The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09

This is as it should be and not sit around
and mop and weave out all sorts Of ex-
cuses and nauseate friend and foe with
lot OF Ifs and '.ands.''
The Club recognizes the fact that some
! one crew must win and believes that the
| losers In two such races as those in which
It's crews rowed, deserve almost as mach
| credit as the winners.
Coming to the line in the 'eight" so soon
after four or its crew had rowedi in a heart.
breaking race in the senior four is no small
| matter, and but for this drawback 1T is
| almost even money that they would have
had close hid for the race.
The club regatta, which was partly an
nounced for. the 18th inst, has been post
| poDed, as most of the oarsmen are out of
town enjoying nuch-deserved vacation.
Capt. Moore, whose splendid work. to-
gether with Louis Fischer, did so much to
bring the crews entered by the A. B. c. so
well up near the front, is spending a week
at AtlaDtic City with Harry Jackson, treas
urer Of the Baltimore Athletic Club.
Lieut.. Harry Benneris atCape Ma break
Ing the hearts of mermaids and other maids.
He will remain until the 18th inst.
Messrs. Ballantyne and j. Howard well
deserved the thanks of the club for the
splendid work done by them in the eight
cared intermediate crew on such short
notice, Ballantyne especially, as he had
the Monday before the regatta.
As soon as Capt. Moore returns from his
vacation he will devote his attention to the
further development in rowing Of the new
members, of whom there are a Number Of
very promising ones. His work in this
direction was necessarily interfered with
by the training and work incident to last
weeks regatta.
. Several stag canoe parties are icing ar
ranged for the early fail months.
So many members OF the club are en-
thusiasuc wheelmen that 1t is proposed
| to have club run TO Marlboro or Great
| Falls as soon as the cooler weather sets in.
POTOMAC BOAT CLUB.
The members of the crews which repre-
| seDted the otomac Boat Club in last weeks
Potomac River regatta, are taking rest
| after their siege of training, and several
| will take advantage oil tie lull and get
| themselves out of town.
The eight-oared crew made a splendid
showing IN the races in which 1t rowed
| and the members arc pleased with the
crews work. The crew is not at all dis
| couraged by the two defeats, and hopes to
have better position in the races the
| next time they come to the line.
Mills, who as stroke rowed u good race
and is a hard worker, will train during
the coming winter to get himself in the test
| of shape and is determined to win next
| time.
Several members of the club have ex-
| pressed themselves pleased with the
idea of having barge race between the
three clubs.
| As a large number of the members are
| wheeImeD, a club run is being spoken OF
| to take place early in September.
The fortnightly hops, which have given SO
much pleasure to SO many of the clubs
| friends, will be continued until the end Of
the season.
WASHINGTON A. O.
The management of the W Washington Ath-
| letic Club hopes to make the coming season
| very active one In athletics, Ind with an
increased membership will reach out In all
| lines of outdoor and indoor amateur sport.
| A special effort will be made to put out
| a strong bowling team to play for the Dis
| trict championship. Its basketball team,
| too, will be a factor in the contest for the
local championsh hip in that now very popu-
| lar anne.
The management is even now beginning
| its work of preparation, so that when the
| proper season is at hand all candidates for
the various teams will be In working form
and in shape to begin the contest for places
| on the several teams.
The club will give Us annual compliment
| airy excursion to River View tomorrow,
and the officers have arranged very
| attractive program OF athletic features.
A committee of twenty-five members has
| worked up all the details, and will con-
| tinue its iabors tomorrow looking after
| the comfort and pleasure OF the friends
| of the club, OF whom, no doubt, large
number will be in attendance.
| Among other numbers on the program
| is game of baseball between the strong
team of the Eastern Athletic Club and a
picked nine. The Young Mems Catholic
Club and the clubs own league bowling
| teams will play set of tenpin games
for a vaIuableprize.
| The games between these teams are
! always full of interest to the spectator.
| There will also be bicycle races and
! other interesting events, all OF which Will
be run off under the efficient direction
| of Prof. R. s. (Bob) Akers. Admission will
| be by card only and these Gun be had only
from members.
| LIGHT INFANTRY ATHLETES.
The coming indoor season In athletics
at the Washington Light Infantry promises
to be an unusually active one. Especial
| effort will be made to secure the united
| effort of tku full corps to make athletics
one of the textures of the indoor season.
Harry Lee will again, with his usual
energy, do all he can to develop the feature
and bring out the strong athletic material
the corps has in its ranks.
Waters will again take up wrestlfng
and sparring, in which he showed con-
siderable aptness during the past few
sea sons.
Sam Shrcve, whose ability as wrestler
in the 145-p pound class, is well wn, will
be prepared to meet all corners in bis class.
Ernie and Jesse Schafhirt will be found
prominent in their several lines. The
| latter has developed into quite a sprinter
and with proper handling will well up
hold the corps end In open events.
Waters Will also perfect himself in the
shot and hammer events and Javins will
| be his mate IN these lines.
The baSk etball team, which has won the
District championship twice, will be in
the field, and hopes to again be strong
factor in the League season. The team will
be composed Of about the same players
that brought victory to the corps last
season.
In order to increase an interest in ath.
letics among the corps members field day
will be given at International Athletic
Park on September IL, the anniversary
of the corps 1t will be an athletic meet
in every sense of the word, and will in
clude all the field and track events. 1t
will be open to all amateurs, and will I'M
doubtediy draw out large local and out
of-town entry list.
The necessary committees to prepare all
the arrangements for the meet were ap-
pointed on Wednesday evening last.
Harry Lee will leave on the 18th inst for
Atlantic City TO take his annual summer
outing. O.. p. SCHMIDT.
Loudoun Live Stock Exhibit.
The thirteenth ANIMAL exhibition Of the