The Washington times., 1911-02-21
Clubs of District, Maryland,
and Virginia in Line for
Organization.
TAKES SHAPE AT
PATAPSCO MEETING
Formal Request to Be Made for
Regatta on Patapsco
r. August S.
BY THOMAS KIRBY.

A Southern Rowing Association, in
cluding in it's membership the boat
clubs of the District, Maryland, and
Virginia, now appears to be an assured
organization.
Last summer, when considerable diff
Guilty was experienced by the boating
clubs OF this section to get certain con-
Cessions, the formation of a separate
association, affiliated with the National
Association of Amateur Oarsmen. was
advocated in these columns. The mat
ter was considered at the annual meet
ing of the Baltimore oarsmen one year
ago, and was later discussed at the
National Regatta here in August but it
did not take actual form until last night
in Baltimore, when the Patapsco Navy
met and voted to make a formal re-
quest for sanction for a regatta to be
held on the Patapsco on August ).
Will Be Closed Affair.
The event will be a closed affair, at
which only the entries of Southern
clubs will be accepted. Today invita-
tons TO send crews were received by
the Potomac and Analostan clubs, Of
this city; Old Dominion, of Alexandria;
Virginia, of Richmond, and the Severn,
of Annapolis, these clubs, together with
the Ariels and Arundles, of Baltimore,
being the ones which are expected to
constitute the permanent organization.
While the Patapsco will be the scene
OF the first regatta and the management
will be largely in the hands Of Balti-
moreans, the plan is to shift around
each year so that each city that is rep
resented in the association will be
awarded the event in regular turn.
In order to show their full strength
and that they mean business, the Bal
timOrc OarSmen voted last night to send
fhe entire board of the Patapsco navy
TO the annual meeting of the Middle
States Regatta Association, in New
York. At this session the MarylandcrS
hone to arrange some working agree
ment between the Middle States people
and the now association so there will
be no conflict in any manner.
To Be Taken Up In March.
At its monthly meeting in March, the
Potomac Boat Club will take up the
matter of the latest venture, and decide
as to what stand TO make. Should the
association in any manner be an outlaw
organization it will not be supported ;,y
the. POtomaCs, for the relations between
the club here and the national govern
ing body are most cordial, as is shown
by the fact that the Potomacs have
representation on the executive COM
nittce of the n. y. A. O., in the per-
son of Claude r. Z2ppOne. II on tn
other hand the Washington club is sat
isfied that membership will mean addeL
competition for its crews and a general
fostering of rowing interests in this
section Of the country. affiliation is
probable
The probable stand of the .AnaIostan,;
IS unsettled. For the past two years
the Blue and White oarsmen have done
but little racing. The new shells that
nave just been ordered will give rowing +
q decided impetus at the foot Of New
Hampshire avenue, and even if Crev 5
are not entered on the Patapsco tie
new association will probably have at
least the moral support of the oldest
Sowing organization in the District