Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
POTOMAC BOAT CLUB REGATTA.
Four Well-Contested Events Witness
ed by the Oarsmen's Friends.

The annual regatta of the Potomac Boat
Club took place yesterday afternoon over
the course starting from a point near the
AquedUct bridge and ending directly in
front of the club house. The first event was
to have been called at $50 O'Clock, but it
was o'clock before it was started. Mr..
John Hadley Doyle, the president OF the
club, was the referee, and Patrick Dempsey,
the coach of the Georgetown crew, was the
starter. The balcony of the club house was
crowded with young ladies and their es-
corts.
1t the intention Of Mr.. Doyle to have
had launch to convey the officials and in
vited guests over the course during the
events, but at the last moment he was dis
appointed and the officials were not allowed
the pleasure Of seeing the crews in action
all the way over the course. At the time
that the events were called the sun seemed
to have lost much of its fire of the day and
was slowly sinking behind the Virginia
hills. This was a welcome relief for the
oarsmen. q for time it had seemed that
to row would be inviting prostration. but at
the hour when the events We're called the
temperature was endurable. Pat Dempsey,
veteran of many regattas, and one of the
leading judges Of oarsmen in the country
sat at the start of the course and sent the
crews off In good style The timers were on
the lookout from the top of the boat house.
and the moment that Dempsey started the
various events the time was noted.
The first event was the contest in the
ranks of the Junior single sculis between
Davis and MCGOWAN. The distance was one
mile, and as the shells hove in sight within
a quarter of a mile of the finish MCGOWAN
In the lead. and he shot his boat across
the line winner by one length. The time
was six minutes and five seconds.
The second event was between the mixed
Fights and was rowed by two crews called
the Reds and Whites" The contest
was beautiful one, and when the two
were in the lead by half a length. The Win
~ning crew was made up as follows: Bell,
Kengla. BRASIL. Drury, Miller, Du Came.
Canario. Freeman and Hanecke, coxswain.
The crew of the Whites as follows:
Cordua. King. Boswell Lunsford, Schafer.
Finney, w. H. Bocock- Kennedy and SWIM
dell. coxswain. The distance mile
and the time 515,
The third event was for single SOULS over
one and one-half miles. with two contest
ants, Daily and German. 1t was another
pretty race DAILY seemed to have more re-
served strength and finished three lengths
in the lead. and thereby won the honor to
represent the club in the Peoples regatta
in Philadelphia July f. The time 1875.
The fourth event was between eight-oared
shells manned by the Junior crew. consist
ing OF Bell, Cordua. Kennedy, DuGanne.
Canarfo, w. H-Bocock. Drury, Schafer and
Hanecke, coxswain, and the senior crew,
consisting of MCGOWAN. j. Branch Poeock,
Herman, Bliss, Freeman, Daily, Miller, Fin
closest finish Of the day. As the crews
passed the line the juniors were only five
feet In the lead. The distance was one mile
and the course was covered in SPY
After the last event the evening was de-
voted to dancing.