Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
CURRENT ROWING NOTES.

The annual meeting of the Potomac Boat
Club will be held Wednesday evening next
in one of the parlors of the Riggs House.
1t is expected that the event will be an
important one, as many questions of vital
interest will come up for discussion, besides
the annual election of the regular officers
and members of the board of governors.
The club will elect a new president for
the first time in nine years in place or
Mr.. John Hadley Doyle, who has an
nounced that he win not be in the running
this season. Mr.. Doyle has been an officer
of the club for twelve years, and his own
personal efforts have done much to stimu-
late rowing. 1t was his move that mace
rowing at Georgetown, and lately he mas
interested the high schools In aquatics-a
crew from Technical being daily member
of the training feet on the Potomac.
In stepping out of the presidency Mr.
Doyle will not relinquish his interest or zeal
in the club, as he will remain an active
member and worker for its interests The
most prominent candidate for the vacancy
is Mr. w. f. H. Merritt, who for long
time has been vice president and one OF
the largest stockholders in the organization
The question of abandoning the present
house will again be considered.
A movement Is on foot over In Baltimore
to make the annual Patapsco Navy regatta
an open affair. The proposition is that
ii be called the Southern Regatta with
invitations restricted to Washington, Rich
mond, Annapolis, Alexandria and other
southern towns that take up aquatics The
protector President Williamson of the
Ariel Club, is confident that ultimately 1t
would prove a great success and would
boom southern rowing.
Another interesting bit of news that
comes a little stronger than rumor Is
that the newly elected captain of the Ariels,
Mr. j. Henry Frederick, is considering the
feasibility of challenging the Potomacs of
this city to dual meet His plan is to row
the races one year the Potomac, the
next on the PatapSco; after that alternat-
ing and that there be a specified form of
contests, such for eights, fours, doubles,
singles and gigs.
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1t begins to look now as If the Potomacs
will be without their old coach, Pat Demp-
sey, the coming season, as he has con-
cIuded to become a fixture at the James
town exposition. He was in the city last
week making arrangements for remode1ng
a steam launch he has bought for passenger
service during the exposition and did not
seem very anxious about coaching.
Inc AndlOStonS Will nave tiie SeINiCeS VI
Coach Fred r. Plaisted part of July and
August, and the positive statement has
once again enthused the Blue and White
cohorts. He is under engagement with the
Bachelors Barge Club of Philadelphia.
whose ambition is to win the leading events
at the American Henley on the Schuylkill
May 81 is the Bachelor Club is the prin-
| cipal backer,, the soul, so to speak. of this
American Henley"
The Aanalostans by the engagement of
| Plaisted show that they expect to make
| the present rowing year one of intense
| interest to all of the members. and even to
| Guido the fine showing made last year.
| The harmony between the members and
| Plaisted (for all the boys believe the big
| fellow to be the prince of coaches) speaks
| volumes for the good that will come from
| his coaching, and prospects indicate the
| best crews obtainable will be the result.
| The club has excellent material for crew
| men, as nearly all of last years eight will
| be right on the job, and Capt. Whepley
| has lot of likely looking youngsters. who
| give promise of making the regulars fight
| for their old positions. With fine stock
| Of new boats in the house, and all the
| material at hand, with such a good coach
| as Plaisted and the assistance of shch
| able oarsmen as Louis Fisher, Bob Howard
| and Ross Perry, there Is every reason to
| expect great things of the Analostans this
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