Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-27
THE PATAPsCO REGATTA.
Some Exciting COntests-The Columbia
Oarsmen Make a Good Showing.

Some Exciting Contests -Columbia
Oarsmen Make a Good Showing.
The regatta of the Patapsco navy, which took
place yesterday, was by far the most succ essfu
Baltimore has ever had. Fully ten thousand
persons witnessed the races and cheered them
selves hoarse urging their favorites to victory.
The course of the races was a mile and half
long, beginning in the middle branch of the
Patapsco, near the old glass house, and finish
ing short distance from the Anne Arundel
shore. The races were schedule d to commence
at $50, but there was an unavoidable delay
and it was past o'clock when one Of the large
Baltimore and Ohio railroad barges, loaded with
mixed cargo of delicate racing shells and
men of brain and muscle, came down toward
the starting point in tow of tug-boat.
THE SENIOR FoURs.
The referees tug whistled for the contestants
in the first race, and the senior four-oared shells
of the Columbias, of this city, and the Ariels,
OF Baltimore. took their positions. The Column
bia crew, Of Washington, consisted of l. I.
Reed, bow; L. l.. Harlan, 2; II. L. Miller, 81;
Il. A. Mute. stroke; and the Ariels, of Balti-
more-R. Meyer. bow; W. H. Kanker, 2; j. H.
Mcclellan, 8, and Z. A. Slack, stroke.
The start was made at AGO. the Ariels having
the advantage. 1t was nip and tuck for some
time, when the Columbus unfamiliarity with
the course began to tell and they steered far
out of their way, while the Ariels kept steadily
along and won in 10:46. Columbias time IL :09.
JUNIOR SINGLES.
Considerable interest was manifested in the
next event. the junior single scull race. The
starters were G. III. Munks, Ariel, Baltimore;
P. E. Huneker, Iona, Philadelphia, and H. W.
Meude, Vesper, Philadelphia. Huneker took
the lead at the start and was never headed.
Time, l:32 As.
JUNIOR FoUBs.
The next event, the junior four-oared shell,
was the most exciting of the day. The prize is
handsome solid silver cup, and has to be won
three times before becoming any ones property.
The starters were the Columbia, of Washington,
A. I. Stoutenbourgh, bow; l.. Shoemaker, q
Ariel. OF Baltimore, r. Vansant, jr., bow; A. d.
Mansfield, 2; $. III. Shriver, 3; j. A. Renwick
jr., stroke. and the Neptune, of Baltimore, A.
c. Montell, bow; W. Hambleton, 2; j. P. b.
Sadter, 8; r. Baden, stroke.
The start was good one, the Neptunes forg-
ing ahead, closely followed by the Ariels and
Columbus. Here again the lack of knowledge
of the course told against the Columbus and
they steered out of their course, while the
Ariels struck a bee line and finished first, six
lengths ahead Of Columbias, who were nine
lengths ahead of Neptune. Time, 1894
SENIOR SINGLES.
The next race was for senior singles. The
starters were II. Zuringer, Nonpariel, New York;
E. W. Johnston, Columbia, Washington; F. r.
Baltz, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; T. II. Pat
terson, Atlanta, New York, and ]. Y. Parke,
Vesper, Philadelphia. The start was a good
one, and it looked as if an exciting race would
ensue. Parke fouled buoy and dropped out.
Zuringer and Baltz made desperate struggle
for first place. but ZurinSer's lead was MAIN
tanned, and he finished first by half length in
11.061S.
FoUR-oARED GIGS.
The starters in the last race flour cared gigs)
were the Virginia, of Richmond; G.. B. Pc
gram. bow; A. s. Petticolas, 2; F. W. Broad
max. 8; d. Edmond, stroke; W. F. Tinsley,
coxswain the Columbia senior four, WASH
ington, with Gibson, coxswain. and the Ariel
senior four, OF Baltimore, A. Muncks, coxswain.
The VIrginias had all fresh men. After an ex-
citing race the Virginias won in $3.50, Column
bias second, 1861. The trophies were pre-
sented in the evening at the Carrollton hotel
Everything considered the crews from WASH
ington dwell They had never been over the
course, and to this more than to anything else
may be attributed their defeat
THE COLUMBIA SENIOR FOUR.
Before the Columbia crews left for Baltimore
1t was understood by the senior four that they
would not row against the senior four of the
Ariel club Of Baltimore, and would allow that
club to have a walk over. Such was the situa-
tiOn of Capt. Gibson, who argued that the gig
race was of more importance. and in order that
the senior four would not have 1t row tw0
races, he proposed to enter the crew in the gig
race only. Thus in the gig race the crew
would meet the Richmonds in an equal boat
ing and not be handicapped by the exertions
and fatigue of previous race. Capt Gibson's
idea met with the approval of the crew, but
some members of the Columbia club had little
too much faith in their crew and strongly adj
vised Capt. Gibson to row the senior
race. This Capt. Gibson refused to do unless
the Ariels consented to row the gig race first,
but the Ariels declined to do this. Nothing
was then left to be done but to row the two
races. The crew materially feel disheartened
over the result, vet firmly believe that had
they not rowed in the shell race they would
have been winners in the gig. DR.. Lee Harlan
is little undecided as TO keeping his seat in
the gig for the regatta at Philadelphia on July
4, but his friends will endeavor to persuade
him to stick to the sweep until after the 4th at
any rate.