Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09
AMONG THE OARSMEN
Nw Observation-Disclosures

Now that the peoples regatta is over the
aquatically turned youth will direct his at
tention to getting in trim for the national
regatta at Baltimore next month. The re-
gatta at Philadelphia was brilliant in point
of attendance. and the various races were
fiercely fought out down the entire course,
even though in every race the time was
slower than ever recorded before at the
peoples. Think of the senior eight winning
In the hollow time of SIT and that, too.
by the great varsity crew from Harvard,
and some idea may be CLEANED of the slow
time made. There was only one slittering
surprise of the day, but that was enough
to set the wiseacres guessing. for 1t marks
the ascendency of new star in the aquatic
world. 1t was in the championship senior
SOULS and in II was such world heaters as
Titus and Veasley, but Fred Shepherd of
the Ravenswood Club of Long Island rowed
them both down and won a magnificent
race. Shepherd is well known here, for at
the middle states in 1903. on the Potomac
river, he barely defeated Dick Redington
of the local club, after a hard-fought race,
in which the little one of the Potomacs
made him do his best to win. Shepherd has
made wonderful strides since then and un-
der the training of Wallace Rose and Lee
has jumped right to the front as leading
American sculler. The Potomacs of this
city cid not make the showing they expect
ed to, as the two crews that headed them
had too much beef at the finish. 1t was
good experience for them and Will stand
them to the good in all future attempts TO
win laurels. In justice to Mr.. Pat Demp-
sey and to correct the statements of two
papers In Philadelphia. ii can be said he
did not train the crew, as that work was
all done under the supervision OF Capt.
Karl Mueller.
One of the features at the regatta was
the centipede race and the event attracted
as much attention as any OF the races
held during the day.
One of the questions that is disturbing the
oarsmen of America at present Is to know
just how the National Association of ANA
teur OarSmen are going to hold their races
over at Baltimore. For long time 1t was
the practice to have every race rowed
straight away for one mile and a half, but
straightaway for one mile and half but
change made every race but the eight-oared
shell contests turning affair, three quar-
ters of a mile and back, and that has held
good for quite a period. Lately an opposi-
ton has sprung up against the turning
race, and 1t became so strong that the
national association took cogniZance and
has submitted the question to the clubs for
a decision, each organization being request
ed to give its views on the matter. The
Potomac club voted to have all races one
mile straightaway and If that was not
agreeable, then to continue the turning
races. The turning races We're adopted for
the benefit of the spectator pure and simple
and hence Is regarded as the best method
announcement of the vote in order to pre-
pare themselves for the regatta.
In local circles the beat to windward has
commenced and the various organizations
are hard at work preparing their men for
the two great struggles of the year, the
national and middle states. Out at the
Potomac house everything is on the hustle,
for Coach Pat Dempsey has assumed con-
troll of the rudder and will continue In
Charge as long as the regatta committee
OF the club sees its way clear to nave
him do so. This club Is going TO an extra
heavy expense this year to win laurels at
the big events, and to meet the necessary
expense of same a per capita tax has been
assessed against members to liqudate the
Indebtedness. A regatta committee has
been formed consisting of President John
Hadley Doyle, Mr.. Charles G. Warden and
c. R. Zappone, who will have absolute
authority to carry on the details of the