Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-07
AMONG THE OARsMEN.
Hantan and Kennedy Practising fox
their Race-NO Understanding Reach
ed As to the Proposed Haulan. IL Oss
RaCe-The District Clubs.

Hanlan takes good long pull twice every day,
| once In the morning and once in the afternoon.
! He has good many pounds of extra flesh to work
| OF before the big race next month, and rows In
heavy flannels. He will not stay here to practice
until just before the race he at first intended
but will probably leave for Boston some time next
week. He Is afraid Of malaria here particularly
| as he has just come from the cold climate OF
| canada, and Is not at all acclmated. He thinks
| IL particularly dangerous to practice down the
| river where they are dredging for the flats i'm
provement, and says that the OdOrs in that vicin-
Ivy are anything but pleasant He has already felt
| ouZZlng In his head occasionally which he
doesn't like. He hasn't heard anything from Ross
| iately, and no understanding about a race with
IKE TO be down here to see how things are going
put ne would be apt to receive very cold recep-
ton II he should come 1t would be a very mad
! Visabie thing for him to do.
Jonn Kennedy practices but once day, about I
O'Clock. He has but little flesh to spare, and In
consequence does not row In such heavy clothes as
Hanian. He will continue to take one long pull
| daily until his race with Hanlan. He is feeling
ana looking much better than he did before he
commenced 10 train, and expects to be In tip-tOp
condition on the 30th OF May Hanlan and Ken
nedy are good friends, and they expect their friend
snip 10 continue after their race. Kennedy asked
Hanlan last fall for chance to meet him. and the
request was granted at once; that all the talk
thGre was about their match. The champion
Knows that he has fine oarsman to row against,
put he has won too many times not to feel per-
leGtiy confident Kennedy Is wonderfully skillul
with his oars, and IL he had Hanlans strength
they say. could leave him easily.
LOCAL BOATING NOTES
Inc weather has been unsuitable for the boating
season 10 open In earnest and local crews have
hot oeen out as much as was expected The 20
tolnacS have declared the season open on the ff-
teenth OF the month and have notified such men,
Ders as wish to row to be ON hand at five O'Clock
tnat day to avail themselves OF the services of
Kennedy. who has been engaged for the season.
He, of course, Will be allowed vacation to 90 to
POINT OF Pines for his race with Hanlan.
Tue p0tolnacs elected twenty-five active men,
Ders at thelr last meeting so that they begin this
year with about one hundred recruits Fifty new
lockers have been placed In the club house to
meet the demands Of their increased membership
The Columbias are always anxious to get
70 rowing. They are confident that they Will
come come out ahead again this year. They do not
need The attention that their neighbOrs do, for
they are In fine trim, and their men are all tried
oarsmen The improvements OF their boat-house
are 10 be finished by the 18th OF this month. 1t
Will then be eighty feet long through the center
Ihelr new eightoared shell Is expected to arrive
by the first OF May. new incline, which extends
from the boat-hOuSe to the float, has Just been
hnished. 1t is six feet longer than their former
one: Now there Will be less danger OF striking
their Shells against the adjoining posts. The Co
lumbiaS hold their annual election at the regular
meeting this evening. President Coon Will of
course be reelected
ing ing thls evening when steps Will be taken to In
fuse new life Tito the club. The members occa-
sionaly drop over to the bOat-house to see Hanlan
row, but they haven't taken hold yet.
1t Is hoped that all the clubs will soon make ar
rahgenentS lor holding their spring regatta Our
regular regatta VIII not be held until the season is
well advanced, and we should not wait for 1t for
races Ihere Is some little talk of an eight-Oared
race between the Columbus AMI PotOmacs before
that regatta. 1t has been suggested that one OF
the races at the Potomoc regatta be for gigs A
good many Virginia crews would appear in it, and
IL would prove more interesting than junior four
cared race.
Mckinney Is practicing regularly for his race at
Newark, n. D., ana is doing good work He had q
Slx-in1le pull with Hanlan the other day, and
showed up very we'll
Roach, the trainer OF the New York Athletic
club, has gone to Troy, n Y, to order of Waters
Son the fastest eight-oared Shell that can be
made The Athletics are bOun1 to win in the
etght-Oared race this wear