Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-08-14
THE SEVERN CREW Returns
Local Oarsmen Reached Their Boat
house Last Night From
Baltimore.
DID NOT GET A SQUARE DEAL
AT THE START.
Were Kept Waiting In Unprotected
Shell In The Rain For
Nearly Two Hours.

The four .oared crew of the Severn
Boat Club of this city returned nome
last night from the national regatta IN
Baltimore, where they were defeated
by the Ariels and tho Arundels OF that
city. although they pulled as pluohy
and thoroughly game race as any
crew that Towed during the two uaNs
at the regatta. ~
The men of the crew take their
dofeat like sports, and compliment the
Ariels on the way they pulled to we
tory, and also upon the manner IN
which they played hosts at their cruz
house on the Patapasco. Whlle tlete
can be no doubt that the Ariels were
the better oarsmen, those who saw tile
race unhesitatingly state that put ioi
somebody's negligence in not teillng
the Seyerns that the race had been
postponed until after the rainstorm,
the locals would have been muoh
closer to place" at the finish line.
Witnesses also say that had the course
been bit longer the Severns would
have crept up much nearer their oppo-
nents. as they were pulling n stronger
stroke at the finish than when they
started. This was due to their having
been kept out for an hour and a.halt
in the pouring rain, and become wet
through and Cramped from the damp
ness. They were quartorod at the boat
house of the victoTs of the event ana
the race was called to take place at
o clock sharp. At five minutes before
starting time the locals entered their
shell and rowed slowly TO tho starting
line. They were joined shortly by
the Arundel crew, but the Ariels dld
not come out for nearly two hours.
Shortly after the Arundels we've kat
the start word was sent TO them To re-
turn to their boathouse, but nothing
was said to the Severn crew. After
waiting until long after the starting
time aud seeing that il was intended
to postpone the race until after the
storm, the local boys were blocked
from returning TO the boathouse be.
cause of the crowd of small craft
which had moored TO the bridge Tor
the storm. These completely shut
them out from returning TO the float
and necessitated their sitting out IN n
driving rain for over and hour. Dur
ing this time their shell became hall
full of water and there being no
wharves or floats near, the crew was
compelled 20 row ashore and climb out
of their frall craft and turn il bottom
up on the sand to prevent it being
sWamped. When the start was finally
made every man in the crew was
shiveIiog from the Icoldi and for the
first half mile of the course they had
all they could do 30 warm up.
This first half mile of the race WAS
where thew lost all chance of winning,
but Notwithstanding the fact that
they were out of the race they covered
the course and pulled for all that
was in them, making an unusually
strong finish. after rounding tie buoy
they made preceptible gain on both
the Arundels and Ariels and bad
plenty of reserve TO have carried them
| half a mile further While regretting
| the circumstances surrounding their
| start the men are loud i'm praise of the
hospitality accorded them while in
| the Aricls wigwam.