Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
BIG ROWING REGATTA
Rsports Indicate Great Sun
eess for Labor Day Event.
MANY CREWS ENTERED
Torpedo Beat for Use Of Referee
Revenue Cutters to Guard Course
Labor Unions Interested.

Inc elimination OF the ARRANGEMENTS for
the great Labor day regatta Of the Middle
States Association Ia rapidly approaching
completion, and ths local committee who
arc working up the interest at this end
Of the string last night ut their meeting
were 80 elated over the prospects of for
eign entries for the various events that
they were patting each other on the backs
conddentially. and predicting tho greatest
gathering OF oarsmen that had ever as
sembled together at one time to battle for
glory and the valuable prixes that go with
each event. There was full attendance
of the workers. President Doyle was in
the chair and Secretary Gasch was busy
as bee arranging the vast amount of
correspondence he had received from the
outside. Mr.. Claude r. Zappone. the treas
urer. was also in evidence, and It was his
glowing news from the north that enliven-
ed and enthused the committee up to such
height. Unfortunately there Ia somewhat
OF dampertng feeling in regard to the
raising OF the necessary amount to meet
the heavy expense. as up to date the re-
Spouse from merchants ana citizens has
been way below expectations and does not
come anywhere near the amount raised
last year, when the expenses were not
half SO heavy. Still. there Is time yet says
Chairman Doyle. and he hopes that the
circulars sent out will be more literally
responded to from now until the end OF the
month.
Labor Unions to Help Out.
Last week circulars were addressed to all
the labor unions in the District. calling at
tention to the fact that this is the only
celebration on their national holiday, and
calling on them to come forward with do
nations to help pay expenses. and the COM
mittee hope they will respond.
The report of Mr.. Zappone was to the
effect that while there might be a few
changes from the way things stand at pres
ent. his visits to Baltimore. Philadelphia.
Newark, New York, Brooklyn, Worcester
and Boston has made him believe that in
round numbers there will be from outside
Washington as many as thirty-two single
shells. twenty doubles, twenty seven four
Dared crews-that u.s. barges, gigs and four
cared shells-fve centipedes and fifteen
eights in all ninety-nine entries the larg-
est number ever entered at any one regatta,
and then add to this the fourteen OF the
Potomac River Club and the number is
considerably augmented. Mr.. Zappone said
positively that he had seen representatives
of the following clubs. and that each would
make entries: From New York, Metropoli--
tans Harlems, Nassaus, Dauntless Unions
Nonpareils, Atalantas Friendships. Bohe-
mians, New York Athletics Ravenswood
and Lone Stars; from Yonkers Palisades;
from Staten Island. Staten Island Ath-
letics; from Hudson, Cliftons; from Brook
y IL,
Sheepshead Bay; from Allegheny, Pa, CO.
lumbia Rowing Club; from Worcester,
Mass, Wachusetts; from Boston, Mass,
the Boston Athletics, East Boston Ath-
letics and Fiversides; from Phila delphia
West Philadelphia, Vespers, Fairmounts,
Quaker Citys, Maltus, Pennsylvania Barge
Crescents, Philadelphia Barge and Mont
rose; from st. Louis, MO, Mound City;
from New Orleans, Young Mems Gymnas-
tic and West End; from Toronto will come
Sholes and mate in single and doubles,
with prospects of others from Torontos
Winnepeg and Argonauts; from Baltimore
Arundels and Ariels. 1t Is very probable
that Richmond, Va, will send crews and
that Albany and Troy will also add to the
list OF clubs that will measure blades here
on the Potomac river. This surely Is a
great gathering of clubs. and If only one
half Of them come it will be still the lare-
est regatta of the year
Taxed for Room.
1t will tax the club houses to overflow
ing and 1t will be necessary for the Poto-
macs to clear out entirely nearly all of their
pleasure craft and give the house up en-
tirely to shells, while in their shell loft.
which is unusually large an extra rack will
have to be run down the center 1t will
take considerable figuring to get space in
the club houses to accommodate the hum
dred shells that will come from the outside
in the two houses, Georgetown and Poto-
macs and may be necessary to erect a tenn
porary shed adjoining each house in order
to place all pleasure boats. The COM
mlttee also decided to anchor three
immense barges at the finish of the races
on the Virginia side of the river and TO
erect seats on the same and sell for so
much per head. Mr.. John Meigs, jr. is in
charse OF TINS part OF the program. and 1T
Is expected that rope will be stretched
from the edge of the last barge one quarter
or mile upstream. behind which all pleas
ure craft must remain. The course will be
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the revenue cutter service, as under the act
OF May 10. 1896. 1t is the duty of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to look after such
events of this kind held on navjeah,a
streams. The Vfg1lant. the police harbor
boat, in charge of Capt. Bob" Sutton. will
also be around to aid the government in
preserving order and the comfort of the
spectator, so every Drecaution is being
taken by the local committee to have the
regatta run off properly. One of the great
attractions for the regatta will be the fact
that the Secretary of the Navy has again
placed at the disposal of the local commit
tee one Of the best craft in the navy a ia ST
torpedo boat and this will be used by them
as the referees boat This in itself viii
De an attraction. and to the visiting oars
men 1t Will be a real curiosity The Bar.
tholdi will serve as the guest and visitors
boat. and these two win be the ones allow
ed on the course, every other one m,rst
keep off. If the Georgetown University boat
is finished in time 1t Will be mustered In to
act as press boat
Official List Of Officers
Secretary f. Richard Gasch received a
letter from the secretary of the Middle
States Association giving for the first time
the official list of officers for the big regat-
ia. They are as follows: Regatta commit
tee-Mr. John O'Regan, president. Metro
politan Boat Club, New York; Mr. Frank
Adee, vice president, Seawanhaka Boat
Club: Mr.. David Brown secretary-treas-
urer. ATLANTA Boat Club. and George S.
Schofield. secretary. Clifton Boat Club.
Referee, Mr.. James Pilkington Harlem
Rowing Club. New York: starter, Mr. Rob-
ert H Pelton. Seawanhaka Boat Club,
Brooklyn. N. Y. Timers-Robert Ston, New
York Athletics: George s. James, vespers,
Philadelphia; William Doscher, Atalantas.
New York; Samuel Kramer, Lone Stars.
New York: Gordon S. Carrigan. West Phil
adelphia and William B. Thibbs, Wash
ington, d. c. Judges-Philip Mas Cres-
cents. Philadelphia: C. w. Priesendanz
Fafrmounts. Philadelphia; John E. Maggie,
Harlems. New York: J. F. Buckley, wy
anokes. New York; John +. Rogers, Flush
ings, Flushing. N. Y: William Vanderveer
PASSAGES. Newark ~ j.; r. H. Jackson
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