The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-09
j JUDICIAL A..
!. " ARD REGATTA.
GOOD Time and Splendid Sport.
AsProtest Entered in the Fourth Race
and It Will BE Run Over.

Still the number was sufficiently large TO en-
courage the club and the ohrsmen entered. and
In addition the interest and enthusiasm mani
tested was great.
III the day had been specially contracted for
II could not have been brighter or prettier
one, or one more suited to the occasion. The
n club and the contestants In the several races
were also fortunate In having good water. for
the lake was calm and placid. and not ripple
disturbed its surface.
BETTING ON THE FIRST RACE
was light. Mnmford was generally booked TIC
win. but his hackers would not give the odds
demanded by those who expressed their desire
to place their money on the field. At about 43t
o'clock the gun was fired as signal for the
rowers To take position. The race was for sim
ne sculls, all weights. and In 1t there were the
to lowing entries:
Atlantic Rowing Club enters z. Foley. =,
Neptune Rowing Club enters VIM. oDonneli
Hone Rowing Club enters James O'Donnell
Perseverance Rowing Club enters II. j. Num-
A9 uDonnell, Of the Neptune Club. appeared at
his stake but before the start he rowed to the
ss Ros. na above and at The
pistol shot tthe signal to go took the water well
toEether Foley however se,ted down 70 w9 9h
rear. In this Older the half-mile stake was
sssa + torI three aneaa natee 81 a obon fnen
and al'iy went Tor Foley. It was 3 rapid
pull to the outside stakes and Mumford grad Cd
line first but he had pulled considerably out Of
his course and before he could make h,s stake
and turn It., Mnmford was around ana and on his
ont Mumford had the race. dc forged way
shead. and then took # easily making la spurt
ns hs Il h9ns he snss aSsaa q
O'Donnell. whose time was 14:23 ana VINO mad
easily kept the second place taken By him On
the turn. Foley was twenty SECONDS ana at
1eaat ten lengths behind O'Donnell.
The entries for
THE SECOND RACE.
working boats. we're called promptly to the>
stakes and they took positions 10 ~ aoowinR
!. Neptune Rowing Club enters Il. Roig; boat
4. Perseverance perseverance Rowing Club enters John
Sullivan; boat No Name.
5. riverside Towing Club enters Pat. Galla-
4 Eclipse Rowing Club enters =. V. Morgan
! . Hope Rowing Club enters J. Young; boat Q.
8. Howard Rowing Club enters VIM. rafferty,.
Some time was consumed II making start.
but finally after some little difficulty the boatss
were brought well into line and the signal was
.RolR went to the front Immediately, and was
third place Morg N was No. l. and Rafferty, and
Sullivan held respectively positions i've and
The men meant business. and each pulled for
all they were worth. The speed was. however.
too rapid for Rafferty,. Morgan and Sullivan
who fell fer ID Thy rear and made ts little
contest for the prizes to the other three.
The struggle between Roig. Young and Gal
lagher was a hard one. and pretty one to see
Young pulled hard for first. place for some
time. but then lost ground and allowed Gala
cher 70 60 by him PIT recover ng himself ne
which he secured on the turn, as Roig had got
off his course, and lost 50 much time in getting
Nos The others-those who we're having the
little race in the rear-turned In the following
order: Rafferty,. Morgan. Sullivan.
the other two % several lengths, and from that
out had m easy time Of 1t, Once he stopped
rowing entirely and allowed the other two to
Between Gallagher and Roig there was a hard
fight for tho second place. and as the home
reason he stopped rowing and l. ali u " Gala
CHER TO pass him, and before he recovered him
self the race was won-Yonng leading In 1928.
Sullivan.
For the @@H
THIRD RACE.
four;oared gigs. there we're the following
Howard Rowing Club enters James T. Fur
No. !; Tom Burke. No. !; substitutes. J. Ma.
honey. G. Fi,z-immons; boat P. Mealsy
Hope Rowing CLUB enters O. Wilson. No. 1;
ers. No. 4: substitutes. W. Tansley. J. Red
mnnd: boat Nellie Morton.
opsEey No Jsmes Woe eh Na Me-
gUloskes No. 3; 4. G. Keen. No. !; boat
!. Neptune Rowing Club enters John Fulton.
No.i; N Turk. No. a. John Cullum. No. 8: l. /
Hnntsmann. No, 4: ]. LaWlsss. coxs vain: boat
They took positions as follows: Persevar.
ance on the outside. Towards. Hope, Neptune.
The start was good one, the boats leaving the /
work. The Perseverance crew went to the front,
pulling forty.six to the minute, with the How ,
ards close behind. pulling equally fast stroke.
he lead and they kent 1t into the home stretch
On to home. The Hopes, Immediately after {
ro n. iook second place and never lost It. {
race the Perseverance, crew made a splendid
spirit aud Tapped them. and when the line was /
Neptunes were So far behind that they were out /
Of the race. The time was as follows: How
ards 1929. Hopes 1885. Perseverance 1855.
p the
THIRD RACE.
Jingle scull light weights there were the fol 7
Perseverance Rowing Club enters r. H. Keen:
John Keeaan. substitute: boat f. J. Mumford
ST, John Rowing Club enters Wm. Lemon g
nier: boat Noelie.
Individual entry from the st. Johns. Gus !,
Howard RoSing Club enters A. Gangloff g
. Orleans Rowing Club enters Bernard G. | Q
Shields: boat John B. Little 9
~ was generally looked forward to " it'll more Q
Interest than either OF the other races at the a
gay and 1t is to be regretted that It should have
Terminated as it did, M oA1 ~ Nv -A'A'
Keen at the start took the lead, and held 1t
n0by. although closely pushed by Lemon nter
Until tne half mile was passed. The two men
loul and We're thus far not SURPRISED when they
both stopped rowing. They delayed but few I
seconds. however, and then started off again t
Keen again going to the 'front.'
The DELAY gave the others an opportunity to =
creep up. Which they did not fail to take advan I
Lage or. and Soniat went to the second place. a
The turn was made as follows: Keen. Soniat, /
LeMonmier, Shields and Hangl6ff the latter SO /
good place. d
t was fine race. after this. The order as {
above was maintained for some time. but Soniat s
hnally took the lead. Shields was pulling well
for third place. when his boat upset.
SOnilt passsd the home stakes In l5:2n. Keen