Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-01
The Potomac REGATTA

ENTRIES EXPECTED-THE NOREOLKS AND THE
THREE MONTHS RULE.
Alta meeting of the joint regatta committee
last evening Messrs. Appleton, Gibson, Doxon
and Kinney were appointed TO lay out the
course and see that all requirements were COM
piled with. Messrs. Kerr and Lapham were ap-
pointed to request Major Hams to remove OBJ
stacles from the course. A reception COM
Kerr. kimball and Kennedy, was appointed.
The entries for the regatta will be made next
Tuesday evening. Among the entries ex-
Pected are the following: Junior singles-Baker,
Washingtons; Wade, brewster and Eugene
Johnston, Coumbias; Nordsey, Perley, Doxon
and Elmore, Potonlacs; j. Luttreil, Rappahan-
nocks of Fredericksburg; Gilbert FITZGERALD,
Item Rowing club, Philadelphia.
-, senior singles-kearney, wa.hingtons; Mar
club. and Smithson, Washingtons.
Eours.--FairmOunts. OF Pennsylvania; Unions,
Oh New York; Eurekas, OF Newark, beside the
burg 1t is thought that there will be an eight
cared race between the Potonacs and Column
bias. Mr.. Martin Hinchman, OF Philadelphia,
VIII, III Is said, be invited 10 act as referee. A
committee. consisting of one representative
from each club, was appointed to solicit sub
ceived was one from the Norfolk crew propos-
Ing TO send representatives. 1t was held that
The three months limitation would exclude the
Norloiks, since the regatta was to be conducted
under the rules of the National Association of
Amateur Oarsmen.
tlonals at Jersey City yesterday by score of
D to-. Other games yesterday resulted as fol-
lows Chicago Is, Detroit o. Philadelphia 1,
New FORK ); Boston q, Providence L; Metro
poiitan 1, Athletic 4; Baltimore 1, Brooklyn g.
The managers OF the Norfolk club, owing to
operations for the remainder OF the season and
TO release all their players
Affairs i'm West Warrington.
OPENING OF THE SHOOTING SEASON.-TO
day being the first of September, the war upon
water rails OrtOlapS, and reed birds in the neigh
boring marshes has already begun in dead
earnest.
NoTEs.-Mr. James F. r. Appleby returned
home yesterday after a two weeks sojourn in
Montgomery county, Md.-News has been
received here of the drowning in Alabama of
George l.. Taylor, brother of the late c. Cath
cart Taylor and a son OF Mrs. Anna f. Taylor
OF Philadelphia, formerly OF this place.-Four
coiored girls, Babe jackson, Mary Lane, Jane
Epps, and Jane Snowden We're arrested on
charges OF contempt of cOurt.-The record
shows in the neighborhood of 22O arrests for the
month OF August in this precinct.
CATTLE MARkET.-Sale OF live stock at Dro-
vers Rest, u. C., as reported by Tavenner Bros
yesterday, as follows: los cattle up and sold:
best at 81. to 81. good at Az to 61s: medium at
A to ls; common at 312 to IL S11 up and
10 cows and calves at $50 to $45. Cattle brisk,
Lambs dull.
TEMPERATURES AND CONDITION OF WATER
AT Z A. M.-Great Falls, temperature -: con-
ditlon, D. Receiy.ng reservoir, temperature
IS; condition at north connection, Z; south
ES. Distributing reservoir, tenn
perature, IS; condition at infiuent gatehouse.
.: condition at eff,uent gatehouse. =. Hish
tides in the river to-day ut 1857 am. and
II PIN.