The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-06-14

Jack Robinson is very anxious to stroke the
Potomac crew.
The river is filled with racing craft every
evening, the men usually coming out for
practice a little after o'clock.
George French is rowing very hard with the
juniors Of the Columbias, and is showing
marked improvement over his style of last
summer.
The pole vaulting of young Gregg, of the
c. A. c., on Wednesday evening at the re-
gatta musicale, was one of the greatest treats
of that affair.
Janus has resumed his work with the
Columbias, and is occupying his old seat at
number eight in the eight's and stroke in the
fours. He is good one.
On Monday afternoon the Columbia Ath-
letics and the Washington Light Infantry will
meet for the second time this season. The
game will take place at Capitol Park.
The Columbia Athletics will hold a special
meeting on Monday evening for the purpose
of discussing some important domestic affairs
connected with the working of the club.
Previous to their hop on Thursday evening,
the rowing men of the Potomac Athletics had
two very interesting races in the eight and
lOui-O ShCiiS. luc COubGSbS W ere Witnessed
by quite a large number of people.
Charles Psotta, the truest exponent of an
amateur sculler, and who as such has won
honors in almost every cline, is visiting DIR. c..
A. Weihle, of Connecticut avenue. Psotta
was the American champion for several years.
The Columbia Athletics have decid ed to
enter w. E. Crist and Phil Browne In the
division meet L. A. W., at Hagerstown, on
July a. They have ordered two new patented
pneumatic tubes from England and will use
them In the race.
The Potomacs are rowing the followin
junior crew and If they show any degree of
proficiency will be entered at Baltimore:
Pumphrey stroke, Finkle 8, Young 2, and
Mason bow. They are rowing ily every
day under the eye of skillful coach.
The Potomacs are enrolling splendid-look-
ing set of young men into their organ zation,
most of whom are very desirous of becoming
oarsmen. If they will place themselves under
Capt. Warder they will soon become adopts
at the business. He has out every night as
many as three green crews, and there is room
forjust as many more.
The old story was repeated on Wednesday
last at the entertainment of the athletic clubs
in behalf of the regatta fund. There is
membership in the clubs under whose auspices
the affair was given of something over 1000,
all told, and of these not three hundred were
present at the show. If the committee clear
$500 they will be doubling their estimate 1t
should have been three times that amount.
The c. A. C. at their recent meeting did
very generous and yet deserving thing that
will stand to the credit of the organization.
Without any solicitation on his part the board
OF governors raised Professor Crossley's salary
several hundred dollars over the amount he
had previously contracted to instruct for. He
is hard worker and the compliment paid him
shows how well the club appreciates his
labors.
The entertainment in aid of the National
regatta at the Academy of Music on Wednes
day evening was a success, as far as the exhi-
bition was concerned, but the attendance was
not half as large as it should have been. The
work of arranging the affair devolyed on Sec
retary o. p. Schmidt, and he deserves all the
credit that belongs to it. The various athletic
features were executed In a splendid manner
by members of the clubs and volunteers from
the Light Infantry and Y. M. @. A.
The Columbias will send an eight-oared
crew, senior four and probably junior four