Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-24

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season is at hand, the
active rowing men will take advantage of the
delightful weather we have here for at least a
month longer and keep themselves in shape as
long as possible and then 60 OF the rowing
machines for the winter. With the number OF
very willing new men who have had the green
I ness rubbed off in this, to them, a sort Of pre-
] liminary season. there is every prospect that
| next year will be very active season and the
| red and white" will again be found at the
starting post at those regattas where it has so
often set the other crews guessing, and pre-
| dict for it a very successful year.
| The half dozen more big men that have
! signifed their intention to make application to
come into the club will. if elected. be just
what has been most needed this past summer
at very critical times, and that is willing,
heavy waist men.
| The necessity for securing new shell bosts
/ for next season is uppermost in the minds OF
/ the members and several plans are now matur-
I ing by which the necessary wherewithal Will
be secured
cided to give the club members who do
not regularly row in shells some oppor-
tunity to row otherwise. and to this end Will
during the season procure some half dozen
/ small pleasure boats, gunwale and outrigger.
These boats, together with the other club boats
can then be used by the members at certain
intervals governed by certain regulations as to
tn ir Use. Pleasure rowing will be made
more popular by the larger number to row
from the boat house and will no doubt revive
L. FL I 1..l
and will not only interest the present me mbers.
but Will be great inducement for others to
apply for membership.
A number of the visiting G. A. r. visited the
boat house during the week and seemed
pleased with all they saw.
Lieut.. Merr tt is quite ill and has been con-
fined to his bed all the week
President Eague IS developing into quite
brisk coxswain in the Fights" and his practice
now NAV prove valuable to the club next sea-
son. HIS reelection last week at Philadelphia
as treasurer of the Atlantic division of the A.
4. L. very gratifying to the members of
his club and to his friends generally.
Dickson has returned to the city and is row.
ing again. Maurice Is putting the finishing
Iou hes on his new sailing craft.
If Magee only had about a foot more in
length and in width the same and about twenty
five pounds more weight he would as a
stroke make some of the best OF them row
hard to keep alongside.
The game for ''kickers'' is foot ball and some
of the kickers will now have a chance to make
themselves useful. as it is proposed to organize
foot bail team this fall and keep the men to-
gether. A very good idea, and lots of good
material to work on. but please don't kill the
"kckers" too soon!
The fourth of the series Of invitation club
hops was given last evening and was in every
way delightful Success 1t was largely at
tended, but not too crowded
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
The field and track on the island are claim
ing not only the field and track men, but the
rowing men as we'll. and while at no time can
one get up a crew at the boat house one can at
any time get up an eleven for foot ball. The
| foot ball teams practice three times a week and
these are anxious days for the men who are
willing to play. as they well know that all can
not be selected. and which ones will be the
| lucky ones is the point that makes them anx-
ious. 1t is the purpose OF the management to
make this years team in every respect supe-
rior TO that OF last year, and this is possible be-
caus- of the large number OF good men to Sc
lect from.
Harry Lee Of the "Chippie" junior four has
| taken to foot ball and is in practice.
The development of new material in this
club begins among the very youngest. and from
| the runners all through the list the youngsters
| are given a chance. These youngsters are the
| boy members of Prof. Crossley's class and
are gay lot. willing to tackle anything. Dur
| ing the past week the following made their
| debut on the water. and in a four cared shell
made quite a success of it. They got along
we'll. and after several more trials will get
| quite move on the water. The four Young
| steers who handled the sweeps. almost rs heavy
as Themselves, were Smart, Lewis, Land and
| Johnston.
The "Chippie" four-oared shell has gone out
of commission for the winter.
Adam johnson. the great waist man OF the
big eight. Is making great Roadway in throw
ing the hammer and the 56-pound weight. He
will surprise some of the best of them at the
Y. NJ. c. A. games today, and likewise at the
c. A. c. games on October g.
Miller Kenyon, the well-known 'sweep" in one
of this clubs most successful crews, and now a
member of the Manhattan Athletic Club of
New York. is in town and trained on the island
for the mile run in the Y. NJ. C. A., and will
| also take part III the Q. A. c. games, and is
going fast.
Dodge is doing great york in the howard
dash, and for the short time he has been at ii,
little over a year, is a surprise to the older
ones. He will have a great competitor in the
G. A. c. games IN Spence OF this club, now "
ing in Tennessee, but here visit The lat
ter won two and the former one event at Phila-
delphia last week.
In honor Of some Of his comrades, members
Of his old regiment visiting here. Adam John
son gave big oyster roast on Analostan Island
during the week. 1t was very enjoyable
| affair. He will repeat the dose to some of
his club members at an early day.
THE ANALosrAN BOAT CLUE.
1.-THE fall weather for rowing" is the way
some of the members Of this club put it They
feel that this, above all others, is the season
| for exercise, and their claim is good one.
| provided always they get out on the water and
| back before dusk. To those who have lived
and rowed here a number OF years this is an
unnecessary precaution, but to the new men
| not long here, take my advice and stay from
| off the water after dusk at this particular
| season. or course il you are fond Of chills
and quinine and ''sich" stay out after dusk and
| row.
The four having Perkins, Poesche, Long
street and Stearns rowed regularly the
weather this week permitted and will row until
the end Of the fall season.
| Morgan and Marshall delight in this &C ason
| and every clear day sees them on the water.
Unfortunately Member injured his knee early
| in the season and thus the club was deprived OF
| the services Of good man.
/ Benner and Johannsen have taken to double
sculling and are moving we'll
| 1t is the intention OF Capt. Fischer to reserve
| the new ''eight" entirely for racing purposes
and there will be no banging about in 1t by
everybody and this is as 1t should be. Eight
cared shells are not bought every week. nor are
they always just what you want, as this boat
. seems to be. and the plan adopted Is . good
rowing they need in 'fours' and gigs" and
when the proper time comes polish them OF in
thesight
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