The times., 1898-08-14

Next to Philadelphia comes Boston in
the matter of providing amusement Cor
the home folks on holidays. Labor Day
is usually made a big outing day and
prominent among the features of amuse-
ment is the regatta for amateur oarsmen
on Charles River.
This year the city council voted that
$500 of the Labor Day appropriation be
set apart for the regatta TO be held under
the auspices Of the New England Anna
teur Rowing Association. 1t promises TO
be one of the most successful of the long
string of fail regattas this association
has held.
Among the entries there will be several
crews and scullers from Canada and one
or two each from New York city and
Philadelphia and these with the large
contingent in New England 10 draw from
viii make up a list of entries of no mean
proportions The star event promises to
be the double-scul race between Ten
Eyck and Lewis and Whitehead and Ma
guire of the Bradford Boat Clubs All
four have won national championships
either in singles or doubles. 1t will be
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Swimming Chnnn,pionship.
At the Canadian swimming Champion
ships held last week the American en-
trants carried off all the honors. Dr.
Meredith of the y. Y. A. C. won the 100
yards in I:5s S-5 minutes, which does not
begin TO touch Wideman's time of los
made in the Pacific coast races in July
and it is doubtful if it will be touched
this season The nearest TO that mark
was made in Philadelphia on July 4,
when the distance was covered in l:12.
The 95-yard race was won on that day in
1:09. The 3S0-yard handicap was won in
6:0S minutes. by f. A. Wenck, y. Y. A. c..
with a twenty-second start.
Arrangements are pending for a swim
bers of the n. Y. A. c. and the winners of
the Pacific Coast Athletic Association
races. The latter team contains in its
ranks several holders of worlds records,
who when they came East, viii make
ii Interesting for some of our swimmers.
Columbia Athletic Club.
On account of the rain which interfered
with the practice of the Columbia Ath
letic Club oarsmen. whom Lieut.. Hecox
had gotten together for his eight, and
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account Of the absence from the city on
vacation on the part of others who would
have Helped make a strong crew, the
clr5 withdrew from the interclub invi-
tati0n ''miNd" crew race which was to
have been run off yesterday afternoon by
the Potomacs and Analostans. 1t was
postponed on account of the freshet
The withdrawal of the Winged Ar
row crew is unfortunate as the race
is for the championship Of the river,
That will be undecided, so far as this
club is concerned. II may be possible
that in order 10 settle IL definitely the
winning crew may be called upon 10 row
a race with the Columbias.
As soon as all the men get back whom
Lieut. Hecox wantel for his crew. prac-
tics will be taken up with the view OF
arranging a second race OF course, the
winning crew will have something to say
whether or not there viii be another race.
The big four which for several years
rcwed under c. A c. colors is now
in the Potomac Club and in Blunt, Mann,
MCGOWAN and Eaton, Lieut.. HecoX loses
a powerful four for future events. wheth-
er the same be for a four or and eight
cared race
With some of the young new material
at hand. especially that which rowed in
the High School eight" there should
be little trouble in filling the places made
vacant. There is on hand some OF the
best material the club has ever had out of
which to develop crack oarsmen. OF this
there may be mentioned: Norwood, Under
wood Ruff. Hunter and Fowler.
The interest in rowing continues un-
abated, and the number of boats out each
fair evening has exceeded all averages
for several seasons past.
Lieut. Hecox is a hard worker, and de-
serves to have the support of the rowing
men ard of the club. and but for the
time for rowing the big event, he un-
doubted would have had both
There was some talk of Adam johnson
getting into harness again, but he finds
II more advisable to stick to his field
athletics. Big Underwood, he of football
fame, and a good all-round man in a
shell, is still away on his vacation, other
wise he could have been counted on to get
into a picked eight. Tallmadge and
Biandy and Van Mater are keeping up
their work and in the race with the Po-
tomacs fortnight ago they demonstrated
their good staying qualities.
1t is generally conceded that the crew