Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-09
POT OMAC'S REGATTA.
1t Starts This Afternoon With Splendid
Prospects.
Enthusiasm md Muscle In the Events
The First Race Delayed - The
Weather Was Not Favorable.

The Potomac regatta was rowed this af-
ternoon. IL marked epoch in aquatic an
hals. IL was an event replete with vim and
sinew. Throngs watched and cheered. In
terest was active. Betting was brisk. The
Potomacs seemed TO have the call, but all
cash overtures were promptly covered. The
point OF the spectator. but from that OF the
athlete IL was fair weather. The wind blew
In long damp draughts from the southeast.
1t was an overcoat temperature. The water
was not perfect Old Potomac mirrored
back the duh gray aspect of the sky and
the breeze fell on the broadside of the giid-
ing craft. but no unsteadiness Of motion re-
suited.
Some evil English may have been called
forth by this, but onward the flyer went
with clocklike stroke. that made music
to the oarsmen's ear and made partisans
yell with raptures Of delight
In the club houses things were astir with
the sun. Clubmen seemed to operate on
the theory that to the early bird went the
prize.
Shells had their bottoms put on and were
oiled to reduce friction TO a minimum
Groups Of men in blue and gilt, white and
red, gathered around the shells which
would bear their favorites to victory or
defeat They discussed the situation. sound
ed the praises of the men, urged them to
DO or die, sang songs calculated TO stiynu-
late the ne-ve and send the blood coursinG
Bare arms dangled and gesticulated
Naked legs Were in sight. Brawny chests
rose and fell. The foreground and the per-
spective was chuck fun of muscle.
Inc aluminium shell of the Neptune
Cub was the object OF much comment. All
wondered what the freak would do and
what the great grandfather of waters would
nave 10 say about IL as the keen aqua rip
per cut through the muddy tide.
Flags and bunting enIivened the scene
The staunch old sea boat Yale OF New HsI
ven did herself proud with bunting.
The First Race.
At O'Clock the boats were called for the
first race. and took position as follows:
Junior eight-Red, No. /. c. A C; white,
No. ?. Analostens: blue. No. 8. Paramount
rowing Association. Philadelphia: orange
No. T. America Il. c. PHILADELPHIA: black
No. s. Potomac
The start was delayed The police cruiser
Joe Blackburn. Capt Sutton, kept the
course clear and the Bartholdi with the
press and race officials followed. The on
Gals were: Referee. Geo w. Statzell esq,
commodore Schuylkil1 navy. philadelphia,
Pa: judges. Rush Marshall. Analostan;
William NJ. Offiey, Potomac: T. s. o'Leary,
Columbia Athletic. Timers. Frank s.
Barbarin. Potomac: Robert Leding. Colur-
bia Athletic: G. Carlyle Whiting. Analos-
tan. Judges at turn. ]. c. Kondrup, CO.
lumbia; J. Eakin Gadsby, Potomac; w. W.
Boarman. Analostan.
The first race resulted: Columbia. first;
Clairmount, second; America, third; Poto-
mac, fourth: Analostan. fifth.
The second race was the senior four-oarei
shells with the following: Analostan Boat
club. washington. ID. C-Warren Stearn.
Ter. 3, and Louis A. Perkins. stroke. Sub
sotutes, Rush Marshall and r. g. Howard.
Columbia Athletic Club. Washington. ID.
C.-J. r.. Elder, bow: w. T. Dewdney. 2;
stroke. Substitutes, A. w. johnson and L
L. Harlan.