Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-09
District Boas Clubs Fail to Harmou,ze

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! MEETING OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE LAST EVENING
| THE COLUMBIA CLUB REPRESENTATIVES, WITH.
| DRAw-No COMPROMISE as TO THE REGATTA
AGREED UFoH.
| meeting OF the Joint committee OF the District
! boat clubs was held at the Potomac boat house
| last evening to endeayor to reach an agreement
regarding the date OF the proposed Potomac re-
saIta. Chairman McKenny, Of the Analostan,
stated That the Analostan's were represented In
the interest Of peace and were willing to abide by
any decision az to date reached by the other two
ciups Captain Gibson, OF the Coumbias read q
letter from that club directing It's representatives
10 FORMALLY withdraw from the Committed and
Ssatihg that the Columbia club would not be re-
spohsloie for anything the committee had done or
would do In the premises Major Appleton, on be.
representatives. before thy withdrew to
listen 10 some compromise, AS the
columbia representatives had been d.
Tected to Withdraw, they accordingly did SO.
After an Informal discussion between the Poto-
macs anu AnalOStans relative to the holding OF a
tive clubs.
KENNEDYs RETURN to WASHINGTON
MI John 4. kennedy,the oarsman. arrived here
last evening from boston. lie is looking well and
VII at once enter upon the work OF coaching the
PotomacS.
TALK OF AN OCTOBER REGATTA BY TIE POTION AGA
AND ASALOsTASs
Il STAR reporter, Ia talking with prominent
members OF The Analostan and Potomac boat clubs
to-day learned that, IL view OF the acton of the
Joint committee last evening" there is a general
desire III those clubs to GO ahead and make ar
fangcments for holding iOlGt regatta on The Po-
toinaC Oh the Sd OF October in accordance with the
ilrst decision OF the committee. Potomac men saw
tnat they were willing to compromise the date
ana Tx IL as early the 1St OF September but the
action or the Columbia club In Withdrawing from
the committee, ard their previous decision to
ito.0 a regatta UNDER their own auspices b tore
the actions OF the representatives OF the Poto-
advocating
late date, had been notified by their respective
CLUBS LEFT them no alternative. Tho Anaiostans
say mat they went to the meeting last night de-
slrous OF reconciling the whole niculty and were
WITT 10 agree to anything that the other two
ciubs should decide upon. but that 1t was impoSsi-
Die 10 effect reconciliation There Will be
meeting OF the AnaloStan club this evening, and
they Will probably decide to Join with the Poto-
mas IN nOlf1ng fall regatta. Both these clubs
Will offer the privileges OF their boat houses to
visiting clubs at the Columbia regatta IN August,
and IT'S thought that each OF them Will entef one
VI Two crews III the races on the 14th OF August,
KENNEDY WANTS TO ROW HANLAN AGAIN.
YES. said John Kennedy to q STAR reporter
this morning, ~ Was knocked cut In my race with
Hanlan and have nothing to say. will lie around
here this summer" he continued, "and it may be
That / win give him another show In the fall to
down me-" Kennedy's hackers were In no wise
discouraged at the result OF the recent race and
were Immediately afterwards willing to back him
TOT another race at any time. Although Kennedy
says nothing rejecting upon the management of
tne race, his friends claim that the guiding OF
Hanlan from the referees boat was very apparent,
anu 10 the contest. which was like rowing on the
open sea, he profted wonderfully by 1t, whileKen-
nedy was misled and went clear out OF his
course.
HANLAN-KENNEDY RACE ON THE POTOMAC NOT
IMPROBABLE
1t Is not among the impIObabiltttes that another
race between these oar5men will be arranged to
take place on the Potomac before the year is out
The PENALTY MAN PAID FOR PARTING TWO
INb nd Enfn
Jenkins, the two cOlOred women who seriously
assaulted Daniel Dimes. colored, on the 18th OF
with knife, Were tried by Judge Smell to-day for
assault with intent to kill Dimes was present
with his head tied up in bandages. He stated
Cnat the women were fighting in house in an
alley,and he tried to part then, when the Johnson
woman cut him across the temple and On the
head with a knife or razor. Other witnesses tes-
titled to witnessing the cutting by the Johnson
woman, and the other woman told her to cut his
throat. Dr.; Melvin stated ;that the temple artery
simple assault, and Messrs. Darlington and
Cuss, who appeared for the defendants pleaded
sentenced to eleven months and twenty nine days
and Kate jenkins to 60 days In Jail.
RAILROAD EXCURSION TIcKErs-The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad company have placed on sale
round.trip excursion tickets at reduced rates to
also, to Point OF Rocks, WevertOn. Berlin and Ha-
gerstown These tickets Will be sold On Saturdays
10 Monday evening following.
ATTENTION is called to one Of the books OF the
century, advertised In another column. 1t is the
only work OF the kind In the English lang
and should be in the hands of every legislator,
teacher, and voter. 1t is entitled Cyclopadia Of
Political Science, Political Economy, and OF the
POLITICAL History OF the United States
AN EXTENSIVE SALE OF BOOKs-The several
libraries now arranged and ready for examination
at the rooms of Thomas Bowling are unusually
interesting. The catalogue embraces about seven
teen hundred lots, comprising the library OF the
late Eliab klngman, In which are some choice and
rare books, the whole forming collection OF un-
usual excellence. The sale will begin Monday
evening next at O'Clock.
THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL on Monday evening
at kingman Place. under the able management Of
MIS-; Gen. Ricketts,, Mrs. Prentiss, Htz, Ross Ray.
Beldir and other well known ladies, offers many
attractions. AS the 14th-street pass the gate
they make 1t very accessible, and the Old-fash-
Toned house and grounds Will be brilliantly 1llum-
mated by 500 Chinese lanterns A fine band OF
music, with dancing from to II, and variety OF
refreshments, to be served by charming young
ladies. demand patronage.