Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-30
BOATHOUSE GOSSIP.

Mr.. John B. La Plante. manager of tha
1909 Georgetown Rowing Association.
has written Mr. John Hadley DovIe
chairman of the Potomac River Regatta
Association. turning over to him the
large house Of the athletic association
for use in housing visitors during the
Middle States regatta 1t will be great
help to the local committee and will
De moved down stream and located
against the western side Of the bridge.
Inc Potomacs are training a big ath-
lealc lot or Youngsters for the Junior
elght, In anticipation Of the Peoples re-
gatta next Saturday at Philadelnhia
Inc crew is an exceptionally large one.
the largest perhaps the club has ever
sent out In junior shell. and under the
Ing into first-class aggregation. The
racing committee will decide today about
us entry. The men rowing are MueI-
Ter Smith. Frank Miller. Morse Coultry
roster Bullogh. Howell and Murray.
the coxswain act, a position he fills
equal to any man in the country. IF an
American eight had been sent to tho
Olympian regatta he was slated to cox
swain the crew.
Mr.. Chris Cox, who stroked Cornell
crew yesterday at Poughkeepsie, will
not come to Washington, his home. but
will go into business in Chicago. In a
letter to Lieut.. Slocum Of the Potomacs
Washington and row, for 1 have never
forgotten that it was you (Slocum), that
p1loted me successfully through my
first rowing experience at Cornell"
Inc Potomacs have quite a large dele
cation Of former Cornell boys In their
ranks. three of whom are prominent in
its affairs. Lieut.. Rob Roy Slocum, one
or Courtney's coxswains, and perhaps
the best today in club life; G. Arthur
Bell, who stroked the crew to several
victories. and w. G. Morse, who is now
out for a seat in the Junior eight De-
Care rowed in the champions Of last
year.
Bachus. of Cornell. who was out
ton boy. and is now at work in the Dis
trict Commissioners office. Chris Cox
declares that he is a conner and should
row this summer in local regattas from
one Of the clubs.
Four-oared shell rowing is gradually
giving way to gig races, as the best au-
thorities on rowing are Of the opinion
that the races that take best are those
In which coxswains play a part. It is
because Of this that the Middle States
Association did not put a junior four
cared she'll race down on the list of
events for Labor day, as up in the heart
of aquatics-New York, Philadelphia and
Boston-it is hard to make the event
and Old Dom1n1ons have rowing men
enough only for such races. If these
two clubs want a junior-four event
added and will guarantee the local COM
mittee four entries. to cover the ex-
penses of medals ami trophy. the race
will be made I'D. But 1t must have
an iron-clad agreement. It Is hoped
that Capts. Townsend and Douglas will
get the Arundels and Ariels Of Balti-
more to enter into the agreement for
Junior fOur-Oared shell race,
Mr.. John ]. Nolan. one Of the hard
working governors Of the Potomac Club.
after a forced absence of three months
jury duty on the land frauds cases, Is
again a fixture at the bOathouse. much
to the pleasure of all. He is elated over
the new structure.
The item in last Sundays Star about
the Analostans devoting so much time
to base ball and nothing to rowing had
effect for nearly every evening last week
afoat wearing the uniform Of the or
ganization. The wish is expressed that
Capt. Townsend will keep it up and
have a crew ready for the Middle States.
The Old Dominions Of Alexandria have
out a four every afternoon under the
guidance of Coach Hecox, and they are
showing decided improvement. They
are anxious to enter a Junior four In
the Middle States and will keep up their
work. hoping such a race will be added.
Coach Hecox will leave after this week.
ginia Club Of Richmond, Va, for the
rest of the season.
The Potomac River Regatta Associa-
ton issued tickets last week for a moon
light excursion August z In aid or the
regatta fund.