Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-26
LONG RACE IN WATER
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
Twenty-Three Men Entered in
Three-MiIe Swim From
Chain to Aqueduct Bridge.

Twenty three star swimmers will bat
swimming race for the championship
of the District of Columbia to be held
on the Potomac river from Chain bridge
to Aqueduct bridge tomorrow after
noon. Nine of the entrants are from
the Nautilus Swimming Club of the
Y. M. c. A., under whose auspices the
event is to be held. These sturdy lads
are going in to fight hard to bring
honors to their club and retain the
championship. Bill Crane, who won
this event last year, heads the list of
entries for this years race thus sig
nifying that there will be no loahnS
on the way, although it is thought he
will have a harder time getting away
from the other contestants than he
did last July.
Connection is expected to be keener
than ever before seen in this section Tor
a long distance event. although but few
seconds separated the competitors for
second, third, fourth and fifth places last
year
On account of the hard rains OF the past
week the water is very muddy and the
current very fast, but this will aid the
winner to make a record which ought 10
stand for some time to come.
Each contestant will be followed by a
canoe carrying a competent man. to be
available in case of accident. Each canoe
will bear the number held by the man 1t
will follow. so that the spectators VINO
view the race from the Aqueduct bridge
will be able to tell where the swimmers
are placed for fully mile up the course.
The race is scheduled TO start at ) O'Clock
sharp, so that the contestants should first
be seen from Aqueduct bridge about 4
clock
ND rhn in
tend accompanying them during the race
are requested to be ready to start from
the Washington Canoe Club at ociock
sharp, as launches will be waiting to
tow them up the river in canoes to the
starting point. Canoes to accompany the
contestants will not go to the starting
point. but will wait AT Fletchers cove.
about half a mile below Chain bridge
When the swimmers pass this point their
numbers will be called out to the chief
inspector. Mr.. ID. a. DeLashmutt. who
will notify those waiting when to start
out to follow their man. Canoes when
following the swimmers must keep about
ten feet behind their man, so as to not
interfere in any way with his progress
Last year the officials had difficulty in
keeping the track clear in front OF the
eading swimmer and il is specially re-
quested that canoeists keep well behind
him in tomorrows race.
The entries received up to date are as
ming Club; Michael g. Appel, unat-
tached p. ii. Agramonte. Nautilus SWIM
ming Club; T. r. Stewart. unattached;
3. Brockington. unattached; A. j. Hut
terly, unattached; James W.. Burch. Maui
titus Swimming Club: James +. Nash,
George Washington University, Harry 5.
Wood. Nautilus Swimming Club. @.
r. Dickson. National Capital Canoe
Club; r. Bartle Miller. Nautilus Swim
ming Club T. S. Beane. unattached;
c. F. Runge. Nautilus Swimming Club;
G. G.. Pegram, unattached; j. Madison
Cults Nautilus Swimming Club; Trau-
man f. krauskopf. Riverside Canoe
Club; II. Thornton knight, jr, Nautilus
Swimming Club: +. NJ. Sauer, Nautilus
Swimming Club: \. Chism, unattached;
w b. Barrows. unattached: DIR. G. l.. q.
Anderson. unattached. Carroll +. Car
penter. Phunny Phellows.
Officials are as follows: Referee. w. A.
Rogers: judges. j. J. Farley, Irving Zir-
pei. William Hunting, +. G. Bruenner
and G. f. Bamman. timers, ID. Crane. G.
King and Mr.. Bowie, clerk of course and
starter, r. Rutherford, assistant clerk of
course. C. II. Pardoe; chief inspector. ID.
4. De Lashmutt.