Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19

The arrangements for the Great Labor
Day regatta of the Middle States Associa-
ton are rapidly approaching completion. and
the local committee, which Is working up
the interest at this end of the line, was so
elated last night at its meeting that its MEM
bers were patting one another on the backs
confidentially and predicting the greatest
gathering OF aarsmen that had ever as
sembled at one place to battle for glory
and the valuable prizes that go with each
event. There was full attendance of
workers. President John Hadley Doyle was
in the chair and Secretary E. Richard
Gasch was as busy as bee arranging the
vast amount Of correspondence he had re-
ceived from the outside. 1t was the glow
ing news from the north that eniivened the
hopes of those present, for the report OF
the invading committee, Messrs Claude K
Zappone and Mr. John ]. Nolan. who mad
just returned from the regattas OF Worces,
ter and elsewhere and had personally visited
Boston, Providence, New York, Brooklyn,
Long Island. Staten Island, Newark, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Annapolis, was to
the effect that in every place 1t found
enthusiasm.
Mr.. Zappone's Report
Mr. Zappone reported that. although there
might be some changes from the way
things stand now, he believed that In round
numbers there would be from outside OF
Washington as many as thirty-one singles.
eighteen doubles and twenty-four fours.
This includes gigs, centipedes and four
Dared shells and about fourteen Fights Mr..
Zappone said he had, in company with MI
Nolan. seen the representatives OF the foi-
lowing clubs, and he firmly believed each
would make entries: Metropolitans. Har-
lens Nassaus. Dauntless. Unions, Nom
rfo ali tar
Bohemians, New York Athletics, Ravens
woods. in New York: Boston Athletic AS,
ISOLATION, st. Alphonse Association ana
Riversides. in Boston: Palisades OF Ionkers.
Staten Island Athletic Club Clifton Of
Hudson. Seawanhakas and Sheepshead
Bay of Brooklyn, Wachusetts Club OF
Worcester, West Philadelphia, Vespers.
Fatrmonts. Maltas, Phila Barge. Pennsyl-
yanias- Crescents and Montrose OF Phfla-
delphia, Ariels and Arundels Of Baltimore
and Severn Boat Club Of Annapolis TINS
certainly Is a grand array Of the best CLUBS
Of America. and there is still chance OF
adding to It the Portland Club Of Oregon.
now in the east. and the famous MOUND
City crew Of St. Louis, Mo.
Subscriptions Slow.
Notwithstanding the enthusiasm that this
report brought to the members of the CON-
mittee, there was that dampening fact Of
lack of funds to successfully finance the re-
gatta. Aquatically the regatta will be
monster success. The subscription list as
published in last Sundays Star. has not
been increased to any extent. The COM
mittee was considerably disappointed that
the gentlemen in charge Of the Greater
Washington movement" did not adopt Com
missioner Vests views, to use the regatta
to advertise the new plan for commercial
The amount in hand - not
one-fourth what 1t was at the former re-
gatta, hence the discontinue of the Po-
tOmaC regatta committee.
To Mark the Course.
During the coming week the stages of
the various points on the course will be
marked off from the mile-and-a-half mark
down to the finish. each quarter being set
off with posts on each side of the river
That regatta is on the tapis is more and
more apparent every day, and visit to