National Republican., 1883-08-03
TIE Areusr REGATTA.
Full Description OF the Cups, Medals, snt
Banners TO be ROycd For-Boatins
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Notes.
Passers on Pennsylvania avenue this morn
ing will be attracted by the wonderfully fne
display made at Mossrs Moore & Loding's of
the prizes to be awarded at tho Washington
regatta on the fourteenth instant. The back
of the handsome show window is completely
filled by several rich silk Venitian banners
of various colors, which are to be given to
the clubs of the winning crews. These
banners have been brilliantly embroidered
perhaps illuminated is the bottor word,
each bearing its appropriate legend in highly
ornamental text. Perhaps tho most effective
one is OF canary color, with letters of whito
and gold In tho center of the window stand
the two massive silver trophy cups-tho
Ercning Star and the Palmer cup. The first
named which is for thewinnor Of the four-oared
she'll race, was fully described in THE RE-
PUBLICAN last year, when IL was won by
the Columbia club. 1t is one Of the richest
and most artistic boating cups in the country,
and must attract attention wherever it is
taken
Tho Palmer cup was instituted this year
by Mr.. Samuel G. Palmer rs a prize for four
cared gig crews. IL is a most exquisite speci-
men of the silversmiths' art. The cup stands
on square base of ebony, which Is orna-
mented with q silver plate bearing the in
scripton, "'rhc Palmer Cup--to he rowed for
annually at Washington, ID. c." Tho form is
that of an antique vase of graceful outline.
Tho body is formed of water lilies and leaves
in repousseo, above which is charm
ingly executed engraving, which shows
the graceful Georgetown college build
ings, tho Aqueduct bridge shipping, &C.,
and in perspective handsome boathousc. In
the foreground are seen several gig crews in
their boats. The neck and handles of the
vase are also ornamcntcd in repousSce. Tho
reverse bears suitable inscription, with am
plo space for engraving the names of winning
crews for some years to come The cup,
which is to belong to the club winning it
three times, was executed by prominent
firm in Philadelphia at cost of $3.50 and is o
fitting companion to the older Star cup.
In n circle in front of the cups are arranged
tho geld medals or badges, some thirty in
number, which are to be given to the winning
oarsmen. The four medals presented by John
W. Thompson, esq, for tho senior four are
suspended from an oblong bar of roman gold
bearing the words "Senior Four" engraved
in what is known as lapidar style Hanging
from this bar by heavy cable chains is the
medal proper, which consists of circle of
gold, through the pierced center of which are
two large crossed oars. The open space be-
tween the bar and medal is filled by small
oblong PLAGUE in silver and platinum. which
shows in high relief four-oared shell fully
manned. A laurel wreath in green gold fin
ishes the work.
The medals for the junior four arc the gift
of a number of patent attorneys of this city,
and reflect great credit upon their taste The
usual bar and circle appear here, suppli-
mented by crossed oars q laurel wreath, and
banner overhanging the lower center, upon
which the words Patent Attorneys Prize I"
appear in blue enamel. The two medals for
the double scull race were presented by James
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They are highly ornamental and very effect
i've. The medals for the gig race arc solid
but finely worked medaliOns, which are sus-
pended from bar by silk ribbon.
The material is gold, nwrought with silver
and platinum, and the center space shows II
we'll executed picture of four-oared gig and
crew. The nine medals for tho eight-oarcd
shell race arc among the richest and most
tasteful shown. They consist of largo oval
gold PLAGUE with a laurel wreath surround
ing it. A pair of oars are crossed on the
back. The center of the PLAGUE contains a
beautifully cut eight-oared she'll, with crew
in high relief, constituting as fine piece of
work as can be executed in gold. These
medals are attached to the top bar by n
twisted silver rope.
The medals for single scullers are three in
number, and are unusually costly and effect
| i've. That for the senior scull race is theIgift
of Robert Leding, esq, of Moore u Leding,
and upon it he has lavished all the gold
smiths art. The top bar is formed of II cat
tail with leaves artistically done in copper,
silver and gold. In the center is attached an
eNquisitely tinted Australian shell. Cable
chains hold tho medallion, which is of large
size. There are crossed oars tied with silver
rope, and punches of green gold cattails en-
twine themselves on the lower part of the
circle Below this is a banner inscribed "Se-
nior Single"
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Messrs. B. II. Stinemetz & Son, and in some
respects is not dissimilar to that last men
toned, and like it is elaborate and effective
From the top bar is hung banner stick,
from which is suspended golden banner
with "lo53" i'll blue enamel. The center of
the medallion has single sculler in action,
the relief work being hand work Of the best
quality Around the oval work is thrown a
laurel wreath in green gold. The special
single scull medal, which can be competed
for by district scullers only, is the gift
of Chas II. Fickling, esq, of
West Washington. This is very effect
i've and graceful. From the inscribed
top bar two crossed oars are suspended en-
twined in silver ropes. The medallion is held
by cable chains of gold, and has the usually
open center filed in with u single shell in
relief be autitully finished in dull gold a
Neptunes spear in platinum crossing the up
per portion of the medallion.
All OF Une medals arc, as NAV he seen, eX-
ceptionally costly and handsome, and are
pronounced by good judges to be vastly supc-
rior to those generally given at regattas.
They have all been donated to the committee
by well known citizens whose public spirit is
to be highly commended.
Among the donors not already mentioned
are 7. l.. Riggs, esq, of Riggs & Co.; George
w. Cochran g. Co., Taylor & Hufty, II. ID.
Barr, Paret & Wilmington, George L. Timms
& Co., Freeborn q. Smith, through Manager
Van Wickle, Of the Bradbury warerOoms
Ira Godfrey, ir.; Swiss laundry, George Il.
Kennedy & Son, George q. IIenning A. Saks
& Co., Schwing & Clark, George r. Keen, and
Norris, Peters, esq.
The medals are said to be fully as hand
some as those made this year for the national
regatta, and the manufacturer, who is also
the maker to the association, desires to
exhibit them in Newark side by side with
the national medals,
Taking the prizes altogether they are, as
said above, unusually valuable and tasteful,
and they arc at once a monument to the lib
erality Of our citizens and the indefatigable
labors of the committee of the Columbia club,
which has been placed in charge of the regatta.
If they are as successful during the remainder
OF the affair as they have been in the matter
of prizes, they will deserve the thanks of the
community,
BOATING NOTES.
The Analostan and Columbia crows are
working very hard now, the former to mako
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