The morning times., 1895-07-18
Ladies' Out in Force at the Co.
luInhia Regatta.
SPIRITED AQUATIC CONTESTS
Miss Lou Danenhower Won the Lady
Coxswain's Contest by Default, But
She Got Bouquet Just the Same.
Eight-Oar Shell Class Made all Ex-
citing Finish.

The Columbia's men OF muscle gave
fine exhibition OF rowing at their club
regatta, held yesterday on the course in
front OF the boathOuse.
There has been u friendly rivalry be
tween some OF the crews aud to decide the
superiority the competitive contests Of
yesterday were Instituted OF very
mucn persuasion is needed to induce the
ladies OF the city to grace the pretty little
building on the river front with their pres
ence, but in order to render the occasion
still more attractive to the fair friends Of
the members, it was announced that hop
would be given in connection with the
days sport.
Few girls could resist the chance TO
spend the evening in the company OF the
athletic, gentlemauIy. Columbia boys and
in whirIing in the fantastic dance. while
the cool breeze from the river famed tie
cheek and bade the thermometer defiance.
They came IN carriages, 10y cars, aud on foot,
and gallant Lieut. Baker happily -emSrSed
as he is wont to do on such occasions that
in the history Of the boat club there has
never been Gathered within It's walls such
an assembIage of beautiful aud Drainy
people.
DAY MADE TO ORDER.
The dav was as if made TO OTder. The
surface of the water was like glass. The
heat while not excessive, was tempered
by gentle breeze which Kept continually
blowing during the entire evening
One of the events on the card which called
for double SOULS with lady CoXswalns,
went by default TO Miss Lou DaneuhOwers
boat who had as her rowing knights Messrs.
ICQuade and Walsh.
a beautiful boquet was presented to
this daring young lady sailor by capt Alex
! ander Grant with an accompanying neat
speech.
The AnaIostan and Potomac clubs sent a
large delegation to witness the races.
Capt Offley, of the POtOmaCs, presided
over an eight-oared barge manned by
blue -jacketed oarSmen. while he performed
the duties Of starter. Capt Moore, Of
the Analostans, was referee, and Mr..
Samuel Stinemetz was Judge
FOUR DARED JUNIORS.
The first race was for four-oared junior
crews, in which were entered four boats:
| No. Garter, bow; Shoemaker, .; Nolan,
| 3; Jaquette, stroke. Boat No 2-Elder,
| bow; Craig, 2; Seton, 8; Magee, stroke.
/ Boat No 3-Dewdney, stroke; Wells, 2;
Mooney, 5; Blunt, bow. Boat No. 4
| Clark, stroke; Stewart, 3, Boyle, 2, Moan,
| bow The race was finished IN the order
| named, and the one lnat came II ltSL vas
| expected to surely in.
The second event brought out two eight
| cared shells. Boat No. clark, stroke;
| Stewart, Z; Wells, 6; Talmadge, .;
| Clapp, /; Craig, 3; LumsfOrd, 2; Parsons
| bow Boat No. 2-Macgee, stroke; Louis,
| I; Shields, 6; Mooney, .; Boyle, 4; Walsh,
| 3; Dewdney, .; Moar, /.
| THOSE WHO WERE THERE.
| This race was the most exciting OF the
| day and was won by few feet amid the
waving OF haudkerchiefs, blowing Of
| whistles, and shouts from both ladies and
! gentlemen. Carter's crew, the winners
of the junior four race. succeeded IN de-
feating with comparative ease the crack
senior club four, composed of Blunt, bow;
Mann, 2; Louis, 3; Eaton, stroke In
the senior scull BoyCe won from Moore by
a quarter of a length, after hotly-cou-
tested finish.
Among those present yesterday: Messrs
Alexander Grant, L. Cobb, jr., C. y kelfer
r. W. Cox, George NJ. Dexter, K. NJ.
Morgan, Hugh Rowland, E, Wescott Clark
James f. King, E G Bailey, 2 d. Lewis
G. G. Archibald, Albert B. Price, DIT
Clarence Weaver, Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald
Edmonston Mr.. and Mrs. Cole; Misses
Hattie Stokes, Ida V. Dorsey, Gertie Dor
sew. Annie Brennan, Misses Gibbs anc
StutZ. Misses A. Z. Hurley, Mary W
Morgan, Eva Lawton, Miss Griffin, Mis-:
Eva Caldwell, Miss Teresa Moore, Anita
Ulke, Miss Norton, Miss Effie Waterbury
Miss Passbol and Miss Lulu Barker.