The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-10-01

L'N'' l''' .i''' 'NuN'iN W. NltH 'll wv
vigor Of manhood and honest competition. The
handsome prizes for which the Oarsmen intend doing
battle have been exhibition In the windows OF the
establishments of Moore x Ledlng, Calf & CO., and
\. Saks \ Co. during the past week, and have been
greatly admired The best place to see the races win
he from the stand Intended to be erected Anlos.
tan Island, next to Bobby iiolzman's Palace. which
WIN be moved down stream for the interest of bis
friends. Tine total weights and averages of the
crews to be sent to the starting point by the Column
bias and rOtOmacs are given, the AnaoStans not
giving the weights Of their entries.
Total Weight. Arsrags.
JuniOrs-Potomlcs. ............... 5gl liSts
JuniorS-ColumbllS.. ............ 6l3 1885,
Senlor--POtomncs, ......,.,..,..... BIg I5itt
SeniOr-C ulumbias. ....-.......... 625L ISL
Light Woights-potUmiCs. ...... asa, I2Ili
Light Weights-Columbias. ,...... sos 1885,
The colors clubs will be the same rs at present.
lotumlcs, red; Aualcstanj white, and COlumbilS,
blue.
The Junior four of the Columbus that en-
cages In the race on Wednesday against the Poto-
picked crew of the Rappahannock Club, OF Freder-
lckSbutg, Va, In race over the same course.
Hoffman will move his floating hotilla
down stream on Monday morning and cast anchor
lust opposite tue finish Of the races on Anaosau
pacity of three hundred from which the best view OF
the races can be had on the river This Is put up
only for the boating men and their lady friends. aud
Ferry boats VIII run from Cumberland and Congress
street, In Georgetown, during the entire time.
The prizes donated by Messrs. A. Saks &
60. for the -four gentlemen who win MI the winning
boat In the Junior crews have been exhibition In
the windows Of their establishment during the entire
week, and have attracted much attention. without
dispmagng any of the rest, the ones designed for
junior oarsmen neat aud pretty as any ever
bestowed before upon successful oafsmen They are
manufactured out OF solid gold aud each IL supplied
with beautiful plush case A solid band of Coid acts
the pin, the face being engraved bold let
tiers, 'JunlOr Four Connecting with the pin and
the melalproper Is fine piece Of silver rope, acting
support to tue medal Across the face Of the media
lion Is neatly wrought sweep-car of gold, running
up and down and standing ont In bold relief. Upon
l's2 for Junior fours - ON the reverse Is place
for the winners name aud the donator's. Messrs.
\. Saks 4 Co. The work Is from well known
Washington house, and Is an example Of their skin
~ master mechanics.
The movement to make next "Wednesday
afternoon alf-hollday, rs was mentioned In TUE
HERALD OF last sunday, has received quite an I'm
pous among a large class of our merchants and
business men. We hops the idea will be generally
conCutred In. In the Government Departments all
who wish to go ont for the races may Ito without
being docked for absence.
Both Marshall and Douglas, of the Analos-
| tan Club aud who down to row In their crew.
were under the care Of the doctor during the early
part of last week, and 1t was feared for time that
the club would have 10 give up entirely and enter
a crew In any of the races. The poor showing that
will be made by the club certainly arises from no
want Of effort on the part Of the raciug committee
and the few gentlemen who are anxious to make a
proper showing In every contest. They have been
Jealous ~ their lahors but death, sickness per-
sOna restriction under the rules have thrown this
good club high and dry aud left them with only
COrrOral'S guard at hand Ia select from They win en-
ter crew In the of the Junior fours, and there
are many members of the two opposing clubs who,
II wishes were consulted and We're made the deciding
feature In Tracing, would surely he accredited
Messrs. A. Saks & Co. The balcony Of this popular
resort viii an excellent place from which View
better results next year at the regatta.
Among the Columbias the preparation for
the races has been progressing with the dash and
vim that usually marks the training At that house
Among the members outside Of the great
dcalOf confidence 10 expressed NJ tho prospects
their crews winning majority Of the contests. and
bets offered that three out Of tho Ave will surely
| come to the COlumbIas Since the withdrawal Of
Brace from the senior his place has been taken
by Sesmith Of the Junior and he has dropped
| to splendid form, and Is now pulling together beau
| lfully with the other men. In the juniors Waach
has taken the stroke seat In place of Wade who has
gone Into number three. while Thompson takes bow.
