Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-05
Victory for tn. Po.omac..
THE LYscnBugG RreATrA-LIvELY RACES ON THE
JAMES

TO finish, on the railroad, along the r,vers bank,
was filled with interested spectators
TRIAL HEATS
Tor the four-oared gig crews OF the Virginia row.
lag association were ro,ved IN the morning.. The
;avorf;e crews were the R.vcs, OF the University
o. Virginia, and the C,c,, .da CITY, OF Petersburg.
The first heat WIS between the Appomattox, OF
ret r59urS. the RiveS, AMI the olympic, OF Rich
Inehu Alter very hot contest with the Rves.
tae ApnrmattoX crew won in 7:4I, Rives 7:45,
curse, u miie>l
c The s.cona trial heat was between the cockade
Lyacht urs. The former Were easy victorS.
THE JUNIOR sCULL RACE
Al o'clock IN the evening the junior scul race
was GALLEY. The starters were Butler Malone, OF
the Cockade City Cub; Plumner, OF the Apo
matoS AMI p,ncli: of Fredericksburg. M1hone
was an easy winner IN AS; Piunmer second.
The FINAl. HEAT FOR GIGS.
At O'Clock the iia ii heat FOR gigs, between the
Cockade City and the Appomattox clubs, both Of
Petersburg, was caliei. The Cockades were the
favorites, but contrary to general expectation the
eour Sc. an then lowly took the lead and won In
good style by three-quaTterS OF q length. 1t was
beaut fl race.
THE PoTOMACS, OF THIS CITY, WIN THE FoUR-oAEED
RACE.
The next race was for four-oared shells, and the
starters were the Elizlbeths, OF Norfolk, and the
Coiutnbias and Potomacs, OF Washington. The
crews were: Eliz ibeth-Callahan, stroke; Me-
Grath. 3: Perkins, 2; Nolan, bow: Potomacs-
bow. COluEbia-Nute, stroke; Kintncr, 8: Wade,
2; woodward bow. IL was generally expected
that the Coumbas would win, with the Elizabeths
second. There was not a great deal OF betting.
The Potomaes showed great improvement under
the satlltul tnGling of John kennedy. The Poe
macs won the choice Of positions and took the
center, the Elzabcths on the east side and the Co
i ininoia5 oo on the wet. A false start
na r e The oth ane tx cou% oren
were called buck, and when they were once more
In line the word WAS given and all three shot out
IKE rockets. the POtomacs catching the water
hrSt. rowing fOrty-eiEht strokes TO the minute
The C0luinbiaS were but a trfe behind, pulling
about forty strokes. The Elzabeths were almost
on an equal footing Tie COlu. bias soon took the
leaf from the POtOmacs, and their bow was very
Quickly SEE length in front. The latter crew
bias then seemed unable to gain on them. The
FL Zateths were in the meantime pretty well up
with the others, rowing very strong, tut shortly
afterwards ran into the bushes and were prac-
tcally out or the race. The POtomacs had
not changed their stroke, and the Columbias
seemed unable to shake them Off AS soon as the
half-lniie was passed they very gradually drew
alongside The Columbus but 1t was not until the
i M mile was reached that BOWS were alongside.
without changing Their stroke they pegge1 along
AMI slowly cutDowed the Coiumbias, who made 4
desperate squirt on tie last quarter, but it was Of
and crossed the line winners by five lengths Time
not taken The unexp ,cted result created the
Greatest enthusiasm among the members OF the
Potomac club and their trends.
Inc Tef"ree was Mr.. Nelson. OF Lynchburg
The judge; In the referees car were: Coiumbi u.s.
l. kt;nbill. jr.; Potomac7, George J. Johnston,
and Ei'ZtbethS Capt BlGcafOrd; at the finish
Potonacs. Thomas Siuirt: Columbias, Capt Glib
son, and Eih .beths, Mr. Button.
Mckinney had no competitor for the single-Scull
race which was to follow, SO he rowed over the
course, and was awarded the silver cup. The
presentation OF this cup and the visitors cup and
individual gold medals were made in the evening
The Fourth OF July.
THE WAY THE DAY WAS OBSERVED IN WASHINGTON.
