The morning times., 1895-08-04
Doings in Amateur Circles on
Land and Water.
JOINT CLUB EXCURSION
Success full Regatta Assured-LocaI
Crews Hard at Work-Questio ion
as TO Course-Present Holders of
Cups-Outing Club Yachting Trip.
&C. Bic" Run.

presents lively scene each fair after
noon as the many delicate shells shoot
up and down the course in practice. The
local crews are working hard and show
ing daily Improvement.
The present holders of the three magnifi-
cent silver trophy cups will make a lard
fight to keep them another year, and as
one OF them is held by an out-of-town
club the race for it VIII be a desperate
struggle TO decide whether it shall go
away again or remain here after re-
gatta day, the 24th instant.
The Washington Post Cup, which is
the trophy for intermediate eIghts, is
now held by the Fairmounts, of Phila-
delphia. The Evening Star Cup, for senior
tours. is now i'll the hands of the Columb bias.
they having won that race last year, and
The Mason Cup, for junior fouIs, is held
by the Analostans. All three cups viii
be again rowed for on the Gath, and in
addition two gold medals to indiviual
winners will go 10 the winning clubs for
a year. The Star Cup is an annual trophy,
while the Post and Mason Cups become
the property OF the clubs winning them
three consecutive times.
SOME FAVOR THE UPPER COURSE.
There seems TO be division upon the
question Of courses as between the national
OF lower course and the up-river course, not
withstanding the regatta committee has
announced lii its circulars sent every where
that the lower course would be rowed
Both courses have features in their favor
II is claimed by the adheIents of the upper
course that to row it would tend to revive
the interest OF the public in rowing as the
s.asr Fr.p.
The advocates OF the lower course claim that
The upper course is too narrow and treach-
e1ous 10 start more than two crews at q
time, and that the lower course is generally
considered the better one for racing pur-
poses, being fIom half 10 thrce-quarters
OF a mile throughout, must be conceded
These advocates also claim that the lower
course is equally elig bic from Il spectators
standpoint III that 1t has the whaIves and
Easby's Point and the sea wall as points
or observation. Each side hasstrong claims
and il remains to be Eeen which side viii
present the strongest argument.
II is proper to cater TO the public and en-
deavoI to draw out large crowds by max
ing the IeEatta attractive, but it is also
proper to consider the best way to make the
regatta successful from a rowing point
Which OF the two courses fills the whole
bill?
JOINT REGATTA EXCURSION
For the first time in the history Of the
three clubs an excursion virtually under
their joint auspices will be given, the
object being to raise funds TO pay the
expenses OF the regatta as suggested in The
Times last Sunday.
The affair is in tie hands of competent
committee and the date fixed upon is the
9th inst, the only open date this month.
Tickets are for sale by members, and the
Clubs and the public generally should avail
themselves OF the opportunity To help along
the matter in return for a splendid days
sport on the water.
What the joint committee now needs most
is 10 get around aud secure subscriptions
from citizens generally as committees in
former years did willingly and persistently
and successfully.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
There is much anxiety among the many
aspirants for seats in the crews OF the
Columbia Athletic Club, as for the most
part there is little certainty as to who VIII
fill the several seats
Occasionally during the week Capt. Baker
has put out two '.eights" for the purpose
of finding out which men showed the best
form to put in racing crews.
The "iigat-weight four composed of
E.der, bow; Parsons, 2; Seton, 8, and
Magee, stroke, is getting into shape, some
OF the men being above and others below
the 125-pound limit. Seton is rowing in
Lunsford's place and Parsons has been
moved down a seat.
The senior four has been changed
about some what, aud during the week
has been rowing with Mann at the stroke
seat, Lewis 3, Eaton 2 aud Blunt,bow. 1t
is not definitely settled whether or not
this will be the permanent seating.
The crew is rowing in better form and
developing its old time speed, but lacks
regularity in its practice pulls aud this it
now needs the most Of all.
The two eights which have been doing
work during the week were composed of
Clarke stroke, Carter z, Shields s, Nolan
o, Dewdney 4, Stewart 3, Jaquette 2, and
Moar l, the other had Couburnstroke, Walsh
7, HecoX 6, Mooney 3, Keplar 4, Luusford
3, Millstead 2, aud Craig l.
Ross and Purmau make good extra men.
Craig is developing into quite bow
man. He steers well aud is also valuable
to his crew as its coach, the Others in his
crew are Coburn stroke, Stewart 3, Dewd
ney 2
Will Mooney is keeping up his good
work and will surely fill Que Of the seats
on regatta day.
Carter has returned from his trip to
Colonial Beach aud is doing great work
in No. z seat.
Boyle is stin way but is needed in prac-
tice with his crew A seat will be held
a little while longer for him.
Millstead hopes to be entered In the
sprint events in the A. A. U. meeting at
baltimore In September.
BY singular coincidence the Y. M. c.
A. is starting all over again in the very
rooms in the Lehman building in which
the last meeting of the Columbia Ath-
letic Boat Club was held and upon which
occasion the Columbia Athletic Club was
organized in or about April 1S, 1887.
ANALOSTAN BOAT CLUB.
The junior four of the Analostan Boat
Club is daily showing improvement in its
work and constantly adding speed to the
boat. The crew is composed of Taylor,
stroke; Ludlum, three; Ryan, two, and
Heusey, bow. The selection of Heusey
for the important place he fills seems to be
good one, as he not only steers a straight
course, but keeps up his side as we'll
an unusual thing for man new to the po
sition.
The senior four has been unable to row
regularly because. of the indisposition of
Leete, but as he is now in shape again
regular practice will be taken up. The
men are all in good condition and once
they get together it will be hard crew to
beat.
The junior eight Will, in addition to the
men rowing in the four, be made up from
among: Wilson, Hine, Luebkert, Grimes,
Clemons, Robinson, Fair, Vaughn, and
HaweS.
Capt. Moore has three good men to select
from to fill the co1swain's seat in Ballan-
tyne, Lewis, and Donaldson.
A soft spot developed during the week
in the old -four -oared shell and this some
what handicapped Capt. Moore in sending
out his men. JanitoI Biggs, who is an ex-
pert in such matters, promises to put on