The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-12
ON The RIVER.
Gossip About the Brawny Oarsmen Who
Represent Washington in Aqua,ics.

Gossip About the Brawny Oarsmen Who
Represent Washington in Aqua.ics.
The senior four of the Washington Club
rowed to Alexandria and back last ght
They were met at the Old Dominion boat
house by Major Appleton and w. II. lap
ham, the object of the visit being to in.
spect four-oared gig that the Old Domin-
ions wish to dispose of. The boat is very
pretty one, and the chances are that IL
win be purchased by the Washingtons
White of the Rappahannocks of Fred
ericksburg was in town yesterday. He
Gays that their regatta on the Fourth of
July will be great success. 1t Is expected
that the Wasbingtons will meet the Eliza
beths and Ariels of Baltimore in the four
cared shell race. A large number of the
Washington members will accompany
their crew.
The committee from the Analostan Club
on the Potomac regatta has not yet been
announced formally, though President
McKenney has made his appointment.
1t is impossible to say what the date of the
regatta will be. There seems to be q dis
position on the part of all the clubs to act
in the most perfect harmony.
Smithson has not been out from the new
club yet, though he has been expected
over every day. If Smithson and Sweeney
both row single from the same club 1t
will be an interesting race between them.
The Metropolitan regatta on the Thames
(England) was set for yesterday and the
Argonauts of Toronto were to start The
Argonauts are also entered for the Henley
royal regatta, at Henley-on.Th in
July. The crew is the same that the CO.
lumbias finished second to mt Watkins last
year. They are Mckay bow, 145 pounds;
Murphy, 2, 1d5 pounds; Thompson, 3, 1865
pounds Hogg stroke, 145 pounds. Not
very heavy crew, yet their friends claim
that they are as fast as the Hillsdales ever
were. Their mile and half at Watkins
on still water last year in S222 was GER
tainly very creditable performance.
Conley is being criticised severely for
| consenting to row double with Courtney.
| Conlcy has always been friendly to Court
| ney, however, and has maintained that
| Courtpey was faster than many people
| gave him credit for being. Conley was
| one of the single scullers who refused to
| sign the paper boycotting Courtney.
So far Beach persstcntly refuses to leave
| Australia, though very large sum of
| money has been subscribed to send him
| He says he won the worlds championship
| in Australia, and there will he lose it. If
| Hanlan had done so Beach would not
| now be the worlds champion. Hanlan,
| made some $4,000 in money, and as much
| more in presents. Money must certainly
| be plenty in Australia.
The committee appointed on the Poto-
| mae regatta by the Washington Rowing
| Club consisted of Messrs, Gray, Kimbal
| and Lapham, instead of Ward, as pub
| lished. AT the regular meeting Wednes-
anhonorary member of the club, which
| fact gave rise to the mistake.
| Baseball.
| The Nationals won their game yesterday
| in good style, though their batting was
not as heavy as usual. Bars home run
| was daisy Powell has worked his way
up from last on the batting list to near
pretty good showing. Morrissey failed
to get safe hit yesterday, but White got
! in his usual two.
The friends of the Nationals expect to
see them make good deal better showing
at Norfolk and Richmond than they did
on their last trip.
The Trentons were beaten again yester
day and the Richmonds did not play. II
is safe to say that by tomorrow night the
Nationals will be in second position.
The restrictions in the league pitching
rules have now been removed and the
pitchers are happy in consequence.
Old John Hatfeld's throw of 1873 yards
/ foot, "a inches still remains ut the top oil
| authentic records. Crane is said to have
beaten it, but it does not constitute q
record
| Arthur Cummings was one of the first tC
introduce curve pitching. Such a thing
was deemed impossible for u long time.
Billy Barnie has been very quiet for q
few days, and the League is happy. Don't
lift the lid off.-[Exchange.
| Yachting.
The annual regatta of the New York
Yacht Club took place Yesterday. The
course was from the lghtship to Sandy
Hook and back, distance of forty miles
There was head wind all the way to the
flagship. Nineteen yachts entered, and in
every class the winner was a centre board
yacht, a fact which indicates their sIper
ority as time-makers over the cutters
Two new boats, Gitana and Thetis, came
from Boston to beat the New York yachts
The former proved a winner in class / o.
schooner yachts, but the latter was beaten
by Mischief in class / of the sloops
Grayling won in class and Nirvana in
class 3 of schooners, and Athlon and Es
pirito in class 2 and 3 of soops.