The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-16

covered III mEnules ind 5 seeonds. ard
On cros.fng the lire they stopped rosine
sppzseu1ly - fresh ~ when der started
ssrxEsxrzopAL soxg K&erss.
Up 10 fs-s was 81 II favur 81 orr EnR1ish
eoaslns. q II proved b. shs defeats u he
HsissdsLe. Harvard snd Cornell crews. On
English ws:<Ys In fs-s. however. q the
centennial exhih5tion ~ Fhiladeipais, the
Uubdin University fIseisudl crew. The
Lcndon Rowing Ctuh crew and crew fron
FIRST Trinity. C&mbsfdge, EngsAnd. nsek
dezsss ~ the hands respectively q -
Eureka Esub. OF Newark y =. the
B<avenyck. D: AIbaay. :. T.. and The
Yale crew, Of Sew Haven. CoAn- Two
years later The Columbia college four won
the visitor challenge cup II Heniy royal
yegxs:a, ii Heni<y Eng. Last yesr M.
Psosta, Of tornss1 university, american
amateur champion in fsss. won Fsssce N
The race for the diamond scnEls - Henley,
but was defeated quite easily BY the Oxford
crack, Mr. Guy Nichols, in the iasf heat
He wzs oat OF condition ard no match ior
the EnxiishmxH. WHO fswei Away from
him in the EnAi ~ easily ~ be had de-
feated his apponenss in the preliminary
heats. Ar. Psosfa vfli. however. 60 Again
THIS coming June 10 Henley 70 row MI
Nichols, ard If both meet "a condition
grand raee oaghi 10 eEsas- In the prciss-
sionzI iine Aruerle4 has always bed her
oxn lsr years, With Hanion. 6audaasr.
Roes. O'Gonnor and others. yet At present
Australia. ~ Beach and the late Henry
eeasis. haa Eajriy won the ciasna 70 be the
scaling country par excellence brief
mention
~ ruF OPPORTUNITIES ZOE ROWING
Which surround us here in testtle viii
show The reader shy boating. OF a. sports
here IN Washington. Should he the most
successful The Sound In front OF MS pre-
SCENTS surf&ce which for four or I'VE
months ln The year il almost alSays In
state 81 unrafslsi calm. especially IN the
lang spring, Summer ard early autumn
evenings. Lake Washington and Lake
Enson afford, On TIE otter hand, tine row
ing and racing surfaces. The former not
being sivAled except ~ the salt water OF
The Salt lake, in Utah Both the harbor
AMI the lakes are easily accessible from all
nArts Of the city. Again. an important
fartor in promoting rowing club In Sc
attic Is the faet that the gentlemen Oh
Portland and Vancouver. on the south and
and north, already have tioarishing clubs
and Tacoma and Victoria ara about 70
build and reorgaaize their already organ
ixsd associations. A league composed OF
Victoria, Vancouver, New Westminster, In
the provinces. and Portland, Tacoma and
Seattle. in tn. states, would no doubt give
rise 10 very healthy state OF amateur
sport In the Pacific Northwest. And this
would lead TO football. baseball. la crosse
and tennis The sroffers and croakers
will here talk OF raafeoax sa Espaigas. but
let them wait The MOTTO of a few enthti-
siasfs here Ia Seattle athIetIcaiy inclined. Is
Nothing tempted. nothing DONE and
their Yankee spirit would ike nothing BET
ter than giving the Englishmen chance
10 Edo them up" One of their number re-
Gently, in conversation with . member OF
the Vancouver Boat Club. reports the fol-
lowing characteristic remark made by the
English man, whom he met at Anacorses.
On uodestiy iaquir8ns whether this Mr..
Sp-s thought that race might be ar
ranged between the Vancouver club ard
crew from Seattle. the Englishman replied:
..Oh, yes, think so; but we have some
mighty good oars, you know. and | ann
afraid we'd smash vou. There being al
least four men In town who would like 10
give the Engiishinen chance to smash"
them In either fonrs. pairs or singles. it Is
likely some smashing may come of in the
near future. Among those interested In
the meeting ~ be held sosne time this
week for the purpose OF organizing \ boat
cInb are Colonel Haines. Major sharpe.
Messrs. Herman Chaplin. G. II. and q. D.
knssuger. Thorneil. Baxter. Saunders.
Hebron, Folsom. Marryatt. Downing.
carter. Hard, Dana. Goodwin and others
II IL proposed to start In befiiting manner
and 10 make the club one which may be an
honor aud means Of glory 10 Seattle in
coming years.
cannot close this article without quot
ing the speech made 1T recent banquet in
New York. by Rev. pr Twichell, a men,
her of the famous Yale crew of is59. nov
one OF the leading men OF the day. who
preceded Mr.. Chaacney NJ. Depew on the
toast list. The reverend gentleman spoke
10 the following effect:
Gentlemen. yoa are expecting 10 hear Mr. De
rev next, and am very sorry for yen laugh.
teri. but am very giad on my owa account,
heeAase IL il easier 10 come before him than 10
follow aiua. SEINE sa.n arc born great some
achieve greatness. AID some have greatness
thrust upon Them. | do rot think that since
the foundation 81 the world greatness Of 50 un.
as upon me. when geon recent occasion =
comedy and good nstared youth laid hold OF
nv hand and burst forth effasivelys do you
know what yoe are DO you know what thiak
yoa are Would ron have me explain 10 ycn
sny epsnsou of what yoa really are tblashed
well. he continued. 'yoa ase the Depew Of
Hartford college goasx Of laughter | knew
he was isyln~ Il enfhsek. lcoufinnesf lsrghser4
As son al yels like pepew. but l would rsth.
or he wa< In gerieo than follow him sns time
More laughter have Ia preach in ny own
place 10 Hartford toms~row 80 ! must 60 soon
Vet have the innrni,y ef the msn who said ne
ecuia sssBa anything but enc thing. AMI thai
tempsasiea. Renewed laughter. did not
snaw hew Ia cosae, yes had Ia. am ff,e Of
tho sesrs which the assignment Of this toast
brought upon ms.
psses's prescsps recalls the snaaortais os the
hstpse aSe. In isef laepe~ Is enc OF the immoz
tais laughter and applsnse
haze seen him merv than onee ia Thick
flannel shirt ia New Hsyen's hsrbor ssrostag
she waytN while hss bsawa leckS-lerses os
Never and gnTasnss laughter r. acssea sn the
air an1 the gentle sass8ea Who sat a~fase him
in ths sseTa sheets sleeves: = face all wrea,hed
~ SKATES. for even ~ tass tsae BE- had ths 10
wslchinx at es hawking ssnises upon ths human
e0nntensaec, laughter. laa yaen9 fellows
need sut tAirk yea ase Tie oniy Asantses aat
Apsssa. sMoFe laughter We well rvrasrshes
the ttrae when tsgst we Eaet TASa Ne wss =
slsm seata vita eassHx hair. sut whas a
change MN Il Is sho hair shat = sstra aud the
ngGFv THAI = eaFaasg Bears ~ laughter again
and Is SlR spsfcweS
We resnsubsg "a af<t ca.iegu race that ever
tick place sf.os s~w usvsp h3shof That was
Ia the >Eose Asv, hawevsg. and shey wege fecsiax
tsSss wag tsaE sseTf The fcal work 81 the
Athletics 81 Na8s ttf3Gs tesgn wnssl ta4s arS~at.