Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-07
SPORTS By LAND and VA TER,
The Fredcrick>bury Regatta.

The fredericksburg Regatta.
Fredericksburg, Va, was crowded with yis,-
tors yesterday. The second annual regatta ofrhe
state OF Virginia was the occasion OF H. A lerra
crowd Of excursionists were there from RcS-
mond, Norfolk. Lynchourg, Petersburg WASH
I,ga 1n,g.on ma Alekahdrla Baltimore and Philadelphia
Inc last or the crews that were 10 pun IN the
race got into town last Monday. The mayor ana
leading citizens formed committee 20 look ont
for the press- All arrangements were perfect
the day good. and everything went smooth
The course was one and half miles Clear and
carefully staked. Mr.. j. ID. Doyle, OF this city.
was referee. There Were three races
VICTORY FOR Orr PoroNACS
The first race was for 4-oared shells over a
mile and half course. for the strangers cup.
valued al sl6S. There were three enJues-the
! Potomacs, OF Washington; L'HlrondelleS. OF
! baltimore, and Rappahannoc6s OF Fredericks-
/ burg. The colors OF the PotomacS. red aud
6rown We're worn by the following crew:
W heeier No !, lcaptain.l weight is lbs; Bar
+ ley, No. ,, weight ll5: Morgan. No B weight
! l5S; I. L. Crop,ey. stroke. weight lbs lbs;
average lit The LHirondelles wore violet
/ No. l, weight lSS lbs; Il. l.. Chamberlaine p
weight lao lbs; II. RoZer Dulany, 3. weight lSi
/ lbs; s. Cook Williams, stroke weight l46 lbs:
average weight, 1884, lbs. The FREDERICKSBURG
crew wore white, and were: L. c. Daniell, No
! I. (captatn) j. T. Forbes. No 2 ChaS Reese
No. b; T. Merriott. stroke. This crew did not
expect 10 do much In the race. and realized
their expectations. At O'Clock an excellent
start was made. The Baltimore crew got or first
with 10 stroke, the PotOmacs following their
example and for the first half mile the pace
was terrific. AT the half mile the Potomacs
struck the nag, losing stroke and giving the
lead 10 L'hirondelleS. The Baltimore crew
hugged the east bank perhaps a little loo close
for they almost fouled a small schooner lying
up near the railroad bridge. Croplcy for the
Potomacs. steered a beautiful course. The
RappahannockS were out OF the race after the
first quarter OF a mile. The Potomacs put on a
desperate spurt and soon were I'm the lead.
Both crews were doing their level best. but the
PotOmacs Were putting more power into their
oars When the mile was pulled. a length or
clear water was between the Washington and
Baltimore boats, and. pulling In magnificent
style the Potomacs swept across the line win
ners by six lengths, IN minutes and "a sec
ends.
THE SINGLE scUIL RACE WON BY A wAsHISGro-
MAN.
The next race called was Single scuIl race
one and half miles and turn, making three
miles In ALL prize, handsome cup: entries. L.
Hardy, OF Norfolk and j. Roberts OF Wash
iDgton. AT the word both started eNcellently
Roberts with long, steady stroke or - TO the
minute, and Hardy with a quicker but rather
Jerky stroke OF aS At the mile tlag Roberts
was six lengths ahead. lie slowed up In his
pace now ana pulled So AS he came around
the stake boat he made wide curve 10 avoid
Hardy. who was out OF his water. ON the pull
nome Roberts kept up his swing. effective
stroke OF so TO the minute. He came in winner
oy about seven lengths In l4:25 Hardy followed
him about five seconds behind.
THE LAST RACE
was for four gigs 10y state crews. The
course was a nile and a-half straight away.
The entries We're: Rappahannocks. OF Fred
eficksourg, G ". Mauder. stroke; G. $. Chan
celor, No. ,; Il. j. Mccormick. No. :, William
Hazard, bow; W. NJ. Grafton, coXswain. An
pomattoN, OF Petersburg. J. ID. Ragland, No. /;
T. L. Roper No. 2: +: Mhittle. No. 3; ]. II. Ca
banas, stroke; c. Il. Bishop, coXswain. Olym-
pics, OF Richmond +. d. Williams. No. /: H. r.
Bayne No. 2; As. Setucoias. No >; r. II. Smith,
stroke; j. l. I'M, coxswain; Rives, or the INT
versity OF Virginia; q. L. Andrews. No. !: :. G.
Grady, No. 2; +. Hampton. No. 3: B. ID. Glib
/ son, stroke; John Redwood. coXswain. These
crews, one after the other, slid ont In mid
stream from the boathouse and pulled slowly
down to the starting boats below. Referee
! Doyle arranged them-the Olympics on the east
| shore, the Rlves next, the RanpahannockS third
! and on the west bank the AppomattON It was
| some time before the gigs could be brought il
line for the start. but when this was finally done
and the word was given. all were of like
well. The big, able bodied men OF the Rlves crew
! at once laid down and cut out the work for the
| others, and soon gained lead by tremendous,
| telling stroke OF 40. The Others were
about the same but without the length or
swing that characterized the University boys
| The AppomattOX and RiyeS soon got clear
away from the others, and by the time the red
flag was reached, marking halfway up the
course, the Rfves was six lengths ahead OF the
AppomattoN. the Appomattox length ahead
OF the RappahannockS, and the OlympcS viz
tually out OF the race as they had been
steadily falling behind since the start. The
liyes crew then fell 10 stroke or 30 and kept
~.
easy winner-time 10 minutes and forty Sc
conds and ten lengths ahead OF the App0mat-
tox. There were many university men on the
field, and TO say that the crowd hogled itself
hoarse would be TO use mild terms. The boys
were hustled out OF the boats on their return
TO the boat-house and given an ovation by a
large and excited crowd which collected
around.
Sporting Notes.
The challenge silver cup. valued at $3.50.
offered last April by the Long Branch Gun club,
was shot for yesterday on that clubs grounds.
| The conditions were: Teams OF four each, fifty
birds each, thirty yards rise, eighty yards ooun
/ dairy, Hurlingham (EngliSh) rules, use OF b)th
barrels, the winning club 10 be known as the
| Champion Club" and 10 become owners or the
I c;iiT?. Tne competitors were q. Remington Gun
club of Philadelphia, the New York Gln club
the Long Branch Gun club and the Philadelphia
| Gun club. The scores were IL, 6i, 6l and 80, 10
the order above named
The annual regatta OF the National Associa-
| uon OF Amateur Oarsmen was inaugurated on
| the Schuylkill, at Philadelphia, to-day. ABOUT
| eighty shells will start In the different races
from all parts OF the union. Mr.. j. III. c. Watts,
of the Undine club OF Baltimore, has been Sc
lected as umpire for the first day; Mr.C. Stanley
| Foster, of Albany, time-keeper, and Mr.. j. l..
! Janney. OF the Undine club or philadelphia,
| Judge at the finish.
the fount~ America club OF Philadelphia and
the Port fo, "a club was concluded yesterday,
the former VIII 'ping by one innings and four
runs. The gam OF Ine baI,iinore odiches .to,s
eleyens wara p1an doctar. 4 draws. on account or
rain. but in both games he Baltimoreans were
ahead ., 49, 49,,
The one mile swimming HI neIor r'Vn 1aO LUS 1Jols
polnt TO Beamis Point, l.. l., Nj heatinS Geo
ny Harry Monroe OF Troy, v. Y, W.
Ii. Wade, OF New York ,,ao,tbo
A London cablegram says: The rest s9ined a. ed
running ln the race for the Derby are SUI I.aSe
Ihere having been no misdescription in the
OF Bend Or. q,
At the Chester Park (CincinnatD races yester-
day Maud S. won the 2:34 class race best time
225 and Charley Ford the 2:l9 class race best
time 2:2lE.
Base ball games yesterday: Chicago7 Provl-
dence /; Cleveland /, Troy 5; Boston 2 Cincin-
nau 5: Buffalo Z, Worcester 3; National H. Al
bany 9-ll Innings, exhibition game
TIE TINY STEAMSHIP ANTHRACITE, 81 feet
long, which left Falmouth, Eng. June 3, ar
rived at New York last Friday. being the small
est steam vessel that ever crossed the Atlantic
The Perkins system or engines. tested by the
trip, provides for the reusing OF the water In
the boilers. But 500 gallons or water was used
during the voyage and only 2S tons or coal She
Will take small cargo back TO Engagd
CONVICT at Jefferson City, No., failed IAN
at1pmnf II.a q faIlna