The morning times., 1896-07-28
POTOMAC RIVER REGATTA
Meeting Of the Joint Committee Held
to Perfect Details.
List of Events Promises Fine Sport
and the Crews Are All IN
Crack Condition.

The joint committee on the Potomac river
regatta held meeting at the Analostan
Boat Club last night and worked until
a late hour upon the final details OF the
regatta to be held on Saturday afternoon
next.
Among other things il was decided to
start the first race at O'Clock and to
run Off a race every half hour thereafter
The entries, which closed on Satufda Y
evening and were not declared until
last night, awaiting later entries by mail,
were found not to,b ESQ large as in former
years, but what they lack In quality, is
made up in quality and the several events
will be botiy contested Especially is this
the case with the junior and intermediate
.'eights," in which only the three local
clubs will be represented.
The lightweight four will be an exciting
race between the Columbias and the Po-
tOmacs, and is confined to crews whose
Individual members do lot weigh more than
125 pounds.
The members OF these crews will be
weighed at the AnaIostan boat house ON
Friday evening between the hours of and
O'Clock
In the senior four event for the Evening
Star cup, crews from the Columbia Athletic
mud ADalostan clubs Of this city, "P ennsy"
Barge Club Of Philadelphia, aud Ariel
Boat Club OF Baltimore will compete. The
Pennsy Barge Club won the race and the
cup last year.
In the junior four the Analostan and Co
lunbia of this city and the Ariel OF Bal
timore will row. The latter won last gear
aud took with 1t the Mason cup, which 1t
hopes again to carry off this year.
In the intermediate eigbt-oared race for
the Washington Post cup, the Columbus,
Potornacs, and Analostans OF this city viii
he the only competitors. The race and cup
were won last year by the Baltimore
Athletic Club. but that club is devotns
all its energies to sending its crew TO
Saratoga and Will not come down to
defend the cup. Individual gold .fnedals
will be given TO all winners.
The races will be rowed over the up
river course, and will be tbree-quarters
of mile and return, starting and finishing
in front OF the Potomac boat house. The
eigbi-oared races will be one mile straight
away, aud start up-river and finish at the
starting point OF the others.
In The single scall race there will be
Moar and Boyle, OF the c. A. c.. Maurice.
Of the Potonlacs, and Lockwood, OF Phila-
delphia. -1
The Ariels will be the guests of the
AnalostaEs: the Penny Barge Club Will
be quartered at the Potomac clubhouse,
and the visiting sculler has the privilege OF
the Columbia Club.
At the meeting last night the reception
aud the entertainment committees were
appointsd Those who will be admitted
10 the referees boat will be confined
strictly To holders of tickets, and these
will be limited in number.
The Potomacs and Anaiostans have issued
tickets of admission to their respective
lighthouses, and from these a splendid
view of tn races may be had. The Aque-
duct inidre will be another good point of
view.
When the cups, which are now held by
out-oftown clubs, are received, they and
the gold medals and silkeD banners which
go to winning oarsmen and the clubs they
represent. will be placed on exhibition in
Moore LedinE's window.
The committee will meet on Friday even
ing, when final reports Of Committees will
be made and the committeeman Will re-
ceive their final instructions. SO that the
regatta may score the same success il
enjoyed in former years.