Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-04
LOCAL NEWS.
BOATING ON Tue POTOMAC.
Scenes on the River In
the Evening.
The District BOat Clubs.



Is alive with all manner OF bolts propelled b
oars- The members Of the boat clubs can b
seen out In fours, doubles and singles; but tn
greatest mum Der OF boats seen on the water ar
Wnat are called working boats. Parties O
iadles and gentlemen fill these, and hapo]
laughter floats over the water. Very few peo
pie go down stream. There is nothing to b.
en- that way except the broad expanse of tht
smelled at low tide but that IS not much OF an
inducement. Nearly everybody goes up The
river. Passing under the Aqueduct bridge, b :.
tween the steady streams or falling water IS 8
feat easily accomplished, as the river is as
cended by daylight The deS cent, however. IS
usually accomplished in the dark or by moon
light Then as each boat with ladies In n
dashes under the bridge little screl ls are
always heard as the water comes down on the
heaos OF the party. lt Is calculsy Led that out OF
coat containing seven people passing uud.r
the fGueduct after inset not more tnaa Lwo
eve. escape the shower.
THIS RIDE UP THE RIVER
Is very pleasant-cool breezes fan the royers
and their guests. The scenery on the left bank
Is beautiful and ever Changing. The right bank
does not offer much in the way of the pic
tuTeSque, but Is not without interest. There Is
lot mucn current 10 work against, and the
Welitralned young man finds little d. tficulty Ia
propelllng the craft containing himself and his
young LADY even with that swlftne5s and stead.
mess which characterized the aquatic feats OF
the young waterman of Twickenham Ferry.
Boating on the Potomac is simply delightful
NO wonder that SO many people Ind their way
The sport Is not confined to the young alone
Many heads OF families puff up and down the
river, with the real head OF the house and q
portion OF their progeny on the cushions There
are romantic places for landing here and there
along the LETT bank. And then there is the man
who keeps
A MYSTERIOUS LITTLE HOUSE ON TIE WATER
just about half way up to the Chain bridge.
He sells something there. Nearly all of the
boats With OILY young men In them stop to eX-
change 'good evening" with this man. Ex-
actly what the attractions of his place are IL Is
Impossible 10 tell without visit.
Nearly every evening there must be three or
four hundred boats on the water. Some OF
them carry lights after dark, which flash
merrlly as the crafts speed on. Some of the
boats are very handsome ana costly: They are
perfect In every respect and finished In elegant
sly lie. This year there are more boats ou tue
river than ever before; and the interest In the
pastime is much greater than heretofore. Tas
boat club men, though they Will not ADMIT it,
greatly prefer TO row la1les about In nice com
Portable boats rather than to pull for the train
ing Of the muscles. The cll,Os are roun0ed
upon pleasure baSis beyond that thai they
have never accomplished anything great on
home waters though In outside races they have
done well. There Is plenty of splendid material
In the three cluoS, but 1t needs developing.
The bargeS, six, eight and ten cared, are the
favorlte club boats Tor evening trips. Tney &C.
commodate convenient number of passengers
and when Well -manae1 maze very good ne ic-
way. From them Is derived the term barge
party
BARGE PARTIES
are OF two kinds. There is the barge party
where ladies are along, and barge parties
where only the male specimen Is represented.
The former are pronounced to be lust too
nice for anything by the ladies. The latter
are By no means SLOW. The scheme OF barge
party is to row up to the landing OF the CLUB
and d1aembarK. There Is dancing in the paVli-
hon AolO H.,
romaLtc, the air cool and fresh and the refresh.
meats inviting. The return IL made ABOUT II
&C o,k-that Is OF the female barge party.
Stag" parties have been known not TO return
until O'Clock in the morning. The fun Of
stag party just runs over. They keep the beer
on ice all the time. Songs. stOrie5 speeches,
make the time pass like Parole. a Dig bonfire.
giinting over the water winds up the evening:
there generally being war dance accompanl-
ment. TheSe parties have been known TO )ne
back with the current, hardly using an oar.
That Is. very likely, the reason that some Of
them get back so late. The interest taken In
boating Is Tue to
TIE THREE BOAT CLUBS.
The Columola club Is the youngest OF the
three organizations, and the Analcstaas the
Oldest. The Potomac club is, however, bit a
year younger than fhe AnaioStan. The COgun-
Ola, though Durn last year, Is a very stout
DantliDg. IL has erected flae club house and
skill and Gexterity."
THE POTOMAC BOAT CLUB
have almost finished Improvements 70 their
house that make 1t as elegant and comfortable
as any boat house ia the county, The me n
bersbip OF this club consists OF So active Is ir-
active and about IS honorary members 1t
owns seven club boats Besides THESE there
are between thirty and forty private boa-s In
the house, the property of Individual members
W re club. the stag" partieI Of the Potomac
club are noueu for being the best given on the
river. The officers of the club are Frank Jones,
president; P. 7. Dodge. vice president; j. u.
Doyle. secretary; g. j. Johnston, assistant Sec
Ietary; Edward DeIflck, treasurer; Samuel
Wheeler, captain; w. f. Roberts, first lieut. n
ant, and W. c. Mckinney, second Lieutenant.
The up river landing OF tue CLUB Is about three
miles from the boat house. The pavilion makes
excellent dancing, and the scenery around Is
magnificent.
THE COLUMBIA CLUB,
has en- active membership OF 135, with
about 20 Inactive and honorary members. 1t
has lot got all of is boats and outfit yet. It
has, however. In the house two fours, an eight
cared barge and 80 private boats. Their lanIiag
is about one and MALT miles up the river, De-
tween Wis avis landing and Analostan lind-
Ing. II is very pleasant resort. The officers
OF the club are: II. W. Howgate, president; j.
II. Gordon, vice prc .ident; E. F. Riggs, treas
urer; ". T. Snyder, secretary; Harry Towers
financial secretary: w. II. Gibson, cap ain; j.
s. Zeigler, first lieutenant. q. ID. Davis. second
Lieutenant.
The ANALoSTAS CLUB
has 65 active members and ABOUT 100 Inactive,
honorary and retired members. II has twelve
club boats and about fifteen private boats 10
the house. Their cp river landing Is at Windy
Branch. 1t is a legend that there Is always q
breeze there. People passing ia 90 Ats catch
cool air at Windy Branch when they find Ii no
where else on the river. II Is about NO miles
up. The officers OF The club are: George A.
McllteIney, president; john w. Cors)n, vice
president; Samuel Maddox, treasurer; I'll. c..
Mckinney, corresponding and financial Secre
taIy; James 4. wilkins, recording secretary;
w. A. Mckinney, captain; X. E. PaiTO, frSG
lieutenant, and Fred Wright. second ueuten an c.
TIE NATIONAL REGATTA.
Tie boat racing this season promises to be
the best ever known here. There will be the
usual club regattas, which Will take place
some time IN June. The annual meeting here
In September next, OF the National Association
OF Amateur Oarsmen Will be the great event.
There Will be two days racing In which mem
OeIS OF clubs In all the eastern elite, and some
western and southern clubs will take part
The Potonsc Club may not take part In the r ,
gatta, having Withdrawn from the association
on account or the refusal OF the executive com.
mittee TO take Into consideration the dispute
which arose cut OF the citizens regatta Of last
year. The Ana oStan and Columbia are, no "
ever, working up the arrangements for the re-
gatta, and are netting with success The
racing each day Will conmel ice az 10 O'Clock.
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