Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
BoATH0USE GOSSIP.

! tionsI aviation meet next year IL would
~ an excellent idea to run OF an inter
| ma tional regatta here on the river as ar
/ additional attraction during the period OF
| the skv-circling meet. They argue that
the coming Of so many hundred interested
people from abroad to participate in the
| aero affair would serve to bring here
! also from foreign cliInes many OF the
| best oarsmen of the world. This view oil
the matter is held by those prominent In
promoting regattas here I'm the past ten
years as they are confident That the Dig
rowing feature could be financed at that
time more successfully than at any other
period they having in view. or course.
the securing OF the greatest regatta OF
the year, that Of the National Associa'
ton Of Amateur Oarsmen. This regatta
is the one dream OF those mentioned as
back OF all regattss held here. for since
tho opening Of the first successful rcsat-
"a in 1902. that Is, under the auspices OF
the present association, they nave neen
having the way. by holding first-class
race meets, in order to get up courage to
invite the National Association TO visit
Washington, and this year OF 1910 seems
most propititions to spring ii on the peo-
pie. II IS the only regatta needeo JUST
now to bring back to the Potomac river
the prestige II enjoyed back In the sos
and early '9Os, when big regattas were
an annual occurrence in this vicinity.
On the other hand, there Is a strong
minority VINO nOlO 10 tHe iucd thdt dS
the city of Baltimore will. beyond a
shadow of a doubt receive the right to
pull off the Middle States regatta next
September 1t would be a bad stroke OF
policy for the Potomac River Association
to enIeayor to hold another regatta of such
character ono month ahead OF the
Middle States. 1t is held by these peo-
pie that the rowing clubs of the country
would not care to go south twice in the
same year, and as Baltimore has been
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Middle States it should be the duty of
our local oarsmen to stand aside and
give the Middle States free chance to
catch a big list of entries. A prominent
at the head and front Of all the regattas
held in the last ten years, says this ar
gument does not hold water. for COM
parison of the list of entries of the Ma
tional Association and the Middle states
during the past three years will prove
that the list of the former is entirely
different from that of the Middle States.
The entries at the National Association
regatta are bona fide champions In the
various classes from the sections where
residing. while that of the Middle States
is made up generally OF the second and
third rate of scullers and oarsmen. 1t
would not affect the list OF entries what
ever to have the National in Washington
and the Middle States In Baltimore. ex-
cept 1t might possibly tend to increase
the list at the Baltimore affair There
is plenty of room for both regattas, and
the local committee will make no mis-
take in making fight to secure the re-
gatta, and therefore serve to bring once
more into international view the Po-
tOmac river course.
The Analostans have developed quite
a ball team, and they have put quietus
on the claims Of others for the cham
pionship. At the last oyster roast on
Tclo han H.
ington Canoe champs" pretty good
beating. They are waiting for more
victims.
Mr.. Waldo Pearce OF the Potomacs.
who IS now finishing up his course in
date for the leading crews in the spring.
He has also notified the Potomacs that
he is also a candidate for the interme-
date eight next year.
The Potomacs will hold an important
meeting Wednesday night at their boat
house, at which questions will arise look
ing forward to the improvement Of their
present quarters to meet the demands
made on them by their increased member
regatta here on the Potomac river during
1910. will be thrashe1 over and finally
settled.
BY order OF the superintendent OF
bridges of the District the Potomacs have
erected a guard rail extending from their
entrance gate to the stairway leading into
their structure. This was ordered by the
District in order to avert any one walk
ing off into the causeway OF the old canal
that used to run across the Aqueduct
bridge into Virginia.
The report that Shepherd and Fuessell.
the American champions at double SOULS,
would GO abroad next season to compete
at the Henley and the German regattas.
will have to be taken with grain or
salt From past experience OF Ameri-
cans who have gone to the blue ribbon
event OF England it can be written down
as an assured fact that the pair would
not he acceptable as amateurs In the
sense that the stewards of the Henley
regatta interpret the definition OF such.
They would not be allowed TO start and.
moreover, il Is probably true that the
National Association would not risk an
Endorsement of Shepherd and Fuesseil
after the sad experience Of 1903, when the
Vespers visited England. and the more
recent one of Marley and Muicahy at the
German regattas.
Coach Bill Newman of the Georgetown
University foot ball squad is one Of the
best oarsmen Courtney ever turned out at
Cornell College. When II was suggested
some years ago the picking of all
American eight to 60 to the Henley. nine
tenths of the aquatic authorities selected
Newman as one of the crew. When not
drilling the foot ball squad he can gen
orally be found down at the Potomac
boathouse with his old crOnies from
Cornell who are members OF the Po-
tomacs.
For some reason unexplained the work
on the new home of the Riverside Boat
and Canoe Club has not progressed during
the past two weeks. The piles are in
place and the stills set, but no workman
has been seen there during all of the
pleasant weather OF the past weeks.
President McCord and his building COM
mittee are losing good time In not push
ing the work.
Work has commenced in earnest at the
Washington canoe house over their con-
templated five-thousand- dollar improve
ment to their home. President Whpple
says when ell the work is finished IL will
be the prettiest and contest canoe club
house in America, surprising the best on
the Charles river Of Massachusetts, which
Is noted for its many fine clubhouses The
club expects to have the whole improve
ment completed in time for a Christmas
time warming.
Foot ball is Turing many OF the oars
men to the gridirons. as Sheridan OF the
Analostsns and Hart. Lucas and Ellis
and with George Washington. Spransy
and Bullough with Tech" Randolph
with Western, while many others are
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