National Republican., 1883-07-13

MEDALS FOR THE WINNERS.
Handsome Donations For the August RE-
gatta-some Facts About the Recent Com
test Mt Lynchburg.

Handsome Donations For the August RE-
gatta-some Facts About the Recent Com
test Mt Lynchburg.
There are on exhibition at tho iewelry es-
tablishment of Moore & Ledng on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, above Eleventh street, the
medals to be presented to the winners in the
August regatta. Four Of them are presented
by Mr.. John W. Thompson, one by Stinemotz
& Son, one by Moore s. Leding, and the sew
enth by Mr.. James NJ. Green.
The four presented by Mr.. Thompson are
prizes for the senior four. They are exceed
ingly handsome, and are executed in the
highest style of art known to the worker in
the precious metals Each is of medal
consisting of u top bar, rectangular
i'll shape with triangular ends made of
Roman gold, and inscribed with "Senior
Four" Suspended to this is an under bar of
platinum and silver, on which are engraved
IN relief shell, and sculler in the act of row.
ing. The workma nship here displayed is
very fine. double cable chain of red gold
connects both with gold medallion, through
which are placed crossed oars of red gold In
scribed within the center of the medallion is
a laurel wreath of green gold. The inner
edge of the medallion is relieved with oxy-
died silver. These, as the others, were made
in New York city, the only place, it is said,
in the United States where such work can be
done.
The Green medal is for double sculls, and
is plain bar at top connected by a silver
rope, forming the letter "W," with crossed
oars and greenish gold wreath.
The Moore Il Leding medal is especially
handsome. 1t consists of an Australian shell
at top, enclaspcd in "cattail' of irdescent
oXydized silver. Suspended from this by a
double cable chain of gold is a medallion of
gold crossed horizontally bya pair of oars
clasped in the center by silver rope. Below
this again is a wreath of iridescent silver
cattails which holds gold rectangle with
semicircular relief at the upper side, and
terminating below in an unadorned shield.
This medal is for the senior single.
The junior single medal, presented by
Stinemetz q Son, consists of top bar of gold,
suspended from which is rectangle of gold
inscribed with the figures 1883" double
gold chain connects the rectangle with gold
medallion, in the center of which is an oval
of silver bearing single sculler in relief
There is another medal not yet on exhib-
tion. The whole collection is at once unique
and handsome.
The regatta promises to be success. AL
ready replies have been received from some
clubs stating that crews will be sent and the
committee feel greatly encouraged. There
will be four or five gigs from Virginia and
one from the Crescent club of PHILADELPHIA
These are certain. 1t is hoped that the num-
Der of crews present will make the occasion
fully as interesting as two years ago, which
is so pleasantly remembered by all boating
men.
In this connection it may be stated that tho
New York Clipper closes its report of the
Lynchburg regatta as follows:
Some comment was excited by the presence on
the course, both during the deciding heat of the
gigs and during the four ared shell race of Ken
nedy the trainer. II is understood that the ref
cree censured both the club employing him and
Kennedy himself although no protest was entered
by the defeated parties. The referees task was a
difficult one as he was OBLIGED to Judge the races
from the railway train moving along the shore
and entirely out OF hearing of those on the water.
In conversation with some of those who
witnessed the races The REPUBLICAN learns
that tho judge for the Columbias pointed out
to the referee the improperly and illegality
OF kennedy's presence on the course, and that
the referee sent a messenger to warn the latter
off the course. The messenger, however, failed
of delivery, and Kennedy fell in with his
crew and accompanied it over portion of the
course, notwithstanding the energetic efforts
of Capt. johnson, of the Potomac club who
was unfortunately passenger on the moving
grand stand, and whose emphatic warnings
did not, in consequence, reach Kennedy's ear.
At the conclusion Of the race the Columbias,
although fully aware that the occurrence fur
nished sufficient grounds for the disqualifica-
tion of the opposing crew, declined to take
advantage of the rule, in consequence of
which the referee contented himself with
censuring the offending club and the trainer,
as set forth in the Clipper 1t is but Just to
say that the captain of the Potomac club ex-
pressed his profound regrets for the occur
renee. The feeling OF delicacy which ac-
tuated the Columbias is certainly creditable,
but it would be far better for amateur boat
racing if the rules, which have been found
salutary in the past, were strictly obeyed in
every instance.