Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
MANY CREWS KEEP
THE POTOMAC ALIVE
Busiest Aquatic Season in the
Experience of Local 0arsmen
is Confidently Awaited.

There are. perhaps. more crews out on
the river nowadays than the memory of the
Oldest boating man can recall. that is. for 80
early In the season. and the head officers Of
the big organizations are using IL as an
Illustration to prove their prediction OF an
even more prosperous season than the very
successful one of last year.
Early last week there were at one time
six eight-oared shells out. accompanied by
their fotilla of torpedo boats" as the sim
giles are termed. and the sight made one
think that n regatta day was near at hand.
The unprecedented activity that is shown Is
but one indication Of the great spirit that
is dominating the local clubs. who are de-
history as the most prosperous one on rec
ord
There Is but one drawback that has
tended To dampen the great ardor. and that
Is the program mapped out by the pro-
motors of the jamestown exposition re-
gatta. 1t is a great disappointment to all
the local oaismen. for those In charge Of
the exposition meeting did not see the wis
dom of making the affair an open event
for all classes of oarsmen and scullers, in
which the pick of the respective classes
would compete. Instead of that the regatta
has been restricted to one class, and there
Is only one race outside of the senior class
and that is an intermediate inter-clty spe-
cial contest. The event that is recognized
as the greatest drawing card at all re-
gattas nowadays is that for junior oarsmen,
and hence the opinion is wel-molded here,
az well as in Baltimore. Philadelphia and
Richmond that the committee in charge
made a great mistake In combining it ex-
clusively to one class.
The national regatta takes place a Phila-
delphia the week prior to the jamestown
event. and as that is a closed affair for
| senior and Intermediates. 1t would seem
| that the exposition people. desiring to at
| tract crowd to their show. should have
| opened up their entry LIST TO all classes.
making the junior eight-oared event the
| special feature. This class is always the
best filled event on any card. and local
| oarsmen believe that the jamestown man
| ayers have certainly missed "A cog. Wash
| ington, Baltimore and Philadelphia would
| have sent at least ten junior crews. but
| under the order of events, it is more than
probable that not over two crews Will rep
| resent these three places.
| Capt. Mueller of the Potomacs has sent
| out notice to all aspirants for junior honors
| to report at the boat house tomorrow to
| begin preliminary work at once. 1t will be
the aim of Capt. Mueller and his lieuten
| ants, DAILY and HecoX. to get out as many
as possible in order to insure junior crews
| for the Peoples regatta in Philadelphia
July 4. the West Point affair probably. and
| the Potomac river regatta. The red and
| White oarsmen are mapping out lively
| season, and if they live up to the plans
| that have been formed. it will be the busiest
| one in their experience.
The damage to the Georgetown varsity
| shell. mention of which was made last Sum
| day, has been found to be slight, as DR..
| Russell had the puncture repaired in time
| for the crew to take its regular spin after
| day or two
Next Saturday promises to be lively day
| down at historic old Annapolis as the Mid
! dies three crews will line up against the
| Yale varsity outfit. the Georgetown second
eight will against the navy second
while the Props of Georgetown will meas
ure blades with the Plebes or freshmen O
the academy. Although each contest will
be a hard and interesting race. great inter
est is attached to the one between the YAH
| varsity and the navy's pride. as the result
| will shed some light upon the navy
| chances at Poughkeepse. Yale has former
ly claimed that it is "A second crew that rep
resented them at Annapolis, but It's outfi
has always been good enc. and there ha
been considerable, question or whether Oh
not it was the first and better crew. Thi!
year Yale will be represented by its fines
| crew as the Naval Academy athletes Sent
| emphatic word to the wearers of the blue
| that no crew need come this year at all I'M
| less it was the Yale New London crew. The
| outcome of the race will be watched by
| every follower of aquatics throughout the
| land
The result will also to get a line on
| Georgetown second or Henley, W, which
| may represent the Blue and Gray in the
! American Henley regatta at Philadelphia.
| 1t is a fast-going team and. though light.
| even for its class, should make creditable
| showing. The Props will have their first
| sound try-out and good idea of their
| chances against Tech will be obtained by
1 the way that they cling onto the navy
| bunch. \ large number will go down from
| Washington to see the days sport.
| Mr. w. f II. Merritt. recently elected TO
| the head of the Potomac Boat Club, is
| one of the odd guard of the organization
| and the largest stockhoder in the corpora
| ton. The interests and progressveness of
! the club will be well looked after by Pres
ident Merritt, and he will that its pres
| tige is always kept in front on all occasions.