Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-11
A m ateur OarSn,en.

THE CITIZENS REGATTA ROw-THE NATIONAL
kEGAITA TO TAKE PLACE IN WASHINGTON IL
SEPTEMBER.
The following is taken from a private letter
received by a STAR reporter from the gen
tleman who represented the Potomac Boat
cluo, OF this city, before the execu-
tive tive committee OF the National AssocI-
Saturday evening: I'VE had 1t hot aud heavy
last night before the executive committee OF the
National Association OF Amateur Oar5men In
reference TO the double back decision OF Ref
cree Willett. The Columbia submitted a lone
statement as did also the AnaloSta1s DENYING
the right OF the COMMITTEES TO investigate a race
MnIca was, as they asserted, purely local AM
fOwed under 40 established rules AS all three
clubs are members OF the a association. and are
Obliged to row under It's rules. knocke tnat
argument sky-hlgh and had sub committee
appointed. consisting OF Hlnchman. Peterson
aid Gannier, to investigate the matter. The
AnaloStans had Stevens, Page and Coysoa to
represent them. while had to tight single
handsd. sluhg so much bad English at them
mar they were forced, from sheer exhaustion
10 agree that my point was we'll taken Wlllatt
wrote that he only made one ofjciai decision,
and that was on the day GtJe'' the race. AS
this was In direct violation OF rule 20 or laws
for boat racing. that was easily killed. Yol
can rest assured that the next regatta OF the
association will be held In Washington. TIE
committee are very favorabiy Inclined, and II
will take place I'm September"
ANOTHER ALLEGED horse SwlNoIE.-ln the
Police Court yesterday morning, two youn,
cOlOred men named Ellsworth Hogan and Ham
wilson were charged with the grand larceny o.!
horse valued at 800 from an old colored ma n
named Augustus Thomas, VINO testified that ne
lives In Prince George county. Md. and came
here last Tuesday with load of corn. and after
selling his corn he went 10 The horse blzaar
Wnere he met these men, and Wilson asked hin,
II he wanted 10 buy horse, and he told him
mat ne had OILY five dollars. Wilson insisted
On bis going TO his stable, between 9th aud 10Th
and NJ and streets, 10 look at the horse Wit
ness consented and they went to the stable
aud saw the horse. and he was asked by Wilson
TO make an offer for him. He Offered TO give s.
Tor the horse II he could pull. and took the mar
ness OF his own horse and put Ii On the other
morse 10 nltch MIN to the wagon, and Hogan,
who was with Wilson. jumped on witness horse
and rode him away. Witness then asked Wilson
where Hogan had gone with his horse and Wa
son sald, why You have traded Witness
stated that he began TO halo for the police BAT
had TO glveWtson IS before he could get his nor
back. He then went TO the station house and
hotlfled Oflcers Branson and Breen who ar
rested these parties. the Old mans statement
ia relation To Hogan's Running away win MIA
horse was corroOorated by another witness
named George Williams Ofli Ger Branson teStI.
fed that the old man came TO the station hou J.
ana reported hat he had Daea ROBBED. Witness
stated that On receiving this Information he
knew where TO go TO look for the men, as they
had been playing this game for some time with
bazaar testified that the horse kept IL the stable
was not worth one dollar. and that great MANY
persons had been sWindied by its use. 4 colorel
man. named George Barber, testified, for The de-
fence, that Hogan, Wilson and the Old couatry-
man came to mis- house, and the old man gave
him s., which, he told him, to turn over to the
others when they returned his horse TO him: aud
ABOUT TWO hours afterwards they came with rue
morse and returned II TO the old man. and Wit.
ness asked him II he should turn the money
over TO the men. and he said That he could. as
he was satisfied. The court here remarked that
he would have TO dismiss the defendants n
there Is no Ia" TO reach these cases, iC Is time
one should be enacted.