The Washington times., 1895-05-26

What has become OF the effort TO devise
ways to increase or rather revive an
interest in rowing on our river? Several
meetings were held at the c. A. c. house
10y a joint committee composed of COM
mitees OF three from each OF the three
local clubs, the c. A c., Analostan and
Potomac, but nothing was finally agreed
upon that the world was made aware Of
The project and hopes and plans and
interest all seem TO have died at one and
the same time.
The first OF June is near at hand and it
seems to me that it would be a good
plan 10 begin TO talk about the prospects
of an annual Potomac River regatta, which,
il is the universal opinion. should be held
early in the season, and if that is the
intention then it would be a good plan to
get together and confer upon the subject
and fix date so that the rowing men
could get TO work and so that crews in
training in other cities could so shape
their movements this season that our local
regatta might be includea IN their card
of ''events to be entered" All are anxious.
10 come here, because OF the excellent
treatment they receive as well for the
splendid course TO row upon.
Why not appoint committees at the
club meetings which occur next week and
have a conference meeting soon and get
TO work?
GAMBLING SHOULD BE STOPPED.
The fact that the gambling concerns Of
all kinds across the Long Bridge, including
the dens at Jackson City, were being Of
ficially Investigated by the authorities, gave
the boat clubs here some hope that the
gambling dens up the river, opposite the
Three Sisters, might be included in an order
sweeping all these places from the banks of
our beautiful river, but the places have not
been included in any Investigations and these
vile dens are as bad as anything at Jackson
City ever dared to be. The places inter
fene with pleasure rowing and something
should be done 10 have the river banks
cleared.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB
Fred Sims, the crack bicycle rider in
Class B, viii ride under the c. A. c. colors
at the local meet on May 80. He won two
events at Charlotte, S. C., last week, the
one mile open and two mile handicap, and is
generally distinguishing himself by his ex-
eeIlent riding and his driving finishes.
The baseball team is rounding to" and
playing good ball, and now that it is in
good shape Manager Demo finds difficulty in
arranging games with strong teams. Games
may be arranged with the District Com
missioners' and the Bureau of Engraving
teams
McEIhone took lots of practice in the
high jump in preparation for the Mott
Haven games, which he attended as a rep
resentative of Georgetown College, he be-
ing in the medical department
Roye Hough is ct present devoting the
most Of his practice time to baseball 1t
is hoped that he VIII take up the work pre-
pgrinor for tho al cha DauSORSh
10 be held at Bergen Point, n. j., on
July f. He would make a good showing
there
As the weather grows warmer the swim
ming pool in the clubhouse becomes more
popular.
Masters Waters and Spurrier are keep
ing up their practice in the gym" and
doing some new tricks in acrobatcs.
The bowlers have stopped their prac-
tice earlier than usual this year.
In a few days everything viii be in
readiness for the great bicycle meet on
Columbia field on Decoration Day. The
high fence at the south end and the grand
stand are about completed. The entries
are large, and all the events promise to
be well contested. Trials viii begin at
10 a. m. and the finals at 2 O'Clock p. m.
CARROLL LINSTITUTEATH
The athletic members OF Carroll Insti-
tute are taking lots OF practice in the high
jump and standing broad, and in putting
the shot. Joe DAILY and Al Becker have
improved wonderfully in the pole vault
and in the running high jump. Fnni-
gan and Arthur May have had the bar
moved up several notches since the exhi-
bition.
McClusky, Mess, ,Mangan, andP aul Hughes
are weekly improving their already good
work on thehonzontal bar.
The social season had its close during the
past week and the amusement committee
will now take a muck-needed rest, for
IT has provided a large number of very eX-
celIent entertainments of various kinds,
entailing a large amount of work looking
after and perfecting details. The season
has been very successful one, both socially
and athietically.
COLUMBIA TURN-YEREIN.
One OF the oldest and most successful OF
our local athletic organizations is the
Columbia Turn-V erein, composed almost
entirely of German youths and adults.
Many OF these have reached very high
degree of proficiency in the various lines
of the more advanced gymnastic work and
for which the Germans have long been noted.
The clubrooms OF the Verein are at No.
632 street and the gymnasium contains
all the necessary apparatus for all-around
work Glasses are heldon Monday, Wednes-
day, and Friday evenings.
The Verein team defeated the crack Bal
timore Turner's at the Milwaukee Turn Fest
In 1898, winning the grand prize, and hope
10 repeat the feat at Paterson, n. j.,
on June 20, upon the occasion of the
Turn Fest OF the South Atlantic Circle of
the, North American Turner Bund, and for
which event the locals have q team OF
twelve gymnasts in training.
The brides wedding dress was made
by Worth, OF, rather, by his sons. 1t
Tc Of trim nod
with point lace, thirteen inches wide,
Bretonne pattern. The train is round, and
eleven feet long The gown is lined with
heavy satin, fashioned at the bottom with
lace ruffles, trimmed with bows of satin
ribbon A large drapery flows over the
bodice The sleeves are exceptionally
wide, very full at the top, aad taken
in at the underpart, buttoning closely
over the waist The bodice Of the gown
fastens at the back, under roll OF satin
aud two bows OF lace. The bridal veil
ia OF very rare old lace, fastened at the
crown OF the head with a bunch Of orange
blossoms.
Turning 10 less important things, IT may
be mentioned that this young woman and
this young man are very much in love.
The match was first suggested over year
ago, but the fond pair have been compelled
TO wait until time could prove the fidelity
and strength OF an eternal attachment, as
they say in old-fashiuned story books.
Time having proved the same, all is well.
The brides dowry viii be cool million
why is a million always cOol?-and the
bridegroom inherits another cool million
from his grandmother, besides which are
numerous billionaire uncles and aunts,
and a veritable frigid ezpanse Of cool
millions in all directions.
II is TO be regretted that at this writing
all the details remain still unannounced.
Frederic Bayard Winthrop has been named
as best man, and Miss Anne Cameron, Miss
Amy Bend. Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt,