Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
GOOD RECORDS MADE
AT CANOEING REGATTA
Races Held on Potomac by
Washington Organization
Are Closely Contested.

An interesting regatta was held by
the Washington Canoe Club yesterday
afternoon. beginning at o'clock. and
much credit is due Commodore Rogers
for the success of the meet. The
weather was not altogether favorable
for canoe racing, a rather strong
breeze keeping the water bit rough,
but nevertheless the events were all
run of in real racing time. There were
many canoes on the river dSring the
races, and they. with the clubhouse.
presented an attractive picture. the lat
ter with scores OF pretty girls occupy
ing every available position on incline
and balcony.
Promptly at 5:45 the signal for 1.-THE
contestants to prepare to start for the
line, which was buoyed off just below
the Three Sisters. was given. and the
single teams. NJ. w. Bucannon. +. H.
Heidenreich and H. r. Schmitt, pad
ding. struck out for the stake boat
In short time the gun was heard and
the first event was on. Heidenrefch
captured the lead almost at the start,
holding it until the finish line off the
clubhouse was reached. Schmitt, un-
fortunately. capsized, leaving Bucannon
to finish second. Time. 1ls minutes.
The next race on the program was
something entirely new to local boat
ing people. and it certainly provoked
more amusement than any event of
the evening. w. j. Cannon. Heiden-
reich. Schmitt and Bucannon were
blindfolded at the starting line after
they supposedly had the course well
pictured in their minds, and then start
ed for the finish in bunch.
But the finish of some of them came
sooner than expected. Schmitt fouied
and upset Bucannon soon after they were
sent off Cannon, in some peculiar way,
got mixed up with the struggling men.
and HeidenEeich. who had crept care
fully along shore, feeling the wind and
thus fairly well determining the direc-
ton in which he was padding. crossed
the finish line an easy winner.
Doubles interesting Event.
The next race was a double" event.
Burrell and Watson. Albert and Brodie.
and Rutherford and Crane.
Rogers and Schmitt captured the race
by two lengths over Burrell and Watson.
and the fourth race, a tail-end affair. was
started. H. r. Schmitt, Larry Eberbach.
M w. Bucannon. A. B. Hunter and T. B.
johnson were sent off, and though john
son finished first. leaving all but Eber-
bach hopelessly behind, the latter pro-
tested on the ground that Johnsons seat
was placed too far aft in his boat. giving
him a decided advantage The objection
was allowed and a second trial between
the two resulted II Larry crossing the
finish line an easy winner.
The .fours" were then started off. Eber-
bach, Schmitt, Watson and Heidenreich
in one boat and Rogers. Schmitt. Bucan-
non and Garrett In the other. The last
named crew won by a bout half a
length in one and one-quarter minutes.
The mixed doubles, In which Mr. and
Mrs Rogers and Mr.. and Mrs H. p.
Hunting were entered. proved the closest
race Of the evening. The commodore and
his wife were apparently hopelessly lost
AT the start. but by the hardest kind OF
work they succeeded in overhauling their
rivals just in time. winning by less than
half a length.