The times., 1899-07-09
ROW FOR CUP HoNoRs.
AnnIOstnns Formally Open the Sen
son With u Regatta.

The Analostan Boat Club formally OPEN
ed its rowing season yesterday evening
with club regatta, and notwithstanding
the threatening weather, there was a large
attendance OF members and friends of the
club.
The old club is proud of the many pretty
girls it names among its friends and they
were present in large numbers to grace the
occasion, and their enthusiasm lent color
to the affair and added zeal to the efforts
of the oarsmen in their endeavor to make
the contests interesting After the races
the guests and members enjoyed an inform
al hop and refreshments.
-Four events were run of on schedule
time by Capt. Robert Howard, two each
for oarsmen and canoeists, and all were
hotIy contested. The rowing races were
especially interesting because of the mar
row margin by which the winning crews
crossed the line and verified the reports
that the club this season has lot Of ex-
cellent material from which to pick regu-
lar crews, to send out Of town or TO use
in the event of holding an interclub re-
gatta on the Potomac.
The canoe events were amusing, and at
the same time served to bring into play the
skill of the contestants as paddlers and
swimmers. The first of those events was
an upset race" in which DR.. Egbert Clark
and Bert Tassin were pitted against one
another. They padded resolutely away
from the float and when about midstream
they dfved overheard, upsetting their ca
noes, then regained them and padded a
little and upset again, and finally padded
for the starting point, which DR.. Clark
reached first in good shape.
The other canoe event was in the nature
| of tourney somewhat OF an innovation
| hereabouts. 1t had many amusing fea-
lures, none the least of which were the
| costumes. in the selection of which Noble
Lewis easily carried off the honors, ap-
pearing in striped tunic with modern
| trimmings and frills, with helmet as a
| beadgear. Bob Lewis made an excellent
! Lii Hung Chang, yellow jacket and all.
/ These two were the punters and for the
| Chinaman DIR. Clarke was paddle, and
Tassin performed similar service for the
Noble Roman. The punters held !ances
! heavily padded at one end, and the object
was to so charge the opposing crew and
craft as to cause an upset and Noble
Lewis succeeded in giving his rival and his
! gallant assistant a good ducking. after
! which Tassin proudly bore his knight tC
the float where the victor. with due form
Il aljty crowned a chosen queen or love
| and beauty. Z. G. Robertson, Esq.
charged the knights in his usual humorou.
manner and Master Tom Howard. costumec
as the yellow Kid performed the duties
of herald To add dignity to the occasion
former Captain Boyd Taylor had out The
clubs ten-oared barge. carrying Its limi
of fair freight.
The remaining events were rowed over
mile-and- half course starting and nm
ishing at the penthouse, with one turn a
a point above the C. a. C. house.
The first event was for four cared gigs
and. as was the case last year in similar
regatta. the race was not won until within
100 yards of the finish. and was won by
half a length by Norman Howard's crew
which rowed: N Howard stroke. Com b:
3, Whelpley 2, Miller bow with Fitzpatrick
as coxswain, in the starboard gig. TIT
port rugged boat rowed: James stroke
Jones 8, Edward 2, Townsend bow. Will
Leet coxswain. To the buoy il was goo'
race, each crew rowing we'll and measur
ing strokes all the way. Both made th'
turn at the same time. and Strengthened
out for home, and the stretch for goal wa
hotly contested inch by inch until within
three lengths of the finish, when the star
board crew put on an extra squirt and woi
by few strokes. The coxswains handle'
materially to make the race the hot on
it proved to be.
The other crew race was for four
shells, and this. too. was heart breake
and was won by three-quarters OF lengt
by the crew of which another Howard, thi
time one John Howard, was stroke. Hi
boat, called the new" rowed: Howard
stroke; Clagett, 8; Murphy, 2, and Moore