Evening star., 1909-06-06
SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON. D. c., s,
LOTS OF FUN At
POTOMAC REGATTA
Canoe Races Furnished Inter-
esting Sport for Many
Spectators.

Plenty OF fun. enthusiasm and excite
ment marked the annual regatta of the
potomac Boat Club, held yesterday even
ing opposite the clubhouse near the
Aqueduct bridge. A large crowd of spec
tators watched the races from the bridge.
The balcony. cement platform and float
at the clubhouse We're thronged with
friends OF the contestants. On the river
canoes. gasoline launches and small craft
OF every description were filled with
young men and women and other aquatic
fans. who encouraged their favorites
with lusty cheering. 1t was gaia
evening on that part of the Potomac. and
the cheering and commotion attracted a
large number of the usual Saturday even
which good view of the finish of each
race could be obtained
In addition to the excitement of the
contests, many of which were very close.
broken paddles. men overheard and other
amusing incidents added to the merri-
ment OF the occasion. After the Sched-
uled races impromptu swimming contests
between the oarSmen. who dove into
the water one after another and swan
around and under the crowded canoes,
were watched with much amusement
from the bridge and the clubhouse bal
cony.
Shortly after o'clock the first race.
single canoes. was started at a point
just below the Three Sisters. John Had
ley Richardson, referee, followed the
boats down the course in a motor canoe.
The single canoe race was won by Ed
win Lucas. with Walter Thrall second
and Frank Smith third. Lucas was the
first to win one of the twenty solid gold
buttons offered as prizes. one to each
man who was among the winners in any
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enameled, bearing the inscription P. c. h.
The second race was for double canoes.
Shortly after the boats started down the
course Wayne Hart's paddle broke and
he and his companion. Walter Ihrall;
just escaped being upset Smith and
Lucas crossed the line first; Mckinney
and Randolph, second. and Mueller and
kengla. third.
AS the canoe fours were getting ready
for the next race the boat containing
Kengla, Mueller, Randolph and Mckin-
ney turned over as they left the float, and
occupants, paddles. pillows and other
objects were sent floating around the
river. Everything and everybody was
rescued in a short time, and the accident
delayed the race only a few minutes.
Smith. Lucas, Thrall and Miller were the
members of the winning crew. The crew
that received the ducking came in close
second. The third boat over the line was
manned by Spransy, Underwood, Boul-
ough and Freeman.
Joseph T. Daily and Thomas German
were the only contestants in the single
shell race. which started from a point
about the Three Sisters. Daily won by
several lengths.
The final and most exciting event of the
evening was the eight-oar shell race be
tween the Reds. Whites and Grays. Up
to the end it was anybody's race. and
each boat Tapped the one ahead of 1t as
they crossed the line-Gray first. White
next and Red third
The Gray crew was made up of Ran
dolph. coxswain: Thrall. Spransy, Cor
man. Butler. Freeman, Foster. Bulloush
and Miller, stroke. The Whites We're Slo-
cum, coxswain Richardson. Auerback,
Bell. DAILY. Hart. Pearce, Evans and Ellis.
stroke. The Reds were Mckinney. cox
swain: Keahoe Herman, Smith, Haag.
Mueller, Stohlman. Coultry and Morse
stroke.
After the races the contestants took
short swim in the river. changed their
clothes took some light refreshments and
then entered the crowded ballroom OF
thu clubhouse. where the dancing was
already in progress. That the regatta of
1909 was a great success was the opinion
expressed by many members Of the club
and their guests.