The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-01-18

The annual election of officers of the Analostan
Club takes place in March.
The ice in the river this year did not harm
the Analostan house when it broke un. Lucky.
One of the best fellows of the c. A. G.. appre-
CATION of kindred spirits is Ikey Simmons, who
is forever on the alert to make every one happy.
"Major Domo'' Ofley, as the ePost dubbed
him, is receiving lots of congratulations from
his fellow-members over his new office. Offley
is hustler.
Secretary Howard Gibson, of the National
Association of Amateur Oarsmen, was in New
York last week attending meeting of the ex~
ecutive committee.
Leroy Taylor and Frank Carpenter are pass
ing most of their time practcing ''tugs-of- war''
grips They say they will be in the champion
team next summer.
Mr. Mcguire, new member of the G. A. e.,
has been entered at the boxing tournament of the
Schuylktll Navy next Saturday at Philadelphia
Is he a dark horse2
The friends of Nympo Jones are anxious to
see him go up against Jimmy Green. Jones is
clever exponent of the science and his friends
are sanguine he can make good mill
The Potomac Athletic Club has officially no.
titled the National Amateur Rowing Association
OF the fact that they have appointed committee
to look after the annual National regatta.
Merritt and Norris, two of the heavy-weights
of the z. A. c., intend making their debut at
the next athletic entertainment. Both will re-
ceive professional coaching for the event.
The selections for the board of governors of
the Columbia Club could not have been better.
Those chosen at the recent election are men of
prominence and are identified with local in
terests.
Professor Crossley and Captain Stinemetz
ought to make Day figure more in the athletic
exercises on, Saturday evenings. He is a
sparrcr, wrestler, and shot-putter, and ought to
show his ability.
The Columbias have ordered from Waters &
Co., OF Troy q new eight SHE'LL that is
guaranteed to be delivered early in the spring
This does not look as If the cham pions intended
to shake rowing.
Lieut.. j. A. Rainier entertained the members
of the football team at his home on Friday
evening. 1t was gorgeous affair and the bat
ties Of the season were retold by the bows who
had won the honors.
Among the new men of the Potomac Athletics
who will work for places in the shells next
summer are Baier, Gawler, Joyce, Evans,
Sturdevant, Merritt, Norris, Harrington Kaiser
Brown, Baker. and some others.
The bench show to be held at the Riding
Academy during March under the auspices Of
the Washington Kennel Club will exceed any
like affair ever given in the District The list
of entries already indicates successful exhibit
tion.
The board of governors of the c. A. c. as
newly constituted is as follows: Messrs. Mills
Dean, S. F. Emmons, s. w. Stinemetz, j. West
Wagner, f. f. Fletcher, j. Carter Marbury, Nor
man Bestor, j. Maury Dove, W. B. Hibbs, T. j.
Pickett, A. a. Birney, and j. q. Head.
The Columbia Athletics will give their next
fortnightly athletic exhibition on Saturday even
ing next at their clubhouse Among the fea-
lures will be sparrng encounter between John
Irwin and Tubby Dickinson and series of wrest-
ling bouts between Messrs. Mitchell and Shat
hirt, in the heavy class, and Baldwin and Tyler,
in the bantam class. There will also be the
usual exhibitions of gymnastc feats by mem
bers and Professor Crossleys pupils.