Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
GOSSIP AMONG OARSMEN.

There will be a meeting of the Potomac Boat
Club tomorrow night at its boat house, to make
arrangements for the participation of the club In
the Middle States regatta Labor day. The
various committees that will be needed 10 make
the coming aquatic carnival will be ap-
pointed, together with other urgent business that
now confronts the organization. A lively gather
Ing is anticipated, hence big turnout is expected
The Analostan Club Will not In all probab,lIty
take any active part In the regattas of the year
as with the exception of day in the week they
have been unable TO get a crew on the water
They might have been able to get a Junior four
for the Middle States but unfortuna teIv that class
or events is not the list 80 they are deta red
but there is, however. a Junior eight and as they
have a new eight SHE'LL they should by all
means get out such a crew
The selection of Mr. Clarence D. Davis as char.
man OF the reception and transportation committee
for the Middle States regatta is very fitting and
insures each ano every visitor a royal welcome
Mr. Davis Is thorough railroad man and this
viii stand to his good in the arrangements OF the
throns that VIII come here next September
The first local regatta OF the season. that Of the
Potomac Boat Club takes place Saturday after.
noon next over the usual of the club In the
harbor of Georgetown. There viii be several races
among which win be free-for-all single scuiiing
Herman, German and Hecox Will start There will
be double -scullng match between Mc(iowan and
Daley against Hecox and Davis while the ever.
pleasing eight-oared will be the leading fea-
ture OF the regatta, The two crews win Be se-
lected by Capt. Daily and Lieut.. Cadau. and will
be picked from the old and new material OF the
organization. Coxswain Swinden win have charge
OF the old, while Lieut.. Henecke will attend 10
the There will be an informal dancing
assembly after the races. aud admission 10 the
house will be by card.
West of the Undine Club of PHILADELPHIA is going
to for the Diamond Souls at Henley West
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and why he should attack the Henley is more than
his eliminates can reason out
There is strong prospect that the Potomacs will
be induced to send crews to the Peoples regatta
at Philadelphia July 4. In business sense the
local regatta committee holds that II IL expects to
attract entries TO the Labor day regatta il must
send representatives away TO other places. Tomor-
1t IS expected that the coach Will have re-
turned from Poughkeepsie and viii take charge at
time to round the men to in some sort OF shape
1t is expected that junior and intermediate eight
cared crew could b, got together from such oars
Messrs Cadsc, Bell. King. Dusanne Schaf-
fer, Canario Wade, Kennedy, Edmunds. Bocock,
Haralison. Miller Drery. Finney, Reed Harrison
and Boswell. OF tails group Of oarsmen twelve
have had experience IN college rowing, and ought
to make good with such preliminary work cut out.
The idea Of sending them VIII be decided On Mon
day,
The storm Thursday afternoon came near wreck
ing the boat house of the Georgetown University.
The gale tore it from its fastenings and sent II
asirft IN Its flight breaking the upper part OF the
house kept BY Mr.. Moore. Luckily. IL was caught
before going far. and saved. IL 1t had gone up
against the Aqueduct bridge 1t would have been
total wreck.