Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-12

nSlty SOlVeO INC ulLaculty winch presented Ii.
self to the new club, because they had no boats
to practise In, by loaning for their use q four
cared shell. In this way the new organization
was enabled to get q four-0ared crew at once in
the water. The club was particularly fortunate
in securing the services Of Mr.. John A. Kennedy
as trainer. and the following crew began work
under his direction Sfnithson, stroke; Baker,
8; Ryan, 2, and Sweeney, bow. Smithson, the
q single sculIer in the Potomacs, and the other
members OF the crew displayed suoh good quail.
tiles 2; that the club to
4th. The celebrated Elizabeths crew of Ports.
mouth, Va, was the only other crew entered
for the new club TO compete with such veterans
in aquatic sports. However they entered for the
race determined to win.
THE RACE AT FREDERICKSBURG.
The race was q magnificent contest for fully
. mile. Squirt was answered by squirt, and
neither crew could gain any permanent advan.
tage. When directly in front Of the boat house
the Elizabeths, through bad steering, rowed
directly into the Washingtons water, and q
foul occurred, which was promptly decided by
Referee Durant to be the fault of the Eliza
beths, and the race was awarded the Washing.
The second race of the washinetons was
whom the Washfngtons had put their crack
sculler, Smithson. The race resulted in an
easy SS sna for Is he was
Upon their return from Fredericksburg the
crew Immediately went into training for the
gust 10th and goth; but on August 18th, only
one week before the race, during practice pull
at very low tide, the shell Of the club was mad
and nearly ruined. A large hole was driven in
the starboard side Of her, about foot forward
of the bulkhead; This accident disheartened
August 9th, the boat had been patched as best
she could, and the crew started Tor Old Point
The regatta was additionally interesting from
fIn hot 1pnf 90 nj rxync To oro
for the first time with the sister boat clubs of
the District. The Coumbias and the Poto-
new club the same crew that had represented
1t at the Fredericksburg regatta.
vICToRS AT OLD POINT.
After one false start, in which the Columbias
failed to get away, the word was given. The
Washingtons caught the water first and imme-
diately went to the front. After half mile had
been ruwed tho race was never in doubt. At the
three-quarters the Washingtons, rowing thirty
eight strokes to the minute, were full two
lengths ahead OF the Pot0macs with Columbia
The M sy and
famous spurts made a strong bid for the lead.
by Vt two lengths, Columbia second and Potomacs
third, in $40, which, considering the rough
water, was very fast time. At this regatta it
singles against Monohan, Nolan and Kearney,
but on the day Of the race the water was such
that no shell could live, and the club took no
it was found that their boat, which had been
broken before the regatta, was seriously strained
by the rough water at Old Point. After the race
the forward deck was cut open and 1t was dis
covered that all Of the stays aud braces forward
Of the bulk head had come away from the keel
son, which had also been broken In two places,
thus leaving the paper only to stand the inn.
mense strain.
THE CLUBS STANDING APPROVED.
After these successes 1t was natural that the
new organization should experience some trou.
BILE, so they had to meet some charges, which were
brought to the attention of the Potomac regatta
committed. These charges maintained that
the new club had sold the race at the Freder-
icksburg regatta, and, further, that it was not
purposes. After a full and impartial hearing,
the committee decided that the charges had
not been snestantated in any pasticular
an account was published in last evenings
STAR, the club was represented in the senior
in the senior singles BY smithson. In both con-
tests the honor Of the club was upheld by
plucky rowing, though the trophies were cap
The members of the club now feel that they
have passed the dangerous stages of early life
and are finely established as one Of the insti
antly located ct cumberland's boat house.
A PROPOSED NEW BOAT HOUSE.
The club labors under the severe disadvan
tage in not having q boat house of its own
The money was subscribed to build imme-
diately upon the organization of the club, bul
the Commissioners could not lease the Wash
ingtons o street on which to erect the house
although all the other boat houses are built
upon streets. A fair is contemplated this win
ter which, It is hoped. will receive the supper!
of the public and thus realize funds sufficient
to purchase the ground and erect q house early
in the spring of 1885. The success this club
has had is largely due to the activity Of all O.
It's members. It is essentially o rowing club
and all balcony rowing will be discountenanced
In all nORHfbl4 WAYS. and next tuNfOr shall
and gig crews and sculIers will be brought df
rectly under the control Of the trainer, as the
senior members have been this year The clut
Mt present quarters one fOur-oared shell, one
six-oared gig, fOnr singles, two double working
boats and several private boats, the property Of
members.