Evening star., 1909-06-06
BoATHOUSE GOSSIP.

The eyes Of aquatic America are at pres
ent focused on the Peoples regatta.
which 10 set annually for the Fourth of
July of each year on the Schuylkill river
at Philadelphia. 1t is the richest regatta
Of the year made so by the fact that the
municipal government of Philadelphia
foots all the bills, and hence the prizes
both 10 the clubs and individual winners
are the richest in value of any regatta
held in the world 1t is the only regatta
that the Potomac River Regatta Associa-
ton yields the palm TO, and then only be-
cause IL has no government to back 1t, or
public spirited people who will assist in
promoting this clean and honest. sport,
a condition that prevents a regatta here
on the Potomac each year.
TIE Peoples always attracts the very
best oarsmen OF America to the banks of
the Schuylkin and reports are to the ef-
feet that this year the attendance of COM
petng scullers and oarsmen will surpass
that OF any period since the regatta be-
came a fixture Every club-and there are
something like sixteen-of Philadelphia
has more than one crew in training for
each event, and this alone will make the
regatta a success but added to these will
be crews from the tWenty-odd clubs of
New York. Brooklyn and vicinity. so a
definite idea of the regatta can be formed
by those who keep posted.
Baltimore is training several crews for
the big regatta, the principal one being
the senior four-oared of the Arundels.
who going out for championship hon.
ors this year with a vim. This crew was
defeated by small margin by the noted
EeSpers last Middle States here on the
Potomac, and this visit To the Peoples
is to even up the sting Of that defeat.
The Arundels and Ariels will also send
junior eight-oared crews, with prospects
OF couple of singles
The senior eight-oared race will be
hummer. as it is very likely the New
York Athletics Maltas Riverside of Bos-
ton. West Philadeiphias. New Rochelles.
Nassaus. and probably the Argonauts OF
Toronto will be at the start
If the Washington clubs intend doing
anything II is not noticeable on the river.
for outside of the green crew rowing
from the Potomacs. no other crews have
been af1oat for three weeks. The senior
crew that rowed at Annapolis on the 18TH
has not been afoat since that day. though
Capt Richardson has vainly tried 10 get
them out. but like all senior crews. they
vii only row when there is something
definite in view. fixed day for re-
gatta. The Potomacs have a grand crew.
but 10 make il a winner il needs constant
practice. as matter OF fact, seniors
need more stiff hard work than the en-
thusiastic juniors. but the Potomac sen
iorS cannot ne induced TO come into such
arguments. The Argonauts and New York
Athletics train the entire year. and this
fine work meets its reward, as they gather
in the medals and other prizes. and gar
nish their trophy rooms with laurel
vreaths OF Victory II is doubtful indeed
II crew of the upper class Of aauatics
will be sent by the Potomacs TO the Peo-
pies and the failure is all due to the men
themselves. who broke training imme-
diately after their defeat at Annapolis I,
will he the first time In the annals of this
regatta that the Potomacs have not been
represented IN the races by sculler or
crew.
Messrs. Ross Perry. jr., and Reed Bull
Tough of the Analostans have received
from Glass & Co. of Philadelphia the
new single shells ordered from that firm
some time last winter. Both boats are
o. the finest workmanship, supplied with
all modern appliances as regards rig and
slides, and are fine ornaments for the
racks of the AnaiCStan house.
Mr.. G. Arthur Bell. formerly stroke Of
the Potomacs' winning crew of 1905, is
coming out again for a place in the
shells. his business being so fixed now
as 10 allow him to row once again.
The decided victory of Cornell over
Harvard Monday last has set the
wiseacres all agoe, and now all sorts Of
predictions are rife as TO the outcome
of the intercollegiate at Poughkeepsie
ion that the freshman crew OF this year
rSit nf od-