National Republican., 1883-09-27


whore another foul occurred and the race
was awarded to Dempsey.
Three crews were entered for tho light
weight race; the Coumbias, Potomacs, and
Analostans all of this city. The Columbias
and Potomacs foulcd soon after starting, and
a second start was necessitatcd. The Poto-
macs went at once to the front with the
Columb bias second, aud Analostans third, and
this order was maintained throughout the
race TO tho finish, tho gaps between the
crews widening considerably. The race was
tame. Time: Potomacs, 1910 10 Column
bias, l0:ij l-j.
Although there were four entries for the
double scul race, but one she'll, a Potomac
crew, started, and they had walkiovor.
The succeeding race, for four-oared gigs,
was extremely interesting. The starters
were tho Columhas, of this city, and the
Crescents and Ponnsylvanias, of Philadelphia,
with crews made up AS follows
Crcsccnt-C. l.. Halowcn. b.; W. 7. Wallace, .;
NJ. W. Phillips, 8 J. VI. Andrews, 81 G. f. Steel
Pennsyivania-Georgo W. s,u,1cll, b.; W. Nogle,
.; LII. Noglc, 8; J. H. Beck, S.; +. NJ LohgSlreth'
Columbia. II. Kondup, b.; h, H. Wade, >; 9.
J. Kntner, 3; f. Mute, s.; w. H. Gibson coX'wain.
The Cresconts got away first, closely fol-
lowed by the Columbus and Pennsylvanias.
At the thrcc.Quarlcrs the Columbus had gone
up TO first place, and from that point on n
gallant struggle followed. All of the crews
were rowing in excellent style and working
hard. Tho Pennsylvania gained some
thing by going over into smooth
water, but wcro unable to catch
up with the Crcsconts, who were
a length astcrn Of the Columbia gig. The
Pennsylvania labored under the dsadvant-
age of having much the heaviest boat in the
race-a fact which told heavily against them
throughout The Columbias increased their
lead TO the finish. The struggle for second
hat naV,Nu
spurted and gained it. Columbus,
94l 40 Cresccnts, 0:53.
The next race was for singles Of the Dis
tTict Of Columbia The starters were Somers,
of the Analostaus and Noordzy Harrison.
Warden, Phelps, CrOpley, and Lang of tho
Potomacs. Harrison struck a stake and up
set soon after the start which wasvcry even.
Somers took the lead at the end of the first
mile, and came in an easy winner in ll:5S,
acquiring thereby the handsomest medal ever
rowcd for by n single sCuller inthesc waters.
it Is a splendid trophy. The race for second
place was close, but was finally won by
Warden in 1919.
Walters, of the Essex club, of Newark; Kir.
win, of tho Neptuncs, Of Lynn; Fitzgerald, Of
the Keystones, of Philadelphia, and Wads
worth, of the Eurekas, of Newark, started in
the consolation race for singles. kirwin
jumped away first, with tho others ON even
terms. Walters drew away from the bunch,
ana leu NauSWOTIni WHO sOOu RhTC fllHSer-
9 aid his wash. Strung out i'll this order, they
pulled for mile, when Fitzgerald
passed up to third place. There was
not much change in the positions until
the finish. Fitzgerald put on a
spurt, touched Waters's stern, and claimed
foul, which was not allowed. Time, ker-
win, 1858; Walters, ll:07 10.
At this hour tho wind had died away, and
tho water was in excellent condition Tor the
eight-oared race between tho crews of tho
Potomac and Columbia clubs of this city.
This was the betting race of the regatta.
Considerable money was wageTed on the re-
suit, the Potomacs starting in favorites
but the odds shifting the other way
before the issues were Joined ON the
water. A very large crowd witnessed this
event A snap start gave the Columbus a
lead of quarter of length and then cnsued
a beautiful race. The Columbus rowed AZ at
the quarter, and the Potomacs rowed i6 in a
powerful effort to catch up. At the half the
Columbias had dropped to 40 and the PotO-
macs to AZ. The Columbias were inch by
inch creeping away from their opponents,
but were unable to shake them off
entirely. They passed the mile without
clear water between the boats. From this
point ON each crew spurted again and again,
forcing the stroke UP to i6, and u magnificent
contest followed. But there appeared tC
be more power in the Columbia boat than
in the other, aud they crossed the limo in a
squirt, just showing clear water between thei,
stern and the bow of the Potomac boat
Time, Columbus. sci; Potomacs 1925.
In the above described race thu competing
crews were:
Columbia-L. A. Smith, b. James YoAng Q; q
MHckall, 3: Z. ]. Kintner 4; r. NJ Nesmith, o; T.
i. Wade, g. J. H. kondrup, I; L. A. Mute, S" W.
II, Gibson, coxswaln.
wood, 2; W, 9. Mckenney, 3; Il. Ryan, A. $. II
Wheeler, 3 Charles Baker, 6; A. L. Frazier, 7; f.
McRae, s.; q. q. Warden, coxswan.
The Eureka crow was the only one to put
in an appearance at the starting Of the con-
ISOLATION four. .oarcd race, and they rowed over
the course in an attempt to beat the winners
time in the senior race, which they did
making the mile and half in 0:l5 The
conditions, however, were much in theil
favor, the head wind having lullod and the
water having become smooth.
The crowd dispersed after tho eight-oared
race as expeditiously rs possible and within
a very few minutes the river was compare
lively deserted. There has probably never
been regatta in which the prizes were SC
equally and satisfactorily distributed. Th,
Potomacs were perfectly happy last night IN
having won all the four-oared shell races, the
Analostans were pleased with tho junior sin
gle and handsome special single badges wor
by their representatives, and the Columbus
were satisfied with their work in scOoping il
tho gig cup and medals and in winning tn,
eight. The visitors have not SO much cause
for joyful music of the chin.
Ono of the most interesting performance
of the day was tho race between the repre-
sentativos of the press and the tug Il, =
Hartley. The S. Thomas Brown had beer
chartered TO carry the press people, referee
timers, and select few invited guests
Shortly before the advertised starting hour
the owners of the Brown were invited to rur
down the river thirty or forty mile
md drag steamer out of the mud
They violated their contract with the regattt
committee and steamed down tho river with
shocking disregard of the proprietios, leavinl
sixty or seventy people in sore straits. Th'
Hartley took on the judges, time keepers
and referee, and put out from the Potomac
club house. About adoZen press people lOadeC
themselves into fiat bottomed boat and gave
chase. Tho Hartley oluded the pursuers unit
an opportunity presented of taking on a cargt
of life preservers as tho law requires
when the gentlemen in charge permitted
themselves to be overhauled and boarded b!
the disgusted reporters. All the afternoon
,stragglers chased the restless tug up and dow
the course, and by 8 o'clock probably 80 pc
cent. of those who had been invited TO cnio,
the hospitalities of the regatta committee
had pressed themselves into quarters on tn
Hartley. This very unpleasant and annoy
ing miscarriage in the arrangements gave tn
cheerful kiclSors n great chance to eXhibi
themselves in their iavorite roles and reu
dered the committeeman unhappy 1t ais
caused delay of a half an hour in the star
but that was rather in the nature of bencf
than otherwise, for it gave the crowd chanc
liam all nNsNNftl