Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14
POTOMACS HOPE To
WIN MORE TROPHIES
Preparing to Send an Intermedi.
ate Crew to the National
Regatta in Philadelphia.

Nothing succeeds like success" and this
trite saying is aptly illustrated by the re-
cent Victory of the Potomac Boat Club at
the Peoples regatta in Philadelphia. for
there is a general movement among the
oarsmen of the city. with visions of the
National. jamestown and the Middle States
regattas.
The wonderful showing of the Potomacs
in the Peoples has encouraged the govern
ing spirits of the organization to believe
that the time is ripe for the club to win
fame and glory through national champion
ships. They are, consequently, going to
make a big bid to capture prizes at the Ma
tfOnal, which takes place next month in
Philadelphia.
The board of governors at the meeting
Thursday instructed the racing board of
the club. composed of Messrs. John Hadley
Doyle, Charles G.. Warden and c. r. Zap
pone, to go ahead and make all arrange
ments necessary for the proper representa-
ton of the club at this big affair. The
board was also given authority to engage
professional coach, in order that the
crews may get every attention needed to
bring them up to first-class shape. The
governors passed resolutions thanking Capt
Mueller for the victory he had accom-
plshed and praising his work, but also ex-
pressing the belief that professional coach
would enthuse the members to a greater de-
gree and would aid the captain in his
neaVy TASK ana directed him to get the
very best man available.
The racing committee is already at work
on the matter and expects to have the
coach installed in the house and at work
by Tuesday
The Potomacs will enter the intermediate
championship race. and If the crew comes
up to- anything like the form expected the
racing board will also enter it in the senior
event. There will be available the entire crew
that recently won at Philadelphia with the
possible execution of the ka
Dave Brewster. With Bell, who
stroked the crew last season: Tom King Nil
Ter, Tom German, Shafer and probably Cor
Qua as candidates, the captain and coach will
have good material to select from-a differ
ent experience from former years, when
the coach had to fight to get candidates
Inc club has fine shell, a craft that at
tracts attention wherever ii goes so much
SO that at the recent regatta at Philadel-
pha the FairmOunts offered their new boat
and SlIJ in addition for it, but Capt Muel-
Ter would not entertain such proposition.
The club has also bought ten new racing
sweeps. so the crew is in excellent trim
for the coming of the coach.
Activity of Analostans.
In addition to the increased zeal in the
Potomac ranks, there is a decided upward
movement among the members of the
Analostan club further down the stream
Coach Plaisted has out every night a
al least six scullers, SO there is apparently
plenty OF life in the organization. The cub
intends entering an eight in the Middle
States at New York on Labor day y rrau,
made up from the fast-sprinting eight of
last year who, with a new boat under them
and with Plaisted as tutor behind them
ought TO be twenty seconds better than the
one last year Among the men of last
season available are I. l.. Moody, George
Vass. d. n. Houston. Adrian Sizer, c. T.
Neal r. F. Shreve. Don Edmonds, George
Howard. A. NJ. Nevious. and Captain J. w
Whepley. There are also several candi-
dates who have Joined this season.
Jamestown's Program.
The list of events for the regatta at the
jamestown exposition is the most extraor-
binary one in its makeup ever dshed up
at an affair of this kind. 1t is a senior
affair entirely with the exception of one
race for informed ates for intcrcity crews
There will be no junior events. which the
rowing men claim Is great mistake for. 1t
is asserted. junior cards are the most al
tractive drawing ones. In the interc'ty af-
fairs new feature will be inaugurated. as
crews are expected to be entered from cities
instead of clubs. Each contestant will be
reo,,ired to wear the coat-of-a arms of the
cItv he represents on the front of his row.
no Jersey 1t has been asked Who will
furnish such jersey here IN Washington?
WIN the District Commissioners do it?'
rrha regatta takes place August Is and II
and the events are as follows: Single SOULS.
Tor National Association of Amateur Oars
men champions; single SOULS, open to ALI
oarsmen who have never won a national
association championship; double SOULS in
tercity; four-oared shells, intereity: eight
cared shells: intercity Intermediates; eight
city. All races will be one mile and a quar-
ter. Entries close on August II and en-
trance fee will be returned to all starters