Evening star., 1895-08-24
POTOMAC REGATTA
It is Being Rowed on the River
This Afternoon.
THERE WILL BE SIX EVENTS
Crowds Are on the Banks and in
the Beat Houses.
THE CONTESTING CREWS

Everybody interested in rowing and boat
| ing was astir early this morning in antici-
| patton of the sport on the river which is in
| progress this afternoon, and around the
| boat houses there was an unusual amount
| of activity. Naturally. the members Of the
various crews did not participate in the
! hustle and excitement, but their rooters
| and cronies were on the alert, going over
shells and sweeps oiling slides, Tightening
outriggers and taking every precaution to
| prevent accidents when the momentous
| events of the evening were taking place.
I The visitors who are participating in the
races spent yesterday evening in familiariz-
| ing themselves with the course, as they took
| 1t to be, and there was considerable dis
| satisfaction expressed at its puzzling char
| acter. The Baltimore men, especially. criti-
cised It because Of the trouble they have
| had in the past in steering straight course
| on a stretch which. they claim. follows
straight line over river, which flows be-
tween banks In the shape of the letter 8.
The buoys, however. had not been placed
| in position yesterday. and consequently
| this criticism was based on the position of
] the surveyors flags on the shore. The
course is absolutely straight, without a
bend in it.
The Crowds Begin.
| The crowds began to go over to George
| town, despite the merciless rays Of the
| sun, before noon, and from midday up to
| the time set for the races to begin there
was steady throng down New Hampshire
avenue and other streets leading to the
Analostan boat house and the street
wharf, where the best views of the races
could be secured by those who did not care
to be af1cat.
The Analostan boat house was crowded
with guests. the gay costumes of the many
ladies' among them making the scene upon
q boil p,a1,r tNrfl1t VITO
tUresque.
The private pleasure boats of club MEN,
Ders and unattached boating men were all
cut or the water with pleasant parties of
passengers, amonS whom We're many
ladies', and the establishments which have
boats for hire had their facilities taxed to
their limit early in the day Consequently
the river was crowded with small craft of
all descriptions. and threading carefully
through the fotilla thus formed were
numerous saIlboats, which the steady
breeze propelled at a satisfying pace, and
here and there an important-looking steam
launch pulled along rapidly.
Tips on the Winners.
The only betting this morning was on the
result of the junior eights, and some even
money wagers were made between the
friends Of the Columbias and Potomacs in
the junior race. The opiEion OF an expert
before the races began was that the junior
eights would be close struggle between
the Columbias and Potomacs; that the
four-oared senior was cinch for the Met
ropolitan; that the Analostan would win
the ltght-V eight foars; that Rietz would
win the singles: that the intermediate
eiShts lay between the Palisades and the
Montrose. and that the Columbias would
win the junior fours, closely pushed by the
Ariels.
The Palisades were pretty confident of
| regatta, where they Won in the record
time, on the Harlem river course. 500 IA
for mile straightaway. defeating the
Staten Island Boat Club the NeWarks the
Nassaus the Lone Stars and the Wy
| anokes. The Palisades were also second
by half a length in the national regatta
this year. Mr.. John Fitzpatrick the Pan-
sades trainer, was enthusiastic over the
course. ut is as straight and fine a
course there is in the world, according
| to my opinion" said Mr.. Fitzpatrick. land
l know of no place where there are better
facilities for boat racing
Mr. Fitzpatrick trained tbe Potomacs dur
ing part of 1888 and all Of 1894, and was
given a great reception by mis- old pupils
when he arrived.
Positions Drawn by the Crews.
The drawing for positions took place last
night at the Analostan boat house, and
| resulted as follows: The races being given
| in the order in which they will be rowed
| The positions from the District shore. The
color of the buoy is given.
First race, junior eights-No. l, Column
| bia Athletic Club, red: No. 2, Baltimore
Athletic Club. white; No. }, Potomac Boat
Club blue.
Second race, lightweight fours-No. l,
| Columbia Athletic Club, red; no. 2. Ana
| lostan Boat Club, white; No. 3, Potomac
| Boat Club. blue.
Third race, junior fours-No ], Columbia
Athletic Club, red; No. 2, Ariel Rowing
| Club of Baltimore, white; No g. Analos-
| tan Boat Club blue: No. !, Baltimore Ath-
! letic Club, green. Probably will not start)
-rth r,trr
of the Cclumbias, red; No. =. Rietz of the
| Ariel Boat Club of Baltimore, white; No.
| 3, Maurice of the Potomacs. blue.
Fifth race, senior four-oared shells-No. /,
Metropolitan Rowing Club of New York
| red No. 2, Ariel Rowing Club of Baltimore
| white; No. 3, Pennsylvania Barge Club,
blue: No. 4, Columbia Athletic Club. green;
No ). AnaioStan Boat Club, orange; No G.
! Potomac Boat Club, black.
Sixth race, intermediate eight-oared shells
No. l, Columbia Athletic Club, red; No
2. Baltimore Athletic Club. white: No. 3,
Palisade Boat Club of Yonkers, N. Y, blue;
| No 4, Potomac Boat Club, green; No ),
Montrose Boat Club of Philadelphia, or
ange.
The Metropolitan fours were courteously
allowed to take the District shore position
in the senior, because their shell was port
rigsed, while all the other boats entered
are starboard rugged. The Metropoitans
Will need more room to turn in with safety,
as they turn from starboard to port. while
the other crews make the turn oppositely.
-sround the boat Houses
Around the boat no 'ses th- captains and
trainers were very much interested i'll the
weight of the men. Probably no one in or
out of the medical profession would believe
that human being. even if he was as big
as some of our public men, could gain ten
pounds in twice many hours. Mr.. c.
w. Oliver of the Potomac lightweight four
weighed 122 3-4 pounds last !ieht at G:15,
when the crews entered in the lightweight
event were weighed in. Today at ! o clock
Mr.. Oliver weighed 139 pounds gain of
l6 IA pounds in nineteen hours Mr. Moar
of the Analostans weighed short of 124 last
night, and this morning at IL o'clock weigh
ed 137 pounds; Steve Kearney, in 1897
weighed down to 135 pounds when ne went
to bed the day before the regatta of that
year. and when he got up next morning
weighed $50. Reynolds who was a member
of the big Potomac four that won The Star,
Po st and Mason cups, trained down in 1856
from 21S to 155 pounds. and after the race
gained twenty pounds in less than twenty
four hours. He was the heaviest man who
ever went into training on the Potomac,
having several pounds the best of kintner
OF the Columbias.
The immense loss of weight is secured by
fat-killiug diets, steady courses of Turkish