Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21


talon of the District of Columbia.
The start was made at $50 o'clock and
the race was finished in twenty minutes.
the distance being little over two miles,
the regular navy record being nineteen
minutes for the distance, and this speaks
well for the prowess of the winning crew
At the start of the race and for the hrst
mile Lieutenant CarmOdy's crew kept
ahead and was in that position when the
buoy was rounded.
AS soon as the start was made Captain
Stratton of the Puritan. together with
Lieutenant Dempf and Lieutenant Carmody
and three representatives of the press and
Starter Bowling boarded the steam launch
attached to the monitor and followed the
crews in the race. When the buoy had
been rounded and the crews raced toward
the finish the launch raced back with the
crews. SO as to be in time for the hnish TO
be seen by those on board. Just after the
crews had rounded the buoy 1t became eNi-
dent that Lieutenant Dempfs crew, winch
was composed mainly of regular seamen'
had been storing up their energy Tor the
ending and as they raced to the hnlsh they
seemed to gather strength at each S'roke;
while Lieutenant Carmody ere" seeiioo
to give out.
On the way home to the finish it could
plainly be seen that Lieut.. Dempt S ere"
would win. and, together with Lieut. Saf-
VI,
as to the racing qualities of MS crew:
Lieut.. Carmody's crew worked hard. ana
when the line was crossed with Lieut..
Dempfs crew in the lead by about length,
a shout went up from those who were on
the monitor Lieut.. Carmody's crew con-
sisted of the following seamen: Dalton cox
vain: Keck Starboard stroke; MaddoX. port
stroke; Lyons, second stroke; Robo' second
stroke; Prater, starboard midsh1pman' An
derson port mdshpman; Hail. fourth star
board stroke johnson. fourth port stroke:
Thomas starboard oarsman; wagner, port
bow oarsman. The crew of Lieut.. Dempf
was composed of Rooney. coXwain; Lyman,
starboard stroke; Miller. port stroke; Sill
Der, second starboard stroke; Donovan, sec,
ond port stroke: Christia. third starboard
stroke: Titcomb, third port stroke; Dinges.
fourth port stroke; Garner. fourth starboard
stroke: Wilkerson, fifth port stroke; CRIT
fifth, fifth starboard stroke.
The race was to have been the first of
series which will be contested over the
course by the crews representing Lleuts.
Carmody, Dempf and LantZ of the Naval
Battalion. but, on account of the Irregular
crews. will probably be raced off later. The
championship will be terminated late in
the summer for a cup which will be given
by Gen. George H. Harries. AS the crews
which raced yesterday We're not the regular
ones, it is probable that the races when
will be held next Saturday and each
week thereafter through the summer will
find the regular crews in the cutters.
After the race had been finished, cigars
and other presents were made to the men
who composed the crews as reward from
Gen. Harries for the work they had done
in the race. In this way the commander OF
the District militia hopes to arouse interest
in the work and organization. Tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock there will be gem
eral muster on the Puritan, and later the
officers will make an official inspection of
the monitor.