National Republican., 1884-06-21
SPORT ON THE RIVER.
Three Good Races Uowed Last Night ny
tho Potomac Boat Club.

The Potomac Boat club held its regular semi
monthly meeting last evening and, as is not
usual in boating matters, the boats were
ready to start at the time sot for the first
raco--630 o'clock. This race was for four
oarned crews over course from the front Of
the boat house, at tho foot Of Congress street,
throo-quartor5 Of mile up stream, to point
above tho Aqueduot bridge, and return. Tho
crews were as follows; Light weights
Charley Warden, bow; Douglass, q John
Doyle, 3, and Trescott, stroke. Richmond
Wooten, bow; O0loy, q Happone, 3, and Var
row, stroke. Jumbo--Cornwoll, bow; Finley,
2; Antisoll, 3, and Smallwood, stroke. Tho
Lynchburg crew did not start, as had been
intended.
Mr.. Sam Whcatley was both starter and
referee, and at the word all throe got OIL we'll
together, without any appreciable advantage
to either and stayed in line until just OPP
posito tho Columbia boat house at the foot Of
High street. whom Doyles seat jumped, and
from that moment the light weights were
beaten, but followed and went over the
course The race was won by tho Jumbos
by not more than half length, tho Rich
mond crew squirting bravely Mt tho finish, but
too lato to show their bow In front. The
betting was heavier than usual at those club
regattas and was In favor of the light
weights. When his seat jumped Doyle was
left on the sharp rails of tho slide, but
| phckily pulled as best he could until passing
the bridge, when tho scat was recovered and
replaced, but too late to recover lost time.
The second race was for pair-oared work.
ing boats, and some delay occurred as no
entries had been mado beforehand. The
entries were Ofley and Libbey In tho Lula,
and Yarrow and Antisell in an unnamed
boat Tho race was over tho same course and
was won handsomely by half dozen lengths
by Yarrow and Antisell, although at the
start the Lula took water first, and kept the
lead nearly to tho bridge.
| The next and last was tho ladies' race, in
six-oared gunwalo boats, each carrying q
lady coxswain. There were three entries, as
as follows. the Marguerite-Small-
wood, Warden, and Ynrrow, with
Miss Venie Bryan at the yoke ropes; the
Adelaide-Carusi, ,Zappone, and Norleus, with
Miss Lou Bryan steering; and the Blanoh-
Rogers, Douglas and Cornwell, with Miss
Smart as pilot. AS this raco was for half o
mile down stream, finishing opposite the
boat house, the start was not seen, but tho
Marguerite finished so little ahead of the
Blanche that dispute arose and tho referee
ordered another heat. The whole
race was SO close that the Adelaide was
hardly more than a length in the rear. The
Marguerite and Blanche then rowed n second
heat, resulting in favor of the former by only
a length By this time 1t had grown so dark
that the races for barges and the singles were
not called, although two of the single rivals
had spirited friendly squirt over the course
Tho prizes for the races were badges con.
sisting of the club colors. with the inscription
printed in gold. Mr.. Yarrow, who had the
good fortune to be In each Of the three win
ming crows presented the gaudy appearance
of u French general of division when decor
ated with oil his well-eArncd prizes.
After the racing fine string band tool
station in the handsome salon on the uppe
floor of the club house, and the members, will
their families and lady friends, to tho numbe
Of nearly two hundred couples, proceeded I,
pass the rest of the evening In dancing O
iounging on tho cool, broad balcony over
looking the river.