Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-22
Morton c. Stout 4 Co., ' e! e.!

he has induced more candidates to come
out than ne has boats to accommodate
the host. and many have taken to double
| outrigger rowing in order to get in some
preliminary work. tie has about twenty
two good candidates. and # the racing
committee succeeds III landing either Ten
Eyck or Dick Glendon of Naval Academy
fame to coach them for the big event 1t
goes without saying that the Analostans
will be a reckoning element in the races.
The club will make decided play
for the junior four and junior eight Dared
contests, and if all the prospects come
to pass as expected, it may not be
strange to see the Old club enter senior
crew in the Fights.
I The Potomacs, despite being crippled by
the wreclSing of their racing shell. started
In for hard work Tuesday. Capt. Richard
son having secured the temporary use of
another boat for the time being. which
Coach Dempsey rugged UP to suit the
emergency. Of course, every one expects
to see the PotomacS active. and Capt.
Richardson and the racing committee IN
tend to see that everything is done TO
keep their colors at the head OF every
thing locally, and for that purpose every
thing will be massed Oh the shell con-
tests. 1t is the hope OF the Potomacs
events and, with that pose III view,
the racing committee is endeavorinS to
secure a suitable double scul, four-oared
and new eight-oared shell, to get their
crews we'll boated. They are going TO
make the affair a big output OF the
available oarsmen of the organization,
and hope TO realize enough from their
excursion Monday evening TO pay all
debts of the regatta, as they nave promise
Of a big crowd, If all reports are true.
II ought q he OEGrnOW AFFAIR.
The Washington Canoe Club. under the
leadership of Nj. 0. u. Whlpple and
Lawrence Eberbach, Will make a great
showing in the canoe end Of the regatta
and the night carnival, on the river They
are determined to win from the Analostans
the championship in war canoes. the
most spectacular event In canoeing, ana
will start i'll ii once to get the doughty
sixteen men out for the race, and, in
cdentally. the beautiful prizes. They VIII
make a showing worthy OF the city and
club, aud hope to see many outside
entries.
The Potomacs met with d much more
serious affair on their Richmond trip
than the defeat the Virginias administer
tG TO ClCIll III TIC ItSdlld oii lLiC JtikiiNo
The Potomacs had their own baggage
car for the transportation OF their racing
shell, and nothing else should have been
allowed III the car, but unfortunately
some OF the baggage men of the road
dumped u lot of trunks III on the home
ward trip and what happened caH
easily be guessed. the racing boat was
smashed and ruined for all future use.
Il places tie club III bad way for Il
racing boat, it will be almost impos-
siDie to secure one Tor the regatta OF
tne NJ ddle States and later i'll the Poto-
mae river affair September is 1t was
culpab!e negligence on the part Of the
railroad, and while it Will have To make
good, il does rot help the Potoniacs, as
nom. OF the boat builders mas any in
stock, they all being butt - order and
hence it wi put the local boys under IA
hardship if they try 10 use one of tile old
craft Of the club.
II has been disastrous year for the
Eotomacs, who usually make good in
some OF the resattas. but 80 fax they
haven't had a run Tor the money. and
aow 20 have their priced racing BOAT
smashed Up kind OF rubs it in OH the To-
ca. champions.
Tie AIuE0eis Of Baltimore have had
Downright hard lack with their senior
tour-oareJ crew this Year, which aGded
to v hat they claim d case Of ''robbns''
makes Il even harder for the leaders OF
Baltimore aquatics. Iacy lest at the
Harlem by uiSlap 10 number two while
leading the race. we're tou,cd by the Yes
pars July 1 at philadelpAia aud they
claim very strenuoualy that ut the Ma
uonal the officials robbed them Of the
victory they won in the eyes and verdict
OF the public. They viii go To the Middle
states and here September Is to make
40 for laurels lost by hard iuck and rob
peIy. which would never happen iii a i'u-
tulnac river regatta.
In the opinion CT experts 81 the Ma
tional regatta, the senior four-oarec
races were far superior 10 the eight
cared races. because the foug-oare
crews as such were much better crews
than the eishtS were Of their class Non
if that senior crew of the Potomacs mad
only trained fo- that event they should
have trained there would have been one
good crew entered at least and the
ctafnoionShiD would rest here