The Washington times., 1903-09-08

three lengths ahead of the Maltas, and
the Dauntless crew finished about two
lengths behind the Maltas.
To the Potomac Boat Club belongs the
honor of carrying off first place in both
| the intermediate and junior eight-oared
shell events. These were the only local
crews which won their events, although
Britt and Reddington captured second
places in the intermediate aud junior
singles. In the junior Fights the Poto-
mac crew took the lead early in the
race, and were never headed. finally
winning by three lengths. The fight for
| second place was a hard one The Har-
lem Boat Club eight. hardly more than
boys, and averaging but 122 pounds,
took the place, a remarkable piece of
! work. in view of the fact that to do so
! they had to defeat the strong crews
from the Malta b. c., the Union B. c.,
and the Pennsylvania Barge Club.
POtomacs Win on Foul.
Although the intermediate eight -oared
race was awarded the Potomac crew on a
foul by the Paramount eight when that
crew was leading, ii is thought that the
Potomac crew had more than an even
chance of winning had the foul not oc-
CURED. The FairmOunts were leading
! by less than a quarter of a length and
| the Potomacs were coming up fast. The
/ foul occurring about a quarter of a milo
/ from the finish.
Race of Southerners.
/ tween Southerners was the junior four
cared shells. there being crews entered
/ from Baltimore. Washington and Alex
andria. Bad steering unfortunately mar
/ red the race, for the Old Dominion four
struck a pier of the Aqueduct Bridge
and the Analostan crew narrowly
! escaped hitting q barge anchored near
| the Potomac boat house, permitting the
( Arundel crew, of Baltimore, to win by
wide margin.
The Baltimore four Oared crews main
tanned their high standard. winning in
their events the junior four gigs. the
/ junior four shell, and the senior four
shell. the first two events going TO the
Arundel Boat Club. and the last to the
Ariel Rowing Club.
Though there were many miX-ups in
/ the races, they were due entirely TO the
steering of the competitors, for the
course was excellenty patrolled and
/ broad enough for twice the number OF
/ crews to race on.
/ The fact that there was so much
water, it is said, made it rather difficult
/ for the oarsmen to lay a straight course
The worst accident of the regatta
/ came in the junior double sculI. when
the Crescent pair, forced out Of their
| course by the Ravenswood crew. struck
/ a launch. cutting their shell in two and
| splitting them into the water. They were
! quickly picked up.
Analostans Second.
/ The Analostan Boat Club. of Washing
ton, put up a good fight in the informed
! late four Dared shell event. being beaten
/ by the Metropolitan crew by but half a
1 length; when the last quarter of the
/ course was rowed over by the two crews
called back on account of a foul to the
Metropolitans by the Ariel crew. OF
Baltimore.
Regatta Officials.
Referee-James Pilkinton. Harlem
Rowing Club. New York city. y. Y.
Starter-Robert H PeIton. Seawanhaka
Boat Club. Brooklyn, y. Y.
Timers-Robert StoIl. New York Ath-
Ietic Club. New York, y Y; George s.
James. Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia.
Pa; William Doseher, Atalanta Boat
Club. New York city, y. Y; Gordon s.
Carrigan. West Philadelphia Boat Club