The Sunday herald., 1886-08-22

The Potomac Canoe Club is In a most thriving
condition, and boasta neat new noatng club
house, which IL located al, the foot OF New Iamp-
and stripes and the handsome club burgee. The
house s fttcd up with every convenience fol. the
canoeis,s, who now number eighteen. Every We'd
nesday evening camp fire Is held at the club land
Ing, above iiollsnans. where song ana lest chase
the weary hours Tar Into the night The big, blazing
cSol August nieh,e, and when aisblc com,nodore
Russell summons hts hosts for the homeward trip
there are many who tardily obey the call. The
canos Ing season is now at his height, and some OF
the members have gone North with their canoes TO
enjoy long cruise on the lakes and rivers OF New
Ssc viii Ss w @
bers for camp.nres and the Jolly gatherings which
are peculiar TO this guild. The galley will he shortly
put In place, and the club "cook,r than whom there
Is no better, Will take an Important part In the
festivities.
The columbas are working very hard 10 induce
Charley Davis, one Of their best uarsen OF 1888, TO
take seat In the aenor four aud elpht-oared crew
for this season, but Davis as yet has failed TO give
his consent nor Is he likely TO, ~ he Is living III the
come into The boat the big crew would he Mute
stroke, Davis 2, Kendrup2, aud Wade bow; u he
Will not row, then Lewis takes the seat The juniors
VIII he selected from Stonicnberg, Bell, Peddflck,
lie, Brawnsr, Yates, and Lyle. TSe light weights
nc T 3%es o ana Sa SE'' In Ss ss aa sas ss
races, soap, snyder, Young, Macka, summons,
aud possibly old knncr Will take tho extra seats.
this year from the junior scus down through the
three tours, the gig, sni eight Dared races War,
has plenty OF material 10 work upon and II the men
| trainit Is certain good crews VIII he obtained.
Maj Ludlow and Commissioner wheatiey are doing
| good deal OF doube sculling on me river They
were treated TO pretty sight on Fiiiay the water
| fall OF the Aqucduct Bridge.
The Old Dominion gig crow OF Alexandria hes
gone into active training fol the gig race here next
month. President lutiy Ia not very sanRuipe tina,
his pet crew Will he able to defeat the noted gig
~ G.Iss ss.st.t
| give n ep'cndid account ~ thcmselvcs. They ait
very anxious TO have the Richniund crew come here
se inc as nsy ape 'ss aSy
| The crew Will lie the same M upon that occasion
and as they are in,srulir oarsrleu, they ought tt
make good showing
The Ionas, OF Pennsylvania, will beyond question
come here TO competc ~ the gig contest They ar,
the champions Of the Schuy and recently badll
defeated the Pcnnsy ylvana crew.
Many members Of the Clubs Ji not fancy IN,
trenching the expenses OF the coming rcRaita
They say II II II possible for the clubs 10 get up
esnp on osers w @ nnv %f nr ,%erc ss i no
| why lust ns much show should not he made n,
hitherto. initcd, they argue that II would be the
proper time to make as large display ns possible
as II would serve tn draw attention to the fact iha
the clubs are fully able To take care Of themselves
times like the present and this would be an excel
lent argument to use when II might be found ncccs
sary local for outside donations for future events
The Idea OF having only one tug, and the doing avn!
men. What VIII become OF visiting officers and clul
men from the outside, and tho AUXILIARY comnlite,
appointed TO to the caring for crews boas, etc.
on arrival at the depot7 Surely It would he a SORT.
spectacle II they were not treated as Washington
lans have been treated when they visit other cities
The universal opinion is against such false cconOn
and 1t s to lit hoped io,hiDg of the kui will be at
tempted
The rotomacs are talking among themselves o
borrowing gig AMI entering the same In the g
race. II would be quite treat to see the rcd shirt
In such contest.
The Analostans are doing al! their training,
training 1t he, with one crew. They are mOsil
light weights. and II u crew Is picked from such a
SOmers, McKenny, Albert, Dent, Appel, Durnnt
Capt. Wright Will probably take u seat In IN
junior four, which would make 1t ,r.aln that thre
other goOi men will be found.
The Coumbias are rowing their light weight ere,
as follows: Smith bow, Yates ., Woodward 3, an
Isigcr stroke This |, good crew surely, and
at weight Will be a corkcr.
The Poiomlcs have sen; an or.er for cnmplet,
! set Of new sweeps for their new eight aud for
cared shells This Is VIII II has long been needed 4
the club
The entries for the Potomac River reguta vii
close on September 81, ani all such must be al
! dressed 10 Sir. W. W. Boarrnan.
Butler Mnhsne will enter the Junior s"ulIs her
, representing the Appoma'tox, Of Petersburg. II
practic daily on the Potomac.
Most all Of the Aualost, ms best oarsnen are ol
~ town during the present month. This accuun
, for the falling OIL in that direction