The Washington times., 1907-08-28
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
ROWING ENTRIES
Davis and Herman, of Poto-
macs, Among Junior
SCullerS.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-Entries for the
Middle States regatta to be held on
the Speedway course next Monday were
opened at a special meeting held az the
Harlem Casino last night.
Although a number OF crews have gone
out Of commission for the season, the
list read of was representative enough
10 insure several stirring contests. IN
al there were seventy-three entries,
which was considered good. though not
quite as good as last year. John o.
Regan. Metropolitan r. c.. chairman Of
the regatta committee, presided.
The sculling race drew nearly all
wielders Of the SOULS In the neighboF-
hood, with several from other quarters
There was some surprise that Fred
Shepheard did not enter the senior
singles and Durando Miller win have
William Varley as his only opponent.
Washington Entries.
Tor the junior SOULS there viii be two
from the Potomac 3. C. OF Washing
ton. in c. D. Davis and George A. Ker-
nan. Tie junior four win have two
crews frSm the Harlem River and
Staten Island 3. C., and Pennsylvania
Barge Club. of Philadelphia. With the
Z
doubles viii be the Hudson B. c.. Mas
Eaus. Unions, Nets, and Nonpareils.
The senior doubles viii see Shephse I'd
and Mclaughlin sport the coiOTs OF me
viii carry the hopes Of the Nassaus,
and the other entry VIII be the Ravens
WOOds--GeO-ge German and John For
tune. The crews for the intermediate
I centipede are Quaker City Barge Club
OF Philadelphia. and the Nassaus. Unions
and NOnpareils- lot OF Importance is
attached 10 toe junior centipede for the
Kent Cup. The crews are the Fespers.
Of Philadelphia; Unions. Metropolitans.
aud Harlems. For the junior eight
shells the crews viii be the Atalsutas,
Staten Islands, New Rochelle and Lone
Star. and the Lone Stars and Atalantas
| IL the intermediate eight shells. The
/ New York A C, First BOhemiaus. and
| Atalantas viii contest the senior eight
/ shells.
No Flying Starts.
/ At the last moment II was announced
/ that Waldemar Sands. OF the HeIIas
/ Rowing Club. OF Berlin, viii start in The
/ junior singles. Another notable entry
/ Is that Of William 3. West, OF the West
/ Philadelphia Boat Club. in the associe-
I ton singles. In all the Quaker Cts
/ contributed nine entries.
Magistrate Tighe, Of Brooklyn, WhC
/ always has taken as active part IN re
/ gattas in this city, asked that Il be re
/ solved that at the regatta the hyinE
/ start be dropped. He spoke al Length
I on the subject, saying that al contes-
I tants IN q race where the flying star
was made did not have a fair show
/ After this matter was discussed Il was
/ voted that no flying starts be permitted
Post Entries Barred.
, On a motion from Judge Tighe It was
/ decided that no post entries be received
/ This developed over the Junior and
senior four barge events Only two en-
tries were sent IN for each. and sons
/ favored the races being kept open unit
the day Of the regatta. while otners
I wanted to drop the events altogether
but the final ruling was that the races
be rOwed with entries named last night
There was a request from the Lon
Star Is. G. that the intermediate crew b.
allowed 70 enter the senior race withou
paying the entry, but Il was refused.
The designations OF the OVerpeCk r
! c. and Brooklyn B. c. were accepted
! and the New Rochelle 3. c. was electe.
to membership.