Evening capital., 1907-04-05
AQUATIC SPORTS TO BEGIN.
ORDER COVERING OPENING OF
THE SEASON.
The Georgetown Varsity Crew Arrives
Rowing Contests Start At. The Naval
Academy Tomorrow Over The Severn
River Course.
SOME CHANGES MADE IN THE
NAvY'S CREW.

Admiral Sands this morning issued
the official order governing the open
ing of the seasons aquatic sports to-
morrow, when the MILDLY crew will
row the eight of Georgetown Univer-
sity. The race, which Will be rowed
on the inner course. will see some
slight changes in the arrangements
from those holding last year.
The brigade of midshipmen viii be
taken to the course in separate ves-
sells, there having been one steam
launch and a towing cutter assigned
for the use of the members of each
of the twelve companies of the bril-
gade. Four government launches with
guard flags and commanded by an
officer of the brigade will act as po-
lice boats and keep the course clear.
The government tug Standish will
carry out the officers of the Academy
with their families and friends to
the finish stake boats.
The official party, including the
referee, coaches ard members of the
press, will be the swift little torpedo
boat Manley. The referee will be
Captain I. Il. Howard. u. 5. n, and
the starter Lieutenant-C Commander
Irwin, U. 5. n. The race will start
at 3 o'clock if the weather and water
conditions permit.
The members of the Georgetown
varsity crew, under Coach Murray
A. Russell and Captain Rice, arrived
in Annapolis this morning prepara-
tory to the race with the midshipmen
tomorrow, which will inaugurate the
intercollegiate rowing season for the
season Of 1907. The crew, though
light, is in fair shape and prepared to
row good race against the midship
men.
The Navy crew, barring the illness
of one oarsman, and a consequent
shake-up in some positions, is in ex-
cellent shape. Several things have
combined to make the crew ahead of
any former aggregation for this time
Of the year. The fact that there are
five of last years men as a nucleus,
the satisfactory fall practice and the
open season on the water have all
been circumstances that helped the
local oarsmen. However, the crew
has been somewhat shaken by the
sudden illness of Mckee, No. 8, who
is suffering with stomach trouble, and
Montgomery, less experienced man,
has bten substituted. At Two, Coach
Glendon has decided in favor of Bagg
against kinkaid and leighton has
been moved to bow, so that the crew
is decidedly changed.
The visitors have been assigned the
use of one of the lighthouses and the
morning was spent in putting wash
boards on the shell, oiling up the seat
runners and in other ways putting
the boat in trim. This afternoon the
boat will be put in the water and
taken over the course on the Severn.
We ather conditions are fairly promis-
ing. There is some wind, but it is
nearly straight down the course and it
shows signs of moderating before to-
morrow afternoon. The official list of
the members of the crews as they will
row in tomorrow S race is:
Naval Academy-Bow, Leighton; 2,
Bagg; 3, Prichard; A. White %, Mont
gomery; 9, Rockwell; z, Davis
stroke, Ingram, captain; coxswain,
Roberts. Average weight, 173 l-2
pounds.
Georgetown-Bow, LaPlante; 2,
Lynch; 3, Murray; 4, Moran; 5,
Foy, 6. stewart; z, Rice, captain;
stroke, Fitzgerald; coxswain, Hebron.
Average weight, 1863 3-S.