The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-23
SPORT FOR THE OARSMEN
GOed Racing at the Potomac Boat
Club Regatta.
Weather and Water Conditions
Favorable and n Large Crowd
Present-HecoN Hents DAILY in the
Challenge Single OutrigEer Com
test-ResuIts of the other Events.

A double scuIl race a single outrigger
challenge race, race between the George
town eight and the junior and the second
eight of the Potomac Boat Club, and
double paddle canoe upset race, provided
IN excellent series of events yesterday
afternoon for the Potomac Boat Club re-
satta.
weather and water conditions were all
that could be desired. The rays of the
descending sun. which sank out of sight
before the completion of the races, offered
little inconvenience to the rowers, and the
river was unruffied by the faintest breeze.
The boat house, and The three-masted
schooner which lay moored to the adjacent
wharf. were crowded with spectators, and
the dainty fall costumes of the ladies lent
the picturesque charm of color.
The first event, the double scull race,
vas contested by four crews. The upper
,ourse was used. the boats starting from
The boat house, rowing to the Aqueduet
bridge and return. In this race MCGOWAN
pnd May took the lead from the start,
coming in winners by fully boat length.
Interest centred in the second event
the challenge single outrigger race. be-
tween Lieutenant Daily, of the Potomac
Boat Club, and Lieutenant Hecox, of the
Columbia Athletic Club From start to
finish an excellent race was made and 1t
was not until the very last second that the
rae was won by Hecox, less than quar-
ter Of boat length in front Of his COM
petitoT.
The contest between the Fights of
Georgetown and the Potomacs resulted in
q finish in which no water showed be-
tween the three boats competing. The
~, f-.a 10 gla
boathouse. The race was won by the Po-
1omac Juniors, who were contestants in
the racing at New York on Labor Day.
This crew has been practicing together
steadily during the season and were thu
favorites in the race. The record made
by the Georgetown crew was more than
creditable considering that the eight had
been in practice only since the opening of
college and that but few of the best row.
ers were among the eight The second
crew of the Potomac Boat Club who com
peted in the event were selected from the
best available rowers of the club and had
had no previous practice together.
The last event was the most amusing,
the double-paddle canoe upset race. in
which four crews were entered. The race
vas started from the Virginia shore, fin
fishing at the boathouse after an upset OF
the boats within easy distance OF the float.
The first crew upset prematurely and
Struggled with boat and paddles to the fin
fish, only TO be distanced by the next canoe,
which approached conveniently near the
float before upturning. The attempt to
avoid the upset made by one of the crews
was frustrated by these contestants who
had already been submerged
The summary of the races follows:
First race. double sculls-won by McGoSan and
Nay; second Maize and Lowe; third Lbtey and
Young; fourth, Norton and Andersen.
Second race. single outrigger chsiIenge-won
by. Hecox; DAILY second
Third race, eight-oar mile race5Awon by Junior
Petonac Boat Club eight; L5w. May; !, Lowe;
G, CosnFn; 5. MCGOWAN; 4. -~fnship; 5, Rowland
seeond. GeorgetowzI eight bow, Kearns; :,
Hirst: 6. Lyreh: 5, Nccruder; /, Russell; g.
sl1.elatE..z2 2. Gracie: ztroke. Douglas; coxswain
Eezrr4 Third Second Potomac Boat Club
eight, bow, Maize; :, DAILY; 6. TAYLOR; ). Lynch:
4, Libby; 3, Mckenzie; 2, Young; stroke. Mid
dletOn; eO1swain, stearnS-
Won By Kearns and Hirzt; second, Doyle and
1iaize; third DAILY and Britt; fourth, Libby and
Young.
The junior Potomac Boat Club eight
Friday evening presented loving cup to
Claude A Zappone, captain of the Po-
tornac Boat Club and recently elected
President Of the National Association of
American Oarsmen.
Dancing was INDUCED in in the rooms Of
the club last evening after the races.
President John Hadley Doyle, of the Po-
toTnae Boat Club. states that it is the in
tention of the club next summer to hold a
regatta at which all of the prominent boat
clubs of America viii be represented. The
Post and the Star cups, now held
by the Ariel Boat Club, of Baltimore; the
Merchants cup held by the Analostans.
and the Masons' cup, held by the Phila-
delphia Barge Club, will all be, competed
for at the proposed regatta.