Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-10

o'clock, was for four-oared shells, and the new
boat, having Perkins, stroke; Poesche, 8; Long
street, q; Stearns, bow, after q very pretty
race won by about a length and a half from
Leet, stroke; Fischer s; Smith, 2. and Rodrique.
bow. who were somewhat Handicapped rowing
in the old four.
The next race was in four-oared gigs, and proved
to be a most exciting and the closest event of
the SERIES Poesche, strokes Marshall, 3; Tor
bert, 2, and Smith, bow and Demo, coxswain,
won by scant half length from Pairo, stroke;
Longstreet. 8; Prentiss. 2, and II. c. Nc
Kenney, bow, with Lewis, coxswain.
The double working boats came next, and
Pairo, stroke, and Marshall, bow, won handily
by length and half from Crenshaw. stroke.
and Leet. bow, and Poesche, stroke, and
Stearns, bow.
Then came the race between the four-oared
shell winners at Baltimore and the new eight.
and it was good, tight race. the four rowing
well and Notwithstanding that Chandler of the
original crew did not row, showed good form
and speed and gave the eight close rub, which
the latter won by about length. The four had
Stearns. bow; Leet, 2; Longstreet, 3. and Per-
kins, stroke, and the new eight rowed Cren-
shaw, 1: Prentiss, 9; Rodrique. 81 Torbert, 4;
Marshall, 5; Pairo, 6; Poesche, Z; Fischer,
stroke, and Mckinney, coxswain.
W. A. Mckinney. esq.,, was judge at the
finish and Mr.. Langstaff. timer.
Dancing followed the races and the evening
was pleasantly spent by large number of the
friends Of one of the most popular clubs in the
city.
Chandler is laid up by sickness. ard much
regretted his inability TO low in the club
regatta, Longstreet. with much credi: to him
self, filling the formers seat in No. Of the
Baltimore crew.
The new eight-oared paper shell. built by
Waters, arrived on Tuesday morning and was
met at the y. and o. K. Il. station by Fischer.
Stearns, Perkins. Chandler Torbert. Smith
and Perkins and transported to the boat house.
and soon after arriving there the boat
rugged and put overheard and was found to sit
ON the water like duck, balanced to IL remark
able nicely. The boat is one of the finest ever
turned out by its famous makers. and is not
only pretty craft, but very fast one. She is
thing of beauty, and, while she may not be a
joy forever, yet she promises to give much
pleasure for long time to come, as the boat
will receive proper handling and the best of
care. The members of the club are de-
lighted with their new boat and Capt.
Fischer is much pleased over his success
in securing such be ,utiful results from his
plans. He and the club are to be congratu-
lated upon having such an addition to their al
ready large stock of boats The new boat has
not yet been christened. but will probably be
named ''Analostan." She is sixty-one feet long
eleven inches deep, twenty-five inches wide and
weighs about 200 pounds and will carry a crew of
strength and stiffness Is in the trussed kelson,
which, of course, runs nearly the entire length
of the boat and has the advantage over solid
wood kelson in that it is light, but does in no
way take from its strength or stiffness. The
back of the coxswain' S seat is a comfortable one
being semi-circular in shape. a great advantage
over the old straight-bGck affair
The first crew who had the honor to row in
the new eigh were: Perkins, stroke: Poesche. Z;
Pairo, g. Mar.hall, L; Sect. Z; Torbert, 3: Long
street, 2; Stearns, bow, and Mckinney, cox
swain.
The second crew had F;scher. stroke: Chand-
Ter. Z: - 6; Marshall ); Smith. 4: Torbert.
8; Longstreet, 2; Prentiss, bow. and had quite a
brush up river with the Baltimore four.
What the club now needs is an old eight for
practice purposes, as it would be pity to use
the new boat for general rowing.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
The season at the boat house Of the Column
bia Athletic Club has practically closed, as few
of the members come down and those that do
come 60 over on the island to zee the runners
and others in practice for the October games.
That the G. A. c. intermediate eight conld
have readily won al Staten Island there seemed
little doubt and 1t was a great pity they could
not have gone.
Even Blunt finds il too chilly and lonely to
come down and work in his single. He is doing
the most OF his work on the machines in the
gymnasium.
At a ting Of the board of governors held
this week it was decided that this season it would
be lmpracticable to arrange with the Analostan
and Potomac boat clubs for eight-oarcd shell
race i'll accordance with the invitation sent out
By the above two clubs about month ago.
The board was very anxious to do all il could
for the rowing men of the club. and regrets ex-
ceedingly the necessity for this final adverse
action i'll the matter.
Sam King is doing some good work on the
island preparatory to entering in the 220-yard
run in the October games. He predicts good
foot ball here this season, and will probably be
the manager Of the team.
Big Jack Rainier is back from Rehoboth and
bigger than ever. He is in fine trim for ham
mer and weight throwing, having gotten in con-
dition while away by practicing and working
regularly. having his hammers, &C, with him.
The entries for the Rockville fair this week
from this club were good ones and their success
has been mentioned in THE STAR. and they
bring home more honors and prizes for them
selves and the club.
Capt. H. NJ. Wilson is still away, but he il ex-
pected home at an early day, when the arrange
ments for the October games on the island will
be taken in hand. The number and quality If
entries for this even. on the island will be
larger and better than ever before, and that is
saying good deal.
THE POTOMAC BOAT CLUE.
That the number of members daily out in the
shell boats has fallen off is accounted for by the
cool afternoons and evenings Of the past week,
and another club regatta for next Friday
is spoken of the members will again come down
and see to it that the success Of previous
regatta is repeated at the coming one.
The proverblal bull in q china shop" is
nothing compared with a runaway horse among
the shells in boa. house, and the horse that
ran in the partly open front door OF this boat
house succeeded at least in badly soaring some
Of the braves of the club, and that he did no
more damage among the boats than was done is
marvellous.
An eight and a four and one or two singles is
about the average out each day and the boys
are profiting by the practice and there should
be no difficulty next year in getting out several
good Fights.
The gig occasionally goes out and with
Spurgeon, bow; Riggs, 2; Quinn, 8; Maurice,
stroke, and Won Dachenhausen. coxswain,
moves along well. Magee and Maurice and
Maurice and Spurgeon daily do good work in
the double scull shell.
good gig crew that goes out occasionally,
and it would be well to 60 out oftener, is COM
posed OF Loving, bow; DR.. Hendrickson, q;
Quinn, 8; Maurice, stroke, with Randall, cox
swain.
At least half dozen boat loads Of the Po-
tomacs, some with ladies, went down to see the
Analostan Club regatta, and were much pleased