The Washington times., 1906-08-12
BADLY MANAGED
WEST POINT RACES
Further Details of FiaSCO on
James River When Off
Gals Went to Sleep,
KING GAINED MUCH GLORY
Dived Overheard When OutTigger Broke,
and Potomacs Won With Seven
Men Instead of Eight.

Since the return of the victorious
Potomac squad from its trip TO York
river, last Saturday, there has been no
end OF gossip among the Oarsmen re-
garding the remarkable days sport.
Both races. In which the locals par
ticipaJed. afforded ample openings Tor
the balcony Oarsmen: as the eight
cared race displayed almost melodramauc
features. and the event for single sculls
was a queer tumble Of managerial mis-
haps.
The eight-oared event was remarkable
in that King No s. Of the POtomacs,
from the very waist OF the boat. jumped
out and freed the crew OF his dead
weight IN the last quarter OF the mile,
and allowed the Potonacs 70 win out
with seven men. a bare half length in
the lead. During the racing start the
strain on the rigger of No. proved too
great. and the oar-lock spread, allowing
the oar 10 jump out OF place; King put
the oar back In the OarlOck and feN In
again with the crew, but whenever he
put his weight on the oar ii would jump
from the spread oar-lock Each time
that this happened the boat would go
of keel. allowing the Virginians a
uomeutary advantage. and King, reallz-
ing he was more a hindrance than a
help. threw his oar far out and then
dived over the gunwale. barely missing
The rigger Of No. Z as he went under.
Joke on Hero.
His clubmates tell Of a good joke on
the nervy little oarsman. After he jump
rs-E-a "a az
Tag 70 be rescued After swimming
about for some few minutes a small boat
came out 10 him. AS he started to climb
into it, his feet struck bottom and he
had To laugh at himself for franticaIly
swimming 70 save his life In water not
up TO his neck.
The medal for the single-scuu event.
il which Joe DAILY walked away from
Klare. the much-touted senior champion
scuIler of the South. is as yet not legally
the property of Daily. as ii is tied up in
a strange oN,-p OF circumstances due
10 the mismLnage Aent OF those in
charge
Referee Changed Course.
The referees launch was a slow in
adequate affair and was not at all
fast enough to follow even the single
SOULS. AS the referee, c. r. Zappone.
left the clubhouse, he stated TO the
judges at the finish that the course
would be across the river from a point
on the King and Queen side OF the river
to q finish line in front Of the Beach
Park on the Yorktown side. However,
when the referee went up to the sup
posed starting place, he saw that condi-
tions were much more favorable for row
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without acquainting the judges at the
nnish Of the change Uf the course he
started Daily and Flare along the York
shore. DAILY led all the way. and at no
time was Klare dangerous.
As the men neared the club house Tom
German. one Of the judges. who We're
at that time busily engaged fixing up the
finish line for the supposed cross-river
course saw the scullers approaching.
Not thinking Of IL as the race. he called
ont to Daily: Look out. Joe; you'll run
into ust
Didn't Know it Was a Race.
DAILY called back. rs this she finish
linee'' And when German answered in
the affirmative DAILY called out TO hlare,
who was about a length hack, Look
out. KIare. we're over the linei"
It was not until then that the startled
Judges knew that this was the race
and although it was clearly evident 20
an the spectators thar Da1y had defeat
ed Klare. the judges refused TO grant
decision. saying they had not been in
formed of the change nor prepared.
Referee Zdppone then said the race
would be roWed over.
Unofdciany DAILY said he would not
row it over. as 1T was evident to every
one that he had defeated Klare. and
he was satisfied, but when the referee
and the judges came TO him officially he
asked for ten minutes 10 thiuk II over
II seems much happened I'm that ten min
utes. DAILY was persuaded by Coach
Dempsey that as he easily defeated
klare le could do II again, and then
DAILY agreed 20 row. Referee Zappone
meanwhile gave up his job 20 catch a
train and Col W X Watson. of Rich
mond. was made referee.
Couldn't Row it Over.
When Colonel Watson came to DAILY
he found the Potomac sculer donning
lis rowing clothes and preparing to row
the race over; Colonel Watson went 10
KIare told him 20 get ready that Daily
was willing to row il over, but Klare
said that his shell had been shipped on
board the boat for Baltimore and he
COulgu Z row.
The medal should go TO DAILY, but as
yet the matter is not settled.
After this victory over Klare DAILY
should have more confidence in himself
He is an earnest hard-worlSer, and IS
considered by many tC be the future
sculler of this part of the country
The Analostans are hard al work un-
der the able tutelagc Of Coach Platsted,
and are ambitious TO beat out their local
rivals. Captain Whepley has done much
10 get all hands enthusiastic over their
chances, and his ample stock Of good
material predicts some good crews.
Old 0arsmen Respond.
Many OF the old POtOmaCs have re-
spcnded 10 the call for senior candidates
and none was more welcomed than the
genial ex-captain, Carl J. Mueller, who
Hearu the call of the crew all the
way cut in Arizona. where ne was
dickering in gold mines.
The regatta officials are anxiOusly
awaiting the return OF their representa-
tives from the Canadian Henley and the
national regatta, for after these two big
regattas the clubs know pretty well
what crews they are going 10 send 10