Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08


every event will be a race that the devo-
tees of rowing would cross continents to
witness, and. of course, great crowds
will be attracted here to see the regatta.
Il am sure Washington will have q
big crowd of sightseers here, as from in
formation received excursion parties are
being made up from Canada and our
hotels are already receiving bookings for
this particular week"
Committees Start Work.
The committees who are to canvass the
city for funds will start out Monday. and
they anticipate they will receive a warm
welcome from our people, who are ia
miliar with the object, something to ad-
vance the interest of Washington as the
center for all such international gather
ings The committee that is looking after
the official program, has met with cordial
support even at this early stage, and Is
now sanguine that the souvenir part OF
the entertainment will reflect credit on
what hustlers oarsmen of the Potomac
really are when they once get started.
The first gun in behalf of the regatta
fund was sent off last Monday night at
sent the local committee was most graft
flying in every respect. A packed house
greeted splendid play. and the financial
returns make good starter for the
uedVy the CluD mas dSSuIucu u
give Washington an absolutely free show
next August. 1t was typical Potomac
crowd, with a setting of four boxes filled
with members Of the Analostan Club.
The medals. banners and trophies Of
this championship regatta are all made
under the control of the national COM
mittee in New York. and the local COM
mittee have absolutely nothing to do with
the same. excepting that they have to
pay the treasurer of the national asso-
|pfo ion, tho frr1l NJ
mittee would like to give the contracts to
some of our local merchants, but as they
nave no say in the matter it is out OF
the question.
nations and program will meet Friday
next at the boathouse of the Potomacs,
in order to hear reports and make plans
for the pushing of their work to a more
decided SUCCESS. At this meeting q state
ment will be made in regard to the CO.
operation OF the, Washington Chamber
Of Commerce. body of patriotic WASH
ingtonians, that is expected to do much
for the regatta through a feeling Of civic
pride.
May Add to Program.
The local regatta committee is con-
sidering the question of asking the ma
tional association the privilege of adding
couple of races to the events, and If
it consents to the tentative plan of the
locals two events will be added that will
be pleasing to the oarsmen OF this city,
as we'll as Baltimore. Philadelphia. New
York and Richmond. Both will be con-
tests that would naturally attract q large
number of entries.
The Detroit Boat Club. unquestionably
the richest boat club in the world, and
possessing the most expensive clubhouse
on the famous Belle Isle. near Detroit,
will send a senior and intermediate eight
cared shell crew here in August. The
crews Of the Detroits are Always first
class. and they will no doubt make these
two better than ever before.
The senior eight-oared shell race will
be the one bright stellar contest Of the
championship meeting. Think of such
crews as the New York Athletic. Argo-
nauts of Toronto, Detroits Of Detroit,
West Philadelphians. Arundels of Balti-
more, Maltas of Philadelphia, Hariems of
New York. Riversides Of Boston and our
only champions, Potomacs, and you have
one Of the finest fleets of fast crews on
this side of the Atlantic, and there will
be others in the list just as good.