The Washington critic., 1885-06-23
HORSE TALK.
A Race Between Pontiac and Miss Wood
ford Discussed.

A Race Between Pontiac and Miss Wood
ford Discussed.
Great efforts have been made lately to
bring Pontiac and Miss Woodlord together
in match race of mile or q mile and q
quarter. Both owners are willing, but
can't agree on the respective weights to be
carried. The Dryers have nearly always
been victorious in their matches.
The Dryers have made an offer for Joe
Cotton, but Williams has set such price
that he has frightened all buyers away.
Williams sold the Dryers Luke Blackburn
at a comparatively low figure, and does
not propose to be caught again.
It is understood that the National
Jockey Club will give two weeks of racing
in the fall instead of one.
Rowing.
Yale men lost good deal of money on
the Harvard. Columbia race, as they were
backing Columbia They are liable to lose
more on Thursday if they back their crew
against Harvard. Yale won last year.
Her men got the big head, and there has
been some trouble. From this point il
looks as though Yale was not as good as
last year. while Harvard is considerably
better. The race will be close one, with
the chances IN favor of Harvard. Yale
men are indignant because Harvard has
employed George Faulkner as trainer
Since the easy defeat of the Pennsylva-
mans by the Cornells, q prediction of
which was made in THE Critic two weeks
before, the interest in the Ith of July re-
gatta has greatly increased. The Cornclls
have already taken up their quarters at
Lake Quinsigamond, and the Pennsylva-
mans will follow this week. The Bow
doins have the best four that they have
ever had. Fred Plaistcd is training them,
and says the crew that beats them will
have to row hard and fast, from start to
finish.
A POTOMAC NAVY.
EDITOR Critic Would not the annual
local aquatic event, the Potomac River
regatta, be made q much less arduous un-
dertaking If our boat clubs were Joined to-
gether under loose form of organization
"a Potomac River Navy, for instance?
AS it is now, every year there is almost
endless delay in the matter. All the clubs
act separately. There is no unity of ac-
ton, and if, as was the case one year,
there is II disagreement over q small point,
the prospects of the regatta are cndan-
gered by one club withdrawing. If all
the clubs-thc Columbia, Potomac and
Analostan boat clubs and the Washington
and Capital rowing clubs--were organized
into n navy, with q commodore and navy
officials at the head, then, while each
club would still retain its equality and in
dividualty, it would lose, IN measure,
its independence. 1t would have to sub
nit to the decree of the navy. There
would be no yielding of one club to
another. Each would give way to the
navy. think that another benefit would
result. There would be better feeling
among the clubs under such an arrange
ment-not that the existing feeling is one
of great hostility But between certain
of the larger clubs there is feeling that
crops out occasionally in not the most
agreeable manner Members of the clubs
understand my meaning. If the aquatic
organizations could be united in q way
that each would not lose its individuality
it is probable that q better feeling would
spring up. | will not encroach upon your
space to discuss the matter at length.
NAVY ADVOCATE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. June %.
Sparring.
Chicago, June 23.-Charles Mitchell
| came in from San Francisco yesterday.
He looks well and weighs III pounds;
| about 10 or II pounds above his fighting
| weight. Mitchell went out to the driving
| park to see Jack Burke. The two men
| have long been anxious to get together,
and it did not take five minutes to ar
range match. 1t was agreed to span
six rounds at Battery ID, on Monday even
| ing next, for the gate receipts. This will
be the fourth time the twain have faced
each other in the ring. Burke's first fight
| was with Mitchell four years ago in Eng
land, where they fought with bare fists,
| for an hour and forty-seven minutes, and
| then the referee declared it draw. The
| fight was for the championship of Eng.
| land and both men have since claimed
that honor, as well as Aft Greenfield
However, the championship is still a
matter of dispute. Burke and Mitchell
next faced each other in New York in a
| four-round contest that was also declared
| draw, and shortly after they met again,
| police interfered in the third round. 81
shall not go away to train, ~ said Mitchell
81 haven't the time, but / must make a
| good showing Monday night. It's to be
my last match for Il long time. 20 out
to do the statue act with McNish, Slavir