Evening star., 1909-05-23
BoATH0USE GOSSIP.

Inc uSuai SQudDDle over tHc< dhho1i
election of members of the executive com
mittee OF the National Association OF
Amateur Oarsmen is on, and while 1t does
not affect the representative from this
section the usual interest is being mani
| tested. The terms of Messrs. Jonn j.
Schaab of ST. Louis. Judge James G.
| Tighe of Brooklyn, Charles W. Pri8en-
danz of Philadelphia and John 0. Regan
of New York expire by Limitation, and
| they are candidates for reelection and
/ will be returned in the usual way. The
dissatisfied element of the national asso-
| citation has for years contended tnat tnere
/ should be changes made In the way oi
! electing officers, and that clubs carried
| on the roll of membership simply for the
| purpose of keeping certain members on
| the executive committee should De Darreu
| from participation in the proceedings OF
the association. Only about One-nftn OF
! the clubs carried on the rolls of the ma
| tional association are active boating or
ganizations, never hold even club regattas
! and never participate in any OF the an
nual rowing fixtures held in various sec
tionS of the country, and the active Doat-
| ing organizations want to get rid OF these
| barnacles in order that the prestige OF
| the association may be increased. But SO
| strongly are the leading lights OF the ex-
| ecutive committee intrenched in the al
| fairs of the association that each year
| they manipulate the alleged clubs by OBJ
| tanning proxies from them, and thereby
| continue themselves in power. The west
Philadelphia Boat Club, one OF the most
progressive clubs in the country, has
vainly tried to rid the list of membership
| Of these clubs, but each time Secretary
| Fortmeyer and his satellites have de-
| feated the move by the holding or prox-
| les, thereby thwarting the move to purify
the organization. The same fight Will take
| place this year, and the same result Will
follow and each year the disgust toward
xrylti In
| decided trend toward an aff1liation with
| the American association, whose regatta
was held at Philadelphia. The national
association will be much stronger or
ganization when the personnel OF It's ex-
| ecutive committee is made up of men OF
| higher standing, men elected by active
| clubs present and voting and not those
| whose merit is only brought about by
| working dead clubs for proxies 1t IS
| time to make clean sweep.
A condition confronts the Potomac
Boat Club, and to meet the measure
sauarely, the board of governors has Is
sued call for a general meeting wed
nesday June 2. in order to discuss the
affairs of the club. There are two sides
! to the question one claiming that the
club is deveting too much time and money
| to regattas and not enough for social
features around the clubhouse. and nence
the board Of governors is anxious to get
L the membership pItoClt, III OiuSi ~ o.
over the affairs of the club in all Its
phases Every member of the club will
| be present, as the discussions show that
| the entire membership is all worked up
| over the question.
| The Analostans are contemplating start
| ing their regular work Monday. as Capt.
Townsend is of the opinion that too
much time has already been lost to the
members who desire to come out for
nl,o,v$ hot c1YYIS
| ed OF some months ago?
| Many inquiries are made as to the poor
| showing of the Potomacs at An
napolis Saturday OF the previous week
While it is generally admitted that the
Navy crews were in better physical shape
than our locals, the fact is apparent that
| the neglect in not placing wash boxes on
the boat had much to do with the defeat,
as the Potomac boat was more than nan
full of water ere it had gone thirty rect.
| Still, said a prominent officer, our crews
were outclassed and Navy won de-
servedly popular race.
| Sanction has been given the Hudson
and Mohawk Rowing Association Tor lts
| first annual regatta at Troy, N. T., sat
urday. June Il. The regatta VII! pe
rowed over the famous Laureate Boat
Club course, made so by the many his
toric races in which the Beaverwicks.
Albanys. Mutuals and Atalantas used to
compete against one another in the great
days Of 1876 to 1885.
1t goes without saying that the Poto-
macs are very much cut up over the
failure of Yale to make good in the pro-
jected race the latter part of the present
month at New Haven. The New York
Sun Friday of last week announced that
Yale had called the race off, and so san
hA pnfornacS that the Stafp-
| ment was a mistake that they authori-
tatively denied 1t, but the receipt of the
letter showed that Yale had the matter
settled last Thursday. In letter from
at Yale, received since the letter from
President Perrin withdrawing the chal-
lenge, he states that he was extremely
sorry the match had to be given up and
hoped that next spring they would be In
position to accept the offer of the
Potomacs to become their guests and
have several friendly matches. "The
offer of the Potomacs," said Mr.. Ken
nedy, has made quite an impression on
the rowing authorities and may be ac-
cepted."
workers in the Analostan Club, has been
compelled to give up his membership in
the club.
Messrs. Wallace Miller and Frank
Smith will enter the open races of the
canoe clubs Memorial day.
Robert Slocum and G. Arthur Bell of
the Potomacs have returned to the
haunts Of the clubhouse after an alb
sence of several weeks.
There was quite an exodus Of oarsmen
from the city to be present at the Amer
lean Henley at Philadelphia, while the
greater crowd went down to, Annapolis
to see the race between Navy and the
Syracuse University eight-oared crews.
Claude r. %appone, lately elected
president of the Middle States Associa-
ton. has gone to st. Louis on matters
Of personal business.
The next important regatta of interest
to our local Oarsmen is that called the
Peoples at Philadelphia July next. This
Is the event for which the city Of Phila-
delphia annually votes 5000 to foot all
necessary bills. The prizes are always
rich and beautiful, and naturally the
entry list is always filled with top-notch-
ers. It is sure the Potomacs will attend
while 1t is also probable that the Ana
| lostans and Old Dominions will be there.
Franz Greer the American oh rpiop ia