The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-19
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, JUNE 49, 1879.
HOPE REGATTA.


HOPE REGATTA.
Second Day Good Races and Quick
/ Time.
/ Another large crowd, equal to, II not greater
than the one which Witnessed the first days
the New Lake End yesterday to see the con-
Guiding events.
The day was good and the water In the
lake was as calm and placid as the waters of
the New canal. All the conditions being ia
vorable, fine sport and good time was ex-
| pected, and the expectations were more
/ than realized.
| At about o'clock the gun was fired for the
/ starters In
THE FIRST RACE
i to take position. The contest was double
scull shell, ali weights, mile and return,
and there were but two entries for 1t. They
were as follows:
| Perseverance Rowing Club enters Jas.
McCloskey, No. /. and r. NJ. McOloskey,
stroke.
Hope Rowing Club enters M. Cary, bow
P. Powers, stroke
The crews responded promptly to the signal,
and took their places at the stakes. They got
off we'll together, but the Hope crew almost
/ Immediately went TO the front, and although
for some distance over the course on the way
! to the outer stakes the Perseverance men
pushed them some, they never lost the lead,
They rounded the outer stakes In 6 Is, some
distance In advance Of their competitors, and
came easily over the course, passing the line
In Is :42114, is seconds ahead Of the Persever-
| ance crew.
! The next race was one In which unusual In
terest was manifested, as good work on the
part OF the majority OF the crews was con-
| fidently counted on.
| The withdrawal of the Riverside entry on
account Of the illness Of one Of the crew, oc-
casioned some disappointment, as the club
spectators, who were banking on their favorite,
making the work for the others decidedly
| lively.
The remaining entries and those which
came TO the stakes, we're as follows
MOI NJ. Donnelly, No.2; d. Kirby, No. s !;
Thos Higgins, stroke; Richard Cogan, cox
swain. Substitutes, d. Foley and 2. Houston.
r. E. Lee Rowing Club enters M. McDon-
No, 5; James Kearney stroke, and 4. ". Nc.
| Kew cOxswain. Substitutes, j.. Flaherty:
boat, Edwin Harris color, gray.
| Eclipse Rowing Club enters =. w. Rubin,
No. T; Anthony Dervie No. q; Fred Brewer,
L
Mechof coxsWain. Substitutes, VIM. Cook
and John Bentz.
Hope Rowing Club enters ?. Pendergast,
bow; William Miller, No q; r. Brough, No.
u. Powers, stroke. Substitutes, "A. john
son, j ]. McNulty; coxswain, j. Delaney.
AT the start, the Atlantics went to the front,
pulling a rapid and steady stroke, which car
ried them several lengths ahead Of all the
Others, before those others had settled we'll
| down to their work.
In short time, however, the crews got
themselves well together, and then COM
menced pretty race.
The lead Of the Atlantics was gradually de-
creased BY the Hope and Eclipse men, they
| forge ahead until the Atiantics were over
taken and passed. The Hopes then shook off
the Eclipse men, and We're the first to round
the stake The Eclipse boat was close be-
hind. and the AtIanties were well up and q
good third. The Lees had lost considerable
ground, and with it their chance for the race.
Down the home-stretch they all came, In
the order In which they rounded, the men do
ing their level best to win. As they neared
the home stakes It was seen that the Hopes,
barring accident, were certain to win, and in
terest conferred on the Atlantic aud Eclipse
crews, who were both working hard, the lat
ter to keep second place and the former to
take 1t.
By a magnificent squirt, which well merited
the enthusiastic cheers which greeted 1t, the
Atlantics walked ahead OF the Eclipse boys,
! led them past the line by three-quarters Of d
length, and came In good second The time
was as follows: Hope 10 :4734, Atlantic IA :111as,
Eclipse 14.131, Lees not placed. The third
and
LAST RACE,
four cared shells, was the event OF the day,
il not the prettiest which has ever taken place
on the waters in this section of the country
The entries were as follows:
Hope Rowing Club enters G. Wilson, bow;
M. Powers, No.2; W. Tarzy, No.3; NJ. Lightly,
+ St. John Rowing Club enters Jos. H.
Read, No. 3; John Conneity, sttnke.
Eclipse Rowing Club enters Ed. Billhardt,
No. / Jos. Richard, No. 2; Chas Hugson, No.
swain.
Riverside Rowing Club enters P. Gallagher,
No. ]; M: Ridge, No. q; ). Leary. No. 8; Il. E.
Diamond, stroke, w. McNaliy, coxswain.
which they are named. The Riversides took
the water first and got the lead at the start,
and held well on to it for some time. The st.
John crew howevengradually moved up to the
Rtversides close behind, hard pushed by the
Hopes, and the Eclipse crew making gal
liant effort for place.
Shortly after the turn was made the Hope
crew took second place, and the Eclipse boat
went into the line us number three, the River
sides falling back.
The race between the Hopes and St. Johns
for first place now became exciting to the last
degree: Slowly but surely the Hopes de-
creased the lead, and gradually closed In,
Tapped and then passed their competitors.
Down they came. the men In both boats pull
ling rapidly and steadily and both holding
their own, until within 200 yards Of the home
station, when the ST. John men made squirt,
and closed up on the leaders, who settled
down and pulled for all they were worth.
Within twenty yards Of the line the ST. j ohm
crews bow covered the stern of the Hopes,
and they RAPIDLY drew up until when the
string. was reached and passed they had
q close and pretty race, and It's conclusion
was received with the most enthusiastic
cheering.
The Eclipse boat was only short distance
behind and the Riversides were out OF the
race The time made was: Hope 10 :27, st.
John y :271s, Eclipse 1928.
just inside the stakes the Hone boat unset