The Evening critic., 1882-09-15
WEST WASHINGTON.

Programme for the Coming Regatta
--Anniversary OF the Dashaways--
Fire I'm the County-Arrivais of
CoaI-Mcctings of Secret Societies
A Famous Trotting Horse Dead
Minor Matters.
The Joint committee from the boat clubs met
at the Potomac boathouso on Wednesday even
Ing and decided that only those who had been
victors In an open regatta would DO considered
senior oarsmen. AS under tho rules Of tho
National Amateur Rowing Association, by
which the races OF tho Potomac regatta arc 20
be governed, every oarsman having rowcd In
a single scull race becomes q senior oarsman,
there can bo but very few entries from tho
clubs for the Junior single race, for which Mr..
Ledding offers prizes, p II Is respectfully % sug,
single scullers who havo never won. BY doing
80 large number from each club could tako
part in this race, making It one OF tho
most interesting events OF tho regatta.
The committee also arranged tho following
programme for tho races: Tho first race to
others to follow in tho order IN named below, an
interval OF forty-fve minutes being allowed
between each race: First, Junior singlcs
second, senior singles; third, junior fours
fourth, senior fours: NTH, lightweight fours.
Mr.. Watts the late president OF tho National
Amateur Rowing Association, hds been re-
quosted TO act Us referoo during tho races.
No one interested In the cause OF temper
ance should fail to attend the grand annlver.
snry celebration OF tho Dashaway Reform
Club tonight at Forrest Hall to hear the ad.
dresses OF the great temperance orators,
Judge McSweeney, OF Ohio; Hon. W. W. Cur
rie, OF Indiana, and Rov. Dr.. j. Mex.
Riley, of Baltimore. All arc welcome.
Tho house OF Mr.. John Ball, on tho conduit
road In the county, caught fro yesterday from
defective fue, but tho famcs wore oxtin.
guished by the neighbors aftor n damage of
about $50 had been sustained.
Thirty-ilve boats, thirty.throe OF which wcre
loaded with coal, arrived by canal this morn.
ing.
There has been q detention of tho snnl
boats at slack water about ono hundred miles
above here for tho past few days, caused by
the high water, but 1t had subsidized enough
10 allow them to pass yesterday.
Twenty-Five boats left Cumberland on Tues
day for this place with coal.
Sailed-Schooner Emma Rrcy, Captain Hall,
with $50 tons of coal for New York.
Logan Tribe, No. 6, I. o. II. NJ, held It's resu-
lar business meeting last night, as did also
William Louis Schley Lodge, No. 4, /. o. NJ.
Tho latter, In addition TO other business,
formed n social club, TO BIO known rs the Will
lam Louis Schley Social Club, which proposes
to gtyo grand levee on Eve OF Thanksgiving.
Tho well.known and celebrated trotting
stallion Star Pilot, having n record way below
| 2:30, owned by Mr.. Albert Ledge, OF Mont
| gomery County, Nd, formerly by Mr.. O. NJ
| Alexander, OF Washington,) died on Monday
| at p. M, OF fatty degeneration of the heart
| Mr.. Ledge had repeatedly refused offers OF
| $1,000 for him.
Sailed: Steam schooner Maynard Summer,
Captain Cozzens, with 400 tons OF coal for
Portland, Me-; steamer John Gibson, Captain
| Young, for New York.
There were out from the Potomacs ycstor.
days two four-oared, ono pair.oarod and four
single shell crews. From tho Columbias
| singles and one pleasure boat From johnson
| 4 Bakers were out six pleasure boats.
| High-tide: 0:4S o'clock this evening" 1913
| n. m. tomorrow.