The morning times., 1896-06-07

The bicycle races held al the new park on
Decoration Day demonstrated beyond Il
a doubt that eyenin its almost green con-
dition, the track is a fast one, and it
will improve With each meet. We have
now what we have long needcd-a fast bi-
cycle track.
POTOMAC RIVER REGATTA.
Matters relating 10 the Potomac River
regatta are RAPIDLY shaping themselves,
and August VIII sec the best open regatta
held here IL Il number Of years
The change made by the regatta COM
mittee in the distance the eight Dared
shell races are TO bc ro,cd meets with
popular approval. This class # races VIII
be a mile straight away; thus iusuring
better and~CloScr contests and hot finishes
aGd professions Will he a rarity.
The change Will bring he start for lights
just below the Three Sisters, finishing
below the Potomac toathouSe.
Preparations are already under way for
the excursion 10 be given jointly by The Co
lumbias. Analostans and Potcmacs ON
July 20 for the benefit OF the regatta fund.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC.
The Gcrman CockcG-hat bowling tcurna-
meut Of the Columbia Athletic Club, an
aounCed 10 begin this week has been de
clared off, because ii would he lmpr SSihle
TO finish il before the very warm weather
begins.
About twentt five members of the c. 4.
c. will leave the clubhouse this morning ut
$50 O'Clock to take a Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad special train at 9:15 O'Clock for
Baltimore, as part OF the contingent which
Will leave here under the auspices of the
United WheeImcn who have been in-
vited to spend the day in Baltimore as the
guests of the wteeimen there.
A run and dinner and another run area
e Ins
members who Will go are Britain, Good
all, Stiles, Kom, Miller. Van Lingren, Guy
Collins, Burroughs, Fowle, Williams. Ca
brera, Beall, Wells and Magee. Holders
OF special rate tickets may return on anv
train today or tomorrow. } Hart Brit
tain has prepared long silken pennant OF
the c. 4. c. colors, suspended from two
staffs and will be carried by two riders
heading the e. A. {. column
The list OF applicants for membership un-
der the proposed amendment to reduce the
annual dues TO S24 is growing daily and
upward of 400 names are now on hand.
So great is the work on hand that the
membership committee, composed of DR..
W. K. King, ". Il. Spear, and s. s
Wells, have asked for help, and Presi-
dent Grant has appointed as additional
temporary members Mrssrs. Bcatl, Slime
metz, Shaw, and Cabrera, who began
applicants last night.
REDUCING THE DUES.
a special meeting OF the club will be
held next saturday evening to consider
the proposition Of reducing the annual
dues, as stated, and amending the con.
stitutiOn il the proposition is favOrabiy
considered.
The plan is a good one, and The admis-
sion OF so many new members at the
beginning OF a dull SEASON speaks well
for the future of athletics and is un-
doubtedly a good thing all around, for
nowhere else in this country can man
obtain such excellent club accommodations
and all that goes with membership as
he Will get for his money in thc C. A. c.
Prof. CrOsSley is very enthusiastic over
the prospect. and the proha biiity of his
coming again TO take up the reinS as
physical director at the 9. \. c. is almost
assured. With his return viii mean a
grand revival of athletics, in and out
doors 1t will mean open games next
fall. In addition to- those the games of
Columbian Varsity and OF Georgetown
will mark the beginning of new era IN
local athletics
The mcmbers of the Washington Cricket
Club have for several seasons laborrd pa-
tientiy TO increase the local interest in
criCket-a game that is popular almost
every WDeTG else hub mere. PnlIaGelphia
furnishes a number OF teams, all OF which
play well, and from among this number
has come a team which has defeated for
eign champion teams and is prepared 70
meet them again.
Secretary A. w. Cherrington is an en-
tbuSiast and an excellent player, and to
him belongs much OF the credit for the
great advancement of the public interest
in the game.
The grounds are located at the junction
OF Eighteenth street and Columbia road,
and the Chevy Chase cars pass them.
Capt. Sidney c. Mather has gotten to-
gcther a strong team. bat he hopes to ma
terially strengthen il before the team is
ready TO meet the Baltimore cricketefs next
month.
The team will be finally selected from
among the two opposing teams OF Mayo.
The Officers of the club are all active
members and good players, and the men,
bership is growing almost daily. adding
other good players.
Following are the Officers: President.
Rev. DR.. j. Macbride Sterrett: vice presi-
dent Gen. Cecil Clay; captain, Sydney G.
Mather; corresponding secretary; A. W.
Cherrington; recording secretary. J. 2.
Pigott; treasurer. s. A. Robinson: executive
committee. Charles c. Binney, J. Hyde, C.
Il. Mcdonald. and f: j Ga riner; match and
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