Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-11
BoATHoUsE GOSSIP.

Boat Club takes place on Wednesday
evening Of the present week at its
clubhouse in West Washington. At this
meeting the election of officers for the
year will take place, including three
members of the board of governors who
are elected for a period of three years.
The terms of Messrs. John j. Nolan,
w. E. III. Merritt and Douglas Spencer
Bliss expire by limitation. There will
be no opposition to the election of Mr..
Charles G. Warden to the office of presi-
dent, Mr.. r. Richard Gasch as secretary,
or Mr.. r. r. Underwood to the treasurer
ship. The financial report for the year
Will be read and members will watch
its contents with interest, as the club
has passed through good year in the
way of reducing its debt. Capt. Joseph
richardson will be retained In Office, as
he has proven one of the best the club
has ever had.
The regular training season of the
Potomacs is now in progress, as Capt.
Richardson has ordered all of the can
didates to report to him today In order
to get crews in motion. They will begin
work Immediately for the lively campaign
that now faces them, commencing with
the Naval Academy May Z, and fin
ishing September Z at the Middle States.
ucic Is OeuyllS the DuZZIuS the
Potomacs are out to capture the Ameri-
can championship this year, and the men
are eager to get in the fray under the
skillful work of Pat Dempsey.
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1t is a good thing now that Boston was
not awarded the National regatta, as the
people of the aristocratio section Of Back
Bay are giving the boat clubs all sorts
of annoyances. and may compel them to
leave the noted Charles river course.
The homes of these commercial mag
mates Of Boston abut on the course and
they claim the lighthouses obstruct their
view of the river, and have applied to
the courts to correct the evil. They
have tied up the affairs so effectually
that the Boston Athletic Club, as well
as the others, cannot build for space
Of years. 1t would have been disastrous
had Boston secured the National this
year.
At all the clubhouses the order of things
is to get boats in repair, as every one is
looking forward to a heavy season for all
kinds of craft. Out at the Analostans
and pleasure In tip-top order and better
than they were ever before. His racing
boats are TRIM and Capt. Sizer is anx-
iously awaiting the coming of the brawny
oarsmen to take up training stunts for
the year. The canoeists of the clubs, as
we'll as the motor-bOat owners. are over
hauling their boats in order to get them
in shape for active commissions.
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The report published In The Star of a
recent date that it was among the possi-
bilities that Jim Ten Eyck would return
lostans made good reading for the wear
ers of the blue and white as 1t has
stirred up a considerable amount Of gos-
sip in their ranks. With the crew of last
would have come very near winning the
intermediate eight-oared contest in the
National.
About thirty students of George
Washington University now are en-
while there is also considerable num-
Der among the Analostans. With. this
number engaged in aquatics there
so%ine edjunct p't that ao they talked n Of
some time ago.
Among the college oarsmen belonging
to the clubs of this city there is quite
status of coliegians who have won
either a varsity or freshman race. Un.
der the rules as laid down for guild
ance, after they have Joined clubs, the
follows: A winner in a varsity race is
senior oarsman. A winning oarsman
in any other intercollegiate race is an
intermediate. 1t is only winners that
count in qualification. A man may pull
in four varsity crews. but until he
wins he is ranked as a Junior when he
affiliates with a club.
The match race for next June between
the eight-oared crews of the University
of Washington State and that OF Wis
consin is attracting considerable atten-
ton among the collegians who follow
rowing. 1t is the first venture of the
Pacific slope colleges to go up against
those of intercollegiate record, and their
style of work will be watched very in
tently The students of Washington have
raised nearly $500 to cover expenses
for the long trip. and the last report
from there was to the effect that an
additional sum was asked, in order TO
send the crew over to Poughkeepsie to
have it meet Cornell, Syracuse. Penn
sylvania Columbia and Georgetown.
Charles E. Coon, formerly assistant secre
tary of the Treasury, and at one time
president of the old Columbia Athletic
Club is interesting himself in getting the
University of Washington boys to make
the trip, he being lieutenant governor of
the state.
1t is said that former Capt. Don Ed
munds of the Analostans will row single
SOULS entirely this year, but it goes with
out saying that IL an eight-oared crew
is made up Don will have the firing line.