Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05

hump and. becoming progressive. are push
ing things. Coach Dempsey, while wei
coming the antasonism as good thing
for rowing in general still scents danger.
and he is ding longing his pets every
night with a vengeance. Then last but
not least, Coach Ten E,yck. man who
never admits defeat. with nothing to lose
and everything to gain. Is pushing things
along over among the Apao ans. and
there is no getting away from il they are
surely going some. and they singly and
collectively have one grand idea i'll view
and that is to defeat Potomacs.
With these four fights among the four
clubs with the four coaches, Ten Eyck,
Dempsey, Vail and Rice, in the thickest
of tho melee one can readily form an
idea of the rivalry between the two cities
and what a memorable struggle the shell
contests of September is promise 10 pro-
duce when the crews line up awaiting
the starters signal to go.
While all the races will be tiptop ones
in every respect. there is no question that
the junior eight-oared race will be the
master event of the day and will thrill
the crowd from start to finish. 1t is
known to a certainty that the entries will
be Potomacs, Analostans. Ariels, Arun-
dels and Virginias of Richmond. five
crews so evenly matched that it Is prob
able a blanket will cover them ali at the
finish. and it's toss up to name the win
it has been in a boat race long before
the finish line is reached
In the canoe part of the regatta there
is just as much rivalry OH tap and the
knights Of the paddle are working
like TrojanS to get themselves and crews
in shape for the regatta. and while there
may be no outside entries, the rivalry
among the clubs and unattached ca
noeists is just as intense as that going
on among the devotees OF the SOULS and
lnr.y -,
the .analostans and Washington Canoe
Club will be an important event, and the
sixteen paddles in each canoe Will make a
contest just as exciting as the eight oars
in the rowing portion of the regatta.
There will be entries from the Washing
ton, kolumbia. High Island. Sycamore,
Old Dominion Potomac and -analostan
clubs and the large number of unat-
tached men who boat from the public
houses.
Motor Boat Events.
In the motor boat race events which
will be five in number, and which marks
a beginning for such sport in this city.
our people have a treat in store for they
are to see some extraordinarily fast mo-
toring here on the Potomac. When one
ealizes that in the distance races some
Of the boats will travel at a thirty-mile-
IL,
the wonderful sight to be expected. They
will start the program, and while the
long distance races are Oh some of the
shorter races for shells and canoes viii
be pulled off 1t is expected that some
of the fastest speed crafts of New York
Philadelphia and Baltimore will come
here to try conclusions with our local
ones-August Belmont. Gray Bal Mac,
KIDD and others-and many of the owners
hold to the opinion that the local craft
will give their wash To any of the out
siders.
The night carnival is AN assured sue
cess. a last week Acting Secretary of the
Navy Winthrop ordered the torpedo boat
squadron, under command of Lieut.. Com
mander Frederick N Freeman, L. s. n,
to assemble at Washington September
II. to take part in the celebration: This
squadron consists OF twelve craft-ten
torpedo boats and two torpedo boat de-
stroyers-and they will form distinctive
feature of the great affair. The boats
ordered here are the destroyers McDon-
ough and Worden, and torpedo craft
Blakey, Stringham, Shubrick, Thornton.
Tingey. Wilkes. Stockton. Dupont, Porter
and Biddle. This is the largest fleet
of Uncle Sans lighting stock seen Oh oar
river since the ante-bellum days, and the
first time in it's history that the powerful
destroyers have ever been here at all.
During the regatta they will form lane
through which the contestants will race,
all others keeping back or in line. At
night they will be portion OF the fleet
to escort odd Kin. Co.e,' and will be
beautifully decorated.
Best Work on River.
The Analostans, under Ten Eyck. are
showing the best work on the river, and
Capt Edmonds is elated, as are the rest
of the organization. 1at the prospects.
which seemingly grow better every day.
The men are just as enthusiastic, and re-
port promptly each day, so there is no
trouble i'm getting out the best material
in the organization.
The Potomacs. while working hard, still
have the signal of distress flying over the
boat question and the lack OF prompt
ness on the part of some OF the oarsmen.
Can't Richardson has his hands full, and
Coach Dempsey Is making the fight of
his life to bring honors to the club. but
things are dubious on account of the
lack of proper boating facilities. Things
will brighten up next week. When all the
men away on pleasure trips VIII return 10
the city.
tatives from this city at the Mlddle
States regatta. which will be pulled on
tomorrow. Labor day. at New YORK, a
score of the devotees of the sport VIII
leave for that place tonight in order TO
be on hand to see the races The entry
list is an extremely large one this year.
not quite up to the Potomac river record
of 1908. but much larger than the Har-
lem River club anticipated. hence all the
events have filed and there will be no
narrow victories. Interest hereabout will
from Baltimore, as both Ariels and Arun
dels have made strenuous efforts to send