Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03
Thousands Witnessed the Row.
ing on the River.
POTOMACS BROKE A RECORD
Took Part in Another Race and Bet
tered Their Time.
ANALOSTANS' GOOD SHOWING
Greer Won the Senior Singles From
Wesley and Shepheard - Nc
Gowan Of Potomacs Upset.
'OTOMACS BROKE A RECORD
LNALOSTANS' GOOD SHOWING


Potomac river this afternoon was
the most successful aquatic event
ever held. in the District of Column
bia. Weather conditions early in the
day were unpromising, but later
the sun appeared and the weather
was all that could be wished. The
Potomacs broke the record of jun
ior Fights for one and one-half
miles in the most notable race of the
day. The winners follow:
Junior singles. H. -Freas, West
Philadelphia Boat Club.
Junior four gig Arundel Boat
Club, Baltimore.
Senior singles-Frank B. Greer,
Boston Athletic Association.
Senior quadruple sculls-Nassau
Boat Club, New York.
intermediate doubles-Staten Is
land Boat Club, New York.
Junior doubIes-Malta Boat Club,
Philadelphia.
Junior eight-oared shell = Poto-
mac Boat Club, Washington.
Senior quarter-mile dash-Frank
B. Greer, Boston A. A.
intermediate singles - Thomas
MCGEE, Ravenswood B. c.
intermediate four gig
Pennsylvania Barge Club.
Senior tours Ottawa Rowing
Club.
Association senior singles-Du-
rando Miller, N. Y. Athletic Club.
Senior doubles-Boston Athletic
Association.
Junior octuple SOULS - Crescent
Boat Club of Philadelphia.
Senior Fights - Nassau Boat
Club.
When the regatta was resumed this after
NOON AZ 4Z.OV D. 0llA UItcZc WIS piOWAHS
down the river and with the current COM
bining to make for fast time. A quarter
mile dash for single senior shells opened
the program and a close race resulted. w.
B. West Of the Undine barge club Of Phila-
delphia. who competed for the diamond
SOULS at Henley, was entered, but he did
not row. Greer Of the Boston A. A., Wesley
Of the First Bohemian Boat club of New
York, MCGOWAN Of the Potomaos and Hoben
OF the Seawanhaka Boat club, Brooklyn,
were of equally well. MCGOWAN upset
half way Of the course and Green and Vese-
ly fought 1t out in a gruelling finish, the
former winning with a half length to spare.
Hoben was third. length behind Wesley.
Oarsmen characterized the second event
Of the afternoon. the intermediate singles, as
two-man race. MCGEE Of the Ravenwood
Boat club Long Island City and Daily Of
the Potomacs rowing neck and neck form
the bridge to the finish. The local man lost
by a scant length.
In tho intermediate four-oar gigs one
mile race, which followed, the Pennsylvania
Barge Club Of Philadelphia did it's share
toward upsetting the Quarker city's repu-
tation as ''Slowtown' by crossing the finish
limo good length ahead OF the Metropoii--
tan Rowing Club Of New York. The Vir-
ginia Boat Club four. the only other COM
petitor in the race. was hopelessly distanced.
Considerable delay occurred before the
senior -four shells. competing in the eleventh
event on the program and the afternoons
fourth race. were started. the racers being
called back because OF q rudder being lost
from the Ravenswood Boat Clubs shell.
The four from Ottawa. Canada, rowed in
q shell borrowed from Philadelphia club,
and they made the running for nearly all
Of the mile, winning finally by one-half a
length from the seawanhaka Boat Club.
The Nassau Boat Club. the Airel Rowing
Club, Pennsylvania Barge Club. Old Do
uainion Barge Club and the Ravenswood
finished In the order named. Time, cosy.
In the intermediate auadruple SOULS the
Nonpareil Rowing Club Of New York won
by two lengths. pulling rapidly away from
the Maltas and Crescents Of Philadelphia.
Potomac Eight Defeated.
Getting q shade the better OF the start in
the intermediates eight-oarsd race, the
Paramount Rowing Association oarsmen
were never headed, and they and the Poto-
macs ana the Atalantas made the mile and
a half even faster than did the Petomacs
in winning in the Junior eights IN the morn
ing. The oflcial timers agreed that the
Paramount boat covered the distance In
7:26; the Potomacs (the same crew which
won the morning race) made second In TO.
and the Atalantas were third In 7:S0. The