The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-05
ATHLETICS AND ROWING.

Charley Courtney has arrived to take con-
troll of the Columbia Athletic oarsmen and
make them fit for the big regatta next month
Harry Selden, of the c. A. c., intends per-
severing with the sculls, and to that end will
enter the junior class at the National Regatta.
he will receive some valuable tips from Court
ney.
Professor Crosley, of the G. A. c., is happy
for he is now overrun with men who are
anxious to become famous on the field
Among the number Professor Crossley believes
there are several who will make great records
this year at the a. A. U. meeting in Baltimore
Brooke, the Swarthmore College athlete,
who won tle pole vault at the c. A.C games,
only commenced to vault this year, and his
work has been phenomenal He resides at
Sligo, Nd, and now that Professor Crossley
has him in charge it is pretty certain that he
will improve
Fred Plasted sent hinge Brtou over to the
Potomacs the other day recommending him as a
suitable trainer, but the boys did not take to
the man as suitable one for the place. 1t is
not very likely the Potomacs VIII engage q
trainer this year, but will depend entirely
upon their own resources.
The local committee in charge of the Ma
tional Regatta should arrange several extra
races In order to regain possession of the Star
and Post cups, now held by the PASSAGES, of
Newark, and the Merchants cup for juniors.
1t seems pity that these valuable trophies
should go to waste for want of some move on
the part OF our clubs. what's the matter with
junior eight Dared race?
The re :ent athletic meeting on Analostan
Island, given by the Columbia Athletic Club
was one of the most successful affairs ever
given by single club, and Captain Stnemetz
Is deserving of all praise for his success.
There was one feature about the affair, though,
that was simply execrable, and that was the
handicapping. The Columbias had nothing
10 do with this, as that came directly under
the care of Mr. W. II. Recap, of Philadelphia
official Handicapped of the A. A. U. How he
worked out his handicaps passes all under
standing, assome of them were simply horrible
Take the hundred yard dash for instance
Chichester of the @. A. c., who has made
record, had seven yards, Lewis, of the Schuyl-
kill Navy, great hurdler, had eight yards,
McDermott, of the Manhattan Athletics, had
six yards, j. X. Elder, of G. A. c., a novice,
had eight yards, Rozel, of Baltimore, who won
had ten yards, Jerry Elliott, who is not a
novice, had six yards, while all of the Poto-
mac starters, noVices, only had seven Yards
Now Rozel, who Won, was entered as a novice
and got ten yards, and the question is asked
how came about the discrimination When
Vredenburgh, OF the Princeton and New York
Athletics, who was scratch, saw the handicaps
against him, he refused to start. Dodge, of
the G. A. c., who won the 800 and 440 Yards
was entered as junior and got ten yards, as
did every one else entered in like manner
Mitchell, the hammer thrower, was paralyzed
when he saw handicap of thirty-fve feet
against him, but went in Notwithstanding he
saw defeat in doing so. Handicapper Rocap
should try once again.