Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-27
THE POTOMAC REGATTA.
Preparations All Concluded for TO
M0rrOw's Rowing Contests.

| MOffOW'8 Rowing Contests.
| THE oARSsdEN WHO WILL CONPETE-THE FAIR
MOUNTS LATE ENTRY-PRoGRAM OF THE
RACEs-THE COMPETITION AMONG THE HOME
| CLUBS, &C.
The fifth annual Potomac River regatta will
| take place tomorrow afternoon over the Ma
| t1onal course, which is mile and half
| straightaway, from a point above the Long
| bridge to the foot of G street, just above
| the Analostan bOathouse. The first race
will be started at two o'clock. and a
half an hour will intervene between the vari-
Gus events. This gives ample time for the diff
ferent crews to be at the starting point at the
minute appointed, besides affOrding an oppor-
tunity to make good any delay that may occur
during the progress of the regatta
THE PROGRAM.
The program OF races is as follows: Two
| o'cIock-four-oared gigs-Columbia, (colors blue)
| and Ionas, Philadelphia, tcolors red)
2:3O O'clock-Junior fours-Potomacs, (red)
Columbias (blue) and Analostans, twhite), all
of Washington, and AicyOnes, OF Elizabeth, N.
O'Clock - Junior singles - Noordzy and
Reed, Potomacs, (red) Huston, Ionas, of Phila-
| deiphia, lwhite), Nolan. Elizabeth. Of Ports
mouth, Va, (blue), and Baker, Plate Printers
$50 o'clock Sc . tours Columbus and Po-
tomacs of Washington, and FairmOunts, OF
4 o'clock Lightweight fOurs -Anaostans
(whitel Potomacs, tredJ, and Columbias, lblue.)
Potomacs.
5oclock-Eghtoared shells-Potomacs and
Columbias.
be noticed that all OF them have been filled with
the exception OF the senior singles, in which
kearney is the only one entered. Entries for
this event Will remain open until tonight, in
hopes that some senior scuier will be willing to
measure oars with the gritty youngster, who
mas won often, and Vino has never lost without
a hard fight. Ii there is to be any failure, it is
fortunate that it will be in one of the single
evenIs, Tor it is conceded that the races are
generally more interesting. The Columbia
Iour-oared gig crew will consist of Mute, stroke;
kondrup third; Wade, second, and Sloan bow,
Armstrong and Davis, with Beatty cOXswain,
will compose the Iona gig crew, the only one to
confidently expected that the Richmond and
Alexandria gig crews would be here, particu-
larry as they nave an old score TO settle on the
water. Their failure to enter will deprive the
spectators OF an opportunity to witness
between them, which would be hOtly contested,
even should other crews cross the line first Ii
Is hard 10 predict the result OF the race between
THE COLUMBIAS AND THE Jonas,
because the latter comparatively un-
known quantity. They will have TO he very
speedy, however, to take the Palmer cup from
the Columeias, whose crew is very fast one,
with plenty of bottom and grit. This will be
the first race liz which they Will take part and
they Will enter it fresh from thorough course
OF training. Unless the Tomas Very much
undtrraied the Coiumbias will be very tit TO
row later in the day. AT least three OF tine men
Mute. kondrup and Wade. nave been tried
many u time and are powerful Oarsmen. Mute,
the stroke, is without doubt the best stroke that
ever sat III q boat ON the Potomac. He never
knows when he is beaten, and rows with splen-
did Judgment OF his own and his mates'
strength. Sloan, the bow Oarsman, although not
as experienced as the other men in the boat, is
all there, and the boys in blue have no fears of
bis not doing his share. The race Tor Junior
fours which is next on the program bids lair To
be one oil unusual interest, as has been the case
in former years The fact that many who take
part in this race are comparatively unknown
as racing men, makes it difficult to anticipate
the winners.
The Anaostans won the race last year and
they Will send out another very good crew on
Tuesday, although the men have not been
training as thoroughly as their competitors.
The crew will consist of PsiirO, stroke; Barbour,
3; Janus, 2 and Gresham, bow. The Potomacs
are pretty confident that they will capture this
race, ana so well pleased are they with the men
that the same crew will start i'll the race tor
senior tours, which occurs later on the program.
