Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-26
P0T0MACS MAY USE
NEW HOUSE BY MAY 5
Assurance of the Contractors
to Building Committee.
Notes of the Rowing
Clubs.

The contractors for the new Potomac
boathouse have assured the building
committee that they will push things from
now on, and that they will come near to
allowing the rowing men to use the lower
floor by May s. The southwest corner OF
the property was all properly piled last
week, and the work of filling in the bulk
head completed. The house Is all under
roof, the Notwithstanding is all on and
the painters will begin tomorrow morn
ing. The entrance plan from the bridge
has been approved by the District author
tiles and will be the most convenient ac-
cess ever contrived for such purposes.
The stairway from the bridge, the one
now used by the Canoe Club and George
town varsity, will have boardwalk lead
ing to stile of three steps next to the
first arch Of the bridge, over which the
members Of the club will be allowed to
pass. a gate, with lock and key. impeding
others from trespassing. Then the path
proceeds along the inclosed stone wall to
a point opposite the house, where a bridge
is thrown to the top of the house, thence
through a door into the edif1ce.
The Georgetown varsity crew should
have a new eight -oared SHE'LL and that at
once.
X Il
At the request Of the club of Spring
field, Mass, the National Association OF
Amateur Oarsmen has changed the date
of the regatta for this year. Instead of
coming off August Ii and 15 as pre-
viously announced. the days have been
moved forward one week. and will be
OF
The changing of the date Of the regatta
will prevent the Argonauts and other
crews from this side, who will go to the
Olympic regatta, from taking part. The
absence of the Canadians will take quite
an attraction away from the National.
" Lille 1t will detract from the National. 1t
will help the Middle States, as all will
be back in time for that big regatta. and
the Potomac regatta committee will work
hard to bring them here.
The announcement Of the Schuylkill
Nays withdrawal in favor Of the Poto-
mac river was joyous news to the oars
men of the Potomac.
The old chestnut that this is ELLIS
Wards last year as coach of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania" has again
ripened and is being bitten by many Of
the gullible writer's.
Capt. Mueller is anxious to get crew
out on the water in order to give the
Georgetown varsity boys q chase every
day and thereby help out the college stu
dents in their training.
Il
If the Old Dominion's hold an invita-
ton regatta some time in May they may
ask the Anacostans to meet them in a
four-oared race, as they are the only
clubs in this vicinity with first-class craft
of this character.
with tickets for their benefit performance
In aid of their new clubhouse May IS at
the Columbia Theater.
X
Several of the men now rowing in the
ranks of Georgetown will probably cast
their lots with the Potomacs when the
college shuts its doors for vacation days.
They are the students Of the departmental
classes who remain here all season.
If the Middle States is secured for
Washington. as now seems probable, 1t is
not unlikely that the Analostans will
again secure the services Of Plaisted to
look after the interest of their rowing
men. They will have the best of chances
to make up a fast going eight-oared
junior crew and Capt. Gerry Townsend
and Lieut.. Charles McCurdy will hustle