Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
This Aquatic Gathering Will Be
a Record Breaker-Entry
List for Seventeen
Events Has Been
Filled.
Are YOU ready? Go!

States Association. which will be rowed
on the Potomac tomorrow over what Is
known the upper course.
When Commodore Harry Penn Burke
Of the Schuylkill Navy starts the first
race tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. he
will put in motion the greatest aquatic
gathering America has ever witnessed. as
the entry list in the seventeen events that
are to be contested has been filed, and
the high water marks Of all previous re-
gattas have been distanced. The Poto-
mae River Regatta Association has held
three Middle States regattas under its
auspices. 1903. 1906 and the present one;
and each has been record breaker.
This said Referee James Pilkington
last night at the Ebbitt House, lis the
greatest proof of the popularity of WASH
ington. its boat clubs and the unrivaled
course of the river, and it is where all
national regattas should be held each
wear If those famed Three Sisters are
removed from the stream. which. 1 I'M
derstand. As going to be attempted, then
Washington will have a course the equal
OF which cannot be found in the world.
/ know the national association will es-
pouse the cause of the local association
in its petition to Congress asking their
removal
Inc majority OF tne crews colHlicLceu
to arrive Friday. and all day yesterday
Chairman Russell Underwood and his as
sistants Messrs. Davis. Pearce, Spransy.
Boswell. Totten. kengla and others. were
actively engaged in bringing up the rae
ing boats from the depot. BY an ar
rangement with the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad the cars containing the boats,
ETC. were switched Off at Hyatts"i II.
Md. and run around the loop to Shep
herds Point opposite Alexandria. where
,,1o h.roy
up 10 the boathouse. thus saving the long
pull across the city I'm wagons
AS fast as the shells were unloaded
they were carefully assorted INFO lots.
those for the AnaloStan house going on
barge. while those for the Potomac
and Georgetown houses were placed on
others. The work of handling the shells
is one of the most difficult features Of
regatta, and il requires unusual sklil IN
order 10 prevent any danger to the frail
craft. They were working all Friday
night Saturday and Saturday night and
will be busy all day today
The boat houses commenced yesterday
TO take on a sort of holiday attire, as
they were galy festooned with flags and
bunting of every description and hue,
which, added to the unusual activity on
the river. made the scene very enlivening,
as a large number of pleasure craft had
already dropped ancnor in the harbor IN
order to secure a vantage spot for tomor-
row.
The United States cutter Apache under
command OF Capt. j. F. Wild. dropped
anchor at the finish of the course. OPP
posite 31st street, and its officers Will
have absolute control of the course. They
will patrol in launches. the course Mon
day. and any captain or owner OF SAILING
or motor boat trespassing is liable to get
into trouble.
Mai Sylvester and his harbor police,
board the Vigilant, will be on hand to
render such assistance ard aid TO the
federal authorities as Will be necessary,
and also to look after the many minor
affairs that come within the precinct of
their bailiwick.
Every race but one starts al what is
known as Buffers Rock" the large pile
al city end of the Three Sisters and
coming down stream under the Aqueduct
bridge finishes off 31st street. or where
the old Potomac house Stood being dis
lance of one mile. The exception is the
quarter-mile dash, as that starts at the
mouth of Little river" and finishes at
31st street.
Never before ha- many clubs been
represented in one regatta and the list
and their colors are follows: Potomacs.
rcd anil white: Virginias. red and white.
Shcepshead Bay, blue and red: Staten
Island. orange and black: Palisades. blue
and white; Pennsylvania Barge. blue and
white: Nespers. red and gray: Philade
phia Barge, red and white: Ravenswood.
blue and white: Friendship, black and
white: Wyanokes. red and blue: Metro
politans. red and black: Wachlsets. blue;
New York Athletics. scarlet and white,
Tndines blue and gold: Nassaus white,
blue sash; Unions. red and black; Arun-
dels. maroon and white; Crescents, blue.
white and gold: Maltas. blue and white:
Montrose. red and white: West Philadel-
pha, red and blue; Boston Athletics.
blue and straw; Bohemians red and
white; Sewanahaka. blue and white:
Ariels. blue and white; Atalantas. ma
geuta; Fairmounts blue and white: Cliff
II Pc
ard black: Dauntless. blue and white;
UaIlems. blue and white; Do1s Of Cana
da royal blue: New Rochelle. red and
blue; Springfield. blue and white: IIellas
of Germany. red and white; Waverley,
blue and white; University Barge. red
and blue: Manayunks, red All white.
The first race will start at 10 o'clock,
and until II o'clock there will be a race
every twenty minutes. A rest will then
be taken until l 30 for luncheon but
from that hour on until 80 there will be
one medley of races that will keep every
one interested. and there Will be no long
waits that ofttimes mar rowing re-
GattaS. \ Sculler crew that is not at
the start on time loses the chance TO COM
pete. The order of races will probably
be as follows:
l. 10 characterization singles three
entries.
., 1920 a m-Junior gigs. seven entries
3. 1910 a.m.-Junior singles twelve
entries
H. II d.Hh'-Sciiioi iout-SHeiiS, louE
entries.
>. ll:20 a.m-Senior quarter-mile dash
five entries.
q, 40 a.m.-Intermediate quadruple.
three entries
:. II m.-Senior doubles. three entries
s, 1920 pm.-Junior eight-shells four
: entries.
.. pm.-Junior doubles. six entries
10. 2:2o p.m.-Senior singles. five entries
II, $50 p.m.-Junior octuples, two en-
tries.
u. $40 p.m.-Intermediate singles, three
entries
IL. $50 p.m.-Intermediate gigs. three
entries.
IA. pm.-Intermedlate Fights, four en-
tries
II. 400 p.m.-Serior quadruples, three
entries.
16. 4:40 p.m-Intermediate doubles, five
entries
IL, pm.-Senior Fights, two entries.
Only four boats Will be allowed on the
course during the races-Fa!rbauks, with
the officials: Bartholdi. with invited
guests. and Arrow, with wives of prom
inent officials from the north. and fast
motor boat for the members of the press.
The absence of a United States tor
pedo boat from the attractions is due to
the fact that the Navy Department has
no small ones at any of the yards in the
vicinity OF Washington.
Owing to the finish Of the races being
a half mile away from their new house
the governors OF the Potomac Boat Club
have hired a steamboat, which they will
tie up at the wharf of the Brennan Con-
siruction Company, as that firm has