Evening star., 1907-09-01
CLOSE
OF ROWING SEASON

With the Middle States regatta at New
York tomorrow the rowing season of 1907
will practically close, as this affair is the
one wherein the curtain drops on the final
scene.
1t was expected that the projected re-
gatta under the auspices of the James
town Exposition Company would come to
pass some time in September, but while
the hackers of the exposition were very
much interested and wanted the National
Association of Amateur Oarsmen to man.
age the regatta, they were painfully silent
on the leading question-money to run the
affair. The failure of the regatta set for
August II, and to which the German scull
ers came specially to participate in, was
due to the negligence or incompetency of
the jamestown committee in appropriatin
sufficient money for medals and banners
The executive committee of amateur oars
men who agreed to manage the regatta
did not agree to furnish any money, so
when 1t was not forthcoming they dropped
it and gave it its quietus At the annual
meeting in Philadelphia August the SUBJ
ject was again broached, and the exposi-
ton representative said that everything
talked of for the middle of September but
again the exposition people have ''weched :"
and it can be stated with authority that
there will be no regatta at the exposition.
The Colonial Beach Race.
The four-oared race down at Colonial
Beach on Labor day between the Potomacs
and Old Dominions of Alexandria will serve
as drawing card for the "Coney Island
of the Potomac river. 1t is a race be-
tween junior oarsmen. and the Potomacs
are always ready to make a race no mat
ter what the conditions, they accepted the
offer of the Alexandria boys to use one of
their boats, and Capt. Mueller at once
made up crew The Old Dominons have
frst-class crew. the one that rowed so
rat
and they ought to prove winners, though
the representatives of the Red and White
Will give them a hard race. AS the day is
a holiday, large number of people will
so down to the Beach for the outing and
also to see the race between the two clubs
The Potomacs will enter Kennedy Murray
Smith and Miller as their crew, TO : stall
warts who have been rowing all season in
the eight. but who have never had any
experience in four-oared rowing.
Now that the season is over the Potomacs
are going to work with decided vim on
building their new home, and TO quiet a lot
of gossip that is af1oat to the effect that
the club is going out of existence which
is being circulated by some expelled mem
bers, ii may be announced that the first
payment on the property where the club
house is To be erected was paid to the
owners. Messrs. Campbell and Campbell,
last week. This property adjoins the AQue-
duct bridge on the east, and the only OBJ
StaCle the members see before them a.
present is the labor strike now attracting
important improvement will require the
constant and consistent work of every
member of the organization, but like the
success that comes their way on the water
they confident they will succeed in the
building project.
Dual Meeting Suggested.
Now that the Analostans have shown the
mettle they possess, and having in their
house every conceivable racing shell. a dual
race meet with the Potomacs for the lat
ter part of September early in October is
suggested. Capts Whelpley of the Analos-
tans and Mueller of the Potomacs should
get together. as it would take little money
to secure suitable prizes for the races
Manager Wood of the Georgetown Uni
verSity crew will arrive in Washington
this month to get things in shape for the
coming home of the college oarsmen. He
VII! find the club quarters in good shape,
as the Potomac Boat Club. which has oc-
cupled the resort. has put it in first-class
condition. Manager Wood expects to bring
with him the launch Robert Collier, which
has been Oyerhauled at New York