The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-21
THE RACE OF THE RESERVES
THE BOTS FOUND EVERYTHING
 READY FOR THEM AT CAMP.

lieutenant Goodrldge's Cutter Won the
 Race Down-A Fine Supper Slowed Away
 With Gusto-The Program of Yester-
 days DoinGs In the Camp.
 The people of Connecticut may now rest easy in case of a foreign invasion, that is, if it should occur this week, as our valiant young sea dogs have once more taken a rolling gait and are pre- pared to do valorous deeds in defend ing our coast, In fact, 'ye mariners of England who guard our native seas" are not in it at all with them.
 The boys arrived at Mantle Monday evening and after subsisting all day on cold fare they were able to do full jus tice in slowing away the hot supper which was awaiting them, thanks to the efforts of Lieutenant Buckland and his detail in having things put in read mess for them, They found the tents all prepared to receive them, the mat tresses, rubber blankets and other traps having been all fixed up in the several tents. The supper was a surprise to the men, 1t being something much bet ter than they had expected in quantity, quality and variety of food served.
 The race down was very exciting and the cutters were commanded as follows: First, Lieutenant Reynolds; second, Lieutenant Goodridge; third, Ensign Carwall; fourth, Ensign Eaton. The first and second cutters led at the start, but were soon overtaken and passed by the fourth cutter, which held the lead until o'clock in the afternoon, keeping we'll out in the sound. The others kept near the shore and when the wind shift ed to the north left the fourth cutter becalmed and drifting in the middle of the sound.
 About o'clock the fourth cutter over took and passed the first cutter just be- fore passing Black Point and was rap idly gaining on the third cutter. The men in the third cutter had lowered sails and taken to the oars. The crew of the fourth cutter saw a chance of getting in first, and they, too, lowered sails and prepared to row. The third cutter had twelve oars and the fourth ten oars
 The fourth cutter got the first of the southwest wind which sprung up and was two miles in the lead when Faulk- ners Island was reached
 After leaving the island the wind hauled back to northwest and then to north, which gave the second cutter big advantage in position, which Lieu tenant Goodridge and his gallant crew made the most of While his cutter was running down the north shore at a lively clip the three others were so near ly becalmed that the crews were called upon to man the oars. By rowing when the wind didn't blow and sailing when it did, the first, third and fourth cut ters made Saybrook by o'clock and caught sight of the second cutter, which had held a good breeze and was well in the lead. Off Saybrook the three stern boats caught good northerly breeze and with sheets trimmed well aft they made good reach of it to Block Point, which marks the western entrance Of Mantle bar.
 Lieutenant Goodridge's cutter led the Hp6L up Iue 'Ddy lol Iuiiy nv AiAAA~s' while the third and fourth had lively race up the bay for the same distance. The second cutter reached the anchor age off the camp ground at about 6:15. Meanwhile the fourth was slowly over taking the third and finally passed 1t, but the third regained lost ground or rather water, and both crews reached the anchorage at the same time. The first was last to arrive, being, however, only a few minutes behind the third and fourth. Several of the crew of the first are crack oarsmen and they say they were saving their strength Tor some future race.
 The program for yesterday was; Guard mount at 8 o'clock; general 1n- struction, infantry, company drill