Evening star., 1902-07-31
PR0TETOFPOTOMACS
Opposed to Policy of the
N. A. A. O.
DELEGATE INSTRUCTED
IT,
CLAUDE =zAPPoNE CANDIDATE
FOR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENCY.
7
Proposed South Atlantic Rowing Or
ganization-Its Effect on Local
Aquatics-Mr. Doyle's Views.

AT a meeting of the Potomac Boat Club
last evening the clubs delegate to the Ma
tlonal Association of Amateur Oarsmen
was directed to enter the clubs protest at
the meeting of the regatta committee in
New York tonight against the prevailing
policy of the executive committee. For
many years there has been widespread dis
content with the course of that committee.
Many protests have been made, and at
times steps verging on revolt have been
taken, but no result has been attained.
There has been a feeling that the executive
committee was a "close corporation" per-
petuat1ng itself, and that cities with large
interest in aquatics and considerable rep
resentatlon In the association have had no
representation on the executive committee.
The local rowing men have long sympa-
thfzed with this sentiment, although Wash
ington has had no reason to complain, for
tnlS city has been repeatedly honored with
o111ces in the association-the presidency
and the secretaryship-as well as repre-
sentat1ves on the executive committee.
Last nights action of the Potomacs is de-
signed to be the first gun in a new cam
paign.
Mr.. Claude r. Zappone, the Potomacs'
delegate to the N. A. A. O., who is a mem
Der of the executive committee, will be a
candidate for the presidency of the asso-
c1ation. He will attend the meeting in New
York tonight, when final arrangements for
the annual regatta, to be held at Lake
Quinsigamond. Worcester Mass, August
and D. will be made. The term of President
Stlmson Is about to expire, and considera-
bic opposition to- his reelection has ap
peared, even in New England, although he
is representative of Massachusetts.
The National Amateur Regatta.
The thirtieth annual regatta of the Asso-
piS p
at Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester, Mass,
on Friday and Saturday. August 8 and 9.
The events are: Intermediate senior and
champion single SOULS, intermediate and Sc
nior double SOULS, intermediate and senior
pair cared shells, intermediate senior and
international four-oared shells and interme-
date and senior eight-oared Shells each at
a mile and half, with one turn with the
exception of the international four and
eight-oared shells, which are straightaway
Entries for the regatta closed on Friday
July %.
South Atlantic Association.
The proposition of Baltimore oarsmen to
organize South Atlantic association of
American oarsmen, similar to the New
England, middle states, and other sectional
organizations, will doubtless be favorably
considered here by the rowing men. The
proposition as outlined by President Will
hanson of the Ariel Club of Baltimore is
as follows:
THE formation, of an association Of the
rowing clubs of the South Atlantic dis
trict would no doubt stimulate interest in
rowing among the clubs from Baltimore to
New Orleans. The effect of such an asso-
clation Woufd hardly be appreciated by the
clubs very far south, such as are located
in Florida and Louisiana, but the organiza-
t1ons located In Maryland the District Of
Columbia and Virginia would no doubt be
fhn tfnr, opo
association of which they would be mem
oers for the promotion Of rivalry among
the oarsmen's organizations located in these
states
Take the Analostan Boat Club of Wash
ington, the Ariel Rowing Club Of Balti-
more, the Arundel Boat Club of Baltimore;
the Old Dominion Boat Club Of Alexandria,
Va; the Portsmouth Amateur Athletic Club
OF Portsmouth, Va. the Potomac Boat Club
of Washington, the Severn Boat Club of
Annapolis and the Virginia Boat Club of
nttie over 100 miles an aggregation of eight
rowing clubs with a membership of over
! 1000.
Influence of the Regattas.
These if properly banded together under
| the control Of an association such as the
| Schulkill Navy, the New England Rowing
| Association the Southwestern Rowing AS
| socfatfon or the Harlem Regatta Associa-
| ton. would not let many seaons pass be-
| fore the influence on rowing would be
| markedly manifest. and the regattas held
under its auspices would be events that
would be looked forward to with a great
| deal Of interest and pleaure by all those
| taking an interest in acquatc sports.
| II would be very glad, indeed, to see a
south Atlantic associa ton of amateur oars
men formed. and will use my best en-
! deavors to consummate the organiza ton of
| an association of this kind. l shall in the
next few DAYS address a letter to the clubs
| in the south requesting their views on this
matter"
When Mr.. John Hadley Doyle, president
of the Potomac Boat Club was asked for
| his opinion of the proposed organization
| today he replied, heartily: II am for any
thing that will maintain and increase the
| interest in rowing here. Our club will do
| everything it can to promote the interests
| of rowing. If the Baltimore association
proposes to alternately hold its regattas
| here and In Baltimore we will heartily sup
| port 1t. We would like to see annual re-
| gattas here. but we can hardly bear alone
| the heavy expenses of one. With number
| of clubs interested 1T should be an easy
| matter to hold such regatta. We will do
| ANYTHING to stimulate zeal in aquatics. We
| now have a race pending with the Ana
| lostans. and hope to have other contests
| on the river. Count US in anything per-
| tanning to local aquatic sports.'