Many people left the city yesterday to enjoy the
day on.the water, or In the woods. The juvenile
population. however, did not appear to be dIInln-
ished. The supply Of fireworks was inexhausti-
be. and the fzz and bang ana boom OF crackers,
big and little, Was kept up from dlwn until late
at night.
HOW THE OLDEST INHABITANTS CELEBRATED.
The members OF the Oldest Inhabitants Asso-
ciation held an oll-faShiOned celebration 1T their
rooms IN the morning. Mr. Louis f. Tdsistro, the
orator OF the day. being unable to be present, the
Grafton Was omitted. Mr. Robert Ill read the
Declaration OF Injefend nee, and Messrs Brun
and WiEeberser read essays on the origin or the
ma io4al flag: Mr. Jenkins Thomas was reelected
: re;;tit mt OF the Association NJ. Rocert Ill was
eiec TED treasurer, n. GILLIAN recording secretary,
J: G. Bru1 corresponding secretary, and Seraphim
MaSi marshal
EXCURSIONS BY LAND AND WATER.
The railroad depOts and Steamboat wharves
presented very lively appearance yesterday
morning. Large numbers OF people went on the
excursions to Marshall Hall. GyTOnt Mount Yer
non, Lower Cedar Point and other places down
the rIver II IS estimated that nearly 1900 people
went down on the various steamers. The Hains
on tie Metropolitan branch O. the B. & o. r. II.
ZOE up TO Harpers Ferry 1850 persons About
Midland for Luray Caves Tuesday night the
washington Cadets, Capt C. A. Fleetwood started
on an excursion to Richmond, Va. by way OF the
A. & +. RR. The excursie train took 4s7 people.
WHO spent the Fourth In Richmond.
A
large Darn In the eastern part OF the Soliiers Home
grounds, known as the HARDWOOD barn, was de-
StFoytd 10y fire about midnight last night, the con-
htEration making an illumination which could be
seen from nearly every part OF the city, Chief
drt in cronin and engine No went to the
building was totally destroyed, together with a
large quantity OF hay stored In ii. Little damage
was done to the adjoining buildings. The loss is
estimated 20 AMOUNT TO 80 Geo not insured This
barn Was tu;t some ten or eleven years ago by
Nj, Mr.. ": W. cCrcoran befor. he sold the estate to
th9 government, and cost $1,000 1t was made of
bfick AMI had ornamental trimmings. 1t Is
mystery how the fire originated, but those who
combustion. Therc were 100 tons OF hay Closely
packed IN, and 1t Is said that Of it was quite
dump when packed.
Two MORE DIVORCE CAsEs--Mr Charles Pei
ham toby filed bill for divorce In the name or
j. Parker Jor,:an agt. Lizzie b. Jordan. The bill
states that they were married in New Jersey in
ls59, and ne charges her with desartion over two
ye,,rS ago,-To-day Rose Mckinney, by Nj. A.
b. Williams, flied a bin for divorce from james
Mckinney asking. also. the custody OF their child
and The restoration o. her maiden nama-Rose
Downing. They were married April goth, 1876, and
she charges that he failed to support her. lated
Fer btdiy ana deserted her some six months ago.
AMI nat he committed adultery at divers times
AMI places
MARRIED AT THE COURT HoUsE-In the office of
the Clerk OF the court To-Day the monotOny OF the
leg II business was relieved by the transaction OF
some matrimonial business About III, O'Clock
Rev. j. IL Winston, OF the 9TH Q9th str, et Coored
BaptiSt church, was present according to appoint
Inent. as also Ignatius Wilson and Adfninia Want
from Montgomery county, Nd, who had procured
q marriage license. The minister performed the
ceremony very impressiveiy. with some eight or
ten persons Qncudng a LADY, present After a
prayer, In which he asked that they might live to-
gether as lovingly as Isaac and Rebecca he pro- |
nOunced them man and wife.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Walter B. Williams a
Co, auctionsers, sold Monday afternoon, for the
owner, lot No. 8, in SOU re $50, fronting on 18th
Stree!, between Mass :chu;ettS avenue and N
street northwest TO j. Schneider, for ST. 18 per
loot, containing $3.50 square feet; total q go
THE PROPOSED CASINO.-The sketch plan of the
new Casino, prepared by +. II. Paine, and upon
which the designs for the new building have been
based, has been adopted as the plan for the new
casino az Chicago. The building here and the
one chicago will be similar In all essential fea-
lures