Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19
NEARLY NINETY DIFFERENT ENTRIES
ASSURED FOR MIDDLE STATES REGATTA
Arrangements Rapidly Nearing Completion Subscrip-
tons are Slow-Local Rowing Clubs Hard at Work
The Individual Medals Novelty---Beauty
of the Cups Praised.

some two OF the above named II Is thought
that such will be the intermediate crew.
Nevius will start In the singles while the
extra men who are rowing and acting
pace-makers for the juniors-Coffin, Beard.
sherman. Ritchey, Dean. Watts. Williams
and McCurdy-may also come under the
coach's eye and find place in the racing
crew. Coach Plaisted is out In the double
every evening. generally pairing of either
with Messrs. Fischer or Nevius 10 assist
him. and he has ordered the men to report
at the house promptly at $50 o'clock every
afternoon.
Capt. Nevlus of the Analostans. finding
II hard to get a partner for the Junior double
sculls has taken up single work and will
go after the junior sculls. He will also
pull In the intermediate eight.
Coach Plaisted
Fred Plaisted. the coach OF the Analostan
boat club at present. is perhaps one OF the
best known OF the old school of coaches
now before the American public. Years ago
when Hanlon. Courtney. Hosmer, Kennedy
Frenchy Johnson. Jim Riley and George
Lee were the leading lights in professional
scullery. youRgster named Pllisted sud
denly broke into the ranks and by his skill
and science succeeded in defeating the
whole lot in several matches for big stakes
He hailed from Halifax. but drifted into
the United States and has followed the
destiny of the SOULS more consistently than
all the rest Of the stars OF professional life.
He went to coaching and after meeting
with signal success in Boston with the
yrescents. and New York with the Unions.
in 1850 came to Washington to coach the
then celebrated crews of the Potomac Boat
Club He has successfully coached the Har-
lens and Metropolitans to many fine VIC
tories In New York. and has lately handled
some OF the crews and scullers OF Halifax
with credit.
He now returns to Washington and hopes
10 repeat his successes by sending the
crews of the Analostan Club to at least one
victory in the middle states. 1t was Plaisted
that brought ~kbe eight sculling or octuple
race to the prominence II has now attained
for he first put the crews afioat on the Har-
lem river in 100.
Plans Of the Potomacs.
Coach Dempsey has not selected as yet
the various crews that will represent the
Potomac club in the several races. as a
large number Of the men have been away
for their vacations. but 1t Is believed that
he will announce them today to the racing
committee of the club. Messrs. Doyle War
from Messrs Bell. cadna. King. Dnganne'
Hayden. Ffnney, Bocock, Harrallson.
Canarlo. Miller. Kennedy and Edmonston
The intermediate eight will be from the
same. the junior gig win be Bell. Cadna.
King. Hayden and Canario. 1t is also
probable senior gig will be added. If
done. Coach Dempsey will select the best
men of his junior crew and. together with
Bliss. Freeman. MCGOWAN and possibly Bar
Der. will make up the crew. In the junior
SOULS will be Davis. George Herman and
Thomas German: in the intermediate SOULS
Joseph DAILY and Dan MCGOWAN, while in
the quarter-mile dash will be Dan Nc
Gowan. This is quite a large list for one
club to make, and the Potomacs deserve
credit for their work.
The pnfOmacs baf thav
do not own double sculling shell.
they have so many scullers In their ranks
wherefrOm entries might be made in the
double sculling events.
The Potomacs. at largely attended meet
ing Thursday night unanimously agreed TO
put their shoulders to the wheel and go to
work. By this they mean that they will
assist the regatta committee I'm the way
of soliciting donations to the regatta,
which up to the present writing have been
very scarc1 and far between.
Old Donlinions May Enter a Four.
The Old Dominions of Alexandria are de-
termined TO get into the regatta some way.
though they afraid it will not be in the
eight-oared contest. Strange to say. they
cannot find eight men whoh will train for
the event. though they have three times
that many rowing in tours. They have not
yet obtained gig and they are still work
ing like beavers in their four, so If they
fail to get the gig they going to enter
the senior tours. That's pluck with a
determination, and every one hopes If they
do they'll win for the sake of the river.
Mr.. William B. Hubs will be the only
local man in any of the high official posi-
lions, as he has been selected timer.
All the rest will come from outside and
will be named by the Middle States Assoc
citation.
There is going to be big delegation of
Canadians down here at the Middle States.
the Argonauts. and in the
party will be many ladies. The Canadians
are a sporty set and never do anything by
halves, SO they will come prepared to have
a good time and to see Washington at its
best and prepared to back their crew
against all corners.
Gossip of the Boat Clubs.
The knowing ones predict that If Bennett,
who won the association SOULS at the Ma
tional should come here to the Middle
States and meet both Greer and Titus he
will defeat them. He Is going fast. says
Joe Daily, and his time at Worcester was
the best of all.
Never before in the history of rowing have
two crews been AWARDED a championship
vet this was done at the National regatta
at Worcester last Saturday. 1t was i'm
possible to get the two crews to definite
finish. and after three trials the n. A. A.
o. decided to give each a championship.
Now. then. let them come here to the Mid
die States to settle the question.
Mr.. d. Spencer Bliss was elected captain
of the Potomacs to fill the vacancy caused
by the retirement of Capt. Cadna. who de-
sires to put in all of his time rowing in
the crews while Mr. Robert Slocum, at
present the coxswain of the eight and
Cornell, 90 was elected first lieutenant
Joe DAILY is back from Worcester and has
started in again on his training. Daily said
he was up against fast company and I'M
fortunately got in with the fastest trial.
as the man who won his heat afterward
won the race.
Tom German of the Potomacs is showing
more improvement in his sculling than any
of the mosquito fleet" and with this i'm
provement the big fellow is getting lots
of speed out of his dandy new boat
The mosquitoes had a great treat last
week the crews and scullers of the
Analostan and Potomac clubs. Both or
CARNATIONS were late in getting out and
the pests from the marshes just literally
Toasted on the oarsmen. clad as they were
in the low-necked. sleeveless shirts and