The Washington times., 1902-07-23
READY FOR SATURDAYS
NAVAL RESERVE RACES
District Crews and Officials
Selected.
WILL BE GALA AFFAIR
Three Events Will Be Contested Off
Chesapeake Beach-Maryland's Gov
ernor Will Attend-General Harries
and staff Have Been Invited.


Naval Reserves OF the District OF Co
lumbia in the boat races which are TO
be rowed on Saturday afternoon at Ches-
apeake Beach with the Naval Reserves
of the Maryland National Guard have
Jeen selected and are putting in hard
practice for the events.
There will be three races beginning at
o'clock with ten-oared cutters. and
followed at 4:30 with a race for five-
Dared whaleboats and ) o'clock for five
Dared gigs. There are cash prizes for
each event and a handsome cup donated
~ the beach management. which latter
must be won or three different occasions
before 1t becomes the property of the
city's reserves winning 1t. All events
Will be two miles; one mile to and
around q stake boat and return.
The beach is splendidly adapted to the
purpose of seeing the races and there
will undoubtedly be big crowd to wit
ness the sport.
Local Crews and Officials.
The District boys will wear white
shirts and the Baltimoreans blue.
The District Reserves will have Lieut..
a. p. Lang as a judge and Lieut.. George
A. Berry as referee and these gentlemen
viii select a starter and two judges.
The District racing committee consists
OF Lieut.. r. B. Brummett. Lieut.. A. P.
Lang and Lieut.. George A. Berry.
The coxswains who will pull the tiller
ropes over the District crews are: Harry
Connors. Charles Meneges. and F. Cas-
seen. The crews will be made up from
among the following men: C. H. Flick
leen, ]. Duvall II. Merriman. B. H..
Wright. William Sammond, B. Demar.
George B. Parker. William Burke. ]. B.
Much. H. Hooster. R. o. Brantley. J. G.
Whiting. G. Beekman. S. T. Patterson.
f. Newton. William Pitney. X. r. Ma
horney, J. Frazer, II. Mills, and Charles
Morgan.
Governor Smith Will Attend.
Governor Smith has notified the man
agement of the Beach that he will come
over from Annapolis on Government
boat. and it is expected that the Balti-
more police boat will be the stake boat.
and the referees will use a steam launch
furnished by the Maryland Reserves.
Maryland Officials and Crews
The Maryland racing committee con-
sists of Lieut.. f. G. willard Lieut.. ]. E.
Reeside, and Lieut.. C. ]. Fallon. and ;he
crews will be made up from among the
following: Lewis Bast. E. Kemp. and
John Field. coxswains; A. G. Craig.
Mack. Morris. ]. Fury, l. Craig. Seiden-
stricker. Smith. R. Fury. Dill Adams.
Dsager, MarGcappa. Gunderman. Gep-
hart, Rostov. NJ. O'Hara. Jelks. Helmick.
Robertson. Meek, Burns. Carter. Dooley.
Baylis, Buchta, Hacket,. Lloyd. Lomden,
NJ. J. O'Hara Kaufman. and Crockett.
Big Intercity Event Next.
1t is reported that the Pennsylvania
Naval Reserves Will challenge the win
ners to set of races and ii is more than
likely that the regatta will create such
widespread interest that at near date
Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jer-
sey, together with the Maryland and
District of Columbia Reserves will ar
range big interstate affair to be
flowed on the Chesapeake Beach course.
General Harries Invited.
An invitation has been extended by
the District Naval Reserves to Brig.
Gen. George H. Harries and his stan
Of the National Guard of the District Of
Columbia to witness the races on Sat
urday. and provision will be made for
their accommodation on one OF the
launches. The naval committee has
hopes that the Guard will return in
time on Saturday TO give General Har-
ries and his staff an opportunity of at
tending the regatta.