Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-13


Wheh the members take an interest in anything
my. now quickly II makes itself felt; il matters
not whether IL Is simply q club regatta or an
open event, to q man the enthusiasm and inter-
est spreads itself. and all this is a pleasure to
see. Now, with nothing more to look forward
S 70 .nan tne coming club regatta, every MEM
Der IN town makes il his business notably dur
ing the past week, to come down and help along,
and while the number Of crews does not in
crease the work Ii gone ct with some system
and with the best results. The new eight from
Waters will be here some time about the 25th
instant, and the crews are in shape now-that
Is, some sort OF shape-and with the coaching
that Capt. Fischer is giving them the crew viii
necessarily be fast and good one generally.
SELECTING THE EIGHT.
The gig crew, composed Of Poesche, stroke
Longstreet, s; Smith, 2, and Rodrique, bow, il
doing we'll Some If not ali Of this crew will
go into the eight and he must be a good one
indeed who passes the critical eye Of the cap
tain, who ts putting nearly il not all the willing
and anxious men through severe test for q
seat in the eight, and those who get there will
make q stay Of it
Tho shell-with Perkins, stroke; Fischer, 8
and Why shouldn't it2
Mr.. Johannsen is still away on his trip and in
the meantime his single has long rest
THE CLUB REGATTA.
The club regatta will be held September 8,
and it promises to be good one The crews
will be selected today and Monday, and with q
view Of having them as Ipearly matched as pos
sible, SO thai each event viii be close and in
teresting one. There will be races for four
cared shells and four-oared gigs and double
working boats. The event Of the day will be
the race between the four that won at Baltimore
and an eight-oared crew.
rQra will arsp ~ III
events will, of course, finish in front Of the
boat house. Dancing will follow. the races.
Ii Is proposed to christen the new eight on
the day of the regatta. The Young lady who il
to perform this pleasant duty has not vet been
selected. but with the very large circle of lady
friends which the club prides itself in having
the task, while a delicate one will not be diff
cult. The ceremony promises to be an inter-
estlng one, and no doubt the friends of the club
VIII turn out in large numbers TO wish good
speed to the new craft, which will be another
incentive to rowing at this boat house.
In the event that an open regatta is held on
this river this season q. Edwin Sawyer. a
member Of this club now located in Boston can
no doubt be prevailed upon to come and row,
and he would materially strengthen the crew.
capt Fischer, in no unmistskable terms
favors the holding of the international regatta
on the Potomac here next year should Chicago
fail to make further active move in that direc-
tlon. and he voices the opinion of all thinking
| rowing men on the river except those who for
favor have pledged themselves to some other
locality.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUE.
More than ever before is it dull at this boat
house, and the main reason seems to be that SO
many of the members, seeing but little hope
for Potomac river regatta have taken ad-
vantage OF the lull and gone TO seek rest and
recreation at seaside and on mountain top.
The "Chippie" crew, Junior four, has no,
disbanded. all reports to the contrary notwith-
standing, but are rowing almost every day and
daily becoming faster and O more dangerous
crew to tackle. 1t is such a pity they could
not have been sent to some one of the late re-
gattas That the crew is fast there is no doubt
and do not wish to speak disparagingly of its
ability but it is certainly travelling under a
record given it by q young man who was
easily gulled and having no fear of
present punishment. and i will not charge
him with hope Of future reward. pub
lished last week the statement that the" Chppies'
roweda mile and half in 2. 2o. II he will look up
the national record he will find the fastest time
made on a lake course is s.24 by a Junior four.
and on river course S16l4, and on a river
course at Boston the Columbia A. c. of this CITY
in 1885, eisht-oared crew. did the course in the
remarkably fast time Of 1853. this by an eight
cared crew. / wish our river could show a
junior four in 7.2s. We would be world beaters
do justice to the crew (for their rowing has
been read about elsewhere), but to call atten-
ton to certain pencil pushers that rowing men
know something about time made in rowing
and trust this particular one will be more care
full in the future.
several OF the senior oarsmen. who are still iu-
niors as scullers, find much pleasure in the art
OF using sculls, and in the coming club regatta
1t Is more than likely that there viii be an event
for junior scullers and to this end are rowing
regularly.
is in town for short stay. He very much re-
grets to sec the river 90 quiet
Capt. Wilson heartily favors the idea Of max
ing an effort to have the international regatta
held on the Potomac next year. He claims
that 1t belongs to this city by right.
There is still talk Of the eight-oared crew be-
ing sent to Staten Island labor day regatta, and
it Is hoped the boys will be given a chance to
city.
POTOMAC BOAT CLUE.
With the approach Of the date Of holding the
club regatta the member show more DISPOSE
ton to come down TO row, and the event
promises. IL it 10 held, to be one full Of rood
racing The four, composed Of Blair, stroke:
Roulette, three; Gsddess, two, and Doyle, bow,
which has challenged any other four in The
club, viii have its hand. full when the day of
the regatta comes, for the crew which will
meet Il IL surprising the members with the
speed and steadiness il 10 moving through the
water. This crew 10 composed OF Oliver,
stroke; Mccoy, three; Smithson, two, and Van
DachenhAusen, bow, and Z, in my humble
opinion. the winning crew.
The new members, of whom Q number have
recently been enrolled, are taking practice rsgu-
larly and doing well. Hsndrickson, Q former
Yale man, h anxious to row and - stroke Of the