Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-06
REGATTA OF FOREIGN TARS,
They Will Row on the Hudson River
New York.

They Will Row on the Hudson River at
New York.
The regatta of the crews of the ships now in
the Hudson river, to take place this afternoon.
promises to be most interesting contest. This
will be the only opportunity since the land
parade of seeing the crews of the different
ships in contest and to measure the abilities
of the men as oarsmen. So far as marching
goes the palm was awarded last week to the En-
glishmen and the Russians but the Americans
may again show their superiority as oarsmen.
The victorious tars of the San Francisco will
not take part in the races today, but they feel a
keen interest in the contest. as do also the tars
of all the other American ships The races will
be rowed under the rules governing such con-
tests in the American navy. They will begin at
4 o'clock.
There are to be five judges. including Lieuts.
Underwood and Twining of the Newark Acker-
man Of the Philadelphia. Rodgers of the Chicago,
and another officer whose name will be an
nounced this afternoon before the racing be-
gins.
The British squadron will be well represented,
and 1t Is possible that some of the British tars
will use the 700-pound boat Of the San Fran
cisco, in which the Newport News race was
won.
There is some dispute over the result Of that
race. The tars of the British ship Australia
chiefly because Of the advantage they had in
using 700pound boat, while the Britishers
used one weighing 300 pounds.
But to settle these little differences on the
part Of the British tars the officers OF the San
Francisco have offered the tars of the Australia
the use of the lighter boat for todays racing They
have not only done that. but have also offered
to exchange boats with the subjects Of her
majesty, Queen Victoria and Empress of India,
and to row them for any amount Of money that
may be put up.
In each of the races TODAY there will be a crew
| from the Blake. From the Australia there will
be cutter, six-oared gig and two five-oared
whaieboats. Crews from the Magicienue and
the Tartar. both English, will compete in the
| first and third races. The Russians will enter
three six-oared gigs, one from each of their
ships. Tho French squadron will enter three
whaleboats and two cutters-one II twelve cared
| boat and one a fourteen cared boat. From the
| Italian squadron will be twelve-oared boat
! from the Etna; a twelve cared cutter and ive-
Dared whaleboat from the Giovanni Bausan: a
ten-oared cutter from the arrival. the
| Dogali, and a ten-oared crew and a five-oared
crew from the transport Eridano.
fund Is being raised for the entertainment
| of the men who are to take part in these races
One of the early contributions to the fund
| comes from the captain of the British steam
| ship Apollo, who writes IF tour own people
win We would take certain amount of credit
as if l am not mistaken, from the cut of their
jbs most of your sailors are either British or
Scandinavian"
SHABBY TREATMENT.
New York seems at last to be awaking to the
fact that its treatment of the visiting marines
and blue jackets is discreditable Nothing
whatever has been done for Them and they
have been left to hustle about for themselves
and occasionally furnish a pageant for their
hosts. In the light of all the honor paid to the
officers Of these ships this treatment of the
men appears inhospitable, not to say brutal
The fine weather of yesterday bro" ght out
the crowds of visitors to the North river piers,
and the beautiful drive along the east bank Of
the river was crowded with equipages of al
kinds, but the water the river was rough
enough to brighten off the small boats that
usually make the circuit of the ships 1t was
denied on board the Aquidiban that orders had
been received for the Brazilian to weigh anchor
and return home