Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
AMONG THE OARSMEN
What Local Boat Club Men
Are Doing.

WOroS ana messages pregnant VIII nope
have been coming from New York to the
Potomac river oarsmen. The annual spring
meeting Of the Middle States Regatta Asso-
citation is being held there, the new officers
being elected, and the bids received from
the cities that desired the Labor day regat-
ia. Mr.. Bob Mfligan Of the Schuylkin
Navy was chosen president and Mr.. David
Brown was reelected to the secretaryship.
Mr.. Claude r. Zappone, the delegate of
the Potomac Club to the convention, was
received more than cordially, and given a
high place on the regatta committee. He
and President Milligan are very intimate
friends, and for years they have aided each
other In the boating campaigns. This year
both President Milligan and Mr.. Zappone
are working zealously that the regatta
be held in Washington, since President Mil
ligan was present and appreciated the mid
die states regatta held here on the Potomac
two years ago.
assembled and entered than have ever been
gathered together at any aquatic contest
or carnival President Milligan was present
at that regatta, and the hospitality with
which he was welcomed made tender spot
for Washington In his heart.
He was the one who, on being taken over
the course in the United States torpedo
boat Gwyn, which acted as referee boat, as
serted that the course on the Potomac was
equal to the best in the country, and that If
the Three Sister rocks were blasted away
1t would surpass the oarsmen's greatest
dream for q course.
The New York papers came out the next
day after the meeting and asserted that re-
garding the whereabouts of the next regat-
ia, Washington was the only name to be
heard. The election of President Milligan
greatly aided the Potomac Clubs chances,
and at the early meeting it seemed like the
Potomac boys would win the coveted prize.
OF course. there is every chance of Wash
ington being refused in the special meeting
in June, when the closeness of dates be-
tween 1t and the national regatta in Balti-
more are considered Should. this being the
case, the regatta go further northward.
then the Potomacs will apply for the sane
ton of the N. A. A. o. to hold the annual
Potomac river regatta.
Word comes from Baltimore that the
progress of the national regatta is encour-
aging, and that the crews of the rival Or
ganizatons are diligently at work on the
water, each striving to Guido the other in
the work of getting up and winning prizes
at the big regatta.
Coach Murray Russell of the ArundelS has
his crews out every day, and is already
beginning to show his power in selecting
and developing good oarsmen. He has
large number of candidates to select his
crews from, and the task of wedding out
Will not be an easy one.
The Potomacs are also rowing steadily
now, and Capt. Mueller has made his formal
call for the Junior crew. Two boatloads of
them are already on the water, and from
the many new members just elected another
crew is expected. AT the meeting of the
club Wednesday much business of inn
portance was transacted; primarily, the
admission of fifteen new members. They
are Richard w. Bone. A. D. Du Came,
Francis LeBaron Smoot, Alexander w.
Douglass. G. Arthur Bell, Thomas ]. Cor
man. Morgan Stinemetz. Rawlns Hume,
Jessie S. Suter. Roscoe G. Searle, William
w. Stewart, r. c. Drum Hunt, Henry E.
DuckStein.