The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-10
ATHLETICS AND ROWING.

The National regatta this year has more en-
tries than they have had in ten years before.
Harry Selden is down at Atlantic City showing
the beachers how perfectly Potomac Athletic
man can SWIM
Mr.. William M. Off1ey has been elected gov
ernor of the Potomac Athletic Club. tits very
good selection and credit to the organization.
F. w. Eddy, of Detroit. will be the official
referee at the A. A. U. meeting here in October.
He will bring large delegation of athletes from
that city.
The Analostans are rowing number of new
men, and they are sanguine they can get out a
frst-class junior crew for the Potomac regatta,
if it is held.
The Sporting Times says the Columbia Athletics
should turn out more athletes, and calls on them
to stop lawn tennis and put themselves under
Trainer Crossley.
Huyck and Humphrey, Of the Potomacs, COM
menced training last week for ry any junior event @
until the season closes.
C. J. Psotta. the American amateur, will not
leave England empty handed He was the only
entry for the single SOULS at the great NARROW
regatta which followed Henley.
Young Norris, of the Potomac Athletics, is re-
garded as one of their most promising oarsmen.
He will train for the junior four. while he de-
sires also to play on the football team.
Who will be the new secretary of the executive
committee of Amateur Oarsmen? Will Mr. Glib
son succeed hlmself or will Mr.. Howard Perry
be elected This Is the momentous question.
Have you noticed Capt. Zappone's quiet smile
these days? The cause is leaking out gradu-
ally, and his intimate friends now know it is
little wee female who arrived in his mansion last
week.
The Middle State regatta was big and glo-
| riouS success in every particular. Just such
| regatta should be held in Washington annually
| 1t would be a splendid thing for the city as well
| as for the clubs
1t would be a great thing for the Columbias
| to win at the National; Much stranger things
| have happened. The Columbias have good
| crew, and the Bradfords and Atalantas will not
| have the race to themselves.
| Lake George pleasure craft has been added
to the fleet in the Potomac house. 1t is the prop
| erty of Avervill, of the Interior Department. and
is supplied with all the finest rigs so noticeable
| in that fashionable quarter.
Jack Robinson, of the Potomacs, has returned
| from his trip, which he took to recuperate after
will row at Staten Island.
The Potomacs had out a crew last week, con-
ssting of Noah stroke, Sheriff q Won Dachen-
fly before it. They took in the whole river in
their course, rowed a regular 'shoe" stroke, and
ended up their trip by a natatorial performance
| that was highly amusing to the spectators.
Though the board of governors remains very
| silent 1t is understood that the delegate to the
| National Association of Amateur Oarsmen from
| the Columbia Athletics has been directed to vote
| for Mr. w. II. Gibson for secretary. The Ana
| lostans and Potomacs have given proxies the
same way. All the same, Mr.. Perry's friends
are making strong fight on the outside.
John Y. Park satisfied Benz. Elliott that he is
the fastest quarter-mile sculer in the Schuylkill
| Navy by beating Elliott in two heats, July 26
Park won the first heat in 1896 but on the ground
of interference by barge the race was ordered
over. In the second trial Park won by three
feet in LAG, and in the third trial he again by
two lengths in 1889.
There was an interesting aquatic picture pre-.
sented on the river yesterday afternoon, as al
one time the four eight toared crews of the Co
lumbias and Potomacs, with a four-oared gig
crew of the Analostans, four-Oared shell from
the Coumbias, and three singles were al
grouped together in front of the finishing
point of Analostan Island. 1t was the larges
number of crews seen together here for years.
Much dissatisfaction has existed lately be
cause of the lack of interest shown by the gov
crnors of the Potomac Athletic Club in promot
ing the athletic feature of the organization anC
the means of access to their beautiful grounds
| A meeting of the club as whole was held las
Wednesday, when this growl was made appar
ent, and meeting of the governors to deVis
means of remedying the evil will be held OF
Monday.
The presence of that excellent coach an,
genial companion, Plaisted, among the Poto
macs has stirred up considerable enthusiasm
among the oarsmen of the club, and it begins Il
look like 1884 again. Where few weeks ago
was hard to get out an eight and q four now
is common to see two eights, three fours, an
the gig in service and still men ON the floa
anxious TO row. This shows what trainer doe
! for club, and how it enthuses the boys Il
! every way. Plaisted is a good talker, splendi