The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-18

The Columbia Athletics are busily engaged
fixing up their athletic quarters on Analostan
Island in anticipation of the big meeting that
will be held there in the fall, the Amateur Ath-
letc meeting of 1890. This is the biggest gath
erng of the year, and in order to insure success
and bring credit to the city and their club, the
Columbias will not stint themselves in order to
make the track and grounds equal to any in
America. Trackmaster Tommy O'Neil has been
hard at work, and the result is already notice
able. In order to get clean and straight
stretch of one hundred yards the upper end of
the track, where it swings into the old home
stretch, has been cut away and the necessary
space graded out, leveled off, and well cindered
for the distance. The earthen embankments
are all being cleared away, and the place is as
suming much prettier and more inviting ap-
pearance than ever before. The ball field and
tennis courts are also being looked after. 1t is
estimated by some that it will cost nearly So 900
to put the grounds in shape, arrange all details,
and look after visiting athletes. The commit
tee having the work in hand consists of Mr.
j. West Wagner, Howard Perry and Samuel
StinemetZ, with Tommy O'Neil as general su-
perintendent. Then across the river the boys
are not letting their pretty boat-house dry-rot,
as painters, grainers, carpenters, and cleaners
are about fixing up the structure.
The Columbias intend making every effort this
season to take Il leading place in aquatics, and
to that end are going to start out an eight that
will stand Il good chance of being wiHners.-
They have already elected Baker and Ryan, for
merly of the Potomac champion crew and later
on the Washingtons, and are eager to enroll sew
eral Others who have achieved success in this
line With these two already added, and with
Wade, Mute, Reed, Harlan, Kenyon, O'Leary,
Miller Sloan, and Mckinney, there are enough
to produce the requisite eight. Then, too, Capt.
Gibson has come back, and will bend his energy
to help the crew along in training, and as the
club has a splendid new boat everything looks
bright for successful campaign by the Colum-
bias.
The Potomac Athletic Club at its meeting on
Monday evening adopted the new constitution
and then directed the secretary to make formal
application for membership in the Amateur Ath-
letic Union. Since the fact was made manifest
that the club intended becoming live and pro-
gressive athletic organization the roll of mem
bership has commenced to grow and applications
are coming in thick and fast Every inducement
is to be offered candidates for admission, but
they must pass the requisite standard and pay
the regular fee and monthly stipend before they
can be enrolled. All the necessary adjuncts for
a first-class athletic ground have been secured,
and the grounds are now ready for the athletes.
MacDermott, the great broad and high
jumper, having few superiors in America, will
propably join the Potomace Athletics this week.
The following gentlemen have designated to
look after the various sports of the Potomac
Club: Aquatics, Capt. Zappone; base ball, Mr.
WIN Hillyer; tennis ETC., Mr.. II. w. Elmore;
lacrosse and grounds, Lieut.. e. f. Sawyer