This crew will be Dyer, stroke; Reynolds 3;
Robinson, 2 and EimOre, bow. The Coiumbia's
representatives in this will be Johnstone,
stroke; Stoutenburg, 3; Hyde, 2 and Green
bow. Very little Is known about the Alcyones,
who are bent ON making hard fight for this
race, but 1T is sale to presume. that they would
not come such u distance To start in the race
unless competent to send their boat along at a
pretty livery rate. With TOUR crews, side by
side, pulling tor dear life, this contest cannot
heip being an exciting one.
THE JUNIOR SCULLERS.
HE tnlrd race Tor Junior single Scullers will
doubtless be well worth witnessing. Baker,
who represents the plate printers, will be re-
membered as the powerful number three of the
famous Potomac crew OF a few years ago. He
has lately taken to sculling, and ii he can
handle his SOULS as he did his SWeep he will moi
be Tar from the finish when the race is over
NoOrdZy, of the POtOnacs, is well-known
oarsnlan with good staying powers and Reed,
the otner Potomac representative, has shown
up arkably well III the club regattas. Nolan,
from Portsmouth, Is also a good man Huston,
the Iona man, Is unknown here, and may make
1t warm Tor the boys.
THE SENIOR FOURs.
The senior fOur-oared race which comes fourth
on the program, is Tor the championship OF the
Potomac river, and on it are placed two elega mt
trophies, the Post and STAR cups, besides the
club banners and individual medals. When
the entries closed last Tuesday evening the PO-
toInacs and Colulnbias were the only clubs en-
tered, but On Friday the entry of the Fairuounts
OF Philadelphia was received. Had there been
any regular entries from outside clubs there
would have been no question about refusing
the Fairnounts entry. As the local clubs VINO
hold the regratta are DESTROYS OF making the
Regatta a success, and would Ne al
fected but themselves, the ques ton was cOnsid-
cred at "a meeting of the joint committee Satur-
day evening, and the entry was accepted. the
CoiuInbias, however, strongly opposed it. They
were evidently confident OF beating the PotO-
macs and were unwilling that the champion
crewof the country, for such the Fairmounts are
should be admitted irregularly and materially
lessen their chances OF Victory Their position
was undoubtedly well taken, but the presence
OF the Falrmounts will lend an added interest
To the regatta, and Tor this reason the action of
the committee In accepting their entry gives
general satisfaction. Should the visitors win.
they Will be here next year to defend the tro-
pines, and should they be defeated they will
doubtless be anxious 10 avenge themselves 1t
Is by NO means certain, however, that they will
be able To shake OF their competitors, notwitI-
standing the tact that they will start perfectly
fresh, while both the Coiumbias and POtomacs
Will have rowed in previous race.
The Columbia crew will be the same
as in the gig race. These men have shown on
previous occasions that they can stand plenty
vi nard work, and unless they very hard
pushed In the nrst race, the Fairmounts will
have their work cut out for them. The Column
bias have been taught al admirable style of
rowing by Ellis W ard who Is their trainer this
year. Their long, swinging, graceful stroke has
often carried them TO victory. The crew Is in
very good condition this year and ought to do
crew in this race. They have been carefully
trained by Plaisted, and their rowing gives gem
erai satisfaction. They are powerful. active
men, and although inexperienced, may do
better than Is expected. the FairmOunt crew
Will consist OF Hayes, stroke, SnOwden 3, Poot 2
and Brownen bow.
THE LIGHT-WEIGHTS.
The Senior race will be followed by the light
weight contest, which bids fair to be we'll con.
tested by the three local clubs. The Columbus
will be represented by Zeigler, stroke; Reedy,
3; Yates, 2, and Smith, bow. The AnalOstan
crew consists of Mckenny, stroke: Dent 3: Dsa-
rant, z, and Appel, bow The Potomacs will
SEND out their champion light-weights: Fisher,
stroke; kearney, 81 Sprague, 2, and Warden,
bow, unless at the weighing OF the crews this
evening some OF them are overweight. The
limit Tor this race is only 125 lbs, and it is
more than likely that some will be overweight.
III The POtOmacS row the mepfionQ6 they