The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
SPORT With CANOES
Annual Regatta of the Inter-
club Association.
HOWELL AND DECARRE WIN
Capture the Championship Doubles
in an Exciting Finish from wash
ingtOn Canoe Club Pntr-ho"eIi
Carries on the Individual HOnOrs.
Good Race In the Mixed Doubles.

Yesterday will be looked back upon as
red letter day in the history of aQuat-
les by lovers Of the sport in Washington
and vicinity. and. incidentally, the annual
spring regatta Of the Interclub Canoe
Association will be long remembered as
one Of the most successful events of its
kind ever held on the historic Potomac.
The regatta was held just OFF Sycamore
Island. above Little Falls, on the upper
Potomac, the spectators being guests Of
the Sycamore Island Club.
There were eight events, and all but
one of them furnished the most exciting
kind Of sport. The doubles for the cham
pionship of the association proved to be
the best race Of the afternoon. although
the club fouTs were exciting. In the
championship doubles. Howell and De
carre. unattached. were pitted against
G. Skinner and r. G. Garrett, Washing
ton Canoe Club, the latter being defeated
in the last few strokes by margin
of a foot
In the club fours the boats came down
the course closely punched. with the
High Island quartet about half length
ahead. but when fifty yards from the
finish, three of the four boats collided
with each other, and Referee Adrian
Sizer called Il no race. The race was
run over. this time the representatives
Of the High Island Club finishing ahead
OF the Kolumbia Kanoe Klub By space
So small that many of the spectators
thought the race was draw.
The Analostan and Roaring Camp
Canoe clubs. the other contestants. were
well up at the finish. il being anybody S
race until the last fifty yards.
Howell Wins HOnors.
HoweTs performance, ~ winning all
three OF the races in which he entered.
was especially commendable, and drew
forth much favorable comment from the
spectators Howell first took the novice
singles from DeCarre, winning handily by
. lengths Then with but one race inter
vening. he captured the association sin
giles from Cleve Skinker, who was gen.
orally picked to win beating him by ! l.
lengths Deariug and EbeTbach finished
I'M the order named Immediately after
finishing this race Howell picked up his
partner, Decarre, and padded in ahead
Of c. Skinker and Ray Garrett for the
championship In doubles Of the associa-
ton.
In the novice doubles. two youngsters
r. G Garrett and J. r. Skinker, High
Island Canoe Club, beat Pitkin and Beck
with. Roaring Camp Canoe Club, by 2 l.
lengths.
The mixed doubles proved 20 be a good
race. Miss Joy Marston and f. A. Schmit'
beating Miss Theresa DreXel and Ray
Garrett by inches.
The last race on the programme, the
tail-end race. was won by DeCarTe,
Eberbach, Bec6wlth. and Masterson fin
ishing in the order named.
The fitting contest was amusing and
made quite a HIT with the spectators
Eberbach and Barnes managing TO upset
Marston and Schmitt after about % min
utes Of work
The Summaries.
First rsce. novice singlcs-W0n b. Howell unat-
tacled. second Deca1c. uuattacned
second race; uoyi-e doubles-Wou hy r. G. Gar
rett and J. Z. Skinker. High Island Canoe Club
second. Pitkm and Beckwirh, Roaring Camp Canoe
Club
Thrd race; ASSOCIATION singlss-Won By Howell,
unattached; second, C. SsinkCr. Washington Canoe
Club. third Dcarug unattached.
Fourth race; association d0Dhies-Won by Howell
and DscsTrs. second. e.. SkiDkeT and r. q. Garrett
Fifth race. club f1urs-WCn by High Island Canoe
Club ~ Z. Garrett. J r. s5inker K. g. Gar
rett ard Lawrence Ebcrhachi; second Bo1mhia
ksnoe Kiub schTiTcr. Iirngst'n Burrows. and
Purhl
sixth race: mixed douhes-Won b. Miss JOS
Narsrun and +. A. sehnaitti second Mis- Theresa
Drcxa and Raw Garrett
Seventh gacc. tail-end rsce-W0n by Decarei sec
oud. Ebtrtacl. third, Beckwith.
Eighth race -Eherbach and Barnes defeated Mars
ION and Schmi,t.