Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-07-20
END OF THE BOAT RACE
BLACK AID uRAxaE CQlQRs PREVAIL.
Another Contest Between the Severn and
Spa Ciubs-MiiIer Secures the Cham
pi0nship and Gold Medal.


Spa Ciubs-MIIIer secures the Cham
ptonship and Gold Medal.
The second days sinele scull race for
the championship of Annapolis and the
gold medal between Richard IL Green,
Jr. Of the Severn Boat Club and Philip
j Miller. Of the Spa Club, took place
last evening about the same hour, and
over the same course as the day before
and was witnessed by large crowd Of
spectators and friends OF the respective
clubs, notwithstanding the threatening
weather. At the given signal by the
starter, Mr.. Frank III. Stockett, Jr., both
oarsmen struck out In fine style for the
turn buoy, amid shouts and hurrahs from
the friends OF the respective clubs that
lined the shores and Spa bridge. The
rowing, If anything, was more spirited
than the day before, and as the contest
ants passed up the stream they were
cheered by those on shore. The blue and
white colors were predominant among the
spectators, Notwithstanding the black and
orange colors were the winning ones on
both occasions AS Miller, OF the Spa
Club, made the return buoy in seven min
utes and forty-two seconds and Green in
eight minutes and six seconds, thereby
beating his contestant some six or seven
lengths, shout Of cheers was given for
the village blacksmith. Miller being a
blacksmith in the machine shop at the
Naval Academy. The best of good feel
ing prevailed among The friends of each
of the clubs, the contest being gotten up
more to break the monotony of the times
and for the test of the two champion oars
men of the rival clubs than for any mere
gain or reputation; and in order to make
the affair more interesting, the two con.
testants agreed to put In $500 each for a
gold medal to be awarded the successful
winner. Both young men are expert anna
teur 0arsmcn of no mean order, and with
careful training and practice would soon
rank among the professional oarsmen OF
the day. The medal is being designed by
Mr.. c. Boessel. the Annapolis jeweler,
and will be gotten up in the latest aquatic
style, bearing upon its face the day and
date Of the race. the name of the clubs
and the successful winner.
The public are indebted to these young
gentlemen for the amusement they have
afforded them in the past two evenings
and IL is to be hoped it will not be the last
race for the season. The judges in the
above race were
SEVERN. SPA.
Drew Jones, finish. Chas. A. Wilson.
Capt. Allen Smith, finish.
turn. FL. Thompson, turn.
Referee: Capt. Clark.
After the above race the race of the
gig and she'll crews of the Severn Boat
Club took place, which was the most in
teresting race of the evening and excited
the greatest interest among the spectators
as to the result, the race of the day before
being decided draw.
The distance rowed was over half
mile course, straightway, and was won
by the gig s crew by one third length or
about one second, the time being made
in 3.S. Both crews are about evenly
matched and it was thought at enc time
il would be another nose and nose heat,
but just before reaching the return buoy,
the gigs crew made lively squirt, run.
ming ahead of the shell about a thirds
length, which gave them the race. 1t is
rumored race will shortly take place
between the tive gigs crews of the Severn
and Spa clubs. The following are the
crews in the gig-shell race yesterday:
SHELL CREW GIG CREW.
blue aud Whitley Ozark Blue)
Jones, bow. (Capt) Stockett, bow, Capt.
Redmond, 2. Smith, ..
Whittier, 3. Marcy, 3.
Randall, d. r, stroke Green, stroke.
Magruder, Coxswain.