The Washington times., 1902-08-05
Hope to Row the Races
in the Latter Part
of September.
WILL REVIVE INTEREST
Club Depends Upon Citizens to Provide
Funds to Cover Expenses-A Sugges-
tion as to Procuring Prizes-Would
Advertise the City.

A regatta in which out-of-town clubs
have been represented has not been held
on the Potomac River In a number OF
years, and as result there has been .
gradual but certain dropping off of in
terest in the great sport. The Potomacs
and Aaalostans have kept UP certain
amount OF interest among their own
members. but 1t has not brought about
an interest among the citizens and fol-
lowers of the sport generally.
The time has about arrived when the
rowing interest should be revived and
our splendid course again made the
scene OF aquatic struggles with crews
from Baltimore. Philadelphia. Newark.
and New York and elsewhere. as in
former years
The local clubs have for some time
realized the necessity for holding such
regatta. but the lack of means to meet
the necessary expense has always been
the stumbling block.
Potomacs Planning for September.
Unwilling to wait any longer for an
accumulation of club funds the Poto-
mae Boat Club has about decided to be-
gin the movement toward holding an
open regatta here the latter part OF
September and steps will at once be
taken to secure the attendance here of
crews from the cities named.
The club hopes TO have the co-opera-
ton OF the Analostan Boat Club, and
-af h.
merchants and professional men and fol-
lowers of the sport generally to sub
scribe the necessary amount to defray
the expenses or provide outright sets OF
medals to be placed upon the various
events.
Suggestion as to Prizes.
1t is suggested that the club enlist the
interest of all business men in the vaIi-
Gus lines and have each kind of indus
try provide set of medals, and be
credited for it. For instance, have the
chants another. the liquor men third.
the dry goods men. grocers. cigar men.
street railroads and so on the rest.
In this way it could be made big
affair in which every one would be in
terested and on no one person or firm
would the expense fall very heavily.
Would Advertise the City.
In addition to aiding the sport, the
various merchants and industries and
the city would be advertised In way
that would otherwise cost untold sums
of money to do.
The effort of the Potomacs to hold
deserves encoura cement. If the
time does not allow for preparation for
a big regatta then a smaller one would
answer the purpose now. and 1t would
open the way TO one OF the old-time big
ones for next year. and in time bring
the city back to where it formerly was
one of the big rowing centers of the
President Doyle Enthusiastic
The club will hold a meeting shortly.
at which time the plans and probable
expense will be made known to those
interested and to the public generally.
Mr.. John Hadley Doyle. president of
the Potomac Boat Club, when seen upon
the subject last night. was very enthu-
siastic over the plan of holding a re-
gatta on the Potomac, open to all COM
ers from everywhere. and among other
things said: The Potomacs realize that
should be done to again
bring the river to the attention OF the
rowing world, after so many years OF
inaction. and W. want 10 be put down
as starting the ball rolling in this mat
ter.
Funds by Subscription.
''If we can hold a small open regatta
in September. and it proves a success.
and there is no relsoh why it should
not IL will open the Jay 20 big affair
q avt year. l believe our public-spirited
business men and citizens generally will
subscribe the funds necessary to defray
the expense of holding an affair which
will provide sport for thousands. and /
believe they will be more than compen-
sated for their subscriptions by the
advertisement they nd the
city will get.
You cannot quote me too strongly as
favoring this contemplated undertake
ing