The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09
n. A. A. O. Races at Saratoga-Co-
lumbia's Field Day-Analostan's Re.
gntta Postponed-Washi Club
Outing-Infantry VIII Make Season
Active in Indoor Sports.

| of strength then it is time TO shut down.
| Indications now point to the most active
| season athletics has had in u number of
| years, and it will mark the beginning OF a
new era in amateur sports. This is as it
| should be. AS we haven't had good, live,
| open track and field meeting in several
| years there is every reason to believe that
the coming one by the c. A. C. i'll October
| will have strong support and profitable en-
| coura cement.
The regatta is over and shell rowing has
| taken a drop, the men were glad the
training season was over AMI will now seek
other diversions aud will have more time
| for their own pleasures A change and
| rest which the oarsmen deserve.
Tie one great objection to early regattas
| hereabouts has always been that 1t short
ems the season of rowing and leaves a
long stretch oftime when there is absolutely
no rowing except that in pleasure boats
! and ba rges.
INTER-CLUB BARGE RACE.
1t is suggested that the later season after
the regatta here be filled in with a ten
cared barge race between the three clubs
for the championship of the river.
Each OF the clubs here has good barge,
one much older than the other two, but
in good condition for such an event. all
it needs is lighter oars; deficiency which
can be easily remedied: Such an event
would bring out an immense amount OF in
teress and would undoubtedly be one OF
the local events of season.
Such an event could, be gotten up with
comparatively little expense and would
keep alive the rivalry and prolong the
season into what is consider red by many the
best season for rowing, and that is the
early fall.
In order that the expense may not fall
| heavily on any one club it might be ar
| ranged to have the two losing clubs pay
| for the medals, or else, as in other places,
| let the three clubs pay for them.
For an occasion upon which to have
f, the race let the date of some club regatta
be selected or get one up for the purpose
HANDICAP ROWING A FAILURE.
Rowing is one OF the classes OF amateur
| sport in which handicapping cannot be sue
| cessfuily carried out. 1t was tried re
Gently in an open New York regatta and
| proved dismal failure. All men started
| from scratch and did not know what their
| respective handicaps were until the race
| was over In several instances handicap
men beat out the real scratch men.
In one particular instance it was found
| that a sculler. who won the race over the
| scratch man by two open lengths, had re
| ceived 35 seconds ha ndicap. Other results
and ha ndicaps were equally ridiculous and
the promoters of the farce were laughed
| at for their trouble. The plan OF handi-
|
| n A A. o. CHAMPIONSHIPS
| On the 12th and 18th the annual
| championship rowing races of the National
| Association Of Amateur Oarsmen will be
held on Saratoga Lakes, and while the
| number of entries in most of the important
| events is not as large as in former years
the contesting crews will be the pick
| of the country The number OF entries
| in the Fights Is very small, the Inter.
/ tnr nfcvlt will no rnIr af
| by three crews, the Laureates, New York
| Athletic, and Baltimore Athletic Clubs.
| The excellent character of the races, and
| close finishes will more than make up
| for the lack of numbers.
| TRANSFORMATION at reduced rates to Sara
toga and return may be had here, and the
| writer will be plea sed to give out the neces-
sary certificates to applicants, upon the
| presentation of which the reduced rates
may, be had. These will be good going
| from August to 12, and returning t.
August II, inclusive.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
| The heated term is making itself felt
| at the Columbia Athletic Club house on
street, the rising mercury having driven
| out oftown all members who can get away
The members of the club have con-
| Guided their celebration of the signal
| victory of their crews In the regatta Of
| a week ago, and the winners are taking
| the world easy and enjoying much
| needed respite from a siege OF training,
| which, while not as long as it might have
been, was to the majority severe while it
lasted.
The members for the most part see the
necessity of longer and more consistent
| training-such a course as will not make
| it necessary to pile the work OF several
mon this into as many weeks The winning
crews will shortly have their pictures taken
| In big groups
| Barge parties and pleasure rowing will
now fill in the rest of the rowing season.
A number of the members who have been
spoken to upon the subject are heartily IN
favor OF barge race between the three
clubs and good strong crew can readily
be gotten together out Of the ranks oil
the G. A. G.
| Sam Boyle, who rendered such valuable
aid to Lieut.. Charles Baker in the deve lop,
| ment of the crews has returned from q
| trip to near Oakland. looking over the
| ground for a good place to take the ante
| season training and practice Of the U. OF
p. football team. He will now spend
| few weeks at Atlantic City. AS soon as
| some OF the rowing men return to the city
| arrangements will be made to give big
club regatta and hop.
| Adam. johnson and Franz are about the
| only one who brave the heat and take Their
daily practice at Columbia Field The
former in the shot and weights. aud the
latter in jumping and pole Sanlting, and
both are reaping the benefit of their
practice in better and stronger work.
Prof. John Crossley promises that the
omen track and field meet at Columba
Field n October will be a strong reminder
of the big meet held ut Analostan Island
when athletics We're booming here. The
affair will serve to draw all the cracks
OF the countryin the several events.
For the present no regular practice wori
is being done at the field. Many Of thu
men are away, and TO continue too mucl
hard practice in this weather would neces
sarily stale the men. In about fort
night regular work will be taken up again.
Edwards gives promise of becoming q
strong man in pole vauliing. He and Dodge
and Williams and Cummings are among the
new men who are taking light work In thu
gymnasium, and feel the better for 1t.
Tie swimming pool in the clubhouse is
one OF the most attractive features Their
at present, and frequent plunges in tn
clear, cold watcr makes life bearable Il
those who cannot get away from town
| Prof. Crosslcy has put up rings over the
water for the swimmers to exercise iron
and diving plank froIu which to do gen
eral gymnastic work.
Bobby Elder is fast recovering from hi
| serious illness, and is now able to sit VI
| and see his friends, of whom large number
have already called. He is d great 70
yorite with his club mates.
ANALosTAN BOAT CLUB.
The members OF the Anaiostan Boat Club