Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-22
THE COMING REGATTA


The prizes for the coming Potomac regatta are
all upon exhibition in the windows OF Messrs Gait
& Co., and MessrS- Moore and Leding, and make
an elegant display. There is always an admiring
crowd in front OF the windows In Galrs window
are the three handsome silver cups-tne Posts cup
for the senior four, the merchants cup for the
llght weight, aud the Mason cup for the Junior
tours, and twenty-five Individual gold medals, OF
various designs, and also the silk banners for the
winners or the crew races.
THE PRIZE OFFERED BY LADY FRIENDS OF THE
POTOMAC CLUB.
All OF the medals have been described excepting
the prize donated by the lady friends OF the Poto-
mac boat club This medal has Just been finished
by Messrs- NJ. W. Calf, Bro. & Co The contest for
Its possession will be very spirited. TIE top bar,
Of Roman gold, is ornamented by lauIel branch
dlagonally across the center, and engraved in
bright shaded letters are the words "Junior SIN
GLE" Under the bar is a gold boat pennant with
the words Ladies' Prize" attached to the oxv-
died ropes from which suspendS the medal The
central figure OF the medal is gold sea Shell with
sllver-pointed trident, ani around the shell, with
edge on the other side. is gold circle bearing the
words !" Potomac River Regatta, 1SS3." The lower
part OF the shell and trident supports wreath OF
laurel OF green gold, whilst the top is ornamented
by two polished oars crossed on the back.
UNIQUE MEDALS FOR THE SENIOR FoURs
In Moore & Leding'S window are medals for the
senior fours, the lightweight fourS and the senior
consolation single. The senior four medals are
vi ucSlsu anu are very expensive. Iuer6
is no pendant medallion, as is usually the case,
but the medal itself is pin, formed OF a golden
shield, with "Senior Four" and "1sS3' engraved
upon 1t, with monogram Of the letters p r. X
In black enamel In the center. An OXydized rope
tWlneS gracefully around the shield, while at the
back are two crossed flags, which extend above
the corners of the shield. The flags are blue and
white and red and white.
THE MEDALS FOR THE LIGHTWEIGHT RACE
are very neat From the bar pin hang two oxy-
holding a nj S-ed in
such way as to be parallel with the pin. Two
gold chains, extending from the center Of the pIn
and behind the oars, bear the medal proper, which
consists Of plain gold shield. with the Potomac
River Regatta" and the monogram 1888 engraved
upon 1t.
THE CONSOLATION SINGLE,
which was donated by Mr.. Robert Hoffman, has
bar pin, with the name OF the race engraved
upon 1t. From it is suspended by gold chains
delicately tinted shell (not boat). and from the
shell hangs the medal proper, which is of plain
uGon IT, with shore and boat house in the distance
The medal is partly surrounded by wreath Of
golden oak leaves
REGATTA NOTES.
The regatta committee are hard at work COM
pleting arrangements for the regatta and all Wis
itorS Will be well taken care Of for nothing will
be omitted which Will add to their pleasure or
comfort
The entries do not close until tonight, but
enough have already been received to make every
race success.
The eight-oared race will probably be placed
near the close OF the program. 1t was thought
the Metropol!tan eight would surely be here, as
well as the Uuon crew. but the prob ability of the
presence or the latter tended to prevent the enter
Ing or the former, and It too late for them to
get their crew in trim when it was learned that
the Unions were not coming. The race will, there
fore, be rowed by the Columhias and PotomacS
alone, but will be the less Interesting on that
account. From present appearances, 1t would
seem that the COlumhiaS have the best ch lnce OF
crossing the line first
The senior four race will be the most Interesting
event OF the day. 1t Will be contested by the
EurekaS, OF Newark, who won the championship
at the national regatta; the CreScentS, or Phli-
delph1a, and the Columbus and Potomacs, Of
Washington The Columbia crew will consist OF
Mute. KOndrup, Wade and Nesmth, and the POto-
mac crew OF Fraser Baker, Ryan anI Mckinney.
The junior four cared race will be between the
AnalOStanS and PotomacS. The former crew Will
be j. Johnson EckStein, SOmers, and Pairo, and
the latter McRae, Wilmington, Smallwood, and
DOXon
The light weight race will also be between Po
tomac AMI AnaloStan crews, consisting OF Hatch,
Read, Mckenny, and Ruff for the Analostans, and
Fisher. Wilmington, Kearney, and Warden for
the Potomacs
The Crescents and Pennsylvania Will contest
the gig race, though a Columbia crew may also
appear to tight for the handsome medals to be
awarded to the winners.
Pilklngton ana Schrier, OF New York. and the
pair from Harrisburg Will probably be the only
contestants for doubles.
The senior singles will be rowed by Dempsey,
Pilkfngton, Morse, Bryan. and perhaps Others
The probability is that there Will be but few en-.
tries In the junior single race.
The special single race, for which such hand
some prize has been donated, will be holly con.
tested by number OF local cullers. and will prove
one OF the most interesting events OF the day.