The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-03
ATHLETICS AND ROWING.

There will be Potomac River regatta.
Things have assumed a lively aspect on the
river.
Who will be secretary of the National Associa-
tlon OF Oarsmen?
Now let the Analostans secure trainer. What
a revival 1t would be.
Hannegan and Chap Sims, with young Oliver
are rowing hard in the Columbia's junior crew.
james Lake. Marshall, Darlington, Church.
and others, of the Analostans, are rowing regu-
larly.
Dickinson bids fair to be one of the best all
around athletes in America. The Columbia Ath-
leticS have jewel in him.
Mr.. Charles ]. Kintner, of the Staten Island
Athletics, formerly of the Columbias, is visiting
for a few days in this city.
Mr.. Montel, of the Neptunes of Baltimore
was in the city last week, and stated that they
would surely send junior crew here to the re-
gatta.
Messrs. Finckle and Baker, two of the best ALL
around athletes of the Potomac Ath letics have
returned from summers outing and are again
in harness.
Analostan Landing is crowded every night
with delightful gathering of their members
and the singing of their glees is much enjoyed
by parties on the river.
The Middle State regatta at Newark on We'd
nesday and Thursday of this week will be the
largest rowing feature of the year. The entries
include some of the best in America
Mr.. Carlisle G.. Whiting. one of the M ost prom
inent juniors of the Potomacs, leaves on Mon
u n
doah Valley. He will return in time to train for
the regatta.
Broadhurst, the newly elected sprinter of the
Potomac Athletics, halls from England, where
he made several records on the cinder path. He
will probably be entered in the handicaps of the
A. A. U. in October.
The Columbia Athletics are rowing a yery
strong and powerful junior eight, Lieut.. RYAN
generally filling the coxswain seat. Courtney
has his eyes on them and at times instructs the
boys how to handle themselves.
There will be a Potomac River regatta, and it
will take place between October l and 12. The
delay in making definite arrangements is due to
the fact that the members of the two committees
are away on their summer vacations. 1t can be
stated authortatively, though, that a regatta
will be held.
The Potomac Athletics want it distinctly un-
tsi derstG6d t that # there is any football team in
ers as Mccoy, Dyer. Tobin, Baker. Rhinehardt,
SSedsn SaGsn Enmore Einckle Joe Reynolds Doye
Smithson there is every reason to expect good
eleven.
The Potomac Athletic Glee Club is the means
OF making the the evenings at their delightful club
house pass on very pleasantly, especially during
THESE beautiful moonlight nights. The balcony
is crowded and the music is furnished by Messrs.
Sheriff at the piano, Ciley on the mandolin,
Humphrey and Norton on banjos, Noah on cor
net, and George Johnstone on triangle.
The committee having charge of the ceremo-
MES pertaining to the opening of the new bridge
across the Eastern Branch on Monday, August
rs, are seriously thinking of giving "a regatta as
one VI Iuo leaIureS Oh LnaJ aIalr They have aD-
pointed committee consisting of President
Hood, OF the Columbias; President Maddox of
the Analostans. and President Finley, of the
Potomacs,to make such arrangements as may be
necessary 10 make the regatta fitting the occa-
present week. ~
The prince OF fakirs is at his work again. and
the enterprising American Press Association has
been duped. A week ago this concern sent ont
an article on Tommy Lee with his picture-that
is, his supposed picture-but it was not Tommy
The fakir used instead a portrait of Billy Strusse
with his old Williamsburg shirt on. That was
number one. Number two was sent out this
Rich, of the Manhattan A. @. The latter gentle.
man is a fine specimen OF an athlete and about es
handsome man you can find in the business
but when IL comes to running in John Woods
photograph of one of the Irish team that came
over with Mitchell, with his shamrock on his
shirt, etc., that's carrying the fake too far Sin
gular, but true both these fakes We're signed nv
Malcolm w. Ford, the prince at this business
Watch the Buffalo NelDS or the Washington HER
AID for fake No. 3.-SpOrting Times WilI the
Times please make acknowledgment of its error?
THE HERALD is not u "boiler-plate" paper nub-
fishes only news, and does not deal In the rot
spoken of above.
PLAIsTED TRAINING THE POTOMAC oARsMEN
The preliminary work of the Potomac eight
has not been very satisfactory to the members of
the cluD. In fact, the rowing of the crew has
been what is aquatleally termed ragged and un-
even. To perfect the style and get the men back
IN their old shape movement to secure trainer