Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
Plans for Police and Harbor-
Patrol Fleet.
THE POTOMAC REGATTA
COMPLETING PLANS FOR NEXT
SATURDAYS EVENTS.
Prospects Of the Crews-Intermediate
Fights Promises to Be an Exciting
Race-Local Crews Practice.

By diligent and unceasing committee
work the plans have nearly all been ar
ranged for the coming regatta. Tomorrow
the course will be marked of and the
buoys will be placed and tagged at the
start. the finish and the three-quarter mile
marks. The plans for the police and har-
bor-patrol fleet have been made and the
authorities guarantee to keep a lane three
hundred feet wide open for the oarsmen.
In former years the course has not been
kept very clear, but with an addition in the
feet this year 1t is thought that perfect
order will be kept along the side lines.
The entries are coming in right along.
but rather slower than the committeeman
might wish. The closing of the entry list
has been put of until Thursday in order to
give the doubtful ones a chance to come
In. The New Workers are. they plead.
hampered with the expenses Of house
building and their trip to st. Louis. and
will net be able to send the looked-for host.
The most encouraging showing is made
by the crews of the Patapsco navy. 1t
seems that the two rivals from Ferry Bar
grand open struggle on neutral ground.
They are entered against each other In
four different events the junior singles, the
junior gigs, junior fours and most probably
navy expects to hold an open regatta next
year and wishes the hearty cooperation of
the Washington contingent. For this rea-
son 1t is that both of the clubs from the
monumental city have gone SO far out Of
their way to make large entries
Two years ago at the last Potomac river
regatta the Artels made the walls of the
boathouse quake when they gave so Justify
the third consecutive time and for keeps"
the Mason cup for junior four-oared crews
This year the Ariels have even greater
hopes. and when they meet the Arundels, at
demonstrated to what extent friendly rival
~ can be carried.
The Race Of the Day.
Probably the race Of the day Saturday
Will be the one for intermediate eights.
The Ariels have a crew entered. but a great
race Is looked for between the Vesper and
the Potomac crews. The Vesper crowd
seem confident OF winning, and the Poto-
macs surely will not grant first place with
out fight.
When the two crews get together It will
De, 70 use an expression Of President Doyle,
Greek against Greek"
AS soon as Jim Dempsey returned from
St Louis he took the Vesper crew in hand.
and has been coaching them very carefully
the Philadelphia papers have said that he
has increased the chances of the crew 100
per cent by his skillful training. The crew
as 1t rows is: Thomas, /; Carte, 2; OLeary,
3; Wilder, 4; Mailman. 5; Lurman, 6:
O'Brien. Z; baltimore, stroke, and Ourand
coxswain.
Against these husky lads the Potomacs
can put very fine crew in MCGOWAN,
stroke; Mueller. Z; Britt. 6; Ourand, 5;
Barber. 4; Herman. 3: Chase, 2; Bocock, 1,
and Moore, coxswain
The practice work of this crew has been
very satisfactory, indeed. They have rowed
with snap and vim. and their form has
been carefully rounded to a state nearly
perfect by Coach Pat Dempsey. Last even
ing this crew, paced by the juniors, went
over the mile and a half course on time.
The Intermediates gave the juniors q
lengths lead and beat them out by two
lengths. Coach Dempsey gave the time to
President Doyle, and he announced that it
was the fastest time of the year and very
near the course record. This makes the
time less than eight minutes. but 1t was
thought best not to announce the exact
time.
At the Potomac boat house an immense
grand stand Is being built ON the balcony
in order that the guests of the club may
have no trouble viewing all the races
plainly and without distractions The
cupola has been reserved for the regatta
committee and their immediate families.