Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
BARRED BY TINE LIMIT.
Capital Yacht Clubs Boats Failed to
Snl the Course in Seven Hours.


Sail the Course in Seven Hours.
The fourth annual regatta of the Capital
Yacht Club was held Saturday, but owing
to the absence of sufficient wind the course
wasn't covered within the time limit, seven
hours. and the race was declared Off The
officials Of the club Will meet Thursday
evening to arrange another date.
The yachts which started were Francina,
Undine, Spartan, Acme, Boojum. Olga, Cat
fish, Grace and Hilda. The yachts Spartan
and Acme were the favorites the former
winning last year.
Although the majority Of those inter-
ested In the occasion had given up all hope
or the course being covered within the time
limits, large number stayed to see the
finish the first boat, the Acme, coming in
at $50 The Acme vas the first to turn the
buoy, with about a quarter of a mile lead
over the Spartan. and led all the way from
the buoy to the arsenal point.
De Orc and Eby Matched.
Alfred De ORC, champion of the world
at continuous pool. has accepted the chal-
lenge issued by Grant Eby of Springfield,
Ohio. They will play 600 points. Two hun
dred points each night in New York June
IL, IL and 10. The series will be for $500
and the net box receipts.
New Homing Pigeon Club.
A new club. named the Washington
Monumental Homing Club. has been or
ganized, composed Of the following mem
bers: E. F. Barker, H. L. Lewis VIM. r.
Goodman, r. a. Lewis, VIM. Callahan and
VIM. Strfer. The club has been training
its birds every Saturday since the organi-
cation. 1t sent its birds Saturday to Co.
lonial Beach, where 10 Fer cent of them
made excellent time.
Foote and Chnce Won.
At New Haven, Conn, Saturday the dou-
lies tennis finals were won by A. E. Foote
and NJ. c. Chase from w. l.. Phelps and F.
L. Chase: 60, 81, 60. In the consola-
ton H. B. Eddy defeated w. l.. Phelps,
SIS, 81.
intercollegiate Records Broken,
Record smashing was done Saturday at
the twenty-first intercollegiate athletic
games held on Manhattan Field, New York.
The first was done by Winsor Of Pennsyl-
vania, who in the high jump made the as
ISOLATION figures feet l inch Bernard ].
Wefers, the Georgetown sprinter in the
final 1OO-yard run set the record to as.
HOLSTER of Harvard wiped out the half
mile record and put it at l minute Sc Is
seconds. Wefers in the 22O-yard run broke
all records, eclipsing his own by 20 of a
second. and going the distance in q As
seconds.
Yale won the trophy with score of Az
points Pennsylvania was second with 22Is
points, and Harvard third with 49, The
Boston, 5; Cornell, 8; Williams, 2; Wash
ington and Jefferson l. and Columbian. u.
Cadets Eight Win From Potomacs.
The Naval Academy cadets Saturday cas-
lily defeated picked eight Of the Potomac
Boat Club of this city at one mile; time,
5.S1A. The course was laid off in the An
Cadets-Bow, Mccarthy; 2, Palmer; 8, Col
lins 4, Overstreet; 8, Fischer; 6, Buchanan:
Z, Pinney; 8, Graeme; CoXswain, Green
slade
Potomacs--Bow, Everhardt; 2, Wooden. 2
Oliver; 4. Smith; B. Gormley; g. Scharell:
Z, Gallaher; 8. Nolan.
Potomac River Regatta,
The joint committee from the rowing
clubs Of the city in charge of the Potomac
river regatta will hold a meeting tomorrow
evening, at the Analostan club house. The
reports from the several subcommittees
will be heard and several matters of i'm
portance will be taken up for action.
Visiting wheelmen From baltimore.
Members of the Clifton Bicycle Club of
Baltimore came over from Baltimore yes
terday morning, and took ride over Wash
ington's best road-the Conduit. About
W.
went out as far as Great Falls. A number
of local wheelmen accompanied the crowd
and pointed out places Of interest. The
club returned on the $50 train to Baiti-
more. z
Cycling Notes.
R. E. Fisher won the ten-mile bicycle
road race at Annapolis Saturday Time. 3S
minutes Sc seconds. Miller was second.
Abbot third, Taylor fourth
In the Martin road race at Buffalo Satur-
Gay, distance twenty-five miles, there were
2O7 entries and $50 starters. The first man
in was J. F. Higgins, Press Cycling Club
Buffalo. The time prize was won by A. ri
Haight, North Chill. N. Y. His time was
1:O7:37 2-5.
John Dean won the annual road race at
the Brighton course. near Denver. Col.
Saturday, in LII: 43. Ninety-seven started
p M. Richie was second, Ben Wright
third j. P. Backenberger. scratch. won
time prize in 1:o6:5O.
The 25-mle road race at Cleveland. Ohio
Saturday, was won by R. L. Crozier. who
was protested on the ground of having
been paced. Z. P. Oviatt was second and
s. b. Marvin was third. W. c. Emrich
won the time prize In 1:10:23.
Two hundred thousand people witnessed
mic of no