The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
OPENING OF LOCAL
ROWING SEASON
No Chance for Holding a Po-
tOmac River Regatta.
Georgetown's Spring Open Track
and Field Meet.
Compete Next Saturdny-List
of Events.

| From present Indications there is little
| likelihood OF Potomac River regatta be-
| ing held during the season now almost at
hand. Up to the present time neither of
our three local boat clubs have signified an
| intention of being a party to a so-much-
| to-be desired event
| If there is any intention OF holding an
| open regatta-one of the oid-time sort
! there is no time to be lost, and the clubs
| ought to get together and appoint their
respective committees and have them talk
| it over and arrange a regatta and break
| the three-year spell of inactivity through
which we have passed. Let us once more
show the rowing world in which we were
at one time, for a long time, indeed, quite
| a factor, that we are still on top of the
water and ready to meet all corners.
| The expense need not be very great, and
whatever the amount is it could very
easily be raised by giving joint club ex-
and all the rest is easy.
In the event of holding regatta there
would be no lack of out-of-town entries
in the several events, as many clubs from
| Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York
would be glad of an opportunity to come
| down and row over one OF the best courses
in the country.
From what can be learned of the sea-
sons programme mapped out by the
clubs, it is their intention to hold monthly
| club reSattas varying the card with sew
| erai inter-club races during the season
similar to those held last year. The Ana
| lostan Club, which promises to be TN
usually active this season because of the
large increase of membership of men anx-
| ious to row, Will start its social and
| aquatic season with big club regatta next
month, for which Capt. Bob Howard now
has men in practice.
The Potomacs have larger membership
and are in better shape in every way than
| III many years past, and this season prom
! Uses to be also an unusually active one for
them, and club regattas and crew cham
pionships will be the order OF the season,
/ even If late open regatta is arranged
Capt. R. Douglas Sims, with his able
| iieutenants, Mason Heth and Joe Bradley.
| are preparing to get their men out on the
water, and from present indications if ali
| the new and old men keep at their work
regularly there will be more crews than
| boats, large as the racing feet is.
The Columbus. with reduced member
/ ship, propose keeping up their end on the
water. and, like the other clubs, will hold
monthly regattas, and to this end Capt.
andy Smith and Lieutenant Hecox hope
| 10 start in the seasons work in earnest
next week. and all members desiring to
compete for places in the crews are re-
| Guested to report at the boathouse at
| once.
| Georgetown Varsity Athletes,
The Athletic Association of Georgetown
University is furnishing about all the re-
/ ally live athletics chou,p boroah...
| changes from indoor to outdoor competi
lions without the least noise or jar and
runs off all lines OF attractions with equal
success.
The association decided last week to hold
| the spring open track and field meet at
| Georgetown field this year several weeks
| earlier than usual, and chose SATURDAY..
May ., as the date of the usually attrac-
| tive event The committee on entries ia
| already assured of number of good en-
tries mostly from colleges south of Phila-
de!phia, and this will practically be for the
| championship of Southern colleges.
The University of "Pennsy," the close
friend OF the blue and gray in athletics.
regrets that 1t will be unable to send en-
| tries this spring as the 'varsity's own
games are fixed for the same day
1t was originally intended to make this
set OF games dual arrangement with the
University of Virginia, the result in points
to decide the championship, but Virginia
! decilhed to enter into such an arrange
ment and will be represented in several
| instead of all the events
| other institutions which will be repre-
| scented are: Swarthmore Temple Column
bian, Maryland and Johns Hopkins Col
| reyes, Drexel Institute, and Central High
| School
All events will be from scratch except
the mile-bicycle. Gold and silver medals
| viii be awarded TO first and second men
respectively.
Entries close May 3. The events include
100, 20 44O, and $50 yards. and one mile
runs; l20-yard hurdles, running high and
| broad jumps, putting shot, discus, one
mile handicap bicycle, and two-mile hi
! cycle scratch.
Manager Duffy and Captain Mulligan are
WORKING hard for the success of the affair
ana indications are that they will repeat
| the success they scored with last month g
indoor meet. Trainer Bill Foley has his
squad of track and field in very good
shape; all hands are working hard. and
| the Blue and Gray may spring some sur
prises on visiting athletes
! captain Mulligan, 'Mul.," as he is call
ed, is the Blue and Gray's'' star sprinter.
and has won honors in a number OF big
| events during the past year. He will he
| sprints, and will have plenty to do with A
! large field against him. He is in excellent
shape and going well.
Dessez has improved very much since the
indoor meet, and is covering the half mile
| In satisfactory manner His strongest
| competitor at the distance will be Stewart
the clever runner wearing the Columbian
colors.
Sheridan is expected to make IL in
teresting in the mile run for Armstrong.
University of Maryland's fastest miller.
The dark horse in this event will likely
be Murphy, formerly of Milwaukee High
School, where he kept some OF the best
distance men moving over the entire lun
in open events.
Walsh. the clever fielder of the ball
team, will probably have a monopoly in
the broad jump. McElhone is Columbian s
best high jumper and the holder of local
record. He is nearly always in condition
and he will come near winning this event
unless Starr, a Georgetown prep who is
crossing the bar in clever fashion, should
show unexpectedly strong form.
Barry and Oracle, football ends and
Fleming, the ball teams clever second
base. are going well in the sprints and IL ay
surprise some Of the knowing ones. O'Shea
!, is another strong performer Murphy
, football tackle, is going into the shot
event, and expects to make good show
ing. Tobin, brother of Joe and the Other
Tobins from California, all of whom have
done well East in athletics, will try the
shot, and ought to score well. Lenane has
done good work in practice with the shot
He is a novice, but Foley says he Is very
promising.
Points are expected to cone George
towns way through the efforts of Douglas