National Republican., 1880-09-23
OUR GALLANT 0ARSMEN.
Eleventh Annual Regatta of the Potomac
Club.
An Exciting single-Soull Race, In which
Morgan Wins tho Championship-Bach
elors Versus Married Men.
Our Aquatic Champions on Their McttIe.

elOrs versus hNffleu mcn,
Our Aquatic Champions on Their McttIe.
Those gallant and salwart young oarsmon,
the members OF the Potomac boat club en-
tertained their friends aud the public at large
last evening with fine regatta, which was
the eleventh annual Of the club. The name
Potomac" has a magical power in drawing
the fair damsols of Georgetown aud Washing
ton to tire river bank. As usual the balcony
of the boat.house was crowded full Of beau.
ties. Those members of the club not entered
in the races, or whose services were not re-
quired about tho boats, performed Shore
duty" which consisted of entertaining the
fair guests Of tho club, aud a very agreeable
duty 1t appeared to be. The stretch of river
in front of the boat.housc was alive with craft
of all Sizes from tho majestic coal schooner
down TO the puny yawl, and as the sun
sank low, giving u picturesque touch
to tho gray arches of the aqueduct
bridge and casting rich golden glow over
| the bosom of the river, the low Virginia hills,
and evou boautifying tho distant Marshes tho
scene was one to tempt the most unenlhusas'
tic Of men to throw up his hat and hurrih for
the life of an oarsman.
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usual importance from an aquatic standpoint,
Us tue sturdicst single.sculers Of tho club
were to measure oars together in tho race for
the Dodge gold medal. This race was the
first on the programme, and was started at
twenty minutes past 3 o'clock. COlone! Frank
Jones, the president of the club, oilicjdted rs
referee, and Mr. p. r. Dodge as time.keepcr.
The oarsmen entered for the race were the
champion, Roberts, the winner OF the recent
single.scul race at Fredericksburg, aud an
oareman who has many times maintained tho
glory and supremacy Of tho Potomac oars;
Morgan, Il powerful oarsIuau, whom no
champion could treat with contempt, and
whom Courtney aud Riley both said
had as llne STUFF in him as any oarsmln
in the world, Cropcy scullcr who hats
carried of The honOrs Of many u hard-!Ought
contest; Bailey, q young gentleman who IS
regarded by many us the rising Oarsmuu Otthe
Potomac, aud Mckinney, a finished oarsman
and gentleman. Morgan rOwod In the Lord
DufItrin," Ianlans shell, while Croplcy ap.
pcared on the water In the shell in which
Riley failed to beat .llnnlan, aud Roberts
rowed in his pet shell "lfelena.' The course
was from a point in front Of tho Columbia
boat-housc, one mile down the river, round
ing the buoys off the observatory point aud rc.
turn. The five oarsmcn pulled away at the
signal In hne style. Roberts getting the best
of the start Passing Eusbys point RIbcrts
Kinney third and Bailey fourth. AZ the turn
ing flag Morgan closed IN on Roberts, aud 1t
was apparent that Crop.cy was out OF the
race. There was n sharp race on tho home
fstrctch Roberts gradually losing ground aud
Bailey pressing Morgan hard for the first
place. Morgan passed over ne hne' winning
tho race in 1910, with Bailey length be-
hind, finishing in 1851. Mckinney crowded
close upon Bailey aud flushed in ljm.
Roberts aud Croplcy were several lengths be-
hind. Roberts, who was expected by some to
win the race, admitted in II manly way that
he was fairly outrowed. The most important
result of the race is that the Chtmponship
worn so proudly by Roberts was transferred
to Morgan. One Of the surprises of the race
was the splendid rowing of Bailey, who proved
himself worthy competitor iOr the best
amateurs on the water. The second contest
was the race between fours for tue Nassau
cup. The crews rOwcd in the shell Thornton
and n shell which was named yesterday in
honor of j. G. Hurkamp OF Fredericksburg.
The Thorntou's crew comprised Dodge as
bow oar, Doyle as No. . llolistcr MS No. 3
and Barbarin as stroke. The Hurkamp
was manned by Wheeler, bow; john
son, No. 2; Gadsby, No. 3, and Arthur
B. Cropicy, stroke. Mr. w. 5. White of
Fredericksburg presided rs judge over this
race, as well as over the "sjXcs," which tOl'
lowed. Tho course was from the boat-house
TO the aqucduct bridge and returning making
in all about mile aud a-half. The race was
very evenly contested all the way through,
though the Thornton gained slight ad-
vantage in turning at the bridge. Holding
this advantage the Thornton was declared
winner, th0ugh'to the inexperienced eye thcrc
was scarcely any distance between the boats
at the finish. The time was announced for
the Thornton 7:l0 aud for the llurkamp ~ V
The last race was the siN-Oartd gig race, bl'
tween tho married aud single men. There
has always existed Il great rivalry between
the married and the single oarsmen, excited,
II Is reported, by the wives and sweethcarls
| Of the respective OsrSnon, 50 annually ~ re-
auircs q race between the bcnedicts and the
gay young bachelors Of the club to settle the
disputes of the year The gigs put out rOm
the boat house at o'clock. The married
members were represented by a crew composed
of 4. ). Croplcy, stroke; Morgan, 81 Do lgc, 4;
Barburin, 3; W. w. Wheatley, .; Doyle, l, and
| Libhey. COXswuiu, while the single men wer0
champoued by Wheeler, stroke; A. Il. Crop.cy,
.; Roberts, 4; Bailey, b Johnson, >; MclNn-
ney |, aud Whttngt1n, cON,wdin. Inc
course was the same rs that rOwed over by the
"lOurs" Tho race WAS very pretty ana even,
but the single men maintained their renlwn
rs oarsmeu, beating their married brethren by
about length, Tho winning time was 1:iG
the married men flushing in 100 After the
races were over, the oarsmen, having donnud
their shor clothes, joined the members who
had been doing "shoro duty" and after the
fashion set by tho knights of old after the
tournament tho events Of the day were apprO'
priutely celebrated In innocent reyery,