Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23
CANOE RACES ON
UPPER POTOMAC
Most of the Events Captured by
the Washington CIub-GaIa
Occasion on the River.

Without any particular effort the WASH
ington Canoe Club took majority of the
events Of the Inter Club Canoe Association
regatta held the Potomac yesterday
afternoon. 1t quite a spectacle and
showed that canoeing has taken a hold
Washington quite equal to that which boat
ing had ten years ago.
1t was almost an ideal afternoon for the
sport. Early in the day ii was broiling
hot. But later in the afternoon the sun
went in and it was not only cloudy, but
almost cool. The sport kept up from 2.s0
till after dusk and the last event on the
LIST, the fitting contest, needed the electric
lights in front of the canoe house to give
the contestants light enough to see.
Over a Hundred Canoes.
There were easily over a hundred canoes
out. There were canoes of all sorts and
colors. black and white, red brown, yellow
and green mostly green. running all the
way from the lightest sort of Nile green
to the deepest olive. Every canoe except
the racers seemed to have camera as
much a part of the equipment as the pad
dies. and more than half of them had girls.
OF course all the girls We're pretty. Girls
for newspaper purposes are always pretty.
likewise rich and accomplished But the
most of the girls who were out on the Po-
tomac yesterday were pretty enough for
Sunday supplement.
Finishes Not Close.
There were not many close finishes. Most
of the races were gifts to one party or the
other. But there was big upset for the
talent in the race of the great war canoes.
These We're fully manned by paddlers.
and as it had been impossible for the Ana
lostanS TO get up proper crew to take
part, the crack crew of the Washington
Club was pitted against a crew of scrubs
So-called. made up of Washingtons and any
thing else that could be had. The scrubs
walked away with the race and won by TWO
lengths.
This may or may nor have been due to the
fact that they had as steersman one of the
most expert canoeists in this part OF the
country, Adrian SeiZer, commodore OF
the lnter-Club Canoe Association.
The novice single race was won by Cleve-
land Sknker and this was somewhat OF a
surprise Tor he upset almost on the finish
line and the result was in doubt for some
minutes till ii was decided that he had
crossed the line before gong over. with f..
c. Clark close second.
The most amusing event was the last on
the list, the fitting contests. and unfortu-
nately it was almost dark before they were
completed. All Of the contestants fortu-
nateiy were expert swimmers. The canoes
carried crews of two each. one man to pad
die and the other standing up amdshipS
with long boat mop wrapped with "A
towel. The canoes were maneuvered
against each other and the object of the
two lancemen was to upset the two men
in the other boat. The lodging and fencing
and parrying were cautious but spirited, the
penalty for failure being a bath every time.
The winners and the second crew were both
Washington Canoe Club members Bangs
and Barnes taking the first place and Mars
den and Schmitt the second.
Summaries
The summaries were follows:
Novice singles-Cleyeland Sknker won + C.
Clark second
Novice douhles-Ray Garrett and Cleveland
Skinker of the High Island Canoe Club won; Clark
and Clark of the Washingtons. second
championship douttles-Ra
and Cleveland Skinker won; X. u. Marsden and
j. G. Schmitt, second
Mixed douhles-Mr. Bangs and Miss Rice won,
Mr.. Hough and Miss Smith. second.
Relay race, triangular course with a double crew
each leg-Rotl winners of tha trial heats were
Washington Canoe Club teams and there was con-
team were Marsden and Schmtt; Bangs and Barnes
and Eheriac and Craig. The winning crews In
the second team were lightfoot and Patterson,
Hammer and Ducksten and Garrett and Shlnkrr.
Club tours Columbia Canoe Club. X. Schreiner.
e. l.. Livingstone, ]. s. Burruss and J. {. Pugh
won.
Tail end race paldler sitting in the bow Instead
of the stern-Lawrence Eberbach won; Hay Gar
, War canoa race-.'Scrul,' crew. Seller. Wight,
/ Coughlin Moody. Moody, Edmunds. Pialsied. sam
uelS Livingstone. Sankhr. Clabaugl; Burr. IS ana
| Neyius won. Washington Canoe Club. crew. Gar
! rett Eberbach, Ainis. Craig. Hammer Bangs,
DuckSteiu MarSden Sknker. Ne"rhon. Barnes,
! Never Etz and SUNNY. second.
| The course was one furlong No time
! taken.
The officers of the day we're: w. W. Ste
i VEINS referee: F. b. Finch, clerk of the
| lard Fracker, Carl Stodder. J. r. Whepley,
Judges: E. Is. Finch, G. l.. Livingstone.
! course committee.