their friends, and even
| In sporting circles.
For q week past the various clubs in the
| city have had their crews and boats located at
the New Lake End where,
| MORNING AND EVENING,
gigs shells, single scull shells, barges and
working boats might be seen either in the
bayou or in the lake where the crews or oars
men were practicing for the event which be-
gins tomorrow, and for q week the knowing
ones and those who take deep interest In
such matters have been Congregating at the
lake In the evening to watch the work Of the
men who are entered in the lists for hon0rs
and prizes.
Practically, yesterday closed the exercise
or hard working part of the contest, the crews
Of the clubs going out for their exercise
| morning and evening, and to the credit Of all
| be it said the work shown in pulling would do
credit even to clubs composed of older heads
and more experienced trainers.
Il. 1nf n NJ In
crews will again
GO OUT FOR EXERCISE
preparatory to the g., ntest which they are to
| engage in tO.mOrr " and on Tuesday, and
| that fact will perhaps draw to the lakea crowd
as large as that which was congregated there
last evening. ..--,,,--
arrangements. have perfected all the arrange
mepts necessary, the starting-ags are up
and the course marked out, with the bu0yed
| flags located One-eighth of u mile apart and
mum bered to correspond with the starting
flags. SO that the course Of each boat may be
distinguished from the start TO the fnish-the
rules providing that each boat or crew shall
| keep It's own course all the way around.
| Last evening at sO'cook the regatta COM
| mittee met at Paror P Browns Hotel New
Lake End, to complete their labors, and also
| to enable the various clubs to
DRAW FOR POSITIONS
in each Of the two days races. Quite q large
crowd was In attendance, the crews and club
members located on the east side OF the bayou,
| in the huge Canvas-cOvered house, turning
out with the Hopes whoare located at HOyt's,
| to- see what positions their captains or cox
SWANS would draw in the race.
In the drawing for
| THE FIRST DAYS RACES,
| the single scull shell race for all weights
closed with six entries, the positions drawn
being as follows, the stake flags being num-
bered from the shore instead Of No. being
placed on the outside, as has been the custom
| heretofore: 1, Atlantic; 2, st. John; B. Or
leans; 4, Crotty (of Texas; s, Perseverance;
The positions for the single scull working
| boat race were drawn as follows: l. Orleans;
2, Pickwick; 3, Riverside; 4, Hope; 5, r. T.
Lee; 6, Southern; 7, Howard 8, Louisiana;
| 8, Perseverance,
The fourth, the four-oared gig race, closed
with
| ENTRIES AND POSITIONS
as follows. 1, Perseverance,; 2, Louisiana; 3,
Magnolia; 4, Hope; 8, Howard; 6, Southern.
| The entries In the nth race, single scuil
shell for weights under 1876 pounds, drew posi-
tions as follows: 1, Perseverance,; 2, Orleans;
3, st. John; 4, Hope; s. Louisiana.
The second day Is programme includes three
races, each of which will be h0tly contested
| The first is the double scull shell with entries
and positions as follows: |, Perseverance;
O. Hope: g. st. john 4, Louisiana.
The four-oared barge race is next, with po-
stions as follows; l. Lee, z, Perseverance;
g. Hope: 4, Rtversides; s, Atlantic.
The next and the last will be The race OF the
regatta-the four cared .shell-which closed
with entries and positions as follows: /, Lee;
O. st. John; 8, Riversides; 4, Southern; 5,
The entries In detail for to-morrow's races
are as follows:
ST 81. 'Jfohn-tMamie,, R. G. Musgrove. Colors-
White and blue.
NuIty sub ColOrs-ted aud hue.
Atlantic "a. AbascaIl, Ehw. Foley; J. Bertus.
sub. Colors-Blue and white. r-,
Orleans Emma). @. N. Edwarde. Colors-
Psrseverance--- Johnnie F., F. J. Mumford.
Colors-Red and white.
Sing Single ScuN Working Boat-AH weights. Ono
ol Lo1 iie NtFiy) James Roquet. Colors-
HopeTJohn Cqnnavan; W. Brockman. sub.
HoWard~W Rafferty,. Colorg-Red and blue.
Orleaus-tAmyh ]. J, Carroll; Owen Reilly,
sub. C,ors- Blue and white. c.,.-u
Southern Daisy,. Henry Deckbar. Colors-
r. K. T. E. iee"(Elita). W. Il. Brooks. Colors-
Pei PSecikwick C1ub-tFrou Froul. L. ysdres.,
Four. Dared Gig-All weights One mile and
Observation-Disclosures P. G. MaanerO, T. T. Der
nard, John A. Wagan. and Paul Chaudet, stroke
HoIpe-(NeItie Norton. G. Wilson. NJ. Lightly.
bnrfS essxs GRa Tanzey SUBJ
and blue.
, coxswain Colors- Blue and red.
/ Perseverance-3 katie F. E. @. Heyler. G.
Ruth E. Robbers and Il. N; Meaney3 stroke;
Peter Younker, coxswain. Colors-Red and
!, white ~
, Slessinger, W. Zeiger. and G. H. De- kbar,
r stroke: Chas Bartchay, coxswain; j. B; Church,
) i'll and M. Wheeles, subs. Colors-Blue and
, Single Scutl Shell Weights under 1876 pounds.
Louisiana (JaneJ. Charles Tourton. Color
st. J Inst. john. VIM. LeMonnier. Col
, Orleans iEmms). B. G. Shields; P. J. Gillen.
+ sub. UOlors-BIue and white.
) Perseverance, - Johnnie F.. Jas. Reegan.
COlOrs-Red and white.