Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-20
A CLUB REGATTA.
Crews TO BE Made Up for the Columbia
Races Tomorrow.

Crews 10 BE Made Up for the COlumb bis
Races Tomorrow.
The Columbia club regatta tomorrow after.
noon next, beginning at 4:3o O'Clock, promises
to be Of the largest and best in the history Of
the club. The prizes are valuable and win be
an incentive to do good honest work in each
boat from now on, and the crew that wins must
row hard. Capt. Wilson and Lieut.. Dove have
worked hard to get out crews matched as evenly
as possible and have displayed great deal Of
tact in the selection Of the men.
One EIGHT" is seated as follows: Dyer, stroke;
Campbell. Z, and captain; Nilsson, 6; Adam
johnson, s; Perry, 4; Weaver, 8; Lee, 2; Bur-
roughs, bow, with Hannegan coxswain. The
other eight has MCGOWAN, stroke; Mann, z;
Church, s; Ballantyne, s; Eugene O'Leary, 4;
There will be ct least three "fours," possibly
| four.
As now rowing the tours are MCGOWAN. stroke;
Mann, s; H. L. Lee, 2, and Burroughs, bow. An
other crew has Perry, stroke; Nilsson, s; Church,
| 2, and Blunt bow. And still another will look
toward the rudder yoke as follows: Dyer, stroke;
Adam johnson, 8; Ballantyne, 2; O'Leary, bow.
1t will be strange il McGowan's crew don't win.
There will probably be three gigs, two of
which are now seated with Ballantyne, stroke;
coxswain. The other has MCGOWAN, stroke;
Lee, 8; Mann, 2, and Burroughs, l, and cox
swain yet to be selected.
The race for working boats, or generally
called pleasure boats. having aiding seats, is
always an interesting race and should bring out
a large list.
Entries to date in this race are Bob Wade and
NJ. ]. OLeary, Simmons and Duke. Van Dyke
and Mooney, Dickinson and Beall, and Kon-
drup and Dashiell.
The tub racing always creates an amount Of
merriment and Duke, Wade, Capt. Wilson,
Dickinson, Sewell and Dashiell have entered and
it remains to be seen which stub stands on its
own bottom" longest. The distance is to be
100 feet.
The distance for the swimming race is once
across the river in front Of the boat house, and
DIR. Ross, Dashien, Mcdonald, Wilson. NJ J.
O'Leary. g. Hills, Sewell, Eugene O'Leary and
Ramsey will compete for the prize.
The officials will be: Referee, W. H. Gibson;
judges, s. W. Stinemetz, Howard Perry and r
W. Ryan; timers, W. b. Hibbs and WE. Pierce;
starter, John T. Crossley.
Admission to the boat house, from which the
best view Of the races will be had, is to be OBJ
| tanned by members only, though an excellent
view Of the races can be obtained by all who
wish to from the neighboring wharves below
the Aqueduct bridge.
The boat races will be one mile straightaway,
| over the upper course. which has Just been
| surveyed by government official and begins
about 100 yards above the Three Sisters and
ends in front of the boat house. The bridge
and the wharves along the course afford ample
space for spectators to the races, and if it is
8 fair day there will be big turnout of friends
and admirers of the winged arrow" The
boat house balcony will no doubt be filled with
| ladies and friends of members Of the club. Ad-
mission is by card only. II it rains regatta
will be held next fair day.