The times., 1897-09-19
ROWING FOR CLUB H0NORS
POtOmaes Close the Season With
a Regatta.
FAYORITES LEFT In THE REAR
Crews Picked TO Win Lost TO the
Outsiders Splendid Exhibition OF
Rowing Marked the Days sport
Master Herbert Doyle Handles
the TiIIer Ropes Like "a Veteran.

The local rowing season was closed
yesterday afternoon with the annual
autumn regatta of the Potomac Boat
Club.
The races were rowed over the upper
course, and Capt. Warden is to be con-
graduated upon the affair, which was
pronounced success in every way. Il was
fully demonstrated by the large attend
ance of spectators that rowing still has
a strong hold here as a popular sport.
The fair friends Of the oarsmen were
out in large numbers, and their pretty,
bright costumes lent color to the scene
on the big balcony OF the old clubhouse.
Not only was the balcony crowded, but
towers and float had each a gathering
Even the wharves adjoining had numbers
of spectators, while pleasure boats from
the Columbia aad Analostan houses dotted
the waters surface.
Tie ten-oared barge of the Columbias,
with crew III their effective white duck
rowing clothes. added dignity to the g4th'
ering. From the barge Lieut.. Charlie
Baker officieted as referee and starter,
and performed his duties well.
One of the features OF the regatta which
added greatly TO its success was the early
start and the promptness with which sue
ceeding races Were pulled off.
1t was intended to have four events,
hut it was thought best, on account Of
oh 5gr off well an0uCn
alone, and the third event closed the
program. Two events caused consider
able surprise, and these We're the victories
of the crews in the '.old" eight 1t was
thought that the crews in this old boat
would be 8, handicapped thatthey wouldn't
have a boat in, but they turned the
ia vurites down and won in handsome st yle.
Aside from these surprises, was the ex-
cellent showing made by all the crews for
it must he taken into consideration that
| nearly all the men were novices, green
men entirely, at the beginning OF the
season. Tney showed good form, and the
wa termanship III and out of the boat was
clean and even. The result bespeaks Tor
| the old club chance to return next year
to It's old place among the successful boat
clubs of the country, where 1t so long
held an hclored position. It viii be es
pecially strong in Junior eichts.
Another pleasant feature of yesterdays
event was the debut Of Master Herbert
Doyle as ooxswain Of an eight-oared shell
crew. The y6ungster is son OF the
veteran Ohm Doyle, and he handled him
self as well as the old block did in olden
times and yesterday as well He steered
one crew to victory and another he brought
| down the course as straight as sting.
| finishing a close second. For ten-year
| old and a sixIy-fiye FOUNDER, he handled
| the tiller ropes and gave his orders like
| a veteran.
| The first event was for novice eights,
ard was rowed over a three quarter mile
| course, finishing in front OF the boathouse,
| and was between the new and odd
| boats. Poth crews got away to good
| start, but the new boat soon took the lead
| and held il by one-half length at the stone
| cIusher, when the old boat, with Gordon
| stroke, put on steam, and, closing up the
| gap, shot ahead and stayed there, finish
| ing q half length to the good. The old
| boats crew, the winners, were: Gordon,
stroke; Ball, z; Won Dachenhausen, o,