Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19
BOATHOUsE GOSSIP.

There Is yet remaining one more big
regatta for rowing men ere the curtain
of 1909 will be dropped, and that is the
one in connection with the Hudson Fulton
celebration in New York, which starts
September %. This regatta takes place
Saturday, October 2. and will be open to
any and all crews in America from recog-
nized clubs. There is a strong bull
movement going on among the members
Of the Potomac Club to send their senior
eight in the regatta. and it will be
decided before nightfall tonight whether
1t will be entered. There is no doubt
1t is great crew, and the members there
Of now realize what a mistake they made
in not training more diligently earlier in
the season in order to bring themselves
up to the condition they are in at present.
Dempsey says it is the best crew he ever
coached, excelling the famous world beat
ers Of Philadelphia, the Vespers. OF UNI
savory memory, and he regrets its
sparse work earlier in the year, when
1t could have won some OF the very best
honors in the annals of rowing.
It is not uncertain that Washington
will make big fight next spring to Sc
cure the greatest regatta Of the times,
the regular annual affair Of the National
Association of Amateur Oarsmen. This
is not a surmise, but is based on facts of
solid foundation. as many OF the leading
people of the city have expressed a desire
to assist in this most laudable enterprise
Of our local regatta association. The ma
tional regatta is a two-day affair, general
ly running about the second week in Au-
gust, on Friday and Saturday, and. as is
well known, it attracts the cream of
rowing from every section of our big and
broad country. as we'll as Canada and the
other provinces to the north of Canada
In 1910 the association expects to make
a great record, as many foreign crews
from England. Germany, France and Bel
giunn have given their word they are COM
Ing, and with this large attendance of
outsiders the National Capital is beyond
question the one place to hold the meet
ing, and our clubs cannot commence too
soon their campaign to secure this great
est of dates, as far as regattas are con,
cerned. 1t will cost something like $1,000
to pull off this national regatta, and there
Is no doubt by proper business ways the
amount could he readily raised by a
series of entertainments and subscriptions
from among our people.
Washington has only had the national
regatta twice in the forty years the
event has been an annual feature of
rowing, in 1880 and 1885. and both were
in the nature of mammoth affairs. and
there Is no doubt that if held here In
1910 it will eclipse all previous records
in the point of attendance.
The Potomacs will hold one more club
regatta before the season closes. at
which the champion SOULS will be the
principal trophy. The club intends to be
very busy during the fall and winter
months. and will give fortnightly dances
and smokers in order to keep the MEM
bers in touch with each other. The
oyster roast under the shadows Of the
arch will also be great card during
the winter.
The majority OF the leading oarsmen
of our two clubs will now devote their
time to the innocent game of foot ball.
as nearly all Of them are in way mem
Washington University teams.
Mr. Waldo Pierce, one of the musical
leaders of the Potomacs. has returned
after an absence of five months. The
gIee club Is now expected to report for
the winter oeWQelGpk