Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-05
GEORGETOWN REGATTA.
Four Interesting Races Rowed Be-
tween Fights.

Georgetown University held It's second
class boat races yesterday afternoon. The
first was rowed in the spring of 1902, and
until this fall the requirements of the var
sity crew have been SO extensive that the
minor events have been neglected The
form of the oarsmen and results of the
races yesterday were encouraging to the
local students. In fact, the event as a
whole was so successful, and the enthusi-
asm of the students so great, that 1t would
seem probable that the class races have
returned to stay at Georgetown. There
was some talk yesterday of both spring
and fall races in the future, but it is prob
able that they will be held but once a year.
The primary object in holding these re-
gattas is to develop material for the inter
collegiate events. Unprecedented interest
in rowing was aroused among the follow
ers of the blue and the gray by the highly
creditable showing of the university crew
in the Poughkeepsie regatta last June,
when 1t came in second. defeating WlScon-
sin, Pennsylvania, Syracuse and Columbia.
The candidates for the different crews that
rowed yesterday have been practicing dill
gently for more than month under the d.
rection of Coach P. A. Dempsey.
There were eight crews, representing as
many classes, in the four events Seventy
two students took part the most promising
of whom will be picked out for the var
sity squad. which will begin work on the
machines in the winter. Coach Dempsey
and several members of the faculty. in
Guiding Moderator of Athletics G. N Raley,
were on board the steam launch Bartholdf,
which acted referees boat The referee
was Coach Dempsey: judge, Director of
Aquatics c. r. Zappone. The regatta was
rowed over the Middle States course, be-
ginning at the Three Sisters and finishing
off the university boat house, at the foot of
32d street. The weather conditions were
good. and there was large number of
spectators present at the boathouse to see
the finish, and fair-Szed gathering on the
Auueduct bridge, the halfway mark of the
one-mile course. The law school eight
clearly demonstrated their superiority.
Race Between College Fights.
The first race was between four Fights.
representing the senior, junior, sophomore
and freshman classes of the college.
The shells were manned as follows:
Seniors-Stroke. Shepard; Z, Atkinson: 6,
Lusk: 5. Foy; 4, Cassidy; 8. Walden 2.
Fitzpatrick; bow, Grima, and coxswain,
Fairfax
Juniors-Stroke, Graham; Z, Gelpi; G. Par
rott: S, Donovan; 4. Oblinger; 3. Burns; 2,
Pendergrast; bow. Lorando, and coxswain.
Desmond.
Sophomores-Stroke, Linahan; 7, Shaffer;
G, Egan; 5. w. Vlyman 4, H. Vlyman; 8,
Mudd; 2. Pease; bow, Keane. and coxswain.
Shriver.
FreShman-StrOke, keenan,, Z RldgWay,
g. Greene; 5, Cannon; 4. Hetfeld: 2. B. Cop
pinger: bow, c. Coppinger. and coxswain,
w. Palms.
All left the Three Sisters together, and at
the bridge were still even and handling the
oars in good form. A quarter Of a mile
from the finish the sophomores began to
creep away from the others. and at the end
they were about half length ahead of the
juniors, between whom and the seniors
there were about two feet of open water
The freshmen were still three lengths from
the line when the winning shell crossed it.
Time: Sophomores minutes 80 seconds;
juniors 3 minutes 39.5 seconds; seniors, .
minutes IL seconds.
Preparatory School Races. ~.
race between the first and second pre-
paratory classes came next. The first class
crew comprised: Stroke. Simmons u, Van,
Lynsey: 6, McCahill; 5, Lusk; 4. Crummey
3. Douglass; 2, Gaines; bow, II Moran, and
Wilson. coxswain. T
The second preparatory crew got off a
little in the lead, but under the bridge they
were even. Both crews rowed extremely
we'll. but coxswain Benjamin of the second
preparatory Steered the better course, Will
son of the other shell zig-zaging so as to
make his men row considerably farther than
the others. In spite of this, however. the
first preparatory crossed the line fully a
length and half in the lead Time: Sem