Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-11


4 CLOSE AND INTERESTING CoNTRsr-rHE HARD
WON vIcToRY OF TIE coLUMBrAs OVER THE
PoroMAca
NO event seems to be so uncertain as boat
race The contest yesterday between the Column
bias and Potomacs was q glorious victory for
the former, yet until the race was nearly over the
majority of the spectators thought the Potomacs
would win The defeat which the Eurkeas and
Crescents met at their hands at the.ate regatta,
raised the expectations Of the Potomacs and their
friends to high pitch. An immense amount OF
money changed hands upon the result OF yester-
did not belong TO either OF the clubs,
although the members were not backward in
making or taking bets. The crowd which wit
messed the race was very large, and no aquatic
contest here has ever called forth so much excite
ment as that OF yesterday. The racing Of this
able to cope credtably with any in the country
Inc race was started, not five minutes late, over
the up.riyeI course At the word the Potomacs
mile. The ColumbiaS soon began to creep up on
them, and, aided by little wild steering on the
part OF the POtOmacS at about the quarter they
were soon even with them. Then
DESPERATE STRUGGLE
ensued for the lead. When the Potomac men in
the referees tug saw that the Coumbas were
holding their competitors and even passing them
rowing forty strokes to the minute, while the
Potomacs were rowing fOrty-seven. their hopes
fell. The COiumbias gained the lead, but tn e
Potomacs held on doggedly, fighting for every
inch: At the Aqueduct bridge the Columbias were
leading by nearly length. Here the Potomacs
made o desperate squirt, but so did the Columbias,
and the struggle was magnificent. AS the two
boats swept past the Columbia boat house. with
scarcely open water between them, cheer upon
cneer rent the air from the large crowds assem-
bled at the boat house and on the neighboring
wharves The COlumbias spurted again and had
the line was crossed. Time: Columbias, 9:22I-5;
Potomacs, 9:2. Although the POtomacS were
bitterly disappointed at the result, they took their
q nny rrln Ary rrr
that their men were fairly out-rowed, but consoi-
ing themselves with hopes for next season.
THE w. L. ]. CORPS PROPOSED ARMORY-At a
meeting OF the Washington Light Infantry Corps
last night, the committee to select site for the
proposed new armOry was granted further time to
examine several propositions made by those who
had eligible sites for sale. Among the sites re.
Gently offered is the property at the corner OF AZ
and Pennsylvania avenue, recently occupied as
the police headquarters The property is offered
on condition that the Corps will erect fine
10 make no payment on the property, but to pay
only the interest during the life or the owner,
Mrs. Emily Beale.
THE COLUMBIA LAW ALUMNL-The Alumni AS
ISOLATION OF the law school, of the Columbian Uni
yersty last night adopted a constitution and by
laws, and elected officers as follows: President,
Henry W. G1rnet vice Gordon
bert, j. r. Remington. I. F. Miller w. A. McKen-
ney, Fillmore Bean, E. B. Hay, W. Redin Wood
ward WI Jesse H. Wilson, A; D: Hazen, H. E. Davis.
T. r. NOyeS, and ID. A. Haynes; secretary, Thomas
H. Callan, treasurer, w. K. Duhamel, and his
torian, w. Pierce Bell.
MARRIAGE DEMONSTRATING licenses have
been Issued by the clerk OF the court to James
Henry Reed and Eliza Brown; Wladystaw Z.l-
Dernege. and Maggie SwitZer; John Henry DIM
sey, OF vienna, Fairfax county, Va, and Sall1e V.
Green.
A SERIOUS CUTTING CAsE.-AbOut 12 O'Clock last
night. James Dean was cut with a knife In three
paces-1n the left side, in the eshy part of the leg
ana one large, deep cut In the grOin-by Thomas
MAIDEN and John Walkup at North Capitol and G
mouse, No. II G street northwest, where d.. Sud-
Garth rendered medical aid. Madden and Walkrp
nave been arrested In the Police Court this morn
Ing the case was continued Indefinitely without
pail. on account OF the severity OF the assault