The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-09-14
A SINGLE SCULL RACE.
\ HANDSOME MEDAL OFFERED TO
THE DISTRICTS CHAMPION.
TERMS OF THE CONTEST.
Thursday, the @ith, the Datc-Thrcc-
Quarters of u Mile tho Distance.

The Critic is authorized on the part
of Mr.. Robert Hoffman and another
gentleman to arrange a single scull
race, open to all District sculcrs, three.
quarters of a mile, straight away. The
medal for the winner will be u very
handsome one, and will be on exhibit
ton in few days The course will
he down river, finishing at point OPP
positc lloltzmans barge The date of
the race has been left to the sporting
editor of The Critic, and he names
Thursday, September 2l This will be
the day, unless the promoters should
desire II change, in which case a change
will be made, and all parties notified.
Entries must be made by "Wednesday,
September %, not later than o'clock p. IN.
They should be sent TO TnE Critic office,
and addressed TO the sporting editor. No
entrance fee will be charged. The distance
was made a short one In order to benefit one
or two District sCulCrs who were thought
MS speedy as any at short distance. There
are enough single sculers here to make a
very exciting contest. Mckinney who
has not done any sculing for several years,
of late has taken It up again. lie never has
met Kcarncy, Smithson, Fisher and others.
All Of these men would like to meet
"Mac." Bob Wade, for personal reasons,
would not enter IN the late regatta. There
Is not person who has seen him scul but
what thinks he is capable of making good
race If several of the old-timers, Morgan,
Croplcy, Bailey, Roberts and others, would
enter, II would add to the interest This is
the last chance for the boys to win medal
this season.
AQUATIC MENTIONS.
One or two of the local papers seem to he
exercised about the Washington Club and
Washington crew and what the club will
do in the future. One paper even makes
up crew for the club. The Washington
Club has come to stay, and next season will
have penthouse. No senior crew has been
picked out for the club. Smithson has not
given up sweep rowing. II may he he will
do no more sweep rowing this season-pcr-
haps no more rowing of any kind this year.
He has had hard seasons work and has
been very faithful. Right here it may he
well to set It down that Clint Smithson is
one of the best amateurs that ever sat in
boat
Ryan and Baker, the aquatic Damon and
Pythias, will take the Washingtons' new
men out with them in the four and coach
them in rowing. A senior four. composed
Of Ryan, stroke; johnson, 3; Dewdney, .,
and Baker, bow, has not been made up. No
senior four will he made up this year.
Dcwdncy and johnson are too good junior
men to make seniors now. After they
sport junior medals there will be time to
talk. The Washngtons rowed in three
open regattas, winning in two of them
What more could be expected II is foolish
TO charge defeat upon one man or another.
There were number of circumstances
which were printed in this column several
days before the regatta that tended to les
sen the Washingtons' chances. Ii was un-
fortunate for them that they occurred. All
Washington members knew ofthem, though
1t is outsiders rather than members of that
club who are making the talk. Sweeney is
to make his permanent home here, and has
gone to Portland to settle some law bust
ness, which had been delayed for him until
the regatta was over. When the Column
bias were defeated at Fort Monroe by the
Washingtons the former went to work with
renewed vigor to get out a crew to defeat
the Washingtons. This they did and are
entitled to all credit This the Washing
tons will do another year.
Baseball.
"Whcn Greek meets Greek, then comes
the tug of war"
The Eastern League and the American AS
sOclallon champions VIII meet tllS alter
noon, and Capitol Park won't hold the
people who will come to see the struggle.
Saturday 81. Louis defeated the Baltimores,
but to-day their work will be much harder
than II was Saturday If the home boys
ever get on to Foutz they will surprise him.
lloOver's home run is just about due to-day,
so keep your eye on the centre field fence
when he goes to the bat
Gerhardt is astonishing everybody by his
phenomenal playing at second base, He
hasn't got his equal.-[N, Y, Sporting
World Know anybody that has2
Chicago and New York are still the same
distance apart.
Horse Talk
To-day will be great day for Brighton.
Heretofore the big owners have held alOOf
from Brighton When the Dryers ran
their horses there it was either in Jimmy
Rowe's or McCabe's names. To-day, how
| ever, all the cracks meet there, and the mist
| of prejudice which has so long hung over
that course will probably be dissipated for
| ever.
Tips to-day are: Brghton-First race,
| Blue Day or Velvet second race, Punka or
Joe Mitchell third race, Freeland fourth
| race, Percles or Pat Dennis fifth race,
| Bonanza or Harry West.
At LeXington-First race, Lady Way
ward; second race, Ten Booker; third race,
Nolo; fourth race, Nirgie IL or Long Step
| per-