The times., 1899-07-23

eight, which has been rowing for week
or two and consists OF Hecox. stroke: VIII
son, 4; Ellis, s: Rowland, 5; Johnston, :;
McClelland 3; Eaton. .. and Ross. Wilson
has been "subbing'' for Hunter, who is
away on his vacation.
| german" viii be given next Friday
| evening at the boathouse. IL promises to
| be very enjoyable affair. The ladies will
furnish the favors and the oarsmen will
provide music and refreshments.
big barge party and supper win be
| given al the up-river landing Tuesday
evening by several members of the barge
| crew.
AnaIostan Boat Club.
The last club regatta held by the Ana
lostan Boat Club was in every way a sue
cess, and the work of the crews and oars
men reflects credit upon Capt Robert How
ard. Judging from their work 1t cannot be
denied that there are a lot of good men on
hand from which to make up winning crews
| for such local and other regattas as the
| club may see fit to make entry in.
1t seems a pity that much good row.
| ing material cannot in some way be put
/ to better use than rowing in club affairs
| only. An inter-club regatta, IL nothing
more, should be arranged before the season
closes.
!
| known, proved himself as capable ever
| in the bow seat, and steered his crew in
the four to the turning buoy as straight
as a string. In this line, in the use of
a sweep, he seems as good as ever.
| VIII Burke deserves credit for the good
| showing he made in the bow seat in the
losing four. 1t was his first attempt in
| competition in that very difficult posi-
| tion and he acquitted himself in good
lgha IJet 1.a o-H frrx late
| This time Mccoy was in the losing boat.
but he worked as hard as he ever did when
| he was a winner
John Howard, Bobs brother, has not
! forgotten how to stroke a boat. and added
to his GOODNESS he showed pluck and elev-
| erness.
1t was the first time this season in
the stroke seat for Ross Perry, and con-
sidering that fact he did very well.
Clagett and Murphy are promising waist
men, and Whelpley handles himself like a
! veteran. Al Leet is as clever with the rud-
der strings as he is with the sweep. His
clever steering came very near winning
tight race from better boated crew in the
gig event.
In DR.. Clark and Bert Tassin the club
has the most expert acrobatic canoeists
in this section of the country. What they
| can't do, in and out of a canoe once 1t
The amusement committee has prepared
an extensive programme for the season for
the pleasure of the clubs friends The
next event viii be big aquatic lantern
parade to be held the latter part Of this
month upon which occasion every pleas
ure boat in the house, including the barge
and the big war canoe will be elaborately
decorated and paraded up and down the
river. passing in review before the boat
house; an elaborate display of fireworks Is
also promised.
1t is hardly probable that the club will
accept the invitation of the p. B. c. TO
row junior eight t-oared race in its regat-
ia next Saturday as an A. B. c. eight has
not been out this season and the event
may be called off for the present. II a
mixed" eight race is substituted for a
junior the club will be almost as badly off
because several of its best oarsmen have
been laid up sick for some time and among
those (and who would be very Euch
missed are Lou Fischer and Bob Howard.
Several other old reliables are out of town
on vacation. 1t is possible the club may
| express a willingness to put in -four
cared" crew
Potomac Boat Club.
1t seemed too good to last. Just as
in the Potomac Boat Club into shape, sift-
ing out the better from the good and find
ing out the individual abilities of his men,
he finds it necessary to leave his charges
and there is sorrow at the big boathouse
for the captain left last night for mis- new
, field of duty at Nicaragua, where he goes
as one of the staff of civil engineers. He
received his appointment during the past
week and at once made preparations to
: leave. He has gone and with him went
unanimously the very best wishes of his
clubmates for his success in his new work
and the hope of continued good health
and a safe return. He will be missed for
his geniality and good fellowship as much
7 as for his great ability as coach, in
/ which position he had the utmost conf
dence of his eliminates.
= The duties of coach will now, to large
i extent, devolve upon Blunt and Douglass
q The latter will no doubt be reelected tC
serve out the term as captain, a position
t which he bade fair to fill in a creditablt
manner.
i The club regatta which will be held mex
i Saturday afternoon promises to be quit;
: an event and will give admirers of th'
h sport an opportunity to see the work o
t some of the new material which is being
e developed and which promises so we'll.
c The list OF events includes singles, dou
g BILE working boats, four and eight-oare;
I shells, and swimming races.
An eight which has been out seyera
: times and showed considerable speed haC
e Mayes, stroke; Gordon. 7; Heth, 6; Britt
.; Ramsay. 4; DAILY, 8; Duncan Bradley
2, and Young, l.
: The races next Saturday will begin a
II $50 o'clock and viii be over mill
. course. all starting and finishing in from
y OF the boath Use. making one turn aroun'
u the bridge piers, except the eight t-oare,
Z events, which will be one mile straigh
= away. Dancing will follow the races an
II admission to the boathouse will be by ear
:, only.
= CorcOrnn Cadets.
The Corcoran Cadet Corps will be tn
IS first among the local organizations outsid
: of the Y. NJ C. A., to take up the gam
" of volley ball, recently described in Tn
r. Times. So that the points may be bette
n understood, Captain Edwards has calle
IS a second meeting of his basket and baseball
! players for tomorrow night for practice
II AS it is a splendid exercise to get the bas
q ketball players into good condition for tn
e coming seasons SERIES there is no douh
: that the game will be enthusiasticall
10 worked up.
/ When a team has been organized an
taken more practice, the work will be con
ID tinued in practice games with the Y n
le c. A. team, which will no doubt be gla
At to have the gallant soldiers to play a ser
re les of exhibition games with.
The manager has received communica
tions from the management of the Balti
ID more Y. NJ. C. A. basketball team upon tn
ID subject of forming an intercity league
- Some effort was made in this directio
last year, but it was found impracticabl