Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05
POTOMAC REGATTA
To Be A CORKER
Committee Expects to Pull
Off TWenty-0ne Events
on Program.

Tie committee in charge of the Po-
tomac river regatta and night carnival
is mapping out the most extensive pro-
gram of races that was ever pulled off
in a single days regatta, and many of
the skeptical are of the opinion that it
is entirely too large for comfort 1t
has arranged for twenty different
events, and if the projected race between
the navy people is added it means twen-
ty-one contests.
This is an extremely large number, but
as five of them are motor boat races,
the committeeman are sangune they can
pull the entire number off OH schedule
time, and that, too, by starting the
first race promptly at l o'clock in the
afternoon.
The list of events as scheduled is as
follows, given In the order that each race
will start:
Motor boats, Is to rs feet, motor boa IS,
70 TO 10 feet; Junior eight-oared shells,
single canoes, single SOULS. juniors;
cruising motor boats. 10 feet and over;
four-oared shells, seniors; naval militia
cutter race semi-speed motor boats I'M
der eighteen feet. double canoes, eight
cared shells, intermediate: motor boa Is,
high speed: single SOULS. intermediate
canoes for four, junior four-oared shells,
relay canoe races, canoes. mixed doubled :,
senior single SOULS, senior eight red
shells, war canoes, cutter race, sixteen
oars tprobable).
Of All Variety.
This is a galaxy of events that will
please the most ardent aquatic man, for,
outside of sailing craft, it includes every
variety of type which thrills and holds
tl,n -f,,
races are being pulled or steamed off
over the mapped out course OF course,
it is only conjectural as yet. as to the
entries in the rowing events, though il is
known that Washington, Baltimore and
Richmond will send out their very best
men to battle for the extremely costly
and valuable prizes that Will so to the
Individual winners and clubs represent
ed i'm each event. Even though no other
cities send scullers or crews to particl-
pate the fact that Baltimore and WASH
ington will have crews in each partlcu-
lar rowing contest is sufficient TO arouse
the keenest interest between the two
cities, and 1t can be stated with au-
thority that Baltimore will send over
lively bunch of rooters from both Arlels
and Arundels. who first want TO defeat the
other. and secondly. to see Baltimore
annihilate Washington. 1t would he a
great inter-city meet and would really
excite more interest in q measure should
there ne no other entries, and there
are many who hope there will he no
others here.
1t is going to be fight to a finish be-
tween four of the ablest trainers in
America. and each one is already bend
ing huge efforts to send his colors
across the line first There is the vet
eran Harry Vail of the Ariels making
the fight of his life. as bad luck has fol
lowed him around this year and II he ca n
win laurels here, or by defeating his local
antagonist. Arundels. he will in a meas
ure wipe out the stings of defeat of the
year and re-establish himself in the hearts
and faith of those who follow the Ariel
colors. The Arundels, under Rice, are
fighting to maintain their supremacy now
aloft in Baltimore. and also to defeat the
Potomacs. who for the past five years
have been rubbing in defeats with a too
free brush TO please the doughty Balti-
mOreanS.
Analostan Looks Strorg.