Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03
, be split between the Potomacs and the

to be split between the Potomacs and the
Analostans.
There were fifty-fve foreign shells in
the Potomac house this morning. and the
Analostans had seventeen above their
quota. The regatta committee had helped
the situation some by building an extra
float just above the mile starting point
on the Virginia side, and there the single
and double sculls were parked, and they
were thus within easy reach of the finish.
so that the events were run Oft very close
to schedule time throughout.
In fact the smoothness of the local ar
rangements reflected great credit on the
managers of the regatta, and was sur
prise and a satisfaction to the visitors
1t was hot but not too hot. by the river
side In the early morning there was dull
sky, but the breeze was down the river and
favored the racers What little tide there
was was on the ebb. Later the sun came
out and the day finished bright but the
river was high and muddy.
The mile course ran from the starting
point abreast of the Three Sisters to the
feat of the Potomac boathouse. where the
biggest crowd of the day was gathered.
The finish of the mile-and-a-half course
was made in the same place. but started
above the Sisters. However, they were all
straight-away courses, and showed, II II
needed showing, that the Potomac Is the
greatest place in the country for boat
race course.
Opposite the Potomac club house and
abreast of the finish was moored the reve-
nue. cutter Apache. on board of which was
Assistant Secretary Hays of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Acting Secretary
Lawrence o. Murray of the Department of
Commerce and Labor and a number of
other officials and interested spectators.
Clustered all about the cutter there were
rowboats, canoes. salboats and motor
launches. while there was float decorated
with flags on the Virginia side. just inside
the finish line.
The Spectators.
It was hard to estimate the crowd. 1t
stretched irregularly along both sides of
the river from little below the Potomac
house almost to the starting point. 1t
was thicker on the District side and scat
tering along the Virginia shore. The
Aqueduct bridge was covered from end to
end on both sides with rail BIRDS All
the lighthouses and floats along the river
front were filed and Is the day wore on
there was a larger outpouring, SO that IN
the middle of the afternoon the crowd
was one of the biggest that has been seen
here.
Among the morning races more national
interest attached to the race for senior
singles than to anything else Frank Greer
of the Boston Athletic Club. who was the
former holder of the championship and
who probably would have won the title at
the National this year had be been quail
fed by residence to start. was one of the
three competitors. He was matched against
Frank Wesley of the First Bohemian Boat
Club and Fred Shepherd of the Sewanahka
Club.
There was great interest in the race, and
among the interested spectators was Mr..
Guild, brother of the governor Of Massa-
chusetts and Greer's business partner. 1t
was not runaway match by any means.
but Greer managed to win out by scant
length. there being an open length between
Wesley and Shepheard. Shepherd laugh
ingly waved his hand to his friends on the
Potomac float and shouted: We'll. I did
the best / could" He padded alongside
of Greer and shook hands with him, while
the crowd cheered them both.
The whole day was very successful. and
the visitors expressed their appreciation of
the courtesies shown them and the hard
work of the local clubs and all the regatta
officials
Officers of the Day.
The officers of the day were follows:
Referee-James Pilkington. Pres. n. A. A.
o. Harlem Rowing Club. N. Y. c.
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Rowing Club, Ottawa. Ont; E. f. Seixas
st. Catharine's Rowing Club. ST. Catharine,
Ont. John Fitzharris, Pennsylvania Barge
Club, Philadelphia, Pa; Thomas H. Cam
eron. Malta Boat Club. Philadelphia, Pa.
w. S. Richardson. West Philadelphia Boat
Club, Philadelphia, Pa; H. P. WardweH,
Boston Athletic Association, Boston, Mass.
w. B. Hibbs. Potomac Boat Club; William
c. Doscher. Atalanta Boat Club, New
York city. n. Y; Robert Stoll. New York
Athletic Club, New York city. N. Y; Fred
R. Fortmeyer. secretary N. A. A. O.. Pas
sale Boat Club, Newark, n. J.; r. 2. Lee
Williamson. Ariel Rowing Club. Baltimore
Md; John Cassidy. Ravenswood Boat Club
Long Island city, New York.
Starter-John o. Regain. treasurer N. A.
A. O.. Metropolitan Rowing Club, New
York city, N. Y.
Judges of the Finisll-Charles w. Preis-
Rowing Association, Philadelphia, Pa; r.
German, Potomac Boat Club; Mark Davis
Harlem Rowing Club. New York city, N Y
Clerk of Course-D. s. Bliss, Potomac
Boat Club.
Assistant Clerk of Course-Clarence w
Hecox. Potomac Boat club.