Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
B0ATH0USE GOSSIP.

So successful was the recent smoker Of
ance and the nature of the show, that the
committee In charge has decided to re-
peat and enlarge the scope to a much
greater scale. It Is proposed to hold the
affair at a downtown resort and to secure
some Of the best talent from the boat
clubs Of New York, Philadelphia and Bal
timore as attractions for the evening
This committee, Of which Mr.. E. Richard
Gasch is chairman. Is bus,ly at work
mapping out the big carnival OF sports
and says it will be the finest ever held in
Washington.
Mr.. Clarence Dunbar Davis OF the Poto-
macs will probably forsake single sculling
and devote all Of his leisure moments to
developing motor boat affairs. His new
craft has been thoroughly overhauled,
equipped with new engines and electric
lights. and will be an admirable boat for
cruising parties during the season. Mr..
Davis thinks of arranging several motor
boat regattas during the summer.
The determination Of the students of
Georgetown College to 60 ahead and get
two crews ready for the American Henley
reflects credit on the freshman class and
the youngsters of the prep The rigid
training stunts of these two crews will
keep things lively on the river during the
spring season and will be enhanced con-
siderably by the work Of the local clubs
at their work.
Mr.. Eugene Herman. the champion soul
Ter Of the Ariels. and who is also a mem
Der Of the Potomacs. was visiting in the
city during the week. and inspected the
new home OF the latter. Mr. Herman won
the junior prize at the 'People's' last
summer. and will go out after the inter
mediate championship this year. and with
his brother will row In the double SOULS
also. He is having built by Davy Of Cam
bridge two new boats. q single and a dou-
be under the direction OF Coach Harry
Vail.
The New York Athletic rowing commit
tee is hunting high and low for material
necessary to keep up the standing of its
champion eight. Four of last years
crew have rowed their last race and these
places have got to be filled by good men,
says the committee.
The rowing men of Boston. backed up
by the unanimous support OF the New
determined fight to secure the national re-
gatta for this year. They are a very
lively combination, and. headed by the
Boston Athletic Association, generally
land all prizes when they 60 out after
them.
At the Middle States regatta last Sep
TENDER the regatta committee made 1t
rather pleasant for Mr.. Edgemont Gray.
the well known artist, and that gentleman
was profuse In his thanks for the cour-
tesies extended. Last week he sent the
club one Of his sketches. "A Glimpse Of
the Chesapeake Canal" the scene being
the view from the Aqueduct bridge look
ing toward the city. Good judges of such
work pronounce the sketch as a master
piece and it will be properly framed and
hung in the reception room of the club
house.
The Old Dominions have accepted the
old eight-oared shell Of the Potomacs as
gift. and will proceed to refit same and
get in trim for pleasure rowing down near
their boathouse 1t will require some out
lay to fix up the shell, but once fitted up
the Old Dominions will never regret the
expense
It sounds like fairy tale to read that
up at Cornell College Coach Courtney has
something like five hundred candidates for
his crews. and then to hear Coach Joe
Rice. at Columbia, wailing because Of the
lack Of interest among his men. Rice
has threatened to leave If the students
do not show more interest.
The Virginia Club Of Richmond will
make another attempt this summer to
land some of the prizes at Philadelphia
or at Baltimore. IL the Middle States is
held at that place. Richmond has live
ly bunch Of hustlers. and should be able
to get out an extremely fast crew. Capt.
Carpenter is 2 hustler himself, and may
push things along more aggressively this
year.
Bob Murray. one Of the most Jealous
oarsmen Of the Potomacs, has kept In fine
fettle all during the present winter, and
would by only a weeks work on the water
he ready to row the race of his life. He
is very anxious to get a chance at the
Naval Academy.
It is positively announced that this is
the last season that Joe Daily will repre-
sent the Potomacs in the single scull
class, which led Supt Bromley to remark
the. ten years now counted OUT