All tho praise needed for Wallach Is to say that he
was stroke OF the big crew last year, when they de-
feated the PutOrnacs They are pushing their boat
| along very nicely not quite as well, perhaps, as
| they think. The light weights doing splendldly
and the Improvement shown by the men have been
nanlfesty great as their craft goes along very fast
and thin as II is possible TO get shebOat go.
They will make tue other crew pull very fast If they
succeed In beating them to the line. Among the
ght but II Is not thought he can win. In the juniors
| Henderson and smith win fight alone, aud the
struggle between them viii be interesting 10 sce
Among the Potomacs there exists a sort Of
tnit lne nhDfltN OF tDe nNe races
viii surely come to their house as that they viii be
| rOwed The men understand that to win they
have got TO do very hard work, and that they are
about To enter into rhce--One that Will be rowcd on
Its merits from the very moment the word - 20 ~ is
| given them. The senior crew have kept up their
| hard work. aud have reduced themselves to "A condi-
tiOn near perfect rs II Is possible to get. They
| took advantage Of both morning aud evening pulls
| over the course last week. and are satisfied with
themselves In the junior fOuTs Derrick has retired
aud his place has been taken by Col Jones, the old
warhOrse and veteran OF the club, and do dis
1 tlu
absence IS well supplied. The doing hard
work, aud Will strive hard To win the prizes. In
the light weights the confidence Of the club seems
most to cluster, ana TO tell the Truth better or a
| more perfect crew could not be obtained anywhere
They pun beautifully together, and tleir bow keeps
the rose aud Keel Of the boat as straight and
asif It were In yse with their pretty stroke they
also add great deal OF strength and for the Other
clubs 10 win they will have 10 almost equal the time
made by the senior Among the senior sCullers
the race Is Of course between MCKenney aud Morgan,
| with chances aud bets even.
The Potomacs will select Junior crew to
| race with the Rappahannocks OF Frederick sburg on
at tue oars, there being no prize at stake for the VIM
| ncTs,
The singlescull race between Parker
Page, Of the AnaOsans and the winner Of the senior
singles next Wednesday Is dividing the excitement
| between the races Of Wednesday and the various
sculers of tho clubs Page Is la rigid training for
the event ON the Harlem River In New York. and hs
friends hero claim that to beat him the engaged
iu the senior SOULS have got 10 show better spe ed
than they ever have exhibited In previous
The race viii be for handsome medal valued At not
less than nny dollars. The win bo rowed next
Saturday afternoon over the National Course.
The race between Hanlon, Ross, and Ken
nedy has been put off until 1850 but u Is doubtful
" II VIII then, as The former has been show Ing
| the white feather considerably oi late.
Mr.. John Kennedy, of Portland, Me, one
Of the few honorable men who number Themselves
among the professional scullers Of the country, aud
Who besides iF ~ the hest scullcIs In tho world
! Vi,tipp this CITY. mud a
the Potomac CLUB House, John Is a true gentleman,
aud has many friends M ths city. llo IA with Dlrl
Morgan, hs bis guest
For the benefit of our readers we publish
again tubs morning list Of the prizes TO lie rowed fo
on Wednesday next: junior aud senior slngle-sculls
handsome medals from Mr. u. ledlng, Of Moore 4
Ledng; iunior fOur-oars Individual prlzes from A
saks CO., and stand Of col0rs from the kaiiona
Rifles; senior fours individual prizes from Alr j. W
noteer, and cup Of Evening saT; llght-weightt IN
winner OF the senior sing eBcus goes the handsome
cup presented by mr. Arthur PadelfoTd, Of Newport
and q member OF the Potomac tlub, 10 the club tn
winner represents
Mr.. Arthur PadellOrd, of Newport, Il. l.
Is visiting this city asa guest OF his relative Col
BlAckfoId, OF Georgetown. Mr. Iadeliofd Is mem
time visited the clubhouse since the new building wa
erected,
Mr.. c. l.. KintneT, OF the Columbia Boa
cub, aud Of the mombersoi the senior fouroaro,
crew, was during tho past week promoted to tue i'm
pOrant position ~ chief clerk 81 the Patent once
vice ReatOn promoted. IliB fIieudshaYe been shower
Ing congratulations upon him.
Messrs. Kearnoy and Fisher, OF the Coas
survey and Messrs. ClaTyoe and Martie Of the Fiat
Priutefs Association, viii ROW double SOUL rae,
over the national regatta course next Saturday after
noon FOR a valuable prize.
This viii be the closing-out week among
boating people unless some private matches CrOl
out Of the regatta OF wednesday
Those wishing to obtain q good view Of
~ tl,.-tc At gN.l