Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-20
ECHOES From SATURDAYS
RACES.

hAOIHO.
Hardly had the sun passed from view
behind George Washington Park on
Saturday evening before the crews of
the Alexandria boats that took psrt IN
the Washington races we're back home
wiser, il not sadder, sports. The result
was no surprise to the Alexsnddaus
when they reached the starting poiot
and heard the handicap announced. 10
other words they knew they we're beaten
before they started. But like true sports,
az the captains OF the home boats knew
protest would be OF no avail, they took
heir medicine and looked as pleasant as
The circumstances would permit. 10
the FIRST place the Augusta" owned
by Admiral OslmeS, the recognized fast
eat ee-botiOm boat of her class on the
river had to give handicap to the
"Teaser," generally considered semi
speed boat, and the latter should have
been 10 the clsss with the speed boats.
Then the "Try-to," owned BY Mr..
Joseph Moore, had to give the ''Kindo"
"a we'll as ell The other boats handicap,
when the fact conlrOnts those who know,
this boat never was the equal of the
"Kindo" or never proved herself supe-
rior to either of the others 10 the race.
The same "kick" was registered by the
owners of the other Alexandria boats,
bat with no avail. The race between
the motor boats resulted ss follows:
Open launch class: Usnticsl miles
Won by the Erd; owner, E ]. Higgins;
rating, 5S.5. Time, lii. 5m. los. /;
second, the Nav; owner, A. O. HUI
liugs; rating, 4S 4; third, the Dolores;
owner, Fl. y. Lybra1d; rating, 80 8.
Hunting cabin and standing top
launch class; 8 nautical miles-Won by
the Teaser; owner, Frank Sanford; rat
ing, 1919. Time SIM; second, the
Amethyst; owner, R. B. Benson; rating,
80 8; third, the Bsveri'; owner, Frank
Symonoskie; rating, 81.
Cabin launch class; 10 nautical miles
Protected the boats finished SO follows:
the Gregory; owner, A. n. Gregory;
rating, so. Time, In. 49m. 1.5s /;
second, The Alter; owner, ]. A. Maroon
nier; rating, 4S l; third, the Margaret
d. owner, O. II. Duffy; rating, 81.
There we're seven starters 10 whale
boats from the torpedo Aoiilla aud the
crew from the "5triugham" won the
race.
The novelty race for the fremen of
the hotilIa, with shovels as paddles, was
won by the 6remen Of the "ShubriCk. h."
The following was the result 10 the
contest between the shells and sculls
Junior eight-Oared shels-Won by
Potomac Boat Club; time, 5:46:O9.
Junior single sculls Won by Carl J.
Mueller Potomac B at Club; time,
7:l4:04
intermediate eight-oared shells-Won
by Ariel Rowing Club, Baltimore; time,
$4,000.
Intermediate single sculls-Won by
Carl L. Belcher, Malta Boat Club, Phil
sdelphis; time, 1880.
Canoe race, mixed dOubles-Won by
Edward Scbmilt and Miss MarstoD,
Warrington Canoe Club; time 3:42.
Senior eight.oared shells-Won by
Potomac Boat Olub; time, $4,000.
Championship canoe singles; one-ihird
Of a mile-Won by A. F. Lucas, POto
mac Boat Olub; time, 4:04 8.
Gutter race between naval militia and
revenue cutter Apache-Won BY Apache;
time, STA. |
Canoe race; championship doubles;
one-third of a mile-Won by G. Skinker
and W, R. GsrreI, Washington Canoe
Olub; time, $40.
Senior angle sculls-Won By Guy L.
Belcher, Mslts Boat Club, Philadelphia;
time, 5:29 1.6.
Junior four-osred shells--Won no
Ariel Rowing CLUB, Baltimore; iI,ne
6:27.
War csuOe-Wou by Wash ,iuetop ia.
noe Club; time, 1929.
Canoe club fours-Won hv s,n,r,r,
Island Canoe Oiub; time, S:OI 81
Ssmispeed launch elsa> rs ueuticsl
miles-Won by the GRAY Bat. own err ].
E. b ttenheld; rating 1913 Time. lib.
on I6s.; second, y ,e Belmont. owner,
NJ NJ f. Eooey; Ring, II 5; thlrl, the
1874.
The Az xsndriaus will arrange to have
! :, lris' "a the near future OF the speed OF
'h We bosls that took part In Saturday IS
'"ees and q few others, and they expet t
to have the course from Shepherds
shsrf to Fort Hunt wbsrf and rttoru-
Considerable doubt exists in the minds
OF the Alexaudrisng as TO whether either
Of the Washington boats could win with
a fair handicap. Nevertheless the own
ere report good time and = successful \
regatta.