The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-31
THE LAST DAY.
How tho Races Came Off at the
Lake End Yesterday.
Prizes Will Be Distributed Ct the
Crescent Hall on Saturday Even
ing to the Winning Crews

ing to the Winning crews.
Fewer people than Oh the day before. o. on
tho first day Of the regatta, were at the Now
Lake End yesterday. Probably the prospects
of rainy weather prevented many from COM
Ing. IL was nearly 9 o'clock before tho lake
was considered calm enough to warrant o
start.
FIRST HACE-FouR- DARED BARaEs.
Chas. r. Howard Rowing Club -E. Morgan,
No. L; w. Rafferty,, No. 2; ]. Furlong, No. 9;
j. Eagan. stroke; boat. Fred Schneider.
Hope Rowing Club. Pendergrast, No. /.
wv. Miller. NO q: John Caravan, No. o, James
Powers, stroke; boat, Ed. s. Levy.
Atlantic Rowing Club-J. Foley, No +; NJ.
Donnelly, MOI; D. Kirby, No. 3; Il. L. Hig-
gins, stroke; II. Gogan, coxswain; boat, M.
Abagcal.
Eclipse Rowing Club Frank Perry, ~. / \;
David Chatter, No. q; Charles Husson, No 3;
Peter SelHo, stroke; boat, Eclipse.
THIRD RAuE-F FOUR DARED SHELLS
The Towards took the lead with tho Hopes
second and the Eclipse following. Gradually
the Atlantics drew ahead and led, followed by
the Eclipse four. who had succeeded 10 work
Ing their way up. The Atlantics turned ne
stakes first, next came the Eclipse, Hopes
and Towards. Steadily the Atlantlcs main a
taineu their position coming home Inc
Ertr,se bows made a gallant struggle 10 push
M tic front. while the Hopes were pressing
them closely.
The Atlantics won the race IN IL ny. lime
Of the Eclipse [second), - :55; Hopes third,
Towards fourth Time OF starting, COG p. "a.
SECOND RAcE-pouBLE sCuLL SHELLS.
r. H. Lee Rowing Club-Jas. Kerney, bow,
Thos. Flaherty, stroke.
perseverance, Club-W. Graham, DOW, y.
Keegan, stroke.
Almost evenly both contestants started.
By-and-by the Lees pushed forward, but near
the middle Ut the course the perseverance,
crew made. bold squirt and passed. thelf op-
ponents. The Lees then seemed to pull slug,
Rishly and got out of their course, toward
the shore. They seemed to pull az Y they
only wanted to run their distance. The Ter
severance turned the stakes first ana the
Lees were about two minutes behind. Stehdi-
ly and slowly the Perseverance, two made w.
run home while the Lees took their time and
came In second. Time Perseverance a 55'4,
Lees ID 1916. Time OF starting, 6:53
THIRD RACE-FouK DARED SHELLS.
Hone Rowing Club o. Wilson, No. 1, L.
Powers, NJ. ?; w. Lightly, No. o. M Carey,
stroke.
Eclipse Rowing Club-F. Behard, No. I;
j. Richards, NO ., E Bellhard, NO. .; y.
Rubin, stroke.
All NH tina race started Tho Hopes took
tie lead for a few lengths, then the Eclipse
worked ahead and kept in front, both In tmttl-
ing the stakes and In coming back. Inc
Hopes, u little after rounding the stakes,
atpppen short and worked their way nome
Ieisurey and apparently with some difficulty
The cause Ut their being slow III tho run 70
ward the starting point was that thelr, 40;
8 cracked his oar on the start, and broke u
completely on turning the stake The Eclipse
In iifnt in "a tl1nAE tx
OF starting, Coo.
of the regatta, which, barring the Interrupt
tion caused by unproptious weather, was a.
tended with many pleasing and hopeful O.
eurrencea.
The honors in the several races were pretty
equally divided. On the first dayo the re-,
gatta, in the single scnll contest, Mumford q
the Perseverance, won In $685. Anthony
Roig Of the Neptune, IN II ~, WAS the victor
i'm the working boat contest. The Towards
won the fpnr-oared gig race, time boss. IL
the single scu race light weights Lemon
nier Of the st. John Club gained the prize 10
In 1ne second Days contest the four-oared
barge race was won by the Atantics 10
1885,
the double sCul shell by q record OF 14:55l4
The Eclipse Club won the fonr-oared shell
contest.
Thus the Eclipse Howard Atlantic, Mop.
tune and ~. John clubs each scored one vic,
tory, while the Perseverance, Club carried oil
the prizes In two races. Tho Hopes vert
sadly left but, as their nhme lndtca les, they
are still looking ahead. and confident OF doing
some tall work when the occasion shows
itself.
The timers, Messrs. George w. Leonard
and j. Lazarus and the starter, Mr.. Madison
Dallas, performed their respective tasks with
out having had tx suffer the least protest
from any parties in interest.
Caps Frank McEroy. as umpire WAS JUS
Che Kind Ut man to be selected for that ardu
olIs and ungrateful task. OF which he acquitted
himself with such tact hs to satisfy every
Al To the Judges, Messrs j. r. Clark, Of TIL
uowards Nj. Hogan, OF the Magnolia Glnb, q
Moss III the Eclipse Club, Owen Reilly, st tn
Orleans Club, I'D ). Levy, 81 the Hope Glup
Dan Ovens, OF the Perseverance Club ant
Chas. III Soniat, Of the ST.. John CLUB. thel
rulings were considered fair and impartial.
The Hope Club Withdrew from the double
scull shell race The reason assigned ~
\ their action is very conflicting II SAID ina
y certain rumors came to the knowledge or tn
Ao withdraw from the race A meeting o. Tn
hdges was held to decide whether pools sol
that race could hold good, and taking as
Nance the rule that g party cannot %
huM.A tn u hst when he has 40 chance 70 WIN
III it, On the Hopes ~ far as the dounle
sl. ot yLace Was cnncernett} we're declared off.
seT III N,rizas will ~ distributed to the winner
49, NJ W t9Nf.fs Crescent Hall Oh Saturday even
s s !" ~ ~ k regatta committee will meet Frida
avsn;n5 "a eparatory W distributing the prizes
49, ~ Ared boxes choice repicked lemon
s.'.4s,.5.sl. -. w. per box BY Glover 4 Odtndah
norppr T4bonN itouas ana foyaras streets.
=oStt-rt $500