Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
B0ATHOUSE GOSSIP.


tidal basin under the fostership OF the
Interclub Canoe Association. and as an
adjunct to the Citizens Safe and Sane
Association of Independence day. is go
ing to be a much larger affair than the
promoters really expected. The citizens
committee have allotted the regatta the
hours between and o'clock, and Com
modore Sizer of the Interclub Canoe AS
ISOLATION is confident that 1t will surpass
all previous canoe regattas. There will
be races for championship singles. dou-
bIes and fours: novice races of all kinds,
upset and fitting, and the ever spirited
affair between the war canoes. in which
the Washingtons and AnalOstans will
fight out the race of last year. which
the former won by a scant margin. The
race for the Commodore SiZer cup for
club tours will be the greatest race OF
the day, as it is expected that the Po-
tomacs. present holders of the emblem
the Analostans. Washingtons. Sycamore,
Columbias, Kentons and High Islands
will send crews to the start. 1t is also
expected that four-oared shell race will
be added to the features of the day, and
that crew from the Potomacs will row
match race with either Analostans or
Old Dominions, and IL this cannot be
done one of the clubs will make up a
race between themselves.
For the first time in long while Wash
ington will not be represented at the
Peoples regatta at Philadelphia the
Fourth Of July. Since 1898 crews and
scullers of this city have always been
entered and ofttimes have returned with
we'll deserved victories, especially the Po-
tomacs, who year after year have made
win on the Schuylkill course. 1t was
expected that at least junior eight
from this club would be there. but the
retiring of Dempsey as coach, and the
inability to secure one to fill his place
before July /, made such move impoS-
sible. The seniors. after the Henley.
broke training for while, and they
could not get back into shape i'm order
to make the grueling race. as the two
crews that beat them at the Henley.
Wahnitahs and Unions, have kept up
their work consistently, and it would be
foolish to expect a fair showing under
the circumstances. 1t is shame that
with the big National regatta coming
here SO soon that Washington is not to
be represented at the Peoples.
The Potomacs have been trying very
hard 10 get coach to take the place
of Pat Dempsey. who jumped the claims
recently and have been in correspond
ence with Charley Courtney at Cornell.
John Kennedy at Yale. James Wray at
Harvard. Edward Hanlon Ten Eyck, with
Wisconsin; James Ten Eyck, with SYRIA
cuse. and Richard Glendon. formerly OF
the Navy crews: courtney could On not sI
Weeks, who stroked the varsity crew last
season. Kennedy would like to come, but
had made a previous engagement to visit
a western club. The elder Ten Eyck goes
to Ottawa. and the younger one named
certain stipuations that would induce
him to come here, while nothing definite
was received from Wray. In the case of
GlendOn the racing committee looked on
his coming here as the best one under
the circumstances. and unless something
unforeseen happens he will be notified to-
day to report here at once to assume
full and entire control of the crews.
GIendon with the Navy has a splendid
record one that probably has never been
equaled in the history OF rowing, having
won fifty-three races with his crews out
OF fifty-seven starts. and the crews de-
feated came from Yale. Harvard. Column
bia. University of Pennsylvania. SYRIA
cuse. Georgetown. University of New
York Potomacs, Arundels and Ariels.
He should make good with the Potomacs.
The Analostans. under the leadership
of Capt. SiZer. are going to make a
strenuous effort to win the war canoe
race from the Washingtons July 4. a race
they claim they lost last year by the con-
dition some of their paddles We're in at
the time of the starting of the event.
-Four of the AnalostanS were contestants
in hard four-oared shell race. and when
they got into the canoe to paddle, that
race following the tours, they We're con-
siderably winded. and hence not able to
give a good account of themselves. Near
Iy all of last years men will be in the
canoe this year. and Capt. Sizer hopes
for victory. 1t is said good crew of
sixteen stalwarts could be selected from
essrs. Moody, Houston. Edmonds, Sizer,
Townsend. Thomas. Roberts. Howard.
Garrett. Duckstein. Finney. Perry. Ne
vions, Whipley. George Howard. Watts,
Vass, Rutherford and Bullough The
crew for a certainty will be selected to-
day, and from now on it means hard and
consistent work.
Capt. Joseph Richardson of the Poto-
macs was acting as coach last week and
was devoting his time to getting the
juniors In some sort of form, so that
when the coach arrives they will only
have the trimmings to cut off. That
junior bunch is mighty crafty-looking
crew, and Glendon ought to make them
a winner.
The Sycamore Island Canoe Club
wants to be taken into consideration
this season, as it intends forcing it's
colors to the front on all occasions. 1t
will journey down to tidal basin the
Fourth and expects to return with
bungalow on the island an attractive
spot. A large number Of the club are
In training for the events, using the
river near the island for their coaching
business. They expect to have lively
ans hkse-ErAE four. while Rutherford