The morning times., 1895-07-07
DOingS in Amateur Circles on
Land and Water.
ROWING PROSPECTS BRIGHT
Potomac River Regatta Committees
Appointed-Colum Activity on
Analostan's New Record for DIS
tance-Coming Club Regattas.

each appointed committee TO confer with
each other and a committee from the
Coiumbias. which the latter VIII appoint
4 az ITS next meeting
/ But little tame remains in which to pre-
/ pare FOR the event and the first thing to
be done Is 10 decide If there is going to be
a regatta and then promptly 10 settle upon
a date SO that the rowing men can get
down 10 good. hard work
The Analostan committee consists of
Capt Moore. Lieut. Benner and L. A.
Fisher That OF the Potomacs is composed
OF Capt Affley, Lieut. Oliver and John J Z.
! Nolan.
Assoon as the c. A c committee is named
joint meeting VIII be held and the pre-
! liminary questions properly and promptly
] handled
/ TO SELECT A PROPER DATE.
| Quite number of out of-town crews have
signified an intention OF entering in the
/ several events, if a regatta is held
The national regatta VIII be held at
Saratoga on the 7th and 1Sth insts, and
ii is still an open question whether it would
be better TO hold the local one before or
after said event After" is suggested by
some one, so as To draw here certain crews
I going home from the national-having our
/ event as n sort of consolation" regatta.
OF course, all this must be left to the
wisdom and judgment OF the joint commit
tee. but what the local rowing men want is
that 1t be not so late that the trainin 9 willDe-
come onerogs and not too early so that
they may all have ample time to get into
proper condition and form and Trim
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB
The great revival of interest Iii rowing
I on our river has drawn away from the
c. a. c. track and field many OF ats most
earnest workers, and IN consequence the
new field OF the Columbia Athletic Club
is given over to the cycle riders ana tennis
players
At the boathouse there is plenty of ac-
tivity, and Lieut. Baker is kept busy
sending out crews and Coachiug them.
In pleasure rowing there is decided
looking up" and reminds one OF four
or five years ago, when bargeS and pleas
ure craft OF every description daily Gov
cred the river from the Aqueduct up TO
and past Dixie Landing.
The G. A. c. barge has been out more fire.
quently this season than in any two pre-
ceding ones put together.
The members OF the junior eight -oared
crew feel Very blue over their failure 10
20 TO the July Fourth regatta at Phila-
delphia. especially in view Of the fact
that the Junior eight event was won in
$50, which was slower by four seconds
than the c. a c. crew did in its slowest
trial pun on time. The locals could have
won hands down" Unfortunately for
the rest Of the crew, two of the members
Were compelled TO drop out, much 10 their
own regret
1t is expected that the new crew with ad-
ditions aud subSt "a CT ions VIII Toe as strong
aslast years crew and hopes to make good
showing in the coming Potomac river
regatta. Active crew training will be
taken up again tomorrow afternoon.
Among the new men who are showing
improved form are Clapp, Martin, Wisner,
Underwood aud Lounsford. They are
doing the most of their work i'll ''fonrs"
The rowing machine rugged up by Capt.
Baker is n great aid to noyices and others
1t being fastened to the end Of the float the
men have all the natural freedom of move
ment, combined with working ia the fresh
air and the natural resistance of the water
on the oar.
About the 18th inst. another club regatta
and hop VIII be given. The feature OF that
event will be race for Tours between
Carter's crew and one TO be picked by
JHrley Coburn. The losing crew to pay
for the music for the hop. Ii will be a
tight race.
repainted and decorated.
On "Wednesday evening next a hop will be
given at the boat house to the members and
friends OF the club.
The club barge is in constant demand
On Tuesday last Mann gave delightful
barge party and hop. On Wednesday Ed.
McQHade entertained q large number of
his friends with barge party, and dance
at the boat house afterwards.
Ths. 1aic flsgfborrcf. of, 4, 81 rraot Sbn--u tho
effects OF the advancing summer season in
the number of absentees, who have already
taken themselves out of town On pleasure
trips and vacations
On wednesday evening Hub T Smith,
one OF the clubs most talented and popular
members, and prince of good fellows,
left the city for New York, whence he
sailed yesterday on the Columbia for his
new post of duty as consular agent at Paris
That he will be missed there is no doubt,
as he was immensely popular, and his wit
and hum0r aided greatly ln ma king success
ful smokers" and parlor musicales His
reputation has gone before him and he
viii no doubt Return Duke de Ameess,' -
as he was once announced by f1unkey
POTOMAC BOAT CLUB.
The barge of the Potomac Boat Club has
been returned by the boat-builder, and she
is now in as good condition as ever
AhAhobiN 1bh IilB uCe taken q Strong
bold on the members, especially the new
ones, and the number of boats out each
evening, and the large numbers of the fair
friends of the clubs which daily fill the
balcony, reminds one very strongly of the
good old time when the club was promi-
nent alike on land and water, which pronni-
nence il bids fair TO recur in the near future
Capt. Aiflcy should have no trouble to
get good, strong, winning crew with
such tried material to select from as
Oliver, J. j. Nolan, Roulette. Cockerille
and Ball, supplemented by the new blood
OF Arcbcrs, Bauby, Gormley, c. Oliver
May, Mackall and Flynn.
The men are all determined 10 bring
success to the clubs crews, and with this
spirit 10 Stir them on their work will
be twice as easy.
Amman and Davis are two very enfbu-
siastic young oarsrnen, who handle them
selves well
BARTON is q hard worker
A. Won Dachenhousen viii again take
up active rowing.