The times., 1898-07-17

| in the hot times now being seen in
| the handicap meet. with Spain as the
/ principal opposing entrant-
| The amusement committee has called
/ off several affairs it had in contempla-
| tion on account of the absence from eha
| city, on vacation, of so many of the
/ members.
Potomac Roat Club.
| The date of the annual regatta of the
/ Potomac Boat Club. fixed for next Satur-
day afternoon, has been changed to the
following Saturday afternoon. July 80.
| The change has been made TO allow Capt.
Bradley time to work in more Of The very
new material he has on hand. The change
| of date will make it possible to have even
larger and better regatta than the one
originally arranged.
An innovation. and special feature OF
the program. will be two friendly races
between eight-oared crews representing
the P c. and the AnaIostans. It will
undoubtedly meet with favor all around
and will tend 10 strengthen the already
strong friendly relations between the two
| organizations. One of these races will be
for the best men of all classes in each
club, and all the others will be for nov
ices
The Potomac crew. whfcn will row
against the Analos,an picked crew will
probably consist OF Heth. Blount. Brad
ley. Connor. Ramsey. Young. Grove and
LOCKER. The junior crew which will ap-
pear Will include most OF the above.
Another feature (this for novices in the
club only will also be in ''eights and
for this Capt Bradley hopes 20 send out
entirely new timber. and the crews wfil
I,a
| MaChaIl, Horton. Latimer. COchrane
Greenless. Wheatey. Hume. RoUZee,
Thompson, Jones Blackburn. AspiHwaI
Berry. Norveu. Jackson. WOrthington
! Hoover. Danenhower and Dunlop This
forms a splendid array of excellent ma
/ terial and from among the lot d fine
| crew can be picked.
II Is suggested that the more frequent
and regular use of the gig for green
men would be found TO be beneficial and
profitable in more ways than one. The
breaking In the starting of a rowing
man in the proper way, IS often half Of
the battle Besides giving them the prop
er start such as breaking them in in a
barge or gig. 1t saves very much the
wear and tear of ashell boat
Richard Gasch. financial secretary of
the club, who has been seriously i'll with
| typhoid fever. is conva1esclng. and his
friends hope to see him around the boat
| house on regatta day.
Harry Blunt and Harry Connors have
been elected first and second lieuteuants.
respectively, to succeed Messrs Sims and
Eliason. who are holding commissions in
the invading forces at Cuba The new
lieutenants deserve the promotion and
will make popular and efficient officers
The new canoe purchased by Mr.. Jack
son at New Bedford and recently added
to the fleet of pleasure boats. is one of the
prettiest models of its class ever brought
here
President Doyle's swimming class for
kids" has grown 10 be one of the at
tractive features of the boathouse and
the twenty-odd little fellows make it
lively enough on the afternoons their in
structor gives them. So pleasant has the
affair become that a number of ladies
have requested the professor to form a
class for them. Being considerable of a
ladies man the gallant president has aC-
ceded to their request and a class viii
be formed during the coming week. This
more than ever shows the necessity OF a
natatorium in this city, where the useful
art may be taught men. women and chill
dren.
II has come at last. The beautiful up
river Potomac landing is falling under
the ruthless hand of the quarTymen and
the delightful spot is being rapidly blown
away. The sentimental is giving way to
the commercial demands, and the spot
around which much romance is wo-
ven will know the merry barge parties
and the more sedate pleasure boat par
ties no more The club will at once
make an effort to select another landing
near the old one. IL is doubtful. though
if the prospectors for new landing will
ever find one that will fill the bill so we'll
as did the dear old one.
AnaIostan Boat Club.
The annual regatta of the Analostan
Boat Club is a thing of the past. and the
several surprises which were sprung on
the dead sure winners are the sub
jeot, no doubt. this morning of lively dis
cuSsion at this boathouse. Yesterdays
regatta was. like it's predecessors. a great
success. and another program OF races
before the season closes is spoken Of
1t looked like old times 10 see Lou
Fischer in the bow of one of the ''fours." ="
He Is as good a sweep as ever. and
able TO hold his SIDE of the boat with
the best OF them.
Captain Taylor handled himself like a
veteran, and set an even clean stroke
for his crew. Stroke McCoy's victory in
the gigs was popular one.
The canoe events in which Dr. Clarke
and Chandler appeared are distinctive
features of The A. 3. c. regatta and the
combination exhibition of padding and
swimming. while sklful and daring. af-
ford amusement to the spectators
With the regatta out of the way many
ofthemembers will now hurry away TO
enjoy their vacations. Enough will re-
main here TO keep up the interest at the
boathouse.
A big club barge and canoe party VIII
be given at the landing next week 1t
will be one of the "old-time'' affairs. and
there will be unlimited fun for every
body. Dancing will follow on the re-
turn to the boathOuse. The amusement
committee is going to spread itself on
this affair
The ballplaying contingent in the club
is practicing every afternoon, having in
view a series of championship games
with the team of the Capital Bicycle
Club. A date has not yet been fixed for
the first game. but it will be a hot one
judging from the practice work.
The eight-oared crew which the A. B.
C. will put in against the Potomacs in
the friendly race on the occasion of the
regatta of the latter, July 80 will be a
very strong one. probably being made