Evening star., 1884-08-02
OUTDOOR PASTTMESyI
Echoes from Thursday's Regatta
What the Base Ball Players are
DOing-Bicyclin9. Canoeing, &c.
Regatta Notes.

/ anu pauHeTS lOr neariy every crew, race anQ IN
| dividual gold medals for every winner. By
winning the senior four-oared race the Potomacs
/ became the possessors for year of THE STAR
4 cup and the Post cup. The latter becomes the
property of the club winning it three successive
| times The PotOmacs have won it twice. Last
/ year they defeated the Eurekas and Crescents
and this year the Columbias and Elizabeths THE
/ STAR cup IS perpetual trophy, similar to the
/ Sharpless cup. which was won by the Columbia
| eight recently at Philadelphia. THE STAR cup
/ has been rowed for three years The first year
! it was held by the Coumbias, last year the Hills
I dales won it. and this year the Potomacs have
it, The Mason cup, for junior fours. has been
rOwed for two years Crews from Baltimore or
! the District only are allowed to compete for it,
/ When won three times it becomes the property
OF the cIb Last year it was won by the POtO-
macs and this year by the Columbias. The Pal
| mer cup for gig crews has twice been won by
the Pennsylvania crew, and the Merchants cup
f0r light weight crews, has twice been won by
| the PotOmacs
A good deal of unfayorable comment was
passed upon the actions of young member OF
the Potomac club. who rOwed his single ahead
OF the contestants in the senior single race
In view OF the many complaints in former years
about similar actions and the manifest Injustice
to the spectators at the finish who suppose of
course that the man ahead is the winner it was
thought such practices were broken up on the
Potomac river. 1t is generally hoped, among
, fair-minded boating men that there will not be
?
The features of Thursdays races were the
magnificent and long-continued spurt of the
COlumbas at the finish of the gig race, the
plucky rowing of the Analostans after iouling
the Arels, and the wonderful steady rowing of
! the Potomac light weights in the gale of wind.
Four men i'm the Norfolk gig crew looked very
much disgusted. when the referees tug passed
| them. after the fifth man had compelled them to
stop. after rowing bow and bow with the Penn
Sylyanias for nearly mile.
The Columbia hackers We're bettinp two to
one on the COumbas against the field in the
senior fours, and many mans pOcketbOok was
lightened- Everybody would have liked to see
that race rOwed on its merits OF course each
crews friends claim sure victory if the foul
hadn't occurred. The POtomacs had good
lengths lead before the foul. 1t might have
been diminished. and 1t might have been in
creased before the line was crossed.
The ElIZabethS were confident of success and
still believe that but for the foul they would
have been winners. Upon arriving home they
Will send an invitation to the POtomacs and Co.
lunbias To visit Norfolk at an early day to estab-
llsh the superiority of any one of the three
crews IN friendly race. 1t is generally under
stood that the PotOmacs do not intend rowing
any more races this year, and it is difficult to
say how such an invitation will be received here.
The Potomacs were anxious to row their senior
crew at the national regatta, but the entry was
not made in time.
The Potomac club gave hop at their boat
house last evening.
The COlumbias are the only club represented
| from this section Of the country in the national
regatta. The race for four oars include nearly
all OF the best crews of the country They are
Minnesota club st. Paul, Mimi; Watkins Wat
kins. n. y; Port Huron club. Port Huron
Mich: fairnount Rowing Association. Phila-
deiphla. Pa; MiddleseX Amateur Rowing club,
Cambridge Mass; Nautilus club. Hamilton,
| Ont: Toronto Rowing club, Toronto. Ont; Wah-
wahtahsee club, EcOrse. Mich; AlcyOne club,
Elizabeth. n. j.; Eureka club, Newark, N. j.;
Columbia club, Washington, ID. c.. Atalanta
club, New York, N Y; Argenaut club. Toronto.
Ont.
The other entries are Single sculIs Cjunior)-
Frank Lowrey, Watkins club Watkins, n. Y;
T.. Martin. ir.. raiisade club. Yonkers. n. Y;
John +. Cumming. Crescent club Boston Mass;
James NJ. Wager, Nautilus club. Reading. Pa; j.
