Evening star., 1886-09-28

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"What q perfect day ior boat racer was the
exclamation OF every boating man or balcony
enthusiast, as he caught "A glimpse of the Po,o-
mac river this morning. gentle breeze caused
a slight ripple on the waters surface, on which
the bright sun glanced, making il appear as IL
covered with myriads OF sparkling Jewels
There was not a cloud in the sky, and the
breeze was just strong enough to cool little
the oppressive atmosphere. The only apparent
obstacle in the way OF a successful regatta was
the excessive heat, which was not anticipated
SO late I'm September. II was feared that the
high temperature might have a weakenin. eff.
feet on the men who were To row in more than
one OF the races. They were all In good cond-
tion. however, and the general opinion was
That they would suffer no serious Inconvenience.
AT THE BOAT HOUSES.
When STAR reporter visited the various
BOAT houses this morning he found only small
knots of boating men engaged either i'm giving
q few last finishing touches To the graceful ana
iignt ooats which Were 10 be strained to their
utmost by toughened snews and willing hearts
OF quie,iy arguing among themselves as 10 the
prooaoie results OF the days races, for this
was the day set apart Tor the annual Potomac
nv ,sef reSat.it AN event which has more interest
LOT Tue loVer of aquatic sports than almost any
other of the year. The races arranged, seven in
number, were all TO be one mile and a-hali
straight away over the national course from a
point above the Long bridge To "A point Just
above the Anaiostan boat house. Mr.. Hinch-
man, oi fniladeipnia, was the chosen referee.
Cnuoubtedly there WAS some disappointment
Ieit that more crews from other cities could not
MAKE IL convenient To come To tine capital 10
compete Tor the elegant medals, banners and
tropnles offered, but The three local clubs had
entered crews in nearly all lne events 50 as 10
insure success and every body felt that failure
was out OF the question.
THE VISITING oARsMEN
ere on hand at the boat houses early this
morning, quietly waiting for the hour of start
ing the races. The lonas from Phlladelphi
were AT the Potomac boat house, the Fairmounts
from fniladelpnia at the Anaiostans. and the
Aeyones from Elizabeth, y. j., at the Cclum-
blas. There were seven races on the program.
THE FoUR-oARED GIGS.
The hour for starting the first race, four-oared
gigs, was two o'clock. The only crews entered
In 1t were: The Columbia (blue), Maryland
Sloan, bow, with Gibson coXswain. Ionas of
Phiiadeiphia tred), Virginia shore-CatteI,
stroke; Hanson, 3; Armstrong, 2, and Davis,
DOW, with Beatty, coxswain. The betting before
the race was three 10 one on the Columbas. The
Oetlng men did not disparage the visitors In
Offering these odds. but they were satisfied
Win the form, endurance ana speed OF the home
crew that they We're confident of victory.
THE JUNIOR FoURs.
1t was expected that the race for junior fours,
O hali-hour later, would be. perhaps, the most
interesting race OF the day, because four crews
had entered, and, although the Potomacs were
ioNoiitcS, d sdidui Wds expected, even
should one crew secure a commanding lead.
Ihe crews, as entered, were Potomacs, red,
Maryland shore, No. I-Dyer, stroke; Reynolds,
8; Robinson, =, and Gilmore, bow; Acyones, OF
Elizabeth, \. j., green, No. 2; Coum oias, blue,
No. 3-Johnstone, stroke; Stoulenburg, B;
Hyde, =, and Green, bow; and Analosians,
s; Janus, =; Gresham, bow.
1t was announced to-day, however, that
there was but little probability OF more than
two of the above crews appearing at the start
Ing point. The Coiumbias had found il impos-
slble to secure q satisfactory boat for their men,
they said, and they were unwilling To risk their
oest BOAT In the Junior race, preierring To keep
1t safe and sound for The senior race. The Ana
lostans, 1t was said, had the boat, but not the
men.
