Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-05
THE POTOMAC REGATTA.
Great Interest in the Races to BE
ROwed Next Saturday.

Great Interest in the Races to BE
ROwed Next Saturday.
As the day Of the great Potomac river
regatta draws nearer interest in the event
Is rapidly on the increase among boating
men as well as among the people Of the city
generally. The regatta, as heretofore stated
In The Star. will be rowed next Saturday
afternoon. The men who are actively in
terested In the work Of arranging the
details for this great day have been hard
at it for weeks past and so far as can be
seen everything is in a state Of readiness
now.
Entries for the different events close on
wednesday and already there have been
more than enough crews entered to make
the day hattering success. The three
local clubs have their crews out on the
water every evening and the rivalry among
them Is as pronounced as 1t has ever be-
fore been on a similar occasion. All three
have crews entered and in several of the
races the strife will be particularly bitter
This is especially true in the case Of the
race for the Junior Fights. All the clubs
have entries In this and each is out for
the blood. 1t will probably be the hardest
fought race of all. and will be watched
with more than a little interest BY the root.
ers Of the different clubs.
The Regatta Committee.
The regatta committee. made up Of dele
gates from each club. held a meeting last
evening to clear up as many OF the details
as possible Letters have been received
from New York. Newark and Philadelphia
from boating men, asking for Information
and to secure transportation and rooms
here and 1t Is evident that there will be a
large influx Of out-of-town people for the
regatta. The course over which the races
are to be rowed Is being surveyed this week
to insure Its accuracy beyond all doubt
ana Harbormaster Sutton will be appealed
to by the committee to keep the course
clear of boats on the afternoon of the race
The three handsome silver cups that &c
as prizes and the banners and medals are
all to be placed on exhibition in some prom
inent window on the avenue this week. Es-
pecial interest centers in The Evenig Star
cup. which Is the only championship trophy
In the city and must be contested for each
senior fours and will be rowed for by crews
from the Analostans and Columbus.
There Are to he seven Races,
There are to be seven races. The first
will be rowed at 2:30 o'clock and thereafter
the races will be started promptly at each
half hour. As the races are to be rowed
over course with a turn, except in the
case OF the Fights, the races will be par.
ticularly interesting to the lookers-on for
the reason that both the start and finish
can be seen from the same point. A com.
mittee Of members from the three Local
clubs has been appointed to secure sub.
scrfptions from business firms and Others
to defray at least part Of the expenses
or the regatta. which are necessarily very
considerable 1t is to be hoped that then
will be successful in their Efforts
Among the out-of-town clubs that will
participate in the regatta are the Neptunes
and the Ariels of Baltimore There is al.
ways great rivalry between these two clubs
and as the Ariels are going to bring over
senior four and gig the Neptunes Will
bring along gig to get q chance at their
old enemies. Taking it all in ali there will
be lots of sport on the Potomac next Sat.
ur,day afternoon.
The Neptune gig crew as entered with the
regatta committee consists Of the follow.
ing: E. F. Anderson. bow; w. Gallagher
number 2; w. F. Bull number 8; ]. F. Abell
stroke; H Whitehead coxswain, and VIM
Ives and Edward Adj substitutes,