Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
NATIONAL REGATTA TO
Be A GREAT EVENT
Big Delegation Coming From
New York, Chicago, BoS-
ton and Canada. s

The National regatta, which takes
place here on the Potomac river August
Il and IL next. is going to be the most
siupendoGs gathering OF star oarsmeu
and scullers the world has ever drawn
together at a similar affair. and IL is OK
pected great crowd of people will come
here to witness the two-day rowing
carnival
This broad statement is given cut by
the Potomac Boat Club members who
are acting as sponsors for the regatta.
and they base their utterances on facts
received from national headquarters in
New York. Secretary Fortmeyer. writing
from New York to the local regatta COM
mittee. states that his mail is heavy with
inquiries TO affairs of the regatta. and
he further says that there viii be more
new clubs represented at the meeting
than was ever known before.
This Is due 10 the great desire OF the
people to get a chance To visi; the ma
tons capital for the first time in their
lives, and clubs az far south as Calves
ton, west to San Francisco and north to
Portland, Me. are writing that they are
coming, while the places I'm the middle
west, such St. Louis. Dubuque, Min
neapolis. ST. Paul. Quincy. Pullman and
Cincinnati will be fully represented.
The local committee is hard at work
endeavoring TO raise the finances to carry
the affair to a success from a money
point OF view as they are confident the
aquatic part will eclipse anything Ameli-
ca has ever seen. They are not yet in Il
position to say whether any crews or
scullers from Europe will attend, though
many would like to do SO since they re-
ceived Secretary of State knoXs letter
asking them to cooperate.
This is the national championship re-
gatta, and under the rules governing II
the local committee has to guarantee 10
the National Association something Ike
$500 i'm money in order to settlS-with
them for prizes. such as medals and SILK
banners, medals for officials. hire OF
launches hotel expenses of twelve mem
bers of the national executive committee
for five days and many incidentals. while
all the entrance fees OF crews and scull-
ers go into the treasury Of the associa-
ton.
To meet this heavy outlay the local
committee Is going around soliciting
donations and advertisements to their
regatta paper. the Red and White. Every
one who donates is given block aover-
tisement I'm the paper, so they are gettinS
something for their outlay, as the BOOK
is going to be a handsome souvenir OF
the occasion, and 1900 of them VIII be
circulated.
The committee is endeavoring to get the
merchants interested in the show, IN that
during regatta week they will decorate
their establishments typical of the times
A large number OF donations I'm the way
of prizes has been received. the ofnciais
of the bureau of engraving and printing,
Saks e. Co, Richard Pairo. w. Meredith
Winship. Harry White & Co. the Joseph
Libbey Sons. w. F. Roberts & Co. Robert
Stoll of New York, the Arlington Hotel
and others yet to be hearo 1rom' ihciuo-
ing many outsiders.
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the trip to Washington. and there is every
reason to believe the statement Issued py
Capt Joseph Wright OF the famous Argo-
nauts. that they win themselves 9 %s,:
will travel i'm their own special Canadian
excursion train and expect to pass one
entire week in Washington on sight
seeing trip. and. ineldentany, 10 WIN some
of the big races. What is true in Toronto
is also true over in Ottawa, where Coach
James Ten Eyck will go after the Pough-
keepsie regatta to loog after that fast
senior crew Of the Ottawas. In Nova
Scotia the feeling is also strong. and
ONeil. the champion sculler, and the
senior four of the st. Mary's Club VIII
come down here with big following.
The New York Athletics. who won the
eight-oared championship OF last year.
are i'm earnest training for the purpose
of unfolding the blue ribbon event OF the
regatta. the senior eight-oared champion
ship. This year they Will have the great
est nel1 TO peat tndl udS ever iihtu up at
the start in such contest. and the crew
that wins will surely break all world
records for the distance. In this race
will be the Ar'gonauts of Toronto. Winnie
pegs of Manitoba. Minnesotas OF st. Paul.
Wahnetahs OF Flushing, n. Y, who this
season have won all the big regattas;
Unions of Boston. all ex-Harvard oars
men; Nassaus, Atalantas and Harlems
Of New York: Mattas of West Philadel-
phia, Nespers and Bachelors OF Philadei-
phia Arundels and Ariels of Baltimore,
and last but not least by any means. the
Potomacs of this city.
The determination Of Durando Miller or
the New York Athletics to go into train
ing for the senior and championship
scuIls has given satisfaction to his team
mates, as they look to him TO land the
prizes this year. 1t Is said he Will depart
from his usual course and Will nave the
services of Edward Hanlon Ten Eyck TO
coach him for the regatta. he having pre-
viously depended on the regular coach
Of the New York Athletics for his coach-
ing In this class in which Miller VIII
compete will be Scholes and Coscrove or
Toronto, now in England at the English
Henley. O'Neil Of Nova Scotia, Shepherd
.rd F,,ssill of the Karlems Dick Mann.
also of the New York Athletics; Shea or
the Sheepshead Bay. Bennett and war
necke of Springfield. Gordon OF sespers,
Relcher of Walters Allison OF WEST Phii-
adelphia and Gleason OF Nesper. Out In
St Louis Fred Plaisted. who is coaching
the Mound City OF that place, eeneves
they have a conner in Lepping. ana as ne
has been winning everything in slght, ne
will come here to measure blades Win
the leading lights Of the east
IT is going to be the greatest rowing
carnival America has ever seen ano IL