Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-17
The EventsWin Commence Tomorrow-with-
drawaIs and Those Whose Coming is Doubt
ful-GoOd Work of the Local Committee
The Prizes on Exhibition.

Word was received here late Saturday night
that they had struck snag in their course in
the form of an obstreperous customs official at
Suspension Bridge. who. straining a point of
law. demanded heavy bond on their boats.
lhe trst crew to be stopped was the Argonauts
OF Toronto. The collector wanted either duty
on the shell or a bond to insure the return of
the shell from the realm of Uncle Sam. He
was afraid that they might sell it while here
and thus avoid the duty on such manufactures.
A telegram was sent back by the officers of the
Columbia Club, saying that if the club could
get past by any means the matter would be ar
ranged satisfactorily with the Treasury De-
partment. SO far no reply has been received,
and 1t Is not known whether or not they will
come.
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS MORNING
The regatta committee of the association met
at 1890 this morning in Parlor 10 at Willard's s,
with Chairman Petersen of New York presid-
ing. All of the members were present with
President Harry Garfield of Philadelphia as an
onlooker. Various matters of routine nature
and considerable preliminary business were
attended to. Secretary W. Howard Gibson re-
ported number of Withdrawals, and after the
entry list had been made as compact as possi-
BILE the order of races for the first day was
agreed upon as follows:
FIRST DAYS RACES.
Beginning promptly at o'clock the quarter
mile dash for senior single sculls will occur
over a course yet to be decided upon Then
the other events Will take place at intervals of
half an hour. At $3.50, the first heat of the
junior singles; at 4. the second heat; at 4:30
the first heat of the senior singles; at 5, the
second heat; at $50, the third heat; at 6, the
race for senior fours, rowed in one heat. The
order for Wednesday, the second day. has not
yet been arranged.
CONTESTANTS wITHDRAwN.
The following contestants have withdrawn:
In the junior singles-A. A. Mckay and L. b.
Stewart of the Argonaut Rowing Club Of
Toronto; Peter J. McManus of the Albany
Rowing Club. In the senior singles-R.
Mckay. jr., Argonaut. In the quarter-mile
dash-R. Mckay, jr., Argonaut, and Harry
Campbell, Albany Rowing Club. In the senior
fours-The Albany Rowing Club, the Mutual
Boat Club of Albany, the Minnesota Boat Club
of Toronto. The withdrawal Of the two
Albany crews from this race is due
to 10 cal race on the Hudson
on Saturday in which the Mutuals beat the Al
banys SO badly that the former are now sick in
bed and the latter too chagrined to appear
here. This cuts the entries for the senior fours
down to three crews that are certain the Co.
mmbias of Washington, the Fairmounts of
Philadelphia and the Wolverines of Detroit,
and one tina. is doubtful, the Don Amateurs of
Toronto
THE EIGHT-oARED RACE ALL RIGHT.
The race for eight oars is not to be cut, but
will be contested for by four of the finest crews
in the Countrywide Columbus, New Yorks, Alta
lantas and the Fairmounts.
The race for junior four3 is also intact at
present, and it will be rOwed Wednesday
between'the Potomacs of Washington, Arling.,
tons of Massachusetts and Neptunes and Ariels
of Baltimore
In the race for pair oars the Detroit and
Sunnyside boat clubs are both out. In that
for double SOULS there are no Withdrawals, but
there are some crews in this event that are
doubtful In case they do not show up these
races can each be rowed in one heat, but
should they report in time for the regatta it
will be necessary to alter the order of races for
Tuesday SO as to permit the introduction Of
the necessary trial heats. In that event
the rowing will be begun half an hour earlier
and will last as much longer.
DOUBTFUL CREWS.
These doubtful crews are as follows: Double
sculls, Bayside Rowing Club, Toronto; pair
oars, Sunnyside Boating Company, Toronto.
John J. Ryan of the Sunnyside is the only un-
known quantity just at present.
TWO COMPLETE EVENTS TOMORROW.
According to the program already arranged
there will be two complete events tomorrow
afternoon, the dash for singles, which will be
rowed in one heat with the seven certain en-
tries, and the race for senior fours. The latter
is almost always a close race, and the former
will be an exciting novelty, cut-and-slash
affair that will be over in about a minute and a
half. All of the best men are entered for it,
and they can afford to pull their hardest as
their other heats in the race for senior singles
will not take place for an hour and half at Ter
ward at the earliest.
DRAWING FOR HEATS AND POSITIONS.
The drawings for heats and positions will
take place this afternoon, when the executive
committee will hold another meeting for that
purpose. At this meeting the order of events
for Wednesday will also be arranged. The
local arrangements have been going on all
day and the various committees are actively
are husting to get things in shape. The tugs that
to do official duty on the two days. the Kew and
the Iemplsr, were inspected by the officials of
the Treasury Department this morning and
permission was obtained from the authorities
tor the sinking OF the necessary buoys to mark
the course.
PARTIES BEING MADE UP.
Several parties are being made up among the
clubs for the purpose of getting the best posi-
BILE view of the races. Mr.. Eugene johnson OF
the Z. A. c. has chartered the tug Samson OF
baltimore for the use of q select party of Co
iuinbia men and their ladies. She will carry
about eighty or one hundred passengers and,
by following the crews, will afford an excellent
opportunity for view from start to finish.
Among those who will be on her with their
friends are Messrs. Oliver, Brewster, Ballan-
tyne. Doxson, Duhamel, Stinemetz. Gibson,
Ii. l.. Beall, Whiteside, Van Dyke, j. J. O. Con-
nell, Janus, W. I. Harlan, j. II. Harlan, w.
N. Gordon, Whiting and johnson.
ASSOCIATION MEETING TOMORROW.
The association will meet tomorrow evening
at o'clock at Wizards for the transaction of
annual business. Officers will be elected and
various other matters attended to.
NOTES.
McManus of Albany withdrew from the Junior
single race on account of illness.
The Argonaut four were recently defeated in
the west and this aoeounts for their non-ap-
pearance.
1t was the Argonaut pair that was stopped o,
Suspension bridge.
There will be at least six events on Wednes
day.
All Of the crews but the Toronto men have
arrived in good shape.
THE PRIZES ON EXHIBITION.
The cups which have been awarded to win.
ming crews at former regattas are on exhibition