Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
JAMESTOWN MAY
LOSE THE REGATTA
The SchuyIkiII Navy Enters the
Field as a Competitor for
the National.
Georgetown Candidates for
PoughkeepSie to Be Called
for After Christmas.


Navy intended entering the field as COM
petitor for the right to hold the national
regatta in 1907 is somewhat astounding to
the oarsmen of Washington, as IL was gen.
orally conceded that the honor would go
to the jamestown exposition. This view Of
the matter was based on statement of one
of the members of the executive committee
Of the national association, who gave out
the fact that he had been deputized to
visit the waters near historic jamestown,
and that If his report was favorable the
regatta would surely go to the exposition.
This report must have been considered In
/ that light by the jamestown commission.
as they sent a abroad in order to in
duce foreign crews to cross the Atlantic
to participate. They would hardly have
gone to this expense without some guar
antee. and this guarantee must be lived up
to or there will be a glorious wrangle in
store for the national association.
| The oarsmen of Philadelphia are the best
| opponents of rowing in America, having
| the best clubs In every respect, and attend
| ing more regattas than all the other clubs
| together. They are thorough sportsmen
| and seldom stand in the way of any place
desiring a regatta, as they have two fixed
| dates always tap for each year-the
! American Henley i'm the spring and the
Cup and Peoples regatta on July - ID
yet they are always willing to assume the
national or the middle states in case there
is no other applicant the list.
| They have entered into this affair deter
mined to win out II possible, and they are
! making their fight because they do not be-
| lieve that the location selected for the hold
ing of the races is suitable for such a re-
| gatta as the national will be- The inacces-
sibilty of the place is another strong
| argument the Philadelphia contingent is
| urging against jamestown. They hold. and
| rightly, too, that the location of a national
1 ffn tfah fhaN int and n 70 t<a
| should be one accessible both by rail- and
| boat, so that the frail racing craft may be
| transported to and from there with some
degree OF safety. This cannot, they claim,
| be obtained from the meager transporting
| service to jamestown alone, but 1t will
| require changing and unshipping of boats
TO the selected spot picked out for the re-
| gatta, they do not care to stand for II"
The entire Schuylkill navy Is arrayed with
that skillful oarsman and clever general Of
| aquatics, Mr.. Harry Burke. at the head
The District Will Not Suffer.
! or course the District oarsmen are sur
prised, for they. like the jamestown folks.
were under the impression that 1t was set
tied. and were mapping plans accordingly.
1t was on the program to hire a largo
steamboat to take the clubs on an interest
ing trip to the regatta and to the EXPOSE
| ton. This program will yet be carried out
in case the jamestown exposition gets the
|
| clubs of Washington would prefer the re-
gatta at Philadelphia, for they know ex-
actly the lay of the land and water. and
the Schuylkill can always be depended on
for a good square race, without ocean
Swells a handicap.
No matter where the national is held the
Potomac River Regatta Association intends
to profit by it, for il will hold its annual
affair a week later. for the purpose of in
ducing the foreign crews to come to the
national capital Washington will be the
gamer matter which way the dial
| swings.
The projected meeting of the Potomac
| announced for last Monday called
off on account of business arrangements
| of several Of the board of governors. The
meeting will take place at the Riggs House
tomorrow evening. and besides dealing with
| the question of the new home and its loca-
ton, affairs relating to matters of re-
| gattas in the future will be taken up for
| discussion
| The subscription dance which will open
the seasons series. of the Potomac Boat
| Club takes pace at the club house Thurs
| day evening. Mr.. Russell Underwood In
chairman Of the dance committee.
The members Of the active COMMITTEES OF
| the Analostan Club are arranging for q
number of dances and smokers at their
coy house in the winter months, which
| will be in keeping with the successes In
this line that have been characteristic OF
| the club.
| Much to the chagrin OF the mosquito
fiotilla" of the river the fine racing SOULS
| donated by kearns & Company OF Wor-
| chester. Mass. did not come their way. A
pretty young lady won them. and they win
hereafter do stunts for decoration pur-
poses in her den.
Candidates for Poughkeepsie.
Coach Murray r. Russell of Georgetown
| University will not order ont the candi-
dates for the Poughkeepsie regatta until
the students return to the university after
the Christmas holidays.
Eddie Haneke says he will enter the
American Henley next year If he can get
into shape. His new boat is a beauty.
Will the future rowing homes of the clubs
be in Potomac Park over on the pretty
banks of Analostan Island?
| The bugaboo of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad is to the oarsman and canoeist
| worse than the dream of the rarebt fiend.