Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23

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~ - frequent occurrence"
AA- They stimulate interest
ia 1[A in rowing among the
'-N members and draw
them more frequently and regularly to the
boat house, and the rush for seats in boats
always increases the moment a club regatta is
spoken Of, and the very fact Of the competition
causes that rivalry among the men, each Of
whom wants to be in winning boat, that can
not but have the most beneficial results.
As the prospect Of having Potomac river
regatta grows brighter the rowing men show
more interest, and tho promptness with which
they answer the call was shown by the splendid
array of rowing material on 7 thursday.
The Oolumbia's pair-oared gig Terror has
been out several times this week. with Allen
stroke and Hannegan bow, with Duhamel cox
swain. Hannegan is fast developing into q
good all-around oarSman, handling sweep al
most as well as the tiller ropes.
What is known as the "Chippie" four the
pride and hope of the C. A. O., have at last
found boat that suits them in the new four
just remodeed. Being comfortably boated the
crew is rowing regularly, and If kept together
will make one Of the bos. junior tours the river
has seen. 1t averages 140 pounds and is strong
at that weight. MCGOWAN, the stroke Of this
crew, in winning two races on Thursday
stroke. He is well supported by Maini, s; H.
L. Lee, 2, and Burroughs, bow
An 'old timers married mems basket party
will be given up river during the coming week.
The moving spirits in the affair are Presiden.
Bradbury, W. B. Hibbs whom all are glad to
see about the club again after his illness), Jas
T. Hood, Alex. Grant, FARMLAND Janus Mills
Dean, Sam Stoinmetz and enough others to
make dull care walk away.
-kondrup, once one Of the famous ''bg four"
satisfied with his success as a Fencible, is di-
viding his tins between the armory and the
boat house and signalized his coming back BY
winning on Thursday.
Howard Gibson has gone to Saratoga as
delegate to represent the c. A. G.
POTOMAC BOAT CLUB.
For several reasons interest in rowing in this
club has been conspicuous for its absence.
First and foremost the absence Of ma.iy Of the
rowing members make it dull about the house,
and especially was this so with the Junior
"eight," from which SO much is still expected
Now that the club has entered a crew in the ma
tional regatta, interest is reviving and more
men are coming down to see what advancement
the crew is making.
The boat house is still in the hands of the
contractor, the stonemasons have completed
the heavy piers under the front Of the house
and 1t is stronger than ever. As soon as the
general repairs completed the hop commit
tee will complete its arrangements and cards
Will be issued to friends Of the club for the
semi-monthiy informal dances which in past
few years have become delightful fixtures Of the
summer season.
ALI eyes now turned toward Saratoga
Lake, where, on the Goth and 9th instants, the
national regatta will be held. and interest in
this locality is conferred in the Junior eight
entered from this club. Owing to absence from
the city and illness Of two Of the crew, it has
not until about ten days ago rowed regularly
tnv tbar b,t %, g. s,.4z
will make good showing. 1t ia not known on
which OF the two days the junior eight race will
be rowed, as that is a matter, with all other
races, that comes under the direction of the
regatta committee, but if the junior eight de-
sire it the race will. more than likely, be rowed
on the last day. Unfortunately, Mason, one of
the best men in the crew. is still seriously i'll,
and his place is being filed by Magee, who in a
very short time has developed into a good
sweep, and il he were only little longer in the
limbs he could fill the place Of any of the lighter
men Of the crew.
The crew al entered is Won Dachenhausen.
bow; E. L. Gaddess. 2; W. C. Mason, 3 Whose
place will be filed by Magee or Doyle); Rou-
lette, 4; Mccoy, 5; Oliver, 6; Exner, Z, Mills,
stroke: Randall, coxswain, and J. Hadley Doyle.
J. F. Dickson, ]. A. Magee, II. S. Rohrer, sub
stitutes.
The crew will leave for Saratoga either Sum
day night or Monday morning and a number of
the club members will go at the same time.
Every rowing man on the river is squeezing
for the crews success and it would be a big
thing. locally. to go away far and win ut the
national. Willie Brumley will go with the crew
to look after the boat &C.
Lieut.. Merritt and several others have some
great scheme on hand which. if it materializes,
will surprise at least few of the members.
Quinn comes down regularly, and being
willing and strong ought to make good
waist man with proper coaching. He should
be rowed oftener and harder.
After the regatta Oliver, the big No. Of the
crew. will make a short visit to his home near
Saratoga.
The plan of taking out new men in the barge
to teach them the proper way to handle
sweep, as several times suggested here. has at
last been adopted and good effects are seen in
the way the men handle themselves in the
shells
added to the gayety Of the scene Of the Column
bia regatta. The crew was composed Of Blair,
No. l; Maurice, 2; Quinn, 8; Simms, 4; Merritt,
5: Anderson, 6; Bingham, 4; Ofiiey, stroke, and
Charley Warden, coxswain.
The ''light-weight'' four is doing very little
now that Riggs, lis stroke. is away and Magee
is rowing in the eight. If their. crew wants to
keep up the reputation o. the club for a light
weight four 1t will have to get together and
hustle. =
The fact that Potomac river regatta is
among the possibilities now it behooves the
members to get out and brush the dust of their
oars and not wait until just a week before the
regatta to get into shape for races.
THE ANALosrAN BOAT CLUB.
"More wide awake than ever before" is a sign
so apparent to all ''that he who rows may read"
and as it is claimed by many that it is only the
beginning of new era in the clubs history it
will not take great deal of figuring to arrive
ut the ultimate result Many attribute the
present state Of affairs to the wide-awake, bris-
ting float officers, rs we'll "a to the recent vic
tory brought about largely by at least one Of
these officers.
Perkins, when not with the regular "four" of
which he is stroke, rows single" and is given
| to long trips.
In his effort to reduce his avoirdupois Maddox
gets good deal Of speed out of his working
boat, and no one but man in earnest could be
persuaded to row such weather as this in a
| sweater. Stearns, the little bow of the crew,
!. out again and 'just able to sit up, and that's
II Prentiss could be weaned from the canoe
and converted to tho shell he would make an
| excellent man anywhere in the boat.
The gig race Of last week will be, repeated at
an early day, and much interest Ia centered
| therein. rs the crews are composed Of some of
the older members-"older" as members not in
years, / mean. 1t is the opinion that the crew
having II. c. McKenney, bow; Marshall. Q:
Robertson, 8, and Pairo, stroke, Is straight tip
to win.