Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
REGATTA ON THE POTOMAC
THIS YEAR is ASSURED

VIII there be open regatta at Washing
ton this year? is the question now para
mount among the devotees of sweep and
scull in this vicinity, and, of course, for an
swer to the query one turns to the Potomac
Boat Club for reply The Potomac Boat
Club is striving hard to land the great mid
die states regatta, the officers of that or
ganization are working like beavers to &C
complish this desired end. meeting OF
the board of directors of the Middle States
Association has been called for Monday
May IA, at New York, to settle the gues-
ton, and a booming committee from WASH
ington will be present to land this city, ana
It has high hopes OF meeting with success.
The middle states regatta is the largest
attended aquatic meeting held in America.
and when held here in 1903 was record
breaker in point of entries from clubs.
There were seventy-eight outside crews
present on that occasion, and the visitors
pronounced il the most satisfactory regatta
ever held in America, as not an incident
occurred to mar the pleasure Of tie guests,
and all departed hoping to return again. Oh
course, New York oarsmen 10 q great NUM-
Der are DESTROYS of holding this regatta on
the Harlem river. as there are enough clubs
in that vicinity to insure a regatta without
calling on outsiders for any help and it
would save them the expense of making the
trip TO Washington.
Luckily there are gallant sportsmen in the
Harlem River Association who fight such
arguments, as tNey KNOW lllStI tlte piiie way
to foster rowing is TO visit other localities,
and hence Commodore James Pilkingtou or
that association. President Reagan OF the
Metropolitan Club. Fred Fortmeyer of the
National Association and Commodore Rob-
ert Pelton of the Long Island Association
are hand in glove with the Potomac Beat
Club in the fight for this city.
The meeting to settle the place promises
to be a lively one, as many of the clubs out
side of New York are going TO send repre-
sentatiyes on TO cast their votes.
The Potomacs are counting on two votes
from Washington, two from Baltimore, onS
from Richmond, a goodly number from the
SchuylkiIl Navy, and. with the number they
will secure from the New Workers, are hope
full that enough will be polled 10 pull the
regatta for this city.
A committee consisting of President John
Hadley Doyle, Claude X. Zappone, member
of the N A. A. O. and Middle States Asso-
citation; John j. Nolan, Joseph I. Daily and
w T.. H Merritt will probably be in New
York at the meeting to work for the ad-
vancement of this city.
Judge J. NJ. Tighs of the New York bench,
and one of the leading lights in aquatics Of
America pronounces the Potomac Boat Club
course on the Potomac river the best in
America and the one place where all ma
tional regattas should be held. He wiilsad-
vocate the sanding of the middle states to
this city for the annual regatta of this year
Failing to land the middle states regatta.
the Potomac Boat Club will at once take
steps TO inaugurate the annual Potomac
river regatta, which lapsed last year owing
to the big national regatta ut Baltimore, SO
Washington is assured of an aquatic meet
ing this year.