Evening star., 1903-08-15
Coming Regatta Will Be the
Best in Local Annals,
0ARSMEN EXPECTED
PRESIDENT JOHN n. DOYLE DIS
CUSSES THE PROSPECTS.
Encouraging Reports Coming From
Every Part Of the Country-Row-
ing Men Full Of Activity.

| work remaining Washington is assured of a
| regatta. such as 1t has never enjoyed. This
| fact was developed at the meeting Of the
| regatta committee held at the Potomac
| Boat Club last night. Reports received
| from different sources were most encourag-
ing and the Potomac members now
! ready to push the affair to successful
| issue. Subscriptions are coming in with un-
expected readiness, the well-placed letter
| of Commissioner Macfarland printed In
Wednesdays Star on the regatta, stimulat-
| Ing others to follow his lead and on all
| sides the committee Is receiving encourage
| ment. The donation of medals and banners
which go to make up the heavy expense of
such an event. have been surprisingly gen.
erous. and there is every reason to believe
that the merchants Of the city are more
than anxious to help the Potomac club out
| in their big undertaking. If they do they
can send their subscriptions to The Star,
Mr. c. r. Zappone. War Department, or to
Mr.. John Hadley Doyle. or course. the
Potomacs are anxious to raise the money
to meet expenses, but the general public Is
more anxious just now to know what
prospects exist for making the prophecy
that 1t will be the largest regatta Of the
year, and to CLEAN such information The
boat house. President Doyle was found
busy mapping out the details of the work
to his enthusiastic ieutenants for be it
known that the Potomac club to man Is
supporting its officers in this work. and
every member is committee within him
self working toward the common goal
success for Labor day In answer to que
rles about the regatta. President Doyle
SAID that encouraging reports were coming
In daily from every section of the country
where boat clubs exist. all expressing a
Willingness to enter crews in the middle
states regatta.
President Doyle's Statement
He continued: Our committee feels that
they have been particularly fortunate thus
far in their endeavors, and if future work
meets with the same results Washington
will have red letter day in aquatics on Sep
tember better known as Labor day The
Gay Is fortunate one. as being a national
hiliday. there being no other celebratio
scheduled for that day. and then falling on
Monday it will give the visiting oarsmen
chance to get here Sunday when they
may row over the course and to enioy a
| rest. Oarsmen prefer Monday for racing to
any other day of the week. for this reason.
winch with the half holiday Saturday
| in New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
| will give the visitors chance. if they de-
sire, to get here on Saturday afternoon
nile cannot state authoritatively what
| crews VIII come here, as the entries do not
close until August 81" said President
| Doyle. Il can at this day come right near
| naming some of the principal clubs that
| will be represented in the events and my
| information Is certainly semi official For
| instance, In the senior single sculIs there
Will be Titus, the American champion
Sholes, the Canadian champion; Wesley of
the Bohemians. Sape of San Francisco,
| Greer of East Boston Varley Of Atalantas
Jourvinal Of the Vespers, West of West
| Philadelphia, Demeurelle of New Orleans
and Feussell OF Harlems. Now that is a
great field. and the association single sculls
given to the SCuller who has a
senior race will be just as good, as there
will be entries from the West Philadel-
phfas. Fairmonts, Nassaus of New York,
Harlems of New York, Atalantas of New
York. Vespers Of Philadelphia, Pennsylva-
mia Barge Club and the Potomacs of this
city. In the junior singles there will be
an extremely large field. but at present it
Is hard to conjecture what clubs will be
missed from the list.
In the double sculs for seniors there
will come here the crack Atalantas Of New
York. the First Bohemians, Vespers.
Maltas. Crescents and West Philadelphias
of Philadelphia. New York Athletics.
Staten Islands and Seawanhaka of Brook
lyn. In the intermediate single sculls there
will be entries from the Potomacs, Alta
lantas. Nassaus. New York Athletics.
Dauntless. Harlems and Seawanhakas of
New York, Maltas. PENNSYLVANIA Barge
junior double there will be the Clftons.
Nonpariels. Harlems. Nassaus, New York
Athletics and MetropOlitans of New York,
MaltdS, NeSpeTS west fHldQelpnld, Bach
elors and University Club of Philadelphia.
and probably the Potomacs of Washington.
There will be plenty of entries in the junior
four-oared gigs and shells. as well as in the
intermediate four-oared shells, to make
interesting and exciting contests. while in
the senior four-oared contests such cracks
as the Vespers, Pennsylvania Barge, De-
troits Ariels, Arundels, Nassaus, Metro
politans. and possibly the East Boston
Club will line up at the start to make the
finest collection of four-oared crews got
ten together this year. In the junior eights
there will be the PotOmacs, Analostans and
Georgetown University of this city. possibly
the Old Domnions of Alexandria. Staten
Islands. Crescents. Maltas and Vespers of
Philadelphia, and then, to make the next
class more interesting. we will have in tho
intermediate the Vespers, FafrmontS,
Pennsylvania Barge, Crescents and Maltas
of Philadelphia, Columbias of Allegheny,
Pa: Atalantas and Harlems of New York,
Potomacs Analostans and Georgetown Uni
versity.
..In the senior eight there will be a gal
axy of stars and the winner will know
that a race has been rowed when they
cross the finish. Just think of such con-
stellatiOn of oarSmen at the start, await
ing the word CO. as those mentioned, and
you have an idea of the style of race that
will follow. The Vespers of Philadelphia
will want to wipe out their defeat of last
year by the Dauntless, who will be in the
winners at Philadelphia this season: the
crack New York Athletics. Fairmonts of
PHILADELPHIA the Columbia University.
while probably the winner at the national
regatta held at Worcester today, will be
induced to come.
This will give the Star" readers an idea
of what a great regatta is in store for
them" said President Doyle. land all our
club hopes for now Is good weather. a fine
crowd and also appreciative set OF citt-
zens who will help us out financially.
This reads rather strong on the face Of
things but the members Of the committee
are sanguine that every bit of 1t will be
realized. claiming that only mild descrip-
ton is given on the situation, as 1t appears
today.
The Regatta officials.
The officers of the Middle States Associa-
ton have chosen all the officials of the re-
gatta and every one Of those selected is a
prominent man in the rowing world and
comes from outside Washington with the
exception of Mr.. William B. Hibbs of this
city, who is one of the official timers. and
Mr.. Joseph r. DAILY, who is clerk of the
COZ ee This, in a measure. relieves the
Potomac Boat Club Of great responsible
ity Mr. James Pilkington of New York,
president of the Metropolitan Club and a
member of the N. A. A O., will be referee, |
while Mr. Robert Pelton, the commodore of