Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-17
BALTIMORE ROWERS
SPRING A SURPRISE
Make a Bid for National Re-
gatta. After Boston
Drops Out.

The entrance of the PatapScO navy of
Baltimore among the contestants for the
national regatta for 1910 has complicated
affairs in the rowing world. and especially
in this section has caused quite a futter
among the members o. the Potomac Boat
Club who have been for some time
working To secure the great aquatic
prize.
On McnGdy officers of the Potomac
Boa. Club werc congratulating them
selves that they would surely land the
big event. as auvice received from Bos-
ton was to the eject that the New Eng
land Rowing Association had concluded
To give Up me tight for this year 1t
aps.ears tlat the city expected the mag
nlticelt driveway along the Charles river
TO be- Completed this spring, but owing
10 the construction of new subways un-
der tie driveway it would DE impossible
to have the course in any shape for spec
tators and they deemed it best TO forego
the regatta until gene other year
With Lesion oE5 of the way ii was plain
sailing for Washington, as no other place
of any Importance had put in bid for
tie privilege OF the franchise of 1910. and
al local men who knew OF the situation
we're shaking hands over the sure thing
II came. therefore. as q big surprise to
tie Potcinacs to learn that the Patapsco
navy, composed of the Ariels and Arun-
del cluhs of EaltIncre. through Commo-
dore Thomas. had put in bid and intend
working for Bli,uore as the best place
Tor the regatt@ III 1910.
II was generally understood that the
clubs of Baltimore were out this year
with banners flying bearing the legend.
Middle States of 19lo-Baitimore" and
with this belief in mind the oarsmen OF
Washington had pledged themselves to
support royalty Baltimore in the fight to
secure this great regatta, so the localties
are dumfounded over the rather sudden
action Of theif neighbors over in Balti-
more, with nom they had always worked
in harmony.
Baltimore had the National regatta in
1905, ana II will be remembered by all
those i'm position to know that their eX-
perience in handling the affairs of the
regatta was anything but plea SAINT TO
themselves or the national executive
committee of the Amateur Rowing Assa-
citation that was managing the regatta. 1t
is a well known fact that many of the
prominent Baltimore oarsmen publicly
and privately stated no more National
reeattaS for them.
While il is hardly possible that the Po-
tumaCs Will raise the question OF status
against the clubs of Baltimore. il is un-
questionable a fact that the rules state
that all applications for holding the re-
gatta must be in the hands of the score
{aTS previous 10 hdFCn j OF tle CuFfeTt
year. The mere raising of the point will
throw Baltimore out Of the running and
give Washington a clear field for the re-
gatta. but the Potomacs want to win the
fight on purely clean record, and they
will not force sueh an issue. prefeTing to
win by vote Of the clubs.
The Boston Globe, through its noted
aquatic writer, Mr. John Buckley, is out
aat-footed for Washington as against any
other place in America.
The move OF Baltimore. whether in
tended as bluff or otherwise has caused