Year: 1869

not to continue the race should the ferryboat on
which were General Grant and a distinguished
party, move about In the stream after they had
started, and, as the little steamer put OUT
into the stream at the same time the
third class boat got well under weigh,
the race was according to agreement, stopped.
1t appeared also that the third class had broken an
oar and had withdrawn from the contest on discov-
ering their misiortane out Il was hnaliy decided,
after little parley between the judges, that all the
boats should enter If the men decided on seco3d
trial, which they did.


Time being called, the boats got into position aud,
al precisely eleven minutes TO SIX O'Clock, the word
ns,he was given ana tne WHOLE iour asrted aneaa,
vance OF the other until about hundred


asas cisS Sm ,ss the starting Point when the
the second class, which was left finally to struggle
with the sxoared boat OF the third class. the four
hind Its competitors When the irst mile was com
pleted the second and third class six-oared boats
had gained considerably on the nrst class shell and
were closing on her rapidly, when before she had
reached the stakeboat, she suddenly turned about
and darted up the river on her return to the start
ing point. The slxoared third class followed suit,
while the second class and the fouroared shell OF
the third class continued on down the stream until
they reached the stakeboat, which they turned and
then followed In the wake OF the other two boats,
which had by the time they made the turn increased
yards. The race between the drst and third class
on the return was hotiy contested; but on nearing
gether In ne style and came in ahead OF their oppo.
nent about one minute and quarter having COM
pleted the course In tweny-o minutes and ten sec.
onds. The other two boats came in about two
minutes and three-quarters afterwards. All the
boats ON the return were cheered vociferously BY
the cadets and the visitors who lined the shores, and
the people In the neet OF small boats which were
plying about In the river. The second class on COM
ing In claimed the race on ground that the first
class had not turned the stakeboat. The graduates,
the other hand contended that they had agreed TO
row three mile race and that they had rowed IL,
and taat the reason why they had not turned the
stakeboat was that it had been placed several hun
dred yards below where the three mile course had
ham arrrua Ual n r.
sons and Lieutenant Davis the two judges who were
at the starting point, refused to decide one way or
the other. until Lieutenant Sears the referee who
had been stationed at the stakeboat should return,
whereupon the boats were taken to the boat house.
had been stationed he stated that the stakeboat
had drifted about in the river somewhat but he de-
clned to say whether or not she had drfted beyond
the prescribed limits of the course, or to give his
opinion which class was entitled to the victory
until after he had consulted Colonel Parsons and
Lieutenant Davis. Tomorrow or on Monday next


the merits OF the question Will be discussed by the
judges, when they will decide as 10 which crew in
their opinion won the race. II is claimed the
part Of the first class that the third class turned
about ahead OF their boat and that as the man who
had surveyed the course and who belonged TO that
crew was the first to call out ''put about we are
past the three mile mark" 1t was but fair
that the victory should be accorded to them, they
cond not have mistaken the limits. There is good
deal Of feeling In the corps about the matter, and
the decision Is awaited with considerable anxiety.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT


General Grant viii not leave here until Tuesday
He was not very much bored to-day by visitors, al
though quite number OF persons waylaid him In
the usual way to make him undergo hand shak-
ing. General Pitcher, the commandant OF the post,
honor OF the President at which all the oftcers
stationed here and large number OF Others here on
a visit attended In full uniform. Secretary Borie,
General Mcdowell, General Ingalls, and General
Mchler and the Board OF Visitors were also present.


The hop at cozzens' West Point Hotel tonight was
one of the most brilliant affairs OF Its kind which
has taken place in this vicinity for many year.
be present was by no means the least OF
the many attractions which marked the
9Seas the evening up 70 ten O'clock Carriages each with


It's quota OF youth and beauty, TO add brlliancy TO


the scene were constantly arriving rSm west Point
lands as thick as bees in hive. Besides these
the day brought up hundreds OF ladies and gentlemen
the majority Of whom came for no other purpose
in the world than to see what hop really was, with
o whole class OF West Point cadets as the centre Of
attraction. owing 10 the reception OF General
Pitcher which naturally enough ,s, was @ a.senaeo oy
the officers OF the post and the several generals or
the army who are stopping at the various the
neighbOrhood, were unable TO be present; but not
withstandlng this drawback, . great many OF the
shoulder strappers managed to get down at late
long to be ere remembered But, af,er all the csdeas
had no rivals, for the ladies seemed. as
the gray coats and bell buttons than by all
| the gold lace and siken sashes that
bandboxes. II is almost { neediess to state that the
ladies' without whose presence the hop would have
been no hop at all, beautiful as
nature aided OF course TO no small extens
by ART could make them. and the way
they danced with the cadets and looked with
the most whitening contempt on individuals who
could not sport q uniform was something more
than people who have never been educated up TO
the West Point standard could well understand In
nne, the whole affair from beginning to end was q
most enjoyable one: and whether 1t viii have been
much so for the cadets to give them distaste
for their own ball on Monday night remains yet TO