Evening star., 1909-08-29

than the average "coxey," is business
all the way through. and knows how and
when to drive his crew to the best ad-
vantage.
In addition to the shell races the Ana
loStan boys have their eyes on the war
canoe race. They have consistently main
tanned their supremacy in war canoe rae
ing for three years, and are prepared to
defend their title against all corners. with
confidence in the result. Capt. Edmonds
has enlisted the assistance of Adrian
Sizer. commodore of the Inter Club Canoe
Association. to help him in this event, as
Sizer is probably the best authority on
canoeing in this city. Rutherford, at
present holder of the single canoe cham
pionship, will represent the Analostans in
that event and expects to retain the title.
In fact. the activity and enthusiasm
which the float officers have instilled into
their men give promise of great results
for the coming regatta, and it is predicted
that their accomplishments will almost
half equal the wonderful tales of Sam"
Maddox. Gus" Crane, Billy McKenny.
Dick Pairo and other old enthusiasts
of the club, which always begin, Now,
when l was boy. We"
At the Potomac Boat Club Coach Demp-
sey Is having his hands full with the
making up of the crews that he desires
to represent the club in the races they
is, of course, heavily Handicapped by the
loss of the use of the racing shell of the
club, the wrecking it received on the
Richmond trip making 1t hors de combat,
and this will be heightened the latter part
of this week. as the shell borrowed to re-
place the wrecked one has got to be re-
turned. This will necessitate the patch
ing up of the old Davies craft for racing
purposes, if the club desires to enter
crews in all the races of the day.
ha ha OF rfnc in
the face, Coach Dempsey and Capt. Rich
ardscn have gone hard at work and are
mapping out the campaign in a most sys-
tematic way, and if things turn as the
the regatta of September IS will find ref
uge in the Potomac house. The use of
the borrowed boat keeps big Wayne Hart
out of his old and accustomed seat, and
every one familiar with rowing hereabouts
knows the great tower of strength Hart
is in the waist of this boat. The men who
are rowing at present in the senior class
are Bell, the old Cornell man; Ellis,
Spransy. Foster, Wallace and Frank Mil
Ter. Smith. Thrall, Morse. Bullough. Ed
Mueller, with Capt. Richardson only as
an emergency man. This crew ought to
be down to hard work and sent to the
Middle States at New York Labor day
as an inducement to bring other clubs
here to our regattas. as the rule prevails
unwritten as it is-that patroniZe our re-
seniors and couple of scullers should go
to New York by all means.
In the junior ranks the absence of a
number of the real good men has some
what kept the crew from being boated as
1t should be in order that the men should
get the four weeks work in consistently
Butler and Keyhoe are away. but among
those at work are Coultry, Evans, Pole
Joe Spransy, Clagett. Allen, Birney, Bor-
gas. kemper, Corcoran and Kengla. 1t Is
k@I <h@k ~ r,,yl
will be on hand Monday. and as all have
signed paper juniors and seniors alike,
rigid and hard work will start in with
no let-up, between this and September 49,
In the sculling contests Davis and Muel-
Ter will represent the Potomacs in the
junior sculls and German in the seniors.
DAILY, the intermediate. being unable to
row.
Lucas, the crack single canoeist Of the
Potomacs, who Is In New Brunswick.
writes home that he is training dc lily for
the events of the 18th, and wants some
one to go in the doubles with him. This
is good news to the Potomac canoe con-
tingent, who believe Lucas is the one to
trim Rutherford of the Analostans.
There is still a sincere regret expressed
everywhere that the Potomacs will not
to take part in the Middle States regatta,
but unless the great handicap Of not hav-
ing a suitable boat to row in is poon
remedied. the club will be In a predica-
ment before the regatta Of the 18th of
September comes around The club Is
experiencing considerable trouble in get
ting the railroad to adjudicate the case,
for while the railroad admits the burden
is on 1t, 1t. like all corporations, is slow
to make settlement. for if this was
settled the club could push things to an
advantage toward a new SHE'LL and be in
fine shape for the rest of the year Coach
Dempsey is working night and day In an
effort to keep the old borrowed boats In
shape, but it is a task away and far be-
yond his skill as workman. The racing
would like to see a crew at
New York, but under the circumstances
it cannot evolve plan to get it there.
Messrs. Butler, the stroke, and Key
hoe, one of the waist men OF the Poto-
macs junior crew, were down to Atlantic
City during the past week, but will report
for duty Monday.
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James Ten Eyck, coach of the Ana los
tans. is the maker of the miniature
sweeps that are sold to all oarsmen as
souvenirs.
Baltimore is going to make another big
fight for the Middle States regatta in
1910. and to further that end both the
Arundels and Ariels will send four crews
and scullers to advertise their city at the |
regatta this year. Both clubs will enter |
eights in the junior and intermediate
classes, the Arundels will send their |
senior four to meet the New York Ath- |
letics. while gigs and scullers will make |
IN tho ofhers