Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-06
THE POTOMAC REGATTA.
The List OF Entrics-PreparatiOn Be-
ing Made for Wednesday, Contests.

II. W. Garfield. president National Association
OF Amateur Oarsmen, who was requested 70 act as
| referee for Wednesdays regatta, teegraphed Sec
rotary Gibson this morning his inability to act In
| that capacity owing TO pressure Of business en-
/ gagements. Mr.. j. H. c. Watts, OF Belair, Nd,
| formerly Of the executive committee, n. A. A. O.,
| has been requested to act as referee for the re-
/ gatta-
The application OF E J. carney, OF the Institute
Boat Club OF Newark N. j., to enter the scullers'
/ race, was received this morning. Tue application
has been cepted, as it was mailed within the
| time quired
Charles G. Psotta, Of Cornell Navy, champion
amateur senior sculler OF America, arrived In town
He was out In shell yesterday afternoon ac9uaint-
| Ing himself with the course. He has a well-knit
Paul HuneSer, junior seuiier Of the iona Club Of
| Philadelphia, arrived yesterday morning. He Is
putting up at the Columbia House. He makes q
good showing In his shell, and rows In good form
captain Gibson is of the opinion that the upper
course viii have to be abandoned after this regatta
and the lower or national course readopted, as he
| finds the water almost TOO deep TO anchor boats
The course viii be tagged on, and each crew
will be instructe0kas TO the span OF the bridge
through which they will go.
In case that it Will be found announcement for the
Potomac boat club TO borrow the Old Dominion
boat cluos gig, the captain OF the Columbia club
Will tender the use OF the skim gig to that club
so that race may take place.
Dyer and Reynolds IN the Potomac gig with two
other good men would make things lively FOR a
conesting crew or crews and yet be fresh for the
eight, as both OF the above senior four are oars
n.en OF considerable staying qualities The opin-
ion OF many boating men is that they could easily
stand racing In the gig and eight.
gles-P. W. Miller, Spa Club, Annapolis; Eugene
Johnson, Coumbias; Paul Huneker, Ionas Club,
Philadelphia; Won Lindgren and j. Ii. Doyle, Po-
tomacS. senior SingleS-C g. PsoIta, Cornell
Navy; Clinton Smithson, Spa Club, Annapolis;
tomlcS; E g. Carney, Institute Cub, Newark,
NJ.
senior four, Potomac-Dyer stroke; Reynolds 8;
Robinson, 2; Elmore, bow. Columbils-Nute,
stroke; Harlan, 3; snyder, 2; Elder, bow. And
PaSsac OF trenton, y. j.
Esht-oared, Falrmounts Of Philadelphia-wm.
BrOwnell, 1; Waters, .; Z. 7. Brownell 3; Harri-
son, 4; Mahorney, 5; Pyeier, q; O,Neil, z; snow
qen, stroke; Mitchell, coxswain. CreScents Of
Phliadelphia-Megowen 1; Runk, 2; Aull- 3; shy
Faber, stroke; Steele, coxswain. Columbias-
hdroan, q; Reed 8; kondrup, 5; HYDE A. Duke,
>; Snyder,2 2; Elder 1; Mute, stroke; Gibson, cox
swain. Potonlacs-ReynU!ds, q; Robinson, 8;
Elmore >; Mindelen. 4; Offiey 3; Oertei, 2; Nor
ION, L; Dyer. stroke; Doyle, coxswain.
Junior four, Ariels, OF Baltimore-van Zandt, 1;
Shrlver. 2; Morton, 3; Renwick, stroke. Column
oiaS-OLeary. /; Moore, 2; Kenyon, 3; Miller,
strGhe. Po,omacs-Sawyer, 1; Selden, 2; WOOten,
3; Lewis, stroke.
Gi,s, Columbias-Green, 1; woodward 2: Carr
3; Wade, stroke; Gibson, coxSwain. Probably
Potomacs, with Norton, 1; Oertel, 2; Reynolds, 3;
Dyer, stroke; Doyle, coxswain.
AN ADVANCE IN FINEs.-In the Police Court to-
DAY judge Mills, after imposing several fines In
dsorderly cases, said that he proposed to do some
thing toward breaking up disOruerly crowds and
w0.,d I've notice now That after to-day the lines