The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-18
AQuATIo sPORIs.

WhssIInE sealIsFs Ilssling on their oars
Probable Race Between EeiaEeFheF
RAd RiIey-Relhing DtaEuaied WIN
llAeing.
At odd times Of late an ISTRIIlaEScER
reporter, meeting divers members Of boat
club organizations in this city, and among
them a few Of Whssling'a leading oarsmen,
has taken occasion to ascertain what the
harvest will be this season for the boating
fraternity In the way Of races.
Billy Humes about sized the status oil
thesport here when he said that absolutely
nothing was going on except talk oil races.
Not many evenings since our own stall
WaEt Weiagerber was interviewed 90 10 his
intentions. FATTY" 10 usually leLicenton
the subject OF HIS proves as an oaramRn,
and which does him credit. From some
remarks he made the reporter, however,
received the impression that he thinks he
can beat Riley on these waters, and the
boating vSne turns in that direction.
Fatty will have Riley on these waters
before fall, and will beat him, too" re-
marked an enthusiastic bystander.
The fact that Mr.. Weisgerber daily prac.
tiCea on the Ohio in his shell, and is get.
ting into magnificent physical condition,
probably affords grounds for the presump.
ton that come one Is 10 be beaten soon,
either here or elsewhere. A race between
Weisgerber and Riley would not only ex-
cite local but general interest, There Ia
not much known about Rileyb powers.
What record he has 10 90 varieHated with
success and failure that II is q difficnlt
matter to put the gauge on either his mus
Gle, pluck or staying qualities, Its diteT-
emit with our Mr.. WeiBgeFbeT, who has the
reputation Of being one among the num-
Der, who are not host by.the,way, Of
American oarsmen, who are perfectly
square and who enter race for the pur-
pose Of winning. tits believed by the re-
porter thAI this reputation Is well de-
served, and II q race such as the one
talked Of comes Of, Wheeling's champion
will make "the greatest effort oil his life
to come in ahead-thRt 10, II the effort Ia
rendered necessary,
There are no other oarsmeu Ia this
vicinity who are ssmi.Faining except Ed,
Clator. What his prospects, are Tor q race
or who he has his keen eye on the reporter
10 unable To say. Eddie handles q swift
and telling oar and is capable Of good
work.
FeIsing Is disgusted with boating, He
does not think now that he will ever row
another race. He says he may change blu
mind, but 10 doubtful. AT one time FEELS
ing's prospects Of becoming q noted oars
man In IquAtiC circles was very good, But
defeat rather crushed him and 90 he loSl
some mousV In late ventures he feels thai
his aim In lie liea In another direction
Knoke has bought one Of WiesReTber'l
racing bosls, the one we think In which
he rowed In the last regatta. f'
"SWope" Gays he Ia ready 10 row any
man Of his size 10 the country, or hny
man anywhere near his size" We
understand that Murphy, whom he down
ed twice last year, wants to try him again
but has not as yet cent any formal Chal
lenge. "Swope" is the champion ighi
weight Of oil this section and will not b.
picnic" for any oarsmRn, He ls praCtic
log daily.
The shell at Helmbrights cigar shoE
which Is TO be rallied of has nearly all thu
tickets taken.