WANTED TO KEEP HIM JUNIOR"
The wife OF one member OF the crew was
strongly opposed to his rowing, al though had the
three other men bcenavalable she would doubt-
less have reiented. 81 aave seen you row
races for the past thirteen years." she said
"and never saw you win yet AS you are
still a Junior l would like to keep you as
such as long as possible, SO 1 think you had
better watch the race from the balcony and
Keep me posted"
THE JUNIOR SINGLE.
The third race Uunior singes) has as entries
Houston, of the Ionas, Maryland shore; Baker
Plate Printers =; Reed, Potomacs, 3; and Noord-
zy, Potomacs, Virginia shore. Baker was the
iavorite In this race, with Houston as second
choice. Baker, Houston ap' NoordZy had all
entered the race for the senior singles, II being
the intention that the winner OF the race Tor
juniors being afterwards a senior, should meas
ure oars with kearney, OF the Potomacs, the
only original entry for the senior race.
THE SENIOR FOUR
At $3.50 O'Clock the race for the senior fours
was to be rowed. The entries were Columbus
(blue), same as gig crew, on Maryland shore
POtOmacs (red), same as Junior crew, No. 2, and
Fairmounts, OF Philadelphia: Hayes, stroke
3; Poot, 2, and Brownell, 1. 1t was
the general opinion that the Potomacs would
not nnsh this race unless at the end OF the first
halt mile they should be nearer The front than
ever, would be well contested by the Fair
mounts and the COlumbiaS. The betting WIS
two to one i'm favor OF the visitors, who hold the
OF the country. The Columbia
boys were determined, however, that
they should not carry away the cham
pionship OF the Potomac river, and
with it the handsome prizes and trophies
offered with it, without rowing as fast as they
knew how, and the well-known dogged deter.
mination of the Columbia men led many to be-
leve that they might again cross the line win
ners.
THE LIGHT WEIGHT RACE,
q contest peculiar to the Potomac, was an.
nounced for four o'clock. The entries were
Analostans twhite), Maryland shore. .McKenny,
stroke, Dent 3. Durant and Appel bow. Po-
Sprague =, and Warden bow, and Colum6ias
lbluei. Virginia shore. Zeigler stroke, Rudy 3,
Yates =. and Smith bow. No man who
o seat in any OF the boats in this race. The
men were all weighed at the Columbia boat
house last evening, and all who were entered
were found TO weigh within the limit.
There was considerable doubt about
the weight Of the Potomacs yester-
day, but hard work i'm heavy clothes
brought them down sufficiently. Kearney was
particularly doubtful man. Yesterday morn
ing he weighed 13O pounds, but when weighed
last evening his weight was only 122la pounds.
He spent the day yesterday in two heavy blue
shirts, half the time in his shell and the other
half in running on Analostan Island. The re-
weak; and As he was TO take part in three races,
it was feared by some that he had trained too
hard to do himself justice. His grit, however,
1t was thought would carry him through ali
morning about the Analostans starting. The
Potomacs were considered sure winners un-
less their severe training had weakened them.
The senior single race al half-past four o'clock
was to be between kearney and the winner of
the Junior single race.
THE EIGHT-oARED RACE,
the last on the program, was TO take place ut
five o'clock. The entries were: Columbia (blue),
Maryland shore-Nute, stroke; Kondrup, z;
Wade, q; Sloan, 8; Lewis, 4; Kerr, 3; Simmons,
z; Mackail, bow, and Smith, coxswaiu. Poto-
macs (redb Virginia shore-kearney, stroke;
Fisher, Z; Cornwelf, 6; Dyer. 3; Reynolds. 4;
3; Eimore, 2, and Warden, bow, with
Doyle, coxswaln. The ColuIloias were gene
rally considered the winners, although the Po-
tomacs considered their eight the fastest they
had ever boated, and were confident that the
race would be hotly contested.
AS THE HOUR APPROACHED.
As the hour for beginning the race drew near
appearance. Boating enthusiasts began to ar
Of the coming events. The wharves and YES
sells in the vicinity Of the finishing line were