Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-11

casted from the preliminaries Friday, was
| undoubtedly the magnificent showing made
by the Canadians. The men from the far
north had small entry list, not half as
large as that of either this city or New
York, yet such was their strength and
form that they won almost as many prizes
| as the crews from both Of these cities
combined. That the Canadians did not win
more was due to the fact that they had no
more entries.
All told. the Canadians represented by the
Argonaut Rowing Club OF Toronto, the Don
Rowing Club, also Of Toronto, and the st.
Mary's A. A. of Halifax, won four first.
two seconds and one third. In fact, the
Canadians either won or were placed in
every event in which they started. OF the
visitors the Argonaut Rowing Club carried
off the most honors, with three firsts. The
Argonauts won the senior pair shells
and the senior four-oared shells. both of
which were rowed Friday. and the senior
eight-oared shells, one of the features Of
the afternoons program. The Don Rowing
Club had the honor of scoring a sensa-
tional triumph in the senior double SOULS,
and by their victory over such men as Zane
and Meyers Of the Bachelors r. c. and
Stivers and Meheroff Of the Nassaus, New
York, proved their high caliber.
Rah! for the Potomacs.
Washington crews did themselves proud
There were but two entries-both from the
Potomac Boat Club. This club entered an
eight in the Intermediate race Friday and
won 1t in most decisive fashion Then the
Potomacs did an unsual thing by entering
the same crew in the senior Fights for to-
day, and, to the surprise of every one
to be the crew that gave the Argonauts of
Toronto their hardest struggle. 1t was
thought by the experts that the New York
Athletic Club and the West Philadelphia
Fights would be the ones to make the Cana
dams row to the limit. The New Workers
were in second place for two-thrds of the
distance. Then the Potomacs, a game and
spirited crew OF Washington high school
boys, showed what was in them by gradu-
ally crawling toward the front and finally
passing the New Workers. whom they beat
to the finish by half length
Tho previous best record for the course
was 7.39 made in 1885 by the famous YES
per crew, but today the Canadians Clipped
it down to 1858. the Potomacs close on
their heels in 7.31, so 1t Is easy to figure
out what a race 1t was and how hard the
winners had TO go to beat the schooIboy
crew from the banks of the Potomac Tho
Argonauts, by winning the race, become the
national champions, but tonight Philadel-
phia is ringing out cheers for the Poto-
macs, and they are being hailed as the
American champion eight as the winners
represent the dominion of Canada
Great Spectacular Race
1t was a grand sight from a spectators
point of view, the champions Of last season,
the New York Athletics, and the Riverside
of Boston lighting for every foot of water,
but the gameness of the youngsters and
their almost perfect workmanship kept
them in the van TIL the finish line was
crossed.
At the start all five crews took the water
together, the Canadians rushing up a stroke
Of A and gaining a lead of a length In the
first hundred yards, The Potomacs, New
York Athletics and Riversides were off in