The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-09
Matters and Rules of Interest to Local
Oarsmen-Fourth of July Regatta
at Phfladelphia-Han Games
Suggested-Rowing Men Hard at
Work-College Tennis Winners.

of the world, and while it does not draw
to it crews from the other side of the
pond il always has on its list of entries
the strongest crews and scullers from
Canada, who annually come TO try for the
championships in the eeveral classes of
events, with the winners OF the same
events in the provincial association re-
gattas throughout the States.
CLASSES OF RACES.
Until this year the N A A. has always
had upon its lists of events junior single
SOULS and Junior "fours," and only once,
In 1892, junior ''eights." This season it
has wisely come TO the conclusion that the
Junior class is an event which does not
properly come in under the head of cham
pionship events. To win junior cham
pionship at the national does not carry
anything with it except the honor of hay-
ing won at a national. There can be no
such thing as junior championship, for
by winning junior closes that event for
the winner for all time, as he then is
eligible for the intermediate or senior
classes only. So, instead of Junior the
assoc lat ion. su bStituted intermediate"
events, and these and senior VIII in future
be the national championship races.
There Will be nine races, as follows:
/. intermediate, and
2. Senior single scull shells.
3. Intermediate, and
4. Senior double scull shells.
3. Senior pair-oar shells.
6. Intermediate, and
z. Senior four-oar shells.
8. Intermediate, and
8. Senior eight-oar shells.
All races, excepting eight and nine, are
one mile and a half, with one turn; the
eight-oared races are one and half
mile, straight-away.
Entries close Wednesday, July 8: entries
bearing post mark of that date will be
received.
NEW RULES AND DEFINITIONS.
One of the imperative rules governing
the making of entries is the following:
mo club shall be allowed to enter any
person who has not been member thereof
for at least three months preceding the
regatta, or who has been entered in any
race from any other club during that
time
For the general information of rowing
men in this city and vicinity, it is
thought well to give the most important of
the new rules and definitions.
A junior scuIler is one who has never
Won scull race.
A junior oarsman is one who has never
been winning oasman in a race.
An Intermediate sculler is one who has
| never won an Intermediate or senior sculI
race.
An intermediate oarsman is one who has
never been q winning oarsman in an inter
/ mediate or senior race.
A coxswain shall weigh not less than
| los pounds, but shall not be otherwise
| classified
| rule governs: Competition with members
OF his own club or races open to no more
! than two clubs, shall not affect the cIassifi-
cation of any sculler or oarsman.
The qualification of a sculler or an oars
man shall relate TO each time of his coming
| to the starting post, whether in a trial or
| final test.
JULY ON THE SCHUYLKILL.
| One of the very best regattas held during
the year is the annual regatta held by the
Schuyikin Navy on schuylkin river at
| Philadelphia on July 4.
The regatta TO be held this year is to be
conducted on just as elaborate scale as
heretoforea goodday' sportispromised.
AS an additional incentive for Sculiers and
| oarsmen to put up their very best work.
the committee in charge viii this year
present fine gold watches instead of medals
to winners of the several events.
For the benefit of oarsmen who have
never rowed at Philadelphia, it is proper
to add that no city outdoes that one for
| splendid attention, courteous reception
and all-around fairness and sportsmanlike
treatment.
DR.. Conrad Berens is the secretary of the
regetta committee at Philadelphia and he
will be pleased to give full particulars
More than likely two of the local clubs
viii be represented.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
| Eventhe regulars havedeserted the gym"
| OF the Columbia Athletic Club and instead
| ofindoor no " take on tdoor exercise.
| The track and field man of tho nIfh 70
not taking that amount of interest and
practice which it was hoped the new Column
bia field would inspire. Possibly the only
way in which interest can be created is
| to arrange set of open" handicap games.
The tennis players OF the club are faithful
| attendants upon the courts adjoining the
| club house and at the field.
A series of outdoor smokers" to be
given with elaborate decorations in Jap
anese lanterns in the yard adjoining the
( clubhouse, as in former years, is spoken
of, and VIII no doubt be as great a success
as any of the winter affairs were.
The annual game of baseball between
the Longs" and "Shorts" for the club
championship will be played shortly. 1t
is not decided whether the battle will be
| fought on Columbia Field or at the Base
ball Park Fred Smith and VIII Hibbs,
the invincible star battery of the Shorts"
Z
OF all departments of the club the boat
ing department is the most active, and
Lieut.. Charlie Baker viii no doubt make
this season a memorable one in point of
interest and general activity.
Enough rowing men come TO the boat
house regularly to make it possible to
get out two lights and -four" and
several pleasure boats,
New men are taken out daily In the
Terror" to show them the first prin-
ciplcs, and this is the best and only way
in addition to that of rowing in the gig,
TO teach men how TO handle a sweep oar
Among the new men are; Allen, Under
wood, Martin and Wisner.
1t is possible that an eight may be sent to
Philadelphia for July 4, and of the men
who are most regular in practice and from
among whom a very strong crew can be
gotten out, are Talmadge, Carter, JAG
quette, Magee, Boyle, Shields, Craig, Co.
burn. Nolan, Hicox, Clark, Ross, Walsh,
Shoemaker, Parsons, Moar, Blunt, Mann,
Eaton and Seton.
Why not get last years junior crew to-
gether and send it up on July to row on
the Schuylkill?
A four-oared shell crew which takes trf-
weekly spins and which gets great bene-
fit and pleasure out Of its work and moves
along at good rate, considering its up-and-
down average, is composed of DR.. Ward, Dick
Kerr, Zeigler and Bobby Elder.
Moar is taking up single sculling regularly
and moving well.
A number of barge parties are being ar
ranged for the near future
Talmadge will give a barge party to-
morrow night TO a number of his friends
of the Epwortn League
An informal hop was given at the boat.
house on Tuesday evening last and was a
most enjoyable affair The house was an
prop riately decorated, and during the