Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-25
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10 keep pace with the healthy boom that city
has taken on, has tom down its old boat house,
and in its place now stands much larger and
in every way better house. one more IN keeping
with the demands Of the club and It's largely
increased membership. The clubs interest IN
rowing Is reviving, and once again may be seen
an Alexandria regatta such ne Mr.. Francis
hufty once so successfully managed. and now
ing Association its future regattas will not be
hampered with the attending squsbhles and
other disagroeable features which a college crew
brought into the last regatta
At present the club Is rowing little else than
gigs and pleasure boats. but Nill no doubt at an
early day again set In trim for shells. OF which
II has several IL Is fortunate in having fne
course, straight away for mile and half right
along the wharves, giving ample space and OPP
portunity for the largest kind Of a crowd 10 see
every race with comfort
The club had its opening and house warming
last night. The three clubs here were verbally
invited TO attend. There were no formal printed
Invitations. On account of the work TO be done
by at least two crews here preparatory TO the
regatta at BALTIMORE today and the interest the
members had in seeing the hnal practice spin,
very few of the local boating men ayailed them
selves of the invitation
The Old Dominions have a set of officers who
are always hustling for the success Of the club
and are bound tosucceedi in giving the old town
a good boat club and they feel encouraged by
the support given their efforts. as is plainly
SHOW n In the healthy increase OF membership
The officers are: Albert BRYAN. president; J. A.
schHay, vice president; Gilbert J. Cox. secre-
tary; Harry Burke, treasurer; L. E. Uhler. cap
tain; Ashoy Miller, first lieutenant, and Carroll
Ashoy. second lieutenant. Mr.. Francis does not
nave the time TO give il that active attention
That he formerly did, but Is still identified as
one OF the trustees In the last regatta held at
Alexandria. July. 1855. the Old Dominions won
the gig race from the Columbias and afterward
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crew in the gig race.
Oficers Of the club have expressed a desire
and Willingness TO assist in making the Potomac
river regatta a success, and as they are as much
on the Potomac as our clubs they should be in
vifed to send committee and have place in
the joint committee. 1t would materially help
to make the affair a success, and IL the Potomac
river navy is formed the 30. ID. B. c." would
surely come in and add its weight and infu-
ence.
Z. N. c. A. AND BOATING.
The Y. NJ. C. A. is seriously contemplating
adding a rowing department to its already sue
cessful athletic features. and Carroll Institute
also proposes to add rowing to its list of ath-
letics- With the three additions TO the local
clubs the navy could not but be a success, and
II would grow in strength, and we could readily
have annual regattas at small expense to each.
POTOMAC BOAT CLUE.
terday and left this morning at $40 over the
Baltimore and Ohio for Baltimore, and about
the time The STAR appears on the street il will
be going up the line TO the starting point and
there meet the Fights from the Staten Island,
New York, the Vesper of Philadelphia and the
Neptune of Baltimore, and in moment. almost
as soon as the word Ego" is given, YOU will hear
and see such churning Of the water that YOU
can almost imagine seeing Mississippi side
xhaat
she moves. The crew as ii will row today is
Mills, stroke; ENner, Z; Oliver, 6; Mccoy. 5;
Roulette, 4; Mason. 3; Gaddess, 2. and Won
Dachenhausen, 1, with either Doyle or Warden,
coxswsin.
Warden has been laid up for the past week,
but is now nearly well and hopes to go to Balti-
more today.
Many rowing men have expressed the opinion
that the members Of the crew should have gone
over yesterday and had spin over the course
and familiarized themselves with the course
and then had a good nights rest and in shape
for this afternoon.
The lightweight four is going to begin next
week to row regularly. and il they keep to-
gether the 'corts crew" will make a good show
ing in lightweight class. and as this has al
ways been feature OF our river regatta it is
hoped that it will be again one of the events
During the coming week the eight-oared
shells will be in demand by many of the men
who have been unable to get a seat because
the crew was rowing the old boat.
Members desiring to row will find it to their
advantage to come early and regularly and
thus get the benefit of the practice.
A four which promises to surprise some Of
the members at an early club regatta will have
as one of the waist men Lieut.. Merritt. 1t viii
be a strong crew.
Mr.. Horah, ever anxious to give pleasure TO
his friends, gave a boating party on Thursday
and wound up with dance at the boat house
large number of members have gone over to
Baltimore to 'see the crew win"
THE COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
The fact that SO many juniorsare rowing regu-
larry is evidence that the interest they have taken
has "come to stay" and without any difficulty
two crews are gotten out almost every day. and
naturally there is some rivalry between the
juniors and the mixed" crews the latter hav-
ing generally about five INTERMEDIATES sprinkied
through the crew and the juniors make up the
eight
Several spirited brushes with each other and
with other crews on the river have created some
excitement during the week. and while il gives
practice to the crews il helps a crew in training
to have another row alongside over the course
During the week first one club won and then
the other. 1t is these things that keep the men
from getting ''rattled." One of the best aids
to the intermediate eight last season was the
tri-weekly race over the course with the seniors.
The crew which showed some speed on
Thursday evening was the mixed crew (having
in it five intermediates) and was seated as fol-
lows: Lee, stroke; Campbell, z; Church, 6;
H. L. Blunt, 5; MCGOWAN, 4; Mann, 8; O'Leary,
2; Burroughs, 1, and De Sasure, coxswain.
With Hannegan as coxswain the gig had out
Martin, stroke; Lewis. Ballantyne and Harry
Lee and moved along nicely.
The presence at the boat house Of Howard
Gibson several times this week inspired the
boys with the hope that he would come regularly
and in his accustomed seat as coxswuin coach
them as he alone can do it, but he will not
allow himself to be persuaded to come and work
again.
Grant, Lee, Blunt, De Sasure. Burroughs and
a number of others went to Baltimore today to
see the local crews win.