The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-14
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RICHMOND. VIRGINIA
ROWING CARNIVAL
ON THE PATAPSC
Middle States Regatta Will Draw
Country's Best Oars
men.

baltimore. Md. August 13.-The
Middle States Regatta Association
Will hold It's twenty-second ,pn,o,
regatta on the Patapsco Rive, Sep
TENDER 4. The Middle States Assoc
citation was first composed of tbs
clubs situated in the Middle Atlantic
States. but the boundaries have since
been extended. and they now incluee
clubs located in the District of colnm-
bia and Virginia
The Middle States Is one of tho
greatest regatta associations in the
country. second only to the national
and. in fact. all the active associa-
tons in the latter arc connected with
the Middle States. New York. Phil
adelphia, Baltimore and Washington
are the most active rowing centres
in this country
In 1903 the regatta was awarded
to Washington. Since then Il has
been held in Philadelphia and New
York. and washington in alternate
years. This is the first time this
regatta has ever been held In this
city and by parallel reports it viii
not only be the biggest Middle States
regatta. but one of the biggest row
Ing events ever held IN this country.
Since the Ariels captured tho re-
gatta BY winning three nrsts ano two
seconds In the home waters OF tho
New Workers. the Gothamites have
thirsted Tor revenge, and they are
coming down in sufficient numbers
and skilled oarsmen TO capture no
event and thus wipe out the defeat OF
1909 Then again. the New Workers
are suffering under the defeats which
they encountered at the National and
are looking to the Middle States 10
retrieve their fortunes
The New York Athletic Clubs four
is anxious again TO cross oars win
the city and even up the score FOR
the defeat at Saratoga The number
OF oarsmen from New York will be
the largest ever sent out by that civ
in It's history.
Philadelphia, with its twelve clubs.
VIII send list OF entries which
would In Itself make n big regatta. 1t
PteGic.eG tnat nearly every club on
the Schuylkill viii have an entry
Washington also owes {; 10 pn,,,-
more TO make number of entries.
as the locals always have responded
70 the call OF the observation-disclosures
whenever they held regstiu. and
the Potomacs and Analos tans will he
we'll represented.
me local oaTsmen have the PROM
ises Of the Argonauts OF Toronto
canada. that they will make en,r,.
and Boston will send several en,rIes
With this list of entries from GINS
OF known reputation. Baltimorean.
VIII witness one of the greatest row.
ing carnivals ever held in the United
states, and every style OF rowing hoat
VIII be In use and every class repre-
sented There will be sixteen events
beginning at 10 o'clock in the morn.
ING with an intcrmission OF one and
one half hours. There will be singles
and doubles. eIghts and fours. ouad-
RUPEES and octuple souls. which viii
MAKE program as varied and as in
teresting $ one could wish
In the matter of entries the local
oarsn1en VIII not be behind the others,
lot the Ariels will make entries in
the junior and intermediate singles
intermediate and senior doubles. ,uniort
ana intermediate gigs. junior. inter
mediate and senior eight-oar shells
and senior fouroar shells.
me Arundels will ent,r in the as
ISOLATION singles. senior doubles
senior four-oar shell. Junior gigs ana
Junior eights This list win mako
Sd iun'ore's contribution to the regatta
sixteen entries. and ii is expected tbev
WIN Keep a large proportion OF Inc
trophies in Baltimore.