The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-02


last for over three Mules Those who have based any
hopes OF seeing kintuer out OF the boat will he dis
appointed this year, as that excellent oarsman Ia
taking his daily row with the crew and Is pulling
better than ever before Ward Is dcvoilng ali his
time aud energy TO make the crews proficient, and
MS labors so far have been highly successful. In
the junior crew he win seat men who will average
IN height nearly nve feet eleven inches and weigh
one hundred and sixty pounds, among. whom
Will be Lewis, Knox, Ward, and several others to
pick from. As the llgh-weights have been rased 1t
Is more tnan probable that fine crew viii be forth
coming, as there Is plenty OF good men at that
weight IN the club.
The Nestor OF boating organizations of this Dis
tric the Anaostans, seemed TO have recovered from
their inactivity OF past years and bent on securing
Their share OF the prizes. Hardly evening passes
by that the efficient captain does not send out at
least Tour crews OF promising oarsmen There Is an
inclination 10 get the same junior four ont that
started last year-1annus, Eckstein, Somers, and
Paro but 1t isunderstood that some OF them win not
row. No matter who drops ont, however, his place
an presen sSosRds ~
capt Wright viii only look after them there Is
GRANGE to get No. crew. IL the club only
had coach they would have no trouble In get
ting out fast crews.
The Potomac River regatta will be held i've weeks
from next Thursday over the lower or national
course The time Is very short, an unless the joint
medals Tor the various events they will IND them
selves In a big hole. The regatta last summer was
the cheapest one for the clubs ever should
he the aim OF the committee TO bring expenses down
even lower than last summer. SO far only one mer-
chant, Mr. Robert Ledng, has slgnlfed his intention
more to come, the question is who will give them.
The washlngons have been out every day in their
SIX Dared gig with crew Of entirely new men,
lapham generally filling coxswalns seat. while
given the men the benefit of his experience.
Kennedy has not been out very much lately, the de-
termination not to enter at Boston allowing him
some needed rest. The senior crew were busy the
earlier part of the week. They are rowing we'll to-
gether, and are getting speed ont OF their boat.
handling the sweep, and ere long will DO equally Us
good In that respect as he Is with the sculls.
Gilbert Fitzgerald, of the Item Rowing Club. Is
10 active training for the junior sculling race here
pany.
The senior sculls this year may bring out quite a
number OF starters from this city who have never
figured here In races before 1t Ia probable that
head to against Smhso ans saNe Me-.
Rae won the championship Of the Kill Won kull As.
ISOLATION three successive years, and there IL a
regatta. II Perley should win the junior sculls
there is likelihood Of his also starting in the senior
race. II Is not yet certain whether Kearney Will
start, his boat being In bad condition.
The entries for the National Association regatta
at Boston, August l2 and 10, closed last week. The
list Is not as large as last season. but still ia big
lumbias, Of this city, enter two crews, one each in
the senior four and eight Judging from the entries
we see no reason why the columbias should not win
four they will have to fight the hardest as they will
nave opposed to them the Fairmounts, OF Phlladel-
phiai Nautilus, Of Hamilton, ont, Albanys, Wah-
Mah-Ta-See, OF Ecorse, Mich, and the Port Hudson
Cinb, OF Michigan. In the eight the only club they
VIII have opposed to them Is the Crescent CLUB, Of
that in the schuylkil regatta, while the senior four
will be Mute, Kintner, Wade, and Kondrup The
crew will leave the last of this week.
There Is some regret expressed in rowing circles
that the Washlngtons did not enter crew al the ma
tonal regatta. Under the circumstances it was i'm
possible to do SO, as outside OF Smhson there Ia no
one IN the club TO stroke the four and he Is barred
out under the rules OF the N o. .. A. there was no
way Tor the club to get crew together. Sweeney,
Il was expected, would be entered In the singles, but
his name does not appear among the entries.
The Potomacs intend producing very fast aud
strong Junior four this year that will take best Of
corners to beat. With such material to select from
as Hogan, Dougherty. Elmore, Gsanter, Omey, G.
and Others Breen viii be able 10 yet he necessary
four.
The Ariel Club, of Baltimore, juniors, intend
making big light for the Mason cup In the Potomac
Philadelphia, to train them, and are now hard al
work. Their crew will be nearly the same as last
season.
There was quite crowd of Warrington Club men
at Hoznan's Wednesday last, and naturally the
topic OF discussion was the relative merits Of the
different oarsmen and scullers of the District. The
subject turned on the sculling match between
Smithson and kearney at Fredericksburg as to who
ieu at the mile point Bobby Hoffman held that
kearney did, while the Washington men held to the
con,raIy: Moi!zman offered TO bet that Kearney
washington man said Smlthson could beat MIN in
half miie; Hoffman clinched him, but he backed
out Frank Ward coming up, and the bet being
made known to him, he offered to take 1t up. HOltz-
man agreed and the money Is to he used In procur-
ing a medal to he given the winner, Moore 4 LednR
now being engaged in making the same. Ward and
Hoffman met Friday, and by toss Holtzman won
the privilege Of calling il the Hoffman prize. The
race VIII take place Friday next, starting from
Columbia Landing and finishing opposite Holtz-
mans Cove. In every race 80 far rowed between
these two doughty scuers Kearney has led al the
start and generally up to the mile. II Will be a
spirited race and one worth seeing. It will start
promptly at $3.50 O'Clock.
The next meeting of the regatta committee will he
held Thursday evening. Final ARRANGEMENTS viii
theh be made for the approaching event.
The Old Dominion Club of Alexandria are making
preparations for their second excursion on Friday
evening next TO Marshall Hall. In order to accom-
friends the steamer w ". corcora viii leave hey
wharf at 6 O'Clock sharp for Alexandria.
The Old Dominons will enter their gig crew at the
Potomac River regatta. The men are now going
through their preliminary practice.
o u ,Antlseii, OF me potomacs who for nearly
last week. Knox, of the Columblas, would make
splendid man for the juniors II he wasn't so much
taken up with military affairs. The junior race
this year will be jumper from start to finish aud
me winners VIII know at the finish that they have
been IN boat race. .Perley IL putting his single
bottom being the principal ones. Cumberland will
again receive kearney's shell for repairs this week
as also the old Lynchburg four Of the PotOmacs
The new boats lately received from Cumberland's
by various members Of the clubs are magnificent
crafts II ls said that the Capital Club will pur-
chase new foIr-oared shell. The gigs owned BY
the Analostan Club are the best crafts aOat to train
new men In Gillian, Hillyer, Boyd, and Conn0rs
VIII make promising crew for this years regatta
There Will be quite big crowd Of Columbias al
the Boston regatta to watch their pride crews sail
home winners. :. Last year at this time the agony
was all over. President Wheatley Is away down
on sinnepuxent Bay. Ed. Randall Is q candidate
for coxswain OF the eight. lie would make good
one with proper coaching, as he only weights one
hundred and live pounds. Secretary Gibson Will
not coxswain the Columbia eight at the National as
he has done In all previous affairs The duty now
falls upon Andy smith; Joe Grnith, though but
midget In size, pulls his stroke through as good az
any OF the new men In the Washington Club
Lieut.. Speed Pennybaker has gone on visit to
Kentucky Financial Officer May would he q
splendid coxswan. lie IL the "Flunger" OF the
Columbia Club. Boom the annual regatta, boys
and let's have big nn this year. Everything points
TO great success at present. Oscar Schmidt, the
secretary OF the Potomacs, has gone North on q
tri IN far hia hos -