The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-07-11

The new boat-house of the COlumbias is
fast approaching completion and already presents
neat appearance from the river.
The new boat-house of the Columbia Club
israpldly approaching completion, and i is ex.
August The club has now 100 active members.
Notwithstanding race will take place to-
morrow afternoon over the Anacosta course between
several promising oarsmen of the eastern part of the
city The start Will be from the Navy Yard Bridge.
IIosmer won the professional race at Boston
on the 5th defeating such scnlers as Kennedy Lee,
Ten Eyck and Kennouth Hosmer intends going TO
England to meet several of the finest oarsuen In the
Old World.
Roberts, the champion sculer of the Poto-
macs who won the scuers' prize at Frederick sburg
was the recipient OF beautiful horseshoe and other
floral tributes from his lady friends, with which he
decorated his shell on Wednesday and Thursday.
The trophies won by the Potomacs at the
Fredericksburg regatta consisting of three handsome
cups -four individual prizes in addition to hand
some large flag presented by the ladies of the George
town Convent will he on exhibition at Gait s this
week.
Much regret is expressed that Roberts was
not sent to represent the Potomacs at the National
Regatta held ut Philadelphia during the week. 1t
would be good thing for him to challenge the WIN
and try and induce him to visit this city during
September. Giveita boom any way.
w. a. McKenney and G. r. Noyes, of the
Analos;an Club. left yesterday for "Colton's - on
tn Lower Potomac. The objects of their trip is to
work Of training for the fall races OF the club They
need rest. Several members of the club will follow
| later, but not with the same view, however.
On Thursday evening yery pleasant
affair took place at the Potomac boat house. Dur
| Ing the rowing season the members of the Potomac
Club have been very Kind In giving barge parties to
the young ladies at the Georgetown Convent, and 1t
was determined by the young ladies' to repay them for
their kindness. They had most beautiful silk barge
flag made In New York. Of the club cools-red and
white-with the word " Potomac - in gold letters on
both sides, mounted ebony staff four feet long
The Misses Brush OF New Orleans, made the presen-
accepted by one of the officers OF the club In neat
speech. After the presentation the whole party were
conveyed to Potomac Landing, which had been bril-
lianty Illuminated for the occasion, the remain
| der OF the evening was devoted TO dancing.
A number of citizens met yesterday and
subscribed 300 to he expended In the purchase of
handsome cup, or individual cups or badges, to be
ana Analostan Clubs, the distance to be mutually
agreed upon and the race to take place within ten
decide. 1t Is certainly time Tor two clubs to he IN
and doing. and II they want the confidence of tho
series Of r sa De u S h Sy haEsg race
subscribing for the prize will extend invitation
the H. Ilrondelle Club OF Baltimore and the Vesper
Club OF Philadelphia 70 take part in the race. The
Potomac crew, insprlted by their success At Freder
icksbnrg are ready and willing to anybody, and
as the Anaosans have plenty OF material 1t ought to
be easy to arrange race. a meeting OF the repre-
| sentatyes from each club win he held In n few days
when all the details such AS time and distance, win
The magnificent double victory of the Poto-
mac Club Of this city. Mt the Fredericksburg regatta
on Tuesday last has been the talk Of the town ever
since. In the four cared shell race the PotOmacs had
Messrs. Cropiey, stroke; Morgan, 3; Bailey, q and
| Wheeler, bow, and nobly did these men uphold the
colois OF the champions. The pace cut ont by the
'Hrondelle four from Baltimore simply terrific
the stroke running as high forty to the minute
and The first half mile Of the was pretty
hibltion OF artistic rowing AS was seen. But
matter how hard or how rapid the stroke set by the
baltimore crew the lads from the POtomacs were with
them, ana when the mile stake WAS passed the George-
| town crew had the race wen In hand. The theory
that the Potomac would die away from the forty
two stroke OF the L'lIirondee men was fully OK
ioded, as the first crew 10 die away the "yers
from the Monumental city. II iods race, and such
| u one Tor the Baltimore rs must have sur
prised them. The betting before the race was three
To one In favor OF Baltimore and seryeral gentlemen
who went down from this city and bet against the
Potonlcs wish now that they had remained home In
the seullers race Roberts OF the POonacs had almost
walk over, at no time Ia the was called upon
10 pull hard. OF course the victories of the POt0nacs
was well received In Fredericksburg whers the club is
| 50 deservedy popular, and upon the return Of the
crew To the bOat-Olis they met with perfect oya-
ton. The club members who We're unable 10 go down
lad wire run Into the boat house. aud when the news
OF victory was tashoi from Fredericksburg set up
yell that was deafenng. They ran broom up 20 ilie
masthead OF their house la honor Of the event very
much 10 the disgust OF their neghbors who had hope
aud placed their money for q different result.