The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-11
ATHLETICS AND ROWING.

The Potomac Athletics held large and enthu-
siastic meeting on Wednesday evening last, and
mapped out good deal of work forthe summer.
The membership committee submitted the names
of twelve new applicants whom they had found
qualified for membership, and they were elected.
The ground committee reported that the athletic
grounds were almost finished, and would be
ready for occupancy the present week. In max
ing the report the committee took occasion to
say that the grounds, especially the ball field,
are the prettiest this side of Boston. The com
mittee was given further power to eXpend the
necessary money to finish the tennis courts and
other turf features. Mr.. William Hillyer was
elected governor in place of Mr.. W. F. Roberts,
resigned. Capt. Zappone reported the arrival
of the new eight-oared shell: The club will
meet on Monday evening at the boat-house to
adopt new constitution and make necessary
arrangements for the season.
The Columbia Athletics frightened up con-
siderably last week. as they sent out crews
every pleasant day, while many of the sprinters
took occasion to try their mettle on Analostan
Island in several impromptu races.
The board of governors of the Columbia Ath-
letc Club have decided to place the limit of
membership at 500 for the present 1t is said
| they have already enough applications for ad-
| mission to reach this limit.
The Columbia boys who went over to Phila-
delphia to witness the opening of the Schuyl-
| kill Navy's new home had glorious time and
say that the Navy fellows are bloomingly clever.
Still they claim their house is just as good in
every particular
The new eight-oared shell of the Potomac
| Club arrived on Tuesday evening last at the
Baltimore and Potomac depot, and some twenty
brawny athletes of the club were present to re-
ceive and march with itup Pennsylvania avenue
| to the boat-h0use in Georgetown. 1t is a splen-
did craft, sixty-one feet long, well braced, and
supplied with an improved inclined sliding seat
| of the Meary pattern, only being anti-friction
| and better made. 1t is two feet longer than
1,,,
showing that the craft is built for rough water.
This eight will be reserved exclusively for racing
purposes, the old boat being used for training.
Mr.. William Hillyer, son of Judge Curtis j..
| Hillyer, was elected governor of the Potomacs
at their last meeting. Since joining the club
Mr.. 1illyer has given it considerable attention
and time, and the club recognized the fact that
he was Just the man needed for the vacant po-
sition.
The Analostans will commence active work
on the water the present week.
The bad weather of the past week prevented
several games the Columbia boys had arranged
with other clubs.
Tha Harlem River Association and the Pas
sale Navy is waging bitter war for their two
| Decoration Day regattas. Both sides offer
splendid gold watches to the winners in every
contest. 1t is pity the Potomacs did not enter
one of the contests.
With their large membership the Columbia
Athletics ought to get out some splendid
crews. Now is the time to commence work.
Several of the Potomac Athletics will train for
the 100 and 200 yards in the fall meeting of the
Amateur Union in this city next August.
The Potomac Athletic team of ball-players will
be selected from the following: Day, Norton,
and Malone, catchers; Holden, Noah, and Rabe-
stock, pitchers; French, 2b.; Hillyer, 3D.; Doyle,
ss., with Sawyer, Tappan, Mccormick, Cilley,
Dyrenforth, Elmore, and some of the batteries
to select the field from.
The new ten-oared canoe-barge of the Analos-
tan Club arrived last week, and was launched
on Tuesday. The appearance of the craft was a
big surprise to the other clubs, as nothing like
it was ever seen on the river 1t has graceful
swing, can obtain high rate of speed, and be
sides the oarsmen can carry ten passengers. 1t
will be a big success among the peasure-seellers
of the club.
No more interesting or animated sight can be
imagined than that to be witnessed every even
ing except Sunday in the big gymnasium of the
Columbia Athletic Club Here may be seen a
hundred or so well-made athletes going through
all the evolutons known to the experts. Pro-
fessor Crossley, who is In charge, says he is de-
lighted with the surroundings, pleased with the
large number of athletes at his command and
promises to surprise many Of the would-be cham
pions at the Athletic Union meeting in August
lie has several men In view who he thinks, will
bring victory to the club in some Of the best
events.