Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18

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THE ASALOSTAN CLUB.
The Oldest of the Existing Local
Aquatic Organizations.
ITS ORGANIZATION By BANK cLERKs-Irs
FIRST ADVENTURES ON THE wATER-THE
STORY OF SOME MEMORABLE CONTESTS on THE
POTOMAC.
The Falcon and Undine Boat clubs, which
were recently described in THE STAR, did not
come to life after the close of the war, although
an effort was made to revive the Un6ines. 1t
remained for the Analostans to renew boating
upon the Potomac. That club was Or
ganized in the spring of 1868. AS early
AS 1866 a number of gentlemen, among
whom were General Spinner, Col. Frank
Jones, II. Il. Cooke and John NJ. Corson, kept
their pleasure boats at Reynolds. jus, above the
Aqueduct bridge, ON the Ma, .land shore. They
paid rent for the ground, and each boat owner
built rough shed TO house his craft. They
were all practically under one root. Nearly
every day Gen. Spinner could be seen ut the boat
house, and nearly as often on the water with II
the owner of the same Adelaide that still car
rteS jolly parties up the river. The idc; of
forming boat club originated with j. VI. Cor
son, who suggested in May, 1868 the adviSa-
bi.itT OF SUCH an organization to Joseph T
Brown, OF Georgetown, WEi. NJ T:iiney,
(GeDrgetown) W. Z. Caldwell Geo d. pa,:vu ir
and II. T.. swain, all oil whom We're employees
of Jay Cooke IL Co.'S. bank. The propose, lion met
with favor, and in the following month Brown
al
June 26th,
THE CLUB ORGANIZED
under the name OF Aualostan, with nearly
everybody holding office. Patten was made
president; Brown, secretary; Caldwell. treas
urer: CorsOn, coNswain, and Swain and Tenrey
high privates. Shortly afterwards it became
necessary Tor Brown 10 go TO New York on bust
ness, and he was commissioned by his club
mates to bring back II club boat In New York
he met some members OF the Atlantic Boat
club, and through them he purchased for 500
"a lap streak gis, named Lightfoot, and il was
shipped TO Georgetown by sea. In the mean
| time the club had increased in membership,
Tim Tiliey, now in -. Louis: Harry Ricard-
among the new members. They AL repaired to
| the wharf the evening the steamer arrived
TO RECEIVE THE LIGHrFoOr.
She was launched before she was brought
ashore. The boys We're crazy to get in her, but
she looked so fraii and unsteady when COM
pared with the boats the Analostan boys were
accustomed To that they stood looking ut her
from the wharf foo some time. Finally John
Corson, who was a good swimmer took off his
shoes and stockings, and got in on tip toes
They little thought that they could almost run
rom one end Of the boat Ia the other Others
followed him, until there We're four Oars,uen
and coNAwain i'll the boat. Then they took
their first row. and probably never have en-
stored the Lightfoot in Morgan * Rhinehart 5
warehouse. /. WIS then that the boys spied the
Old Falcon (all that WAS lett OF the old Falcon
club hanging among the raftefs. which was
soon willed to the new club by the few F.iIconers
left. The managers of the Ani,lOs::ln club were
| nearly all bank clerks and consequently were
| pretty good financiers. They soon negotiated
| aloan, and
! ERECTED A BOAT HOUSE
at the foot of u street. Cumberland now occu-
| pies part Of the old club house The member
| ship of the Analostans increased quite rapidly.
| With two GOOD boats The I,icbtitoi and F,Icnv
ut their disposal. they had many good times on
| the water. The Falcon. when II came into the
possession of the club, was taken down to
| Thompson s. at the foot of / tn street and was
| thoroughly overloaded. Many trips were made
! To Little Falls. Alexandria and Fort Foofc.
me year ioiiow;ns tue organization of the Ana
| iostans. two other boat clubs organized, the
| Anaco>ti;', representing East Washington and
! the Potonacs, representing Ge"r.etown. The
irNt ic, D. ;.t race on The Potomac occurred be-
| tween the Two new clubs the -Auacosiia aud
| Potomac. For same reason or other the Anaios-
t:,ns did not participate in it. The course was
| non the Aqucduct bridge mile and IL half
down the river and turn.
| TWO JUDGES AT ANCHOR.
John Corson and john Bogue were Judges at
| the stake boats; SD that they could not move
the boats, the oars were removed and they were
scit anchored in the middle of the river. The
race came of, and won by the Potomacs
There was considerable excitement, during
| which the two judges down the river were en-
TREY forgotten. All tine boating men repaired
| 10 Dick Fergus in Georgetown, and had n ban
quot. During the height of the fun somebody
Thought NJ the oarless judges, and {, boat was
sent down after them. The year t,,Iowinr the
Analostans mad a tiIrec-nile gig race with the
| Wa>hinstons, formerly the Anacostiasj The
| An:tlost;ins rowcd the Lightfoot and the WASH
| ingtons the Ariel. Thc crews were: Lightloot-
lewis, bow; cors9n Paye, VIII. GurIey, Bailey,
| F.Beall, stroke: :. Emery Il. Beall. Tom Upper
man, r. T. Dodge. Joseph Peyton, bow, anu Jno.
Pey ton, coHsw.lin. The AriclS won in 2l:;,A
and the i.ightfUots time was 2I:5G.
GIG RACE WITH THE POroMACs
| October 31st. 1871, the Analostans defeated
| the Po,ornacs in three mile race with
turn in six-oared gigs with coxswans The
! mile and a-ha!f down the river aud re-
turn The two clubs were great rivals, the
one representing Washington and the other
GEORGETOWN. The race wa. for silver ct.J,
valued at 5000 AID offered by the citizens OF
Georgetown Both clubs h:si Professions! train
ers engaged for the crews--Jno. A. Bigin for the
Analost.,ns and Denny Leary fo: TIC Pot0inacs
| Great care was taken In locating the stake.
boats. SO that "a fair allowance should be made
matter in baud, but erred, Us subsequent events
proved making the Iotonlacs row some dis
[
crews were: Anatlostans, Corson, bow: Pres.
so,ii Cia ,rs,, Bailey, Ro ss and Gurlsy
. " Miller. bow; t,os, Derrick, Wheat
stroke, with J. IL. tiordon coxswain. T. a. Up
perman and T.. ). Mannder We're the Anaiostan
and j. 4. Gull and Jas. Hogan the Potomac
Judges; Major \. =; Nicholson was the referee.
| Both boats Were side by side until Analo,tan
Island was reached. Then the AnaIosfans
gained a slight lead When the A1lalo.tan
mouse was passed they were two lengths in the
lead. The Analost.ins reached their stake beat
nrst and had started for the finish before the
| Pofomacs had commenced to turn. The re-
nainder OF the race the Anaiostans rowed az
they pleased. At one time they made a very
strong squirt when urged by Biylin, who accom-.
panied them in his singie--a thing that would
| not for q moment be allowed nowadays They
| ran their stroke up TO forty-two, but dropped
| To SO as the finish was reached. They crossed
the line about twenty lengths ahead. Time.
| 1854, Potomacs one minute aud forty seconds
later. The club presented John Riglin with a
handsOIue gold watch and chain in apprecIa-
ton Of his trimming services.
THE YIRsr FouR-0ARED SHELL.
| II was about this time that the Analostans
got the flrst four-oared shell that was ever on