Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
BY WIN. B. LAUB, JR.

Washington canoeists are very much
interested in the threatened breach of
athletic relations between the 1nterclub
Canoe association and the Washington
Canoe Club-so much so, in fact, that a
number of canoeists. both unattached and
club members, have insisted that Inc
Star present the facts of the controversy
for the benefit of those who should KNOW
the present status of the question. Ihe
subject is an extremely delicate one, and
it is highly important that no one snail
be offended by any expression OF opinion
or that the sport of canoe racing Will not
be harmed by hasty actions of either par
ties In the case, SO the most authentic In
formation obtainable concerning the mat
ter is published for the sole reason that II
is generally believed that better under
standing of the subject by all hands Will
DO much to allay feeling. July last
canoe regatta was held on the | basin
by the Interclub Canoe Assoc IN, In
which, among number of il. estins
events a war canoe race between the An
aIostan Boat Club and the Washington
Canoe Club was to have been run off.
The Washington Canoe Club had paid
It's entry fee and had put its crew on the
starting line. when it Was suddenly decld-
ed by the officers of that organization TO
try TO postpone the race, II posslDte, out
Of res pect to a member of the Analostan
team who was drowned in the upper Poto-
mac a few DAYS before. The Analostans
readily agreed to tiiS proposal ana the
late for the race was set for July H. 10
abbreviate a long story. the Washington
Canoe Cub war canoe team won the race
and claimed the medals provided for the
winners of that event.
The ASSOCIATION refuses TO award tne
medals on several grounds. one OF Whlcn
Is that as the medals were provided DS
.I,r SSH of
winners of a regatta to he held july t,
race postponed until July IL could not
be considered an event of that regatta
Another reason for withholding the
medals is that the association does not
reeard the canoe club team as an en-
.rant inasmuch as its fee OF 81 was not
received prior to the regatta. ACCORDING
10 a statement made by the financial
secretary.
This the Washington Canoe Club re-
CARDS as an error. and is trying to get
neetins of the association called SO tnat
The matter can be settled with as Httie
friction as possible. The Analostans
nave always been on the best or terms
NTH the up-river club, and they are
also in favor of meeting, SO thst the
dispute in which they have tried TO re
main neutral but have quite naturally
favored the cause of the canoe club, can
De speedily settled
1t is hoped that the threatened Dredch
will be healsd, as the withdrawal OF the
Washington Canoe Club teams from the
-egattas of the /. C. c. A. will materially
Affect the none too popular sport OF
canoe racing II may seem odd 10 put II
hat way, but it is an actual 1act that
canoe racing has been going into an
alarming decline of late. and only the
smooth and skillful guidance OF organlza-
ions will replace it in the NATIONWIDE
sphere of popularity it enjoyed lew
Tears ago. This impending breach, ShouIo
occur. will absolutely kill assocla-
ion regattaS unless unattached talent Is
secured in place of the entries or the
canoe club. In the event of complete
adjustment of difficulties before spring,
The l. C. C.. y. plans to start a vigorous
campaign for absolute equality OF all en-
ries in its regattas by requesting that
ocaI canoeists. both club members and
outsiders, all adopt one make and one
size of canoe for racing. preferably d
Morris or an Oldtown cruising model The
,ut-and-out racing model is ffoWned upon
~ the association in that II is apt TO De
nisused by being utilized for pleasure
purposes. Accidents would then happen
and thereby smear little more piack on
he already besmudged eye of a sport
which has been literally condemned De-
cause of the catastrophies resulting from
foolhardy exploits The association Is
evidently aware of the fact that the mem
sership in the ancient order OF TOOLS
Hho rock boats is very large.
This plan is heartily Endorsed by uh-
attached canoeists. some of whom claim
hat they have had to race AGAINST ciup
models The Washington Canoe Cluo
owns several Peterborough racing ca
noes, which are very fast boats, put'
need ess 10 say. they have never peen
entered against cruisers The truth OF
he matter is that the canoe club bought
several of these fast craft and tried 10
induce members of the Potomac ana
Analostan boat clubs to get similar ca,
noes so that some relative sport cou-d
BE had. but, failing to do so. they were
1sed only on one or two occasions against
craft o. their type.
Neither the Potomac Boat Club nor the
Washington Canoe Club will begin giving
he usual run of smokers and dances
until after the first of the year On-
.ials of the canoe club had Planned 10
give a biz smoker just before Christmas.
cut as a number of the members VINO
were depended upon to furnish the enter
"a ment for the occasion are tied down
% other ENGAGEMENTS during the holidays
the affair has been postponed until after
The first of the year.
At the last meeting of the Kemah Ca
noe Club the 70 lowing officers were elect
Ell for the coming year: Commodore.
Herman +. Carl; vice commodore, Elmer
=. Gill: secretary-treasurer, Carl H. rat
telmann. 61I II street northwest; board OF
mama GERS, II. F. Carl. c. II. kattelmann
and William c. Herbert. The club is To-
lated on the Broadwater of the Potomac.
Just below Glen Echo, and the coming
season promises TO be banner one.
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II has been learned that the recent ex-
periments conducted in the tank at the
local navy yard were for the purpose of
determining whether not planes or
steps are absolutely necessary to make
a hish-powered boat plane when running
at full speed. 1t has recently been con-
tended by experts that displacement
boat will lift and plane readily as
one equipped with one more steps IL
given fine lines and sufficient power and
ballasted properly. The showing that
the British boat Tyreless made in the
International races does not bear out