The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-08
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GREATEST ENTRY LIST
FOR POTOMAC REGATTA
National Competition Here Next Friday and SATURDAY.
Promises to Surpass All Records Senior Fights Well
Filled-Meeting Tonight

Sixty-three crews. thirty-fve clubs,
and eighteen cities in the United States
and Canada are represented In the list
OF entries for the national regatta
which VIII be held on the Potomac next
Friday and Saturday.
The entries. announced this morning,
I caused the unanimous opinion among
rowing men that both from the view
point OF sport and size Of feds, the
races here VIII go % make Up easily
I the largest regatta Of the year in this
country.
For some reason the season has not
been a pronounced success. and in the
ma forfty Of the sectional events the
entries have not come up 20 eZpecta-
tons But IN the Nationals il IS all
different. and. If the weather conditions
marks that have stood for years wiz
60 bv the boards
The stretch from which entries have
been received is bonded by Ottawa,
Louisiana Missouri. and New York, and
from the clubs have come an OF the
best crews, and practically the PICK OF
the crews
Races on Friday VIII start a. p
O'Clock and on Saturday at sd o clocA
The Gray Bat VIII be the referee
boat the Georgetown coaching laa1c1s
Robert Collier, viii be used b. me
other officials, while another launch
VIII be supplied Tor the use o. Lle
Heg-suaUer men These are the Only
three boats Chat VIII be- allowed on the
course bI lEe revenue cutters I--dL
Hiu be there 10 protect the o&rsilel-
one Of tEe most satisfactory features
Of tee entries is the manner IA which
e.
most popular event on the program
tiled. D addition 20 the PoLoulaCs
there VIII be in this race the New Aorl
athletic Club the eSDersr or F--i-e-tl-t-
pnia and the ArggaII--s ana DL-zsF-i5
Of Canada IL The Fatcm1cs can uIilsll
ia front M tlis race 10 VIII certainly
Pee some triumph
The local committee. having IN hand
The details OF the regatta VIII meet
tIls evening at the Potomac Boat
Club
The District Engineers, who have sur
viewed che course. have found that -
v-iI be possible 20 lay out mile ana
q quarter stretch alongside Of the Speed
way that VIII accommodate ten crews
As q result there VIII be no heats, which
uiI add 90 he sport or the Two days
and win be ! better test OF the ability
OF the Oarsnnen-
Quite a crowd went 20 the Aqueduct
bridge yesterday TO watch The Potomac
crews rowing and Il.ose who have real
and scUu were impressed with what they
saw.
The first visitors are expected here to-
morrow and by Thursday every contest
ant viIl be on the Potomac becoming
used 10 The course
As al the winning crews which par
H ~laT Z.
GATHERINGS. last. Friday and saturday
have entered. or u--il enter between nov
and 1hursda1's ne races ~ " s-stlIlSIoll
Hill determine tHe c-la-Elp oils--iD OF l--e
year @ the various Canadian all Uni
TED States crews
C0ach. Jim JlTvenaI OF the Penn Barge
CIub- busted himself yesterday ws-l his
national EoEr-oareG shell crew. which Is
seated Bul.ul1D, bow g. clayton :,
" Chapman, - R 4meSs stroke Lfe
crew IS now rowing II excellent form
and CapL2-u Goodwin thinks they are
going 20 bring home AT least g. slice o.
the bacon Quinn and --laL 'irau nave
resumed training IN LIeE eo4p-e slel-
and VIII be CODrel1ers for Junior C0-1-
les on Labor Day Ultl the National IS
over Captain Goodwin VIII make 10
plans for other crews
For the first time this season e looks
as II the Bachelor Barge EtUU, o. Phil
adel7hta, would make an entry In one
or the best sweep OarS--en IN the club
and who rOwed IN the Univers--y OF
Pennsylvania varsity eight II 1895, 1871
and lScp has taken 70 single Sciilfrlz5-
he has been out almost every evening
for q week. and VII IN al prOra bIlirE
be entered IN the Junior scuiis event on
Labor Day IN the Middle states Re
satta-
Coach Eddie Marsh Of the Crescent
Club, OF PEiladeiph5s, IS highly pleased
b. 81 oh
ing, and guarantees q hos race when
the other crews line up against his IL
teTmediate eight and four.
Captain Hartman. Of the Eesper Club.
o. Philadelphia. has shaken uD his Sc
NOR eiCEt. and has taken AglTooneE
out Of No seat and put Gordon back
The crew IS now seated as 70 VIII row
IN washington EnEte- bow Gordon >
Hartman 3 SChock. T. Muller. > Kelly.
6. CrOm5ie. ., DeBecke, stroke koch.
CoZsval0. Captain Hartman says tE-s
aggregation VIII be q hard one 10 beat
At the annual meeting OF the Ma
ricnal Association OF Amateur Oars
men, which takes place in connection
with the annual regatta next Friday,
g lively fight IS expected over the
Philadelphia member OF the execu-
tive committee Harry Penn Burke,
president of the Malta Boat Club, al
present holds the hOnored position.
1nG is a candidate Tor reelection
slated Philip Mas, member Of the
Crescent Boat Ciu1- and commodore Of
the SchUyltiIl navy TO take Burke's
place, and are not letting the grass
crow under their feet while search
iI.-- for adhercnrS-
The Mas campaign has not been
confined 10 Philadelphia His friends
have canvasSed the outlying districts.
ard have even swooped down on the
sulmberinE moments OF -SCuILerS'
Row on the Harlem river. Burke IS
well liked amOnE the New York oars
men. Locally. Burke seems TO have
the better of the situation Those
committed 20 his cause. as Far as can
be learned, are the Malta Undine.
Philadelphia Barge, University Barge