The Washington times., 1902-08-26
Commissioner mcfarland
Shows Interest by Send
ing Personal Check.
OLD DOMINIONS WILL HELP
Alexandria Boat Club Appoints Com
mittee to Cooperate With Local
Clubs Baltimore and Philadelphia
Crews Promised-Others Expected.

Crews Promised-Others Expected.
The Potomac River regatta to be held
on October promises one of the old
style kind, with plenty of entries and
of a high grade. The Potomac and
Georgetown University boat clubs have
been working together for nearly fort
night. and success is attending their
efforts in every direction. They are
receiving encouragement from every
side, and it is believed that the com
mittee which will be sent out to solicit
the funds necessary to cover the ex-
pense will have little difficulty in Sc
curing the money.
The Joint committee on regatta is
holding frequent meetings, arranging the
details of the big events which, in ad-
dition to bringing about revival of
the interest in rowing on this river, will
be one of the most pleasing features OF
the weeks program of entertainment to
be offered by the committee having in
charge lie u II.
Old Dorinions Will Cooperate.
President Doyle and the committee
were very much pleased last night to
receive the information from Mr.. Albert
Bryan. president of the Old Dominion
Boat Club, of Alexandria. Va. that his
club, having considered the matter
thoroughly AMI believing that every club
on the Potomac River should show its
local pride in the regatta and help
make 1t a success, ii had been decided
to cooperate with the Potomacs and
Georgetown in holding the regatta.
To that end the Old Dominions ap
pointed committee consisting of
Messsrs c 8. T. Burke. Arthur Bryant,
and Louis S Greene, who will attend
future meetings of the joint committee.
The Virginia club has no racing ma
terial TO put on the water. but its mem
bers will work for the general good OF
the sport and the success of the under
taking.
Commissioner Macfarland Interested.
Another pleasing incident in connec-
tion with yesterdays work in regatta
matters was the receipt by President
DOYLE of letter containing a subscrip>
tion 10 the fund from Commissioner II.
B. F. Mcfarland.
The interest shown in the sport by
Commissioner Macfarland is of the right
sort. and he backs it in substantial
manner. and the step taken by him will
no doubt have many followers.
Voluntarily Sends Subscription
The following letter from him explains
itself:
Executive Office
Commissioners District OF Columbia,
Washington, Aug -.
j. Iadley Doyle, Esq, President Potomac River
Regatta Association.
My Dear Sir: | very glad to learn that,
under the direction OF your association, We arr.
once more to have 4 regatta on the Potomac.
and | beg leave TO subscribe so toward the
fund for that purpose. It is very much to be
desired that the people Of the District should
make great deal more OF the advantages
which the Potomac River offers for aquatic
sports than they do. The decline in the use
OF these advantages since the period of some
wears ago. when there was so much boating
on the river, Is regrettable for many reasons,
and it is to be hoped that the coming regatta
will bring about change.
has such a river the Potomac that does
not utilize it for pleasure purposes constantly
and in many ways | was much impressed
when at Detroit with the amount Of recre-
alton obtained by the people on the Detroit
River. All classes of boat clubs and Of boats
are there, including many boats belonging to
the city Of Detroit, which can he hired cheaply
at the beautiful Belle Isle Park. on an island
in the Detroit River, connected by bridge
with the city. All kinds Of people avail them
selves of the pleasures of the Detroit River
to their great advantage. Regattas are fire.
quently held, and every pleasant day and even
ing hundreds Of people out in boats. which
after dark are sometimes illuminated with pic
tnrcsque effect | hope that some time we
may have on Analostan Island. . smaller
scale another Belle Isle Park. But long before
that time we can have the same general
Of the Potomac as the Detroit people hlw. Of
their river Your association Is promoting the
health and the happiness of the community in
bringing it back to our beautiful river.
Sincerely yours,
HENRY B. F. MACFARLAND.
As the letter. with subscription, came
entirely unsolicited, it is all the more
pleasing.
letter of thanks was sent to Com
missioner Macfarland by Mr.. Doyle on