H. Kemp. Somerset rowing club Boston, Mass;
James X. Mckay. Bath club. Bath, Me-: J. d.
Ryan. Bradford club Cambridge. Mass; Ed j.
Nu!caiy, Mutual club. Albany. n. Y: Richard
Norton. Cumberland club. Portland. Me-; J. J.
Berrie. Ariel club. Newark, n. J.; Daniel Z.
NoWlan. Albany rowing club, Albany n. Y;
Fred. Walter, Atalanta club. New York N.Y.
\. Strickland. Peterhoro' club, Toronto, Ont;
j. Hartley, Toronto club. Toronto. ont.
Single sculis (seniOr)-A. McI.afierty Wat
kins club. Watkins. \. Y; Frank j. Mumford.
Perseverance, club. New Orleans La; W. f.
u OConnell. Cumberland club, Portland. Me-;
Daniel J. Murphy. Crescent club Boston, Mass;
J: J. Donallue. Port Huron club. Port Huron.
1liCu. a. H. hhdll, BTauIOTU cIlD, CafnUTlu
Mass; John p. Buckley, Cumberland club, Port
land. Me-; j. Humphreys. Toronto Rowing club.
Toronto, Ont; p A. Dempsey Pennsylvania
club. Philadelphia Pa: Martin F. Monahan,
Mutual Rowing club Albany, N. Y; Joseph
Lang Grand Trunk, Montreal. Canada
Double sculls-Harrsbur4 club, Harrisburg,
Pa; Crescent club, Boston. Mass; Laureate
club, Troy. n. T.; Toronto Rowing club, To-
rOntO. Ont.
Pair oars-Mutual Club, Albany, n. Y; Ariel
club. Newark \. j.
-Four oars Gunior)-Watkins club, Watkins,
N T.: Mutual club, Albany, n. Y; Institute
club. Newark. n. j.
Eight oars-Columbia club, Washington, DC
Canoeing.
The new burgee of the Canoe club was seen
for the first time On the river Thursday. Messrs
WynkoOp. Dodge and Moore flying it from their
canoes. It's color is red. with white circle, in
which the letter is inscribed.
The clubs house has been undergoing repairs
this week. and the wharf front has been fenced
off. float and runway VIII be constructed
next week.
The meet of the American Canoe association
on GrindStOne island. St. Lawrence river began
yesterday, and will continue until the 18th The
/ Washington club is represented by Mr.. Arthur
Brentano, who will be joined by Mr. H. IL. SOule
about August Sth.
PassenO has an order booked for another ca
noe. TO De constructed as soon the one now
ished next week. aud will be christened NO
mad" She is modelled especially for sailing in
the wide waters of the lower Potomac and Ches-
apeake bay. and built to Withstand the severest
storms Her owner asserts his Willingness to
sail her from Washington to Baltimore or Phil
ade! plia and says she will weather any storm
the Chesapeake can kick up Her dimensions
are 10 feet by 30 inches, with a depth amidshps
OF II inches, increased to Is inches at bow and
stern, and her sail area will be IS square feet,
divided into two lateenS OF 80 and % feet re-
spectively.
Mr.. A 5. Flint is in New England where his
canoe "WiRd1ower has been kept thus far this
season in anticipation of cruise among the
lakes and rivers of Maine Canoe and crew are
! expected back to Washington soon. where the
'NindtlOwer' Will be kept - in commission" for
the remainder OF the season.
bicycling.
The great bicycling event of the year will be
the bicycle tournament of the Springfield Bicycle
club at Springfield. Mass. September 10TH 18th.
18th and 10Th. The list of races thirty-six in
all, no two alike, is the largest in the world
Upwards of 80, 600 will be spent upon this meet
alone The grand stand holds 1000 people, and
an additional seating capacity will be built tor
5000 more The following Will be the officers
/ OF the tournament: Officers of the day-Referee
Abbott Bassett racing board. l.. \. W., Boston
/ manager of the bicycling World. Judges Dr. n
1 NJ. Beckwith, president l.. A. W, New York;
| lia b. DOnly, secretary and treasurer Canadian