Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
BOATHOUSE GOSSIP.

The most important regatta of the
present week will be that of the Canadian
Henley at St. GATHERINGS. Ontario, on Fri
day and Saturday. The best of America
will be there. and the eight-oared race
promises to be world record beaten.
Watch the New York Athletics so after
the Argonauts.
Capt. Douglas of the Old Dominons has
failed to keep his oarsmen at work. and
they will not be able to make any show
ing at the Middle States The Old Do
miniQns only possess four-oared shells.
and as there is not any event for junior
four oars. he could not induce his men to
go into the higher grades. 1t is to be
regretted that with such a big regatta
right here on their river that the Alex
andrians could not keep up spirit enough
to make entries.
On account of the sculling races at
Springfield Mass. during the national re-
gatta, being with turn. Mr.. Clarence
Dunbar Davis of the Potomacs has con-
cluded not to enter. Mr.. Davis has never
practiced for such races and would enter
the contests seriously handicapped. 1t
REQUIRES months of hard work to become
accustomed to making the turn in a race.
What's the matter with the Analost ans?
They did not show up very strong on the
river last week. Keep at them, Capt.
Townsend and Lieut.. McCrudy; do not let
the interest flag.
The collector of customs has posted a
notice in all the boat houses that all craft.
whether motor or propelled by oar must
have after nightfall a light conveniently
at hand to display. Now. If the law is
only enforced. what blessing it will be
to pleasure parties on the river.
ing Dick Pairo company in the single
SOULS If the club gets up regatta with
in it's own ranks, it would be qufiite fea-
ture to see a three-mile race between the
veterans.
Roberts of the Analostans is also an
other single sculler that should give more
attention TO the work. His father was
for a long time the best sculler on the
river and there is no reason why the son
shouldn't eclipse daddy's record.
The Potomac house is busy place these
DAYS, and really Coach Dempsey is so
pleased with the outpouring of oarsmen
of material for all the crews and the
shame of it is that some Of the men have
to be left out. The crews get out every
afternoon at 80 o'clock. and the bridge Is
thrOnged Win people Watching tiIeM Inc
senior crew will be picked from Brewster.
Ellis, Hart, Spransy, Miller and Thrall of
ast season. Bliss Capt. Mueller, Bell and
German of previous crews, while Coach
Dempsey is looking favorably on some of
the Juniors.
In the Junior ranks the Potomacs are
developing a lively squad of embryo oars
men, and it looks as if Dempsey would
get Iout a crew that would make his
seniors fight every inch Of water space to
defeat them. They are having these wa
ter scraps every day and the races are
very pleasing to the "has beens' on the
plaza. Among the junior bunch are Muir
rev. Smith. Miller, Morse. Bean. Mueller.
Richardson, Pierce. Spransy. Bullough,
Simpson, Foster, Howell and Boswell.
The surprise of the week in local circles
was the utter rout Of the Ariels by the
Arundels in the fight for supremacy Of the
Patapsco Navy. In the five races on the
cards the Arundels won every one. and
each by a good margin. and it was per-
haps the worse blow Harry Vail ever re-
ceived as q coach. This means that the
two organizations will train from now on
for the Middle States, where hostilities
will be resumed.
new coxswains under the skillful eye OF
that clever artist, Lieut.. Slocum, Cornell. !
o." and Of the number Messrs. Randolph,
Lyons and Totten are the most prominent.
They need just as much coaching as the
men who row the boat. and only expert
enced ones should fill the seats.
Pearce. the extra heavyweight of the
Potomacs, is running ten miles a day in
the hope of getting down into condition.
He is the hardest worked man in the club,
and is bent on a place in the junior boat.