Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-06

together in any regatta held in this country.
The very pick of every class and from every
where. The picking of winners almost
impossible task, and in many instances a race
past the finish stake, and in one event, the
senior fours, the race had to be rowed over
next day because Of a dead heat.
The favorites in almost every event were de-
feated, and in more than one event very fast
time was made.
The most Furnishing race of either day was
the one between the senior Fights. and included
the n. Y. A. c. "Chippies" and the Manhattans.
formerly the Pennsylvania Universities and the
third crew the Malta of Philadelphia, the
latter crew suffering for the want of Amwate
and Chestenuan. Had the Manhattan been sat
isfed with lead of one length instead of two
and saved itself for the last quarter, where it
was sure to find that well-known gritty squirt Of
the "Chippies," the result might have been diff
ferent.
AN INTERNATIONAL REGATTA
That SO little interest in the matter Of an in
ternational amateur regatta, open to the world
is shown by the authorities having charge of
the athletic features of the big exposition at
Chicago is generally commented upon in not
very complimentary terms. The young men
having an interest in this sport throughout the
country, in the National Association and out of
it, well as in the Collegiate Association. feel
that proper effort is not being made to show
what our oarsmen can do when brought into
competition with other parts of the world. This
might be the means, if the regatta feature is
not entirely shelved, of bringing together the
crews from Oxford and Cambridge to try con-
illusions with our Yale and Harvard. as at present
the making of challenge by one seems out of
the question of being accepted by another be-
cause of the restrictions as to time of year. and
80 on. But have the international regatta at
the fair and open all around to every crew, of
course, having classes, one of which being spe-
cially for university crews, and our English
brethren could not very well fail to come.
REGATTA ON THE POTOMAC.
If the quadro-centennial regatta cannot be
held at Chicago then let's have it right here on
the Potomac. With such course "a we could
offer here think of the regatta we would have to
be talked about for all time to come. Let's
work this up and take advantage of this oppor-
tunity.
POTOMAC RIVER REGATTA.
The heat Of the past week or so seems to have
scorched the life out Of the plans of the joint
committee on Potomac river regatta.
The G. A. r. executive committee, which has
enough worries of its own, is still good natured
enough to express willingness to hear what
we have to say, and at a meeting to be held the
coming week the joint regatta committee will
lay out its plans in full and hopes the q. A. II.
committee may adopt the novelty of a big
regatta ut the encampment next month. The
absence from the city of SO many of the joint
committee on regatta makes it difficult to keep
intact the interest and plans devised. Once
assured that the money will be forthcoming |
have no fear to the activity that will be
shown on all sides by the rowing men. who. TO
man, are anxious TO make this regatta such a
success in every way that by its very success
we may show our appreciation of the interes,
taken in us by our friends of the G. A. r. ex-
ecutive committee. OSCAR p. SCHMIDT.