Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-13
BIC ROWING EVENTS
ARE ON CARD TODAY
Miller, Mehrhof and Shepherd
Are Pitted in Senior
Singles Contest.
FOUR SENIOR EIGHT
CREWS TO COMPETE
Added Race for international Four
Dared Contestants.
YESTERDAYS VICTORY STANDS
Executive Committee Decides Not
to Cancel Result, But to Give
Entries Another Chance.
Added Race for International Four
Dared Contestants.
YESTERDAYS VICTORY STANDS

When the association singles are sent
away at $50 O'Clock this afternoon. the
second days sport of the great National
regatta will be on.
Six regular races and an added race
are scheduled for this afternoon. The
senior singles and the senior eights. the
greatest rowing events for boating clubs
this side of the Atlantic ocean, are in
cluded in the program.
Dorando Miller. the clever sculler of
the New York Athletic Club: William
Mehrhof OF the Nassau Boat Club, who
won the quarter mile dash for scullers
yesterday; Fred Shepherd of the Har-
lem Rowing Club and the winner of the
TO compete as Il senior sculler, are en-
tered in the race.
With these competitors the senior
singles should lie great race Miller is
the favorte among the rowing experts.
In the senior eights two Canadian crews
are scheduled to fight it out with two
of this country. The wiseacres pick the
Nespers Of Philadelphia to cross the line
a winner.
The senior crew of the Potomac Boat
Club is the other American crew in this
race. The Canadians are the Argonauts
of Toronto and the Ottawa crew.
Race for International Fours.
The added race will be for those senior
fours which, though entered, failed to
take part in the international senior four
fscs exass !. considered the most
interesting event on the card yesterday.
but chapter of accidents marred the
event seriously
TWO starts were made. In the first the
fotomacs and the vespers, crowded into
tie Mount City four within twenty-five
yards OF the start The Prov of the
iOtoinacs' shell ripped hole in the bow
OF the Mound City she'll The Vespers
Low dug into the Mound City craft from
the other side
PRESIDENT Pllkington, the referee called
the crews back disqualified both the
Potomacs and the Vespers and started
the four remaining crews
Hardly had the fours gotten away again
when the shell of the Mound city crew
badly injured, sank. The crew was res
cued by one of the official launches fol-
lowing :he races
The three crews left in the race fought
II out over the course. The Arlindels of
baltimore, won from the New York Ath-
leuc Club four by about two lengths
The Central Rowing Club OF ST. Louis
finished third.
Coach Jim wray of Harvard fame, who
has charge o. the Mound city oarsmen.
erterosl a DrOipSf and demanded hot he
race be roWed over aeair today. on the
ground that the Mound city crew had
sunk through no fault of their own
This matter was debated at length at
the meeting of the eXec-tive committee
OF the National Association of Amateur
Oarsnen at the Arlington Hotel this
morning.
II was finally decided to let the vic
tory o. the Arundels stand and to add
a special race. TO come last OF the pro-
gram today. for which special prizes will
be given, and in which the Mound city
tour. the Central Rowing Club OF st.
Louis. the Nespers, the Potomacs and the
New York Athletic Cluo may take part
There is considerable doubt however
whether this special race will be rowed
owing to the fact that the crews are
entered in other events TODAY
Course is Too Wide.
While the course off Potomac Park is
straightaway and has been we'll marked
out with flags, there is one drawback
There is too much water, the expanse
is too wide. and for singles and dou-
tles and fours which do not carry cox
swains il is a difficult course for the
oarsmen 10 steer.
This may be responsible in part for
the several fouls which occurred yes-
terday when some of the crews got out
of their own water and interfered VIZ,
their opponents.
Yesterday will be memorable in the an
nals OF rowing on the Potomac river. The
races were interesting, though only two
produced close finishes.
Washington, particularly that part OF
the population of the National Capital
which loves aquatics and good sport
turned out to do honor TO the regatta
Hundreds occupied canoes, rowboats and
yachts OF all kinds.
On the banks of Potomac Park, which
stretches down To the rivers edge ana
from which il is possible To get a splen-
lid view OF the Whole course and the
races from start to finish. were thousands
OF persons On the Highway bridge were
many more.
Autom6 biles and carriages ran up and
down the driveway cf the park, following
the races as do the observation trains
at the intercollegiate races at New Lon