Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15
BoATHoUsE GOSSIP.

The promoters of the Potomac river
regatta and water carnival at night
which is scheduled for Saturday, Sep
TENDER IS. feel very much encouraged
over the reparts received from abroad, as
well the interest manifested by the
various departments OF the federal gov
eminent. The publication in The
Star of the prospectus of the
regatta has been extensively COPIED
in the newspapers of all the large cities
and nearly all have taken occasion TO
commend the regatta as a worthy one
to which to send the best representative
crews.
AS was expected. the attendance of
crews and scullers at the National Asso-
citation regatta held at Detroit recent
ly did not come up to expecta-
tons. though il must be stated that those
present certainly We're the pick of
America: but while the association wants
the best. 1t also wants a large list
CT competitors, for the larger the Inst the
easier 1t is TO meet expenses. The crews
of the east want regattas. and the only
one left of Importance is tnat of the
Middle States at New York Labor day,
and President Zappone and his associated
make it the best ever. But there Is
strong antipathy among the clubs, crews
and scullers against the Harlem river
course on account of its inaccessibflity
and the miserable condition of the course
under the most favorable circumstances.
and many will not row there under the
impression tEat the stream does not al
ford a fair test of a crews ability.
Hence with the Potomac regatta follow
ing couple weeks later it is within the
possibilities of king II one of the best
regattas OF the year.
The affair September is is going 10 be
an open one. Every oarsman and sculler
IS welcome 10 come here a"d row for the
valuable prizes. be he from California,
New Orleans Boston. Detroit, Canada.
New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore or
Rirhmord and the maJt rit$ or tie COM
mittee agreed that the more that come
the better satisfied they will be.
1t is within the range of possibilities
also ;hat by inducements the champion
senior eight of the New York Athletic
Club NAV agree to come. provided. Of
course. that the Detroits and ArgonautSr
of Canada would like another try at the
Winged Foot sturdy eight. and as
the Potomacs lave gone into strict work
FOR this event also Il would be much
finer race than the one at Detroit. provid-
ed the crews named above would come.
Then. too. there is a chance to get O'Neil,
ti,a champion single scuiler from Halifax.
whose decided win over Durando Miller
at the National was surprising to the
majority. but not SO TO those In the m
ner circle Miller and Myerhoff of the
Nassaus would gladly come here If they
knew o Nell was on the cards to appear
The vespers OF Philadelphia will no
doubt send down their four to meet their
rivals the Arlndels of Baltimore. while
too. the New York Athletics would cheer
fully send their champion crew along to
try out once again the supremacy ques-
ton i'm that class OF events.
1t is going to be big open regatta, and
the local organizations realizing II. are
working like beavers to get their men for
the rowing races in good shape, and t.ien.
TOO the members o. the canoe organiZa-
tions are out every night Worklng Tor the
events tnat will be set aside for them.
The attraction of the gatta will
be heightened by the cooperation of the
United States Navy, the revenue cutter
service and the fish commission. The
navy will send the cruisers Olympia and
Chicago together with ten torpedo boats,
the cutter service will be represented by
two of it's best ships. the Apache and the
Onondaga, a nd possibly a couple OF seagoing
tugs. while the fish commission will send
two vessels, and these. with the District
of Columbia naval reserves on the Puri-
tan, will form a lane from start to finish
in which the rowing racers. canoes and
motor boats will pull off their events.
They will lay out in the channel In line,
all dressed in holiday attire. and during
the races will act as the starboard side.