The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30

operated.
The new eight OF the Potomac Club has been
% rowing material as can he found IN this country
~ II not certain That crew OF red shirts Will occupy
the boat on September 10.
The Petersburg Rowing club sent the Columbas
on Wednesday, through Mr.. Butier Malone, n mann
moth cake, on which was Inscribed TO the Columbia
Club who take the cake for rough-water oarstnen."
The whole thing Ia to he preserved and hung up In
The boat-house.
MIR. Cumberland has rented Is undoubtedly the hest
craft In the house ut present, better than the
shell purchased last season Mr., Cumberland
and proves conclusve'y that there Ia use OF ship
ping the boats away from the city for repairs.
The Poiomacs will enter their present fast" Pony
cr nS sr,u stroke, Kearney ., smallwccd 2
weight race on September TO-. The crew took
short rest after the Fortress Monroe regatta, but
took up their training again on Thursday. For the
junior It In not unlikely that two crews will he
entered selected from such available men rs Hogan,
B ,r9s Elmope, Dcusserty, clars, Wheeler,
Is probable that another llsht.weeht crew, consist
Ing OF sprangc stroke, Wheeler 3, Libbey 9, and
shown rapid development lately. President Wheat
ley ls DESTROYS OF also putting an eght-oared crew
In, but among the oaismen 1t is difficult TO see
where II IL TO come from. Doxson, Cornwell, and
Noordzy are the only men they could depend upon
to take places with the i've others who would he
pull poor alongside of the excellent crew from
the Columbas. II y more than likely that the Po-
tSmscs this year VII ioreEo the pleasure Of eight
oaTel race ana devoie all their time 10 the senior,
Junior, and lightweight fours.
1t was thought that with all the available material
at hand the WashinRtons would have endeavored to
nave produced junior four for the Potomac River
regatta. Of course drawback against this Is lack
OF boats, as the club at present only possesses
shell and O xoared gig to utilize in
r p,aning purposes win suCh men as stewart,
Iaen.cc, Dewuney, Jonnson, naRar, o!mtn, anu
IL p. 70 seect from .neir wouIm oe ite ulnicnlty
~ ge..Ing tne necessary ionr. TneIe Is plenty OF
uue w 70 spare auu the ciuo wouu not regret the
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III, ~ o ps senlo. TOUT tnis year viii ne Nute
known whether Lewis wiil.steer from No 2 seat or
whether the gear will be aifiIxed, again TO the bow.
Lewis, the new man. Ia Regarded nv his clubmates
as one Of the best men the club has ever produced,
tined to be so ere the season comes to close. The
crew was out last week and rowed In splendid STYLE
The Potomac River regatta committee meets to.
"u.io" evening".
or,m aat g.,,y i..e paiI OF ssnilels, Joe anu Al
@ nau no ,ronole on WEDNESDAY last IN laying
~, .ei, ass3Siate ciuna'es Dewuney anu ireniice:
. Among Tue wasningtons tneir was Rood zeal o,
iaiened the purses Of their friends. They roweI in
splendid style anu won by quarter OF q mile.
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Inc ColumOias VIII put 10 tue Potomac River re-
gaIta last anu promising junior FOUR made up from
some o, .ne nesl mateIai tne cun mas q, nanu; Ihe
CLUB intends to make big euort TO hold the" Mason
cup" when they won last year. The Ariels OF Bal
nose, last crew, anu tne fotomacs anu Ana!ostans
VIII nght tnem every inch OF the course.
The great showing made by the Potomac light
weight crew at Fortress Monroe has shown the Diner
clubs that for the present il il Impossible to yet
crews TO heat them and naturally they are mt le.
voting any time TO irain,nc crews for iIat event
r.s ...n. :, az.
Inc !unlof scus at tne foIomac regatta VIII nave
ny starters tne IollowlnR: brewster anu johnston,
Potomacs: Bsker Of Wsshin@tons: Collins. nf Csn II.
tails: Harrison OF Fa,rmounts: Fitzoernld. Of items:
Campbell, OF West Philadelphia; BARCLAY, of Balti,
more, with prospects Of several more Vet TO hear
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harrison, q new asplrant Tor aquatic iame will be
entered at the Potomac regatta as junior sculer.
The regatta committee has awarded tho contrac,
for Furnishing the banners 10 Messrs Wiliett 4
RuoG the enternrislnC merchants of thia civ rbis
nrm have made all the banners since the first Po-
tomac River regatta, and have been much praised
Tor the beauty and excellence OF the work furnished.
The tugs q. Thomas Brown and Edwin d. Hartley
two Mne and aw,st hnata nave haon "nnona1 az ~
regatta Committees for Santan,ber ~ IN, , ~ h
solely used the referee and press boat the other
FOR donors of prizes and guests. The committee In
tend ms year e to only allow the local men
Side correspondents have tickets
The regatta committee have awarded the contract
IoI maElng the indlvdual medals Tor the coming
rsgaIs 70 me weii,ksown anu long established frm
OF ssmuei Lewis sons OF THIS clty The committee,
nave agreed upon one LOT al, the only difference
oeing 10 sne nscIptlons inat is 70 pc placed upon
anein inc h,n u now pasily al work upon thein'
lion by September In regari In The donations for
the same, one Of the principal members of the com
mitiee said yesterday that their subcommittee 30
aI nav Deen very successIul IN receiving contrDn-
aions rom the ieadng business men OF me District,
raised to meet ali expenses. EyerythpH points to
big regatta and The Committee feel confident that
the citizens will be satsfed with tie snort.
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-, osa e3Ioyane reGepuon gwen ms season by
at their club. house, west Washington The at
tendance was fairly large while the coojpess OF the
atmosphere rendered dancing very pleasant and
agreeable. The fine toilets OF the ladies, together
with the attractive uniforms of the boating men,
combined TO make the scene in the dancing. room,
very attractive and pretty to look upon. Tie club
will give only two more similar receptions this
season'
The various crcws were out In foil force
Notwithstanding the bad and Indictment weather.
The Columbus had out their senior four, q junior
crew, and another one In the gig, the Potomacs
had junior four singles and three doubles, and the
Analostans their fast Junior crew only.
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Bicycle Notes.
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