The Evening critic., 1881-09-07
THE NATIONAL REGATTA.
Programme for Thursday and Fri
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Tomorrow aud Friday the regatta of the
National Association will be contested on
the Potomac. The local clubs have been
quite busy preparing for the event, and
have had their hands full The visiting
oarsmen are all here, and are quartered as
guests of the several local clubs. For
several days those who intend to compete
for prizes have put in some good training
work, and in the afternoon the Potomac in
the vicinity Of Georgetown has presented q
lively sight. Single and double scullcrs
and larger crews have been out In their
boots familiarizing themselves with the
course and studying the current Of the
stream.
The Two Courses
have been surveyed. The Washington
shore will be lined with a row of red flags
and the Virginia side with white flags, one.
eighth of mile apart, and at each end of
the course, on both sides of the river, there
will be larger flags of red and white. At
the starting point two scows will be sta
toned having surface of II by 20 feet, and
covered with canvas. On them will be five
dozen camp chairs and twelve easy mat
tresses, for the use of the contestants, who
must be on hand at the precise moment
they arc wanted. At the finish there will
be one scow similarly fixed. The dropping
of flag will be the signal for the time
keeper, Mr.. Foster, Of New York, who,
with one stop-watch, will time each boat as
it comes in with perfect exactness. He will
be ON the referees boat, L. d. Hartley,
which will keep along with the contestants
the entire distance At the end of the
course will be u flag staff at the top ofwhch
will be displayed the colors of the winning
hon no nc ~ fhn linn A hlarly.
board will be used in displaying the winners
time. 1t will take four races to decide the
winners of the four-oared prizes three for
the double SOULS, and eight for the single
SOULS. The course, one and a-half miles
long, straightway, begins at Long Bridge
and will finish opposite Easby's G-street
wharf.
There has been considerable speculation
us to the H
Merits Of the Various Oarsmen
among those who have watched their prac-
tice on the Potomac. The favorites thus
far appear to be; OF the Fights, the Mar
ragansetts; skies, Eurekas, of Newark
fours, Hillsdales pair-oared, the Gormar
brothers, of Albany; double SOULS, thu
Nautilus, of Hamilton, Ont. senior singles
Holmes, of Pawtucket Il. l., and juniol
singles, Appley, of the same place. Pool
| Will Dc Solu tO-Ilklb NJ tlc luipCthti iAOtCi
in this city, and ut the West End Hotel, II
/ Georgetown.
The Official Programme
for the races, giving colors and active de
tails, will be agreed upon at a meeting o
the executive committee this evening, an,
will be made public tomorrow. The com
mittec have decided to allow the represen
tatives of the press to regulate their owl
boat and have provided the tug Stoddar
for their use. With reference to the NJ
rangements for the general public
may be stated that several private stand
will be erected along the course. TIL
steamer Mary Washington will lay off
street wharf, and the Jane Moseley off til
wharf of the New York Steamship Com
!, pany. The U. S. steam launch will be use
by the police in keeping the course cleaI
and the judges and others will occupy til
tug Fannie Gilbert. The Analostans an
Columbias will give a joint complimentar
excursion to the visiting oarsmen Frida
night. Tomorrow night the associatiO
pie. The prizes to winners will be distrit
uted at the Arlington Hotel next Saturda
morning.
The Prizes.
There are now on exhibition In the wiz
dows of Galt's jiewelry store the prizes ft
. which the oarsmen will compete. The
4 consist of silk banners, two pieces of silvt
lplate, and very handsome medals. TIL
banners are made of red, white, and blu
I. silk, with heavy golden fringes, and al
suspended upon rosewood rods. The m0nt
gram of the association is worked by han
with silk in the centre of each in yer
artistic manner, while below is the yes
, 1881 and above is the race for which the
) are given. These are pair and four oar
single and double scuiis, light oars, an
skies. In the centre of the window stant
, large piece of silver plate, which is in I'll
form Of boat, resting upon pedest
about six inches high. Upon the edges
:, the boat on both sides is four-oart
( out-rigger, with the figures of the oar
: men grasping their oars, and representt
< as Just bending over for stroke. At Il
7 bow is a small figure of Neptune, and
: stern is figure representing Victory pla
= ing wreath upon the victOrs. This is Il
: four-oared challenge plate, and was VIZ
last year by the Hillslalc crew, and is to
contested for again this year. The insi,
. of the boat is lined with gold and Il
: trophy is fine piece of WORKMANSHIP
. There is also large silver bowl or vas
which Is the prize for the pair.oar lace. TT
medals, twenty-five in number, are of vel
handsome design and workmanship, Il
, medals for the six and cightoared rae
n being especially noticeable. There are al
! medals for the tours, pair-oared and dOub
y sculls. Each member of the winning ere
!. gets medal, and In the cights the coxswa
). also gets one. ''"
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r An Honorary Challenge.