The Washington herald., 1910-08-14

MED TO the wonderful race put I'D by
the Ottawas. and as they forged OPP
posite the great crowd OF canoes. row
boats. motor boats. and the revenue-cut-
tiers. whistles were blown. megaphones
put into use. and bells rung to cheer the
victors
There was a much greater crowd at the
regatta than on the opening day. Every
point OF vantage along the District river
front was crowded with people and the
Highway Bridge was black with them.
1t was a peculiarly fortuitous circum-
stance that the finish line of all the races
was so close to the bridge. for the spec
tato7s who had points Of vantage here
had all the best Of IT, though those In
Potomac Park were all able to get q
clear and fine view Of the finish
It was more like a real regatta day in
spirit too Along the line marked out
by the two revenue cutters Of Uncle sam
and they were bright with many colors
were a great number OF craft: yachts,
schooRers. tugs, barges, and hundreds
upon hundreds OF canoes and skiffs, none
Of them too poor 10 boast n bit Of bunt-
ing that. fiuttering in the gentle breeze.
lent a fine and gala air to the whole
scene
Gay Parties on Yachts.
There was one gay party that had
chartered a big schooner. She was
draped from the maintruck to the deck
with flags, and there was band aboard
that played stirring tunes for every race.
There was the Portner yacht and many
other private vessels along the line Of
the course. and between the big boats
every available bit of water was covered
with small craft. propelled by bronzed
and weirdly dressed oarsmen. and. whose
crews were made up OF the grace and
beauty OF the Washington fair sex.
The press boat. rather sad over it's
ignomlnIous towing-in the night before
BY the police boat covered itself with
glory yesterday. Capt. Forsberg directed
operations from the bridge and with full
steam ahead the Cloelia kept up with the
best of them, so that not only did its
passengers see the start OF every race.
but were close enough at the finish to
see who won and how the race was won.
The newspaper men voted her the finest
ship afloat
And 1t was at the finish that you could
see how these fine Oarsmen-the very best
that North America has-worked 20 make
a Washington holiday 1t was glorious
exhibition Of Drawn and muscle and intel
ligence. and at the end. after the red flag
Of the judges had dropped showing the
race was over. you could see the tired
oarsmen fall forward on their oars utter
" exhausted for the moment; almost
fainting, until the coxswains dipped into
the river and threw water over them TO
revive them.
1t was. it is true. a little rough yester-
day, especially for the singles. The wind
was dead against the rowers. what little
there was Of it. and the passing OF many
tugs and other boats up and down the
river made the water chOppy. dancing In
little waves that must have put the oars
men on their mettle
Police Service Perfect.
The Revenue-cutter Service was as per-
feet as It had been on the frst day. and
not a single boat was allowed within the
lire OF white flags that marked the course.
And not the least remarkable thing about
the regatta as whole Is the fact that in
spite Of the crowding OF the river with
every sort OF craft there was not one
single accident OF consequence: no col
lisions, no capsizes-nothlng to mar the
enjoyment OF the best and most success
ful water holiday that Washington has
ever known.
Promptly at $50 ten shells lined up for
the opening race. the association senior
SOULS. Eleven were entered. but at the
last minute f. X. Lepper. of the Don
Rowing Club. Toronto, dropped out. At
the crack Of the gun E. B. Butler. Argo- |
naut Rowing Club. Toronto. jumped into
the lead, Gordon, Of the Vespers. giving !
him a close rub The other eight scullers !
took things easy until a quarter of |
mile had beer covered. when Fred Feus- |
sci. Of the Harlem, and z. E. Smith. OF !
Boston. started a squirt. Butler led al
the mile flag. with Gordon half length |
behind. Then Feussel cut out a terrific |
clip for the last quarter Of a mile. pass
ing Butler. but Gordon. too. had spurted |
and maintained a two lengths lead TO |
the finish, crossing an easy winner.
Only four out of the seven boats en-
tered in the senior four-oared shells event
started-the Arundels. of Baltimore; |
Mound City quartet, Of St. Louis; the
Potomacs. and the Central Rowing Club. !
OF st. Louis. For the first few hundred |
yards the shells were on even terms. |
Arundel spurted at the half mile. and I
Mound City clupg tenaciously TO the Bal |
tfmoreans. At the mile flag Potomacs |
and Centrals were hopelessly in the rear, |
and the Arundels were leading the
Mound City crew by a good three
lengths, winning the race in a rather I
easy fashion in the good time OF min |
utes % seconds.
Mueller i'm Poor Form.
WashingtOnians were much interested |
In the intermediate single SOULS. with
Carl Mueller, the Potomac crack. entered. |
Mueller was plainly of his feet for he
soon dropped behind and fought IT out
with Davy, Of the Riverside Boat Club
of Cambridge. for last place, beating the |
New England youngster by length.
n. B. Jackes, Of the ArgDnants, and ]. /
B. Kelly, Of the Vespers. jumped into |