The Washington herald., 1910-08-12
ALL In READINESS
FOR Big REGATTA


States and Canada. Prizes valued at
So, 900 are up for competition.
The visiting crews are all quartered at
the Arlington Hotel. President James
lPilkington, who w.n act as referee. ar
rived late yesterday afternoon, and
greeted old friends at the Potomac Boat
Club. He was enthusiastic over the COM
ing events This regatta will be the
biggest affair in the history OF the sport
on this side of the water" he declared.
There are a number of features new to
local rowing enthusiasts. First Of all,
there will be no trial heats. Then again,
the distance has been cut from one mile
and a half to one mile and a quarter.
Local interest, OF course, centers on
the showing Of the Potomac Boat Club
oarsmen, senior and Junior eights and
junior four-oared crews. In to-day's pro-
gramme only the Potomac junior eight
will be seen in action This crew is
entered in the Junior and intermediate
events and while they will have TO meet
some mighty fast sweep handlers, Coach
lGlendon believes they will make a good
showing He is not predicting a victory.
but says his charges will put up game
/ fight.
While all the crews were In the river
last night, launch bearing such experts
as Joe Wright. Pat Dempsey Jim Rice.
Eugene Buckley. rowing expert on the
Boston Globe, and DR.. Walter B. Peet,
who is covering the regatta for the New
|, York World. expressed themselves freely
at the good form displayed by both the
Potomac senior and junior eights.
They all declared that these boats
showed better form than any Of the
others. but were unable 10 get a line on
the speed. as the oarsmen were not hit
ting up a fast stroke.
The Virginia Boat Club Of Richmond
sent It's eight-oared racing shell 20 the
National Capital yesterday morning.
The crew, with Coach Hecox, will leave
this morning and go straight 10 the quar-
ters assigned without a trial spin on the
course.
Various causes make the outlook very
blue. But the men Of the crew seemed
bent on sticking to the end. so they are
going TO race whether crippled or not
!
date eight-cared events is as follows:
I. Smith; ?. Forest g. MacWellford or
Watt: 4. Johnson; {. Lum Wexford; s.,
Tyler: :. Saville; stroke. Wheat. cox
swain, Waddey-
Practically every one OF the crews en-
tered in the regatta arrived in town last
night First 10 appear were the Ottawa
, and Argonaut boat clubs from Canada.
All looked TO be In the best Of condition,
and according 20 their coach are rowing
smoothly and will be heard from in to-
days races.
Before o'clock the Detroit. Central
Riverside, Vesper. Nassau. and the New
York Athletic clubs had registered at
the hotel desk and were on their way 10
e the Potomac Boat Club TO take a trial
I spin over the course. Some difficulty was
experienced by the coaches IN being able
20 obtain the use Of fast motor boats in
which to watch their crews. many OF
them having to use SOULS IN which TO
accomplish their work.
BY O'Clock last night ali OF the crews
had arrived with the exception Of the
Virginia Boat Club, Of Richmond. Va.
which viii probably lose the services OF
their star oarsman. a. J. SavTlle. who is
rowing No. on the junior eight. 1t was
not decided 70 send crew until yester-
day. There will be a big shake-up in the
2 crew. Coach c. z. Hecox finding it better
to shift D. J. Tyler, who was stroking
D the crew, 10 no. G. A. c. Hazlett being
removed
Up TO late hour last evening the Cen
tral Boat Club OF St Louis. had not re-
2 ceived their shell and were unable to get
o out on the river.
o Coach Jim Ten Eyck, Of the Ottawa
Rowing Club. of Ottawa. Canada. said
: last night that If he could obtain a four
cared she'll from one OF the boat clubs
4 he would enter his crack senior aggre-
! cation, who ran away with the event
2 at St. GATHERINGS. Canada, last Satur-
: day. II he is able TO get the shell. the
9 following men viii compose the crew;
Z f. H. Pulford, stroke; E. NJ Phillips, No.
I 3; W. ]. Harrison, No. >. and r. E,
Greene, bow.
Coach Harry Vail. Of the Ariel Boat
, Club. Of Baltimore. stated that Jim Rice.
| who is coaching the Arundel Boat Club
2 and himself would stack up against any
, professional double in the country AL
6 he wants is a few weeks warming OF
4 and he will then be rea1y TO meet all
y comers Vail has been training the Arie
b crews OF Baltimore every summer Tor
3 the last eighteen years.
: The members OF the Ariels inter
mediate do2ble SOULS will be their
crack single sculler, George Lewis,
and the captain OF the club. c. ". Ralph
/. The two Canadian entries, the Ottawa
D and the Argonaut clubs. are greatly trou.
= bled by the heat, so much. in fact, thai
d Coach Ten Eyck thought Il wise to fur.
nish every one Of his men with a cap
The Canadians are confident OF winnina
the intermediate eight-oared event, whicr
race they won in easy fashion at thu
Canadian Henley last week
Rowing Expert interviewed.
In talking with Dr. Peet. Of New York.
formerly coach at Columbia, DR.. Peet
said:
I'm the circumstances Of so many good
crews, coming from such divergent
points. many Of which have not met nor
even rowed against other boats, whereby
a line could be obtained on them, II NAV
show audacious temerity to try to name
some Of the winners.
I'm the first place. under the supervi-
sion OF Mr.. Claude Zappone. chairman
OF the regatta committee. a most excel
lent one mile and quarter straightaway
course has been laid out alongside Of
the Speedway o. Potomac Park on the
District nf Columbia cfan nf a.. -