Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-31
POTOMAC REGATTA.
Annual Events of That Club Were
Successful.

The thirty-second annual regatta of the
Potomac Boat Club, held Saturday even
ing, was a very successful affair, and
brought out the largest attendance of ad-
nhrers of aquatics that has been known
Tor some time past. The balconies of the
pretty club house were crowded with spec
tators, the members of the fair sex with
bright dresses and gay colors predomi-
mating, cheering the winning crews of each
event as they passed the buoy in front OF
the house, marking the finish. Plenty of
enthusiasm was exhibited
The regatta embraced five events, all of
winch, with the exception of the two eight
cared races, started and finished in front of
the club quarters. From the club point of
view the races were very satisfactory ana
some very close finishes marked the pro-
gram. There was Some little delay in start
ing, owing to the failure of the Bartholdi
to appear, the boat having been chartered
by the officials to<foliow the events. AS
result 1t was deep twilight when the last
eVent-the most Interesting of the evening
was pulled off, and the spectators could
barely distinguish the boats and crews out
the water.
The first race was eight-oared event,
the crews of both boats being of the first
year crop of oarSmen. 1t was a maiden
race for them, all of the contestants being
young men, anxious for honor and glory.
The crews were as follows: Old boat-Clif-
ton, stroke; Lowe, Z; Winship, &; Maise, 3;
Slater, 4; Stuart, 3; Medbury, .; Bradley, 1 !;
Young, coxswain. The new boat was man
ned by Marion, stroke; Wheatiey, I; Coch-
rane, q; MackaIl, g. Barbour, 4: Vessel j.
Blackstone, 2: Jones. /: Gordon, coxswain.
The race was very pretty and exciting, and
both crews kept nip and tuck until within
quarter of mile of the finish, when the
new boat crew managed to squirt and win
by little over a length.
The four-oared contest between the Poto-
mac and Lynchburg crews was a good
race, the former winning by two lengths
with comparative ease. The Potomac shell
was rowed by Gordon, stroke; Britt 3;
Lunsford, 2; George Won Dachenhausen,
bow. Young, stroke; Heth, 3; Began 2, and
Crow, bow, composed the Lynchburg crew.
The shell of the winning crew was steered
better, and at the turn at the Aqueduct
bridge gained considerable, giving them
margin enough to win without difficulty.
The single race between Julius Crow and
Joe DAILY was Won by the former. Crow is
the champion single sculler of the club and
DAILY is new man, this being his first
year in the single. He rowed a good steady
race. and there is bright future before
him If he continues.
The closing race on the program-an
eight-oared eVent-Was the most interesting
and exciting of any, and was run in the
twilight. 1t was the race between the juni-
or eight, a crew of which the entire club is
proud of, and the mixed eight, composed of
juniors and seniors. handicap was given
the mixed crew, the juniors rowing mile
aiid a aIdttSl u Tue tllAeu crew s one mile.
Owing to some misunderstanding there was
delay in starting the race but when
things We're gotten we'll under way it was
a pretty sight. The juniors rowed mag
nificent race, and though steered somewhat
out of the course. looking at the time as
though it would result in defeat, the
crew finally won out by about ten feet at
the finish The good work was we'll ap-
plauded The Junior crew consisted of
Maise, stroke; Lunsford, {: Heth 6; Britt.
5; Ramsay, 4; DAILY, 3; Gordon .; Young /;
Bradley. coxswain. The mixed crew was
composed of Marion stroke; Began 7;
Cochrane, 6; Blunt, 5: Simms, 4; Latimer,
3; Clifton, 2; George Won Dachenhausen. 1:
Crow, cOXSWain.