The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-09-08
OTrT- noon SPORTS.
Some Of the Features of the Coming
Potomac Regatta.

0umc 81 INC 1chturcS oil the Coming
Potomac Regatta.
Advice TO parents: If you wish to
bring your boy up as a statesman elect
him ut an early age on the Potomac
River Regatta Committee. If you wish
him to be oirmindcd, impartial gen
tlcm0n, elect him on the Potomac
River Regatta Committee.
The question Of the lightweight four.
aud the Fights is ms much unsettled us ever
After discussing 1t for two hours last nipht
the committee adjourned, without doing
anything, until Wednesday night. when the
contestants draw for position.
ono Of the local junior scullors came In
10 his boat house last night iubilant said
he; 81 can beat all the local mon, but was
rather afraid Of Baltz Of the Pcnusylyouias.
met him down the river tonight. have got
MS gauge, and can beat him easy. There
he goes now The scullcr he referred TO
proved TO lc Pat Dempsey, and he was so
Informed. "Wcll," he added, "if that q his
trainer am not afraid Of Baltz"
by slip OF the pen the other day the
Mason Cup was spoken Of az the trophy for
the gigs instead OF the Palmer Cup. Mr..
Palmer has always been forward In promot-
ing aquutics, and his cup has been better
II,
as II has twice been carried off by outside
crews, II II should become the property of
the lCnnsy lyanias this year the boys hope
that Mr. famcr's generosity will bubble
over again.
The Regatta Committee have hoaped
Goals Of fire upon the heads of the news
paper fraternity Instead of placing them
upon the guests boat they lbe carried on
The Referees tug. Each one of them will
le given the place next the referee Every
reporter may feel at perfect liberty TO critl-
else the decisions of the referee, question
the accuracy Of the time given by the time
keepers, find fault with the committee, the
tugs, the weather Major Ilaines and Chris
TOPPER Columbus. At any point In either
one of the races the referee viii gladly stop
any contestant In order TO let any ncwspa-
per man make observations and expert
ments. The committc suggests land while
suggesting do not wish to appear TO die
tHtcl that the newspaper reporters should
hand the committee In advance their fayorite
brands OF wine and cigars. Each outside
correspondent of the Bungtown Bugles
VIII re furnished tickets for himself and
friends, including his mothcr-in-law. tits
not expected that he shall send any report
- the associated presses will do that. He
is simply to enjoy himself and critcisc the
management
The Ariels arrived yesterday from Balti-
more, and are quartcred at the Potomac
LIGHTHOUSE in order to be near their trainer,
Dempsey, who is also training the Pennsyl-
yanias. They took Il spin yesterday even
ing over the course, and did not impress
eating men as very speedy. They may be
playing Off, however
The Pennsylvania are rowing well, bet
ter than last year, and will give good ac-
count Of themselves.
The Unions of New York will arrive at
0:oO tomorrow morning and be quartered
at the Analostan boat-housc.
Raltz, the junior sculler of the Pennsyl-
vanIGs, is mcdumsi2cd man and rows
about as fast as an average junior sculler.
lie is no better or worse than the men he
VIII meet, and it's a toss up between the
five.
There has been a great deal of hard feel
ing between Dempsey and Ellis Ward for
several years, and last year they had con
siderable newspaper talk through the col
umes Of the Philadelphia Item Two of
Wards crews will meet Dempsev's two
crews and one Of the Philadelphians will be
happy Thursday night.
Lewis Of the Columbus has begun to feel
The hard work he has done lately, and
kondiup has taken his place in the senior
four. The crew now Isl Mute, stroke:
Nntner 3; Kondrup, 2; Snyder, bow.
Baseball.
ROth the Nationals and Virginias won n
game yesterday, so that it does not change
The relative positions of the two clubs. The
pcnnant is coming to Washington, though,
make no mistake.
It's cold day when Powell and Hoover
10 not get in base hits. There may only be
lwo made, as was the case yesterday, but in
That case Powell and Hoover must have
hem.
The scores made yesterday were as fol
lows; Philadclphia-Now York, 3 to 1; Dos-
ION, Providence, . to O.: Metropolitan
Brooklyn, to 0: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3 to .:
Virginia Trenton, 3 to 1; Rochesters-De.
Iroits, to /; Stars-BuiTalos, 5 to 4.
Racing Tips.
AT Sheepshead-First race, Cleaner or
Pcrcles; second race, Abba; third race.
Blue Day; fourth race, Favor or Koselnsko;
fifth race, Bob Miles; sixth race, Abraham
)r Bourke Cochran.
The selections Of the New York Times for
he Sheepshead Bay races are:
For the first race Cleaner should win, with
lin Renwick and Pericles close up
For the second race-Farewell first, Jcn.
For the third race-War Whoop first, Bessie
B. second
For the fourth race-Fayor should win and
cardinal McCloskey gct lie place, '''''
For the fifth race-Dutch ROLLER first noh
Niles second.
For the sixth race-Sutler first Bourke
lockran second.
M NJ, vi. r.l
he Sheepshead Bay races are:
First race-Modesty TO win. dim Renwjclk
ocond.
Second-Farcwel I: Burgomaster. .
Third-Lulu, Il Edgefcld, ..