The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
'MIDDLE STATES
: REGATTA TO BE
MONSTER EVENT
Many Crews Coming from the West
for Big Running Races
Here Labor Day.
WARDEN WORKING VERY HARD

With the great Middle States resatts
only three weeks away. the local Poto
mac River regatta committee 10 lending
every effort to make the AFFAIR worth,
OF the occasion and a pride to our city
1t will be the largest regatta ever held
In America. This fact Is assured, and
the entry list outside Of Washington will
double that Of the regatta OF the Ma
tional Association OF Amateur oarsmen,
which closed yesterday at Peoria, Ill
President Charles G. Warden, OF the
Potomac Boat Club. who Is the master
mind OF the whole affair, has his work
ing stan in good order, and they are
arranging the details in good shape.
President Warden is one of the most
enthusiastic oarsmen OF the city. and
years ago was perhaps the most remark
able and at the same time successful
oarsmen and scuilers that ever handled
a sweep oar or a pair OF sculls To
him, more than any one else, Is due the
fact that the Potomac Boat Club has
backed and promoted SO many regattas.
Word is coming into headquarters from
all sections that this and that club Is
coming with one or more crews. and the
Information generally says more. so the
hotel and transportation committees are
fairly taxed to find rooms and quarters
for the invading herd. Chairman Zap
pone. who is at Peoria, attending the
National Regatta, says he was dumb
founded to discover so many Western
crews were coming. and writes to inform
the proper heads to make preparations
accordingly.
Mai Douglas Spencer Bliss, OF the
housing arrangements for crews commit
tee, has contracted for an immense cir
ha
in width, which will be erected by the
Copeland company adjoining the Poto-
mac Boat Club, where all the visiting
crews will be located.
Chairman A. B. Dent. of the subscrip-
ton and official programme, has hfs
agents at work, and some good results
are being made. but not enough to JUS
tify the occasion.
1T is a free show for the people, 81
says Mr.. Dent. There is no way for
our club to make money out of the
cleanest athletic sport extant There Is
no gate money. Every one can see