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The movement to make the Midd'e
States regatta a great gathering of oars
men and visitors took decided jump
during the week, and the promoters OF
the enterprise are confident that their
endeavors will meet with the appreciation
Of the people. The Board of Trade and
the Chamber of Commerce have had the
details of the regatta laid before them.
and there is no doubt that these two
bodies will lend their moral and financial
aid to the movement. A. B. Dent is IN
charge of the official program of the re-
gatta 1t will be a descriptive book and
will be beautiful souvenir OF Washing
ton and the occa asion, and Mr.. Dent hopes
to realize enough to help pay the cost OF
the regatta.
In order to house the visiting. crews a
mammoth circus tent has been contracted
for by Maj. Douglas Spencer Bliss. and
it will be erected the large lot I'M
mediately adjoining the Potomac Boat
Club This tent will be SO large that 1t
will not be necessary to remove any or
the private boats from the clubhouse,
nor will it be necessary to ask room
for visitors at the other clubhouses on
the river. Maj. Bliss, who Is in charge
of the arrangements for housing the visit
ing crews says his information, CLEANED
from Chairman Zappone of the Middle
States committee, is to the effect that
the list of visitors as published in The
Star last week will be materially in
creased. Many crews from Boston. Spring
field Lynn, Providence and other cities
of New England will be here. so the ag-
gregate will surpass all previous records
as far as visiting oarsmen are concerned.
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The officials of the regatta, those who
will look after the details Of the contests
,ata decided
on but the chief official will be Philip
Mas commodore of the Schuylkill navy,
who will be referee for the day. The Mid
die States Association appoints all Off
ciaIs subject of course, to the approval
of the local authorities. and this, removes
a lot of trouble from the shoulders of the
promoters.
There has been, so far, only one regret
EXPRESSED. and that is in placing the new
event, the 14O-pound class, on the senior
double and four Dared shells. This new
race was expected to be placed among the
eight-oared shell races, class in which
almost every progressive rowing clib
could place crews-in fact. some OF the
clubs of the north; New Rochelle, N. Y,
for instance-had crews printing for the
race. 1t would have been good chance
for the Potomacs Of this city, who are
surfeited just now with men Of this
weight
Capt. Parker of the Arundels of Bal
tim6re and champion stroke of the great
four -oared crew of that organization,
spent portion Of last week In Wash
Potomac Club. The Arundel crew
starts regular work Monday for the
National under the coaching of Rice,
late of Columbia College. and 1t hopes
to duplicate its victory of 1911 as
the American champion crew. On re-
turning from the National the. crew
will disband as a four, and will
make up the nucleus OF an elght-Oared
crew for the Middle States regatta. The
won a big open eight-oared race in any
regatta.
Wednesday of this week the first step
in behalf of raising funds for the Middle
States regatta will be taken. ut will be
the excursion to Marshall Hall and the
regatta people hope to see big crowd
on hand.
The Analostan crew. the one that made
such a decided hit at the Peoples
gatta. rowing under the colors of the
training until the early part Of next
week. Many Of the young oarsmen are
away on their summer vacations, but all
will return by August l. in order to
sumo work under the care of Prof. Clar-
ence Hecox, who has devoted SO much of
his time to getting the crew in shape and
making them fit to row the good race
they did in Philadelphia. 1t is not un-
likely that one or two minor changes
may be made in the makeup Of the
chance to improve both speed and form.
The members Of the Analostan Club to a
man are enthusiastic over the crew.
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The Potomacs will start hard and
earnest work Monday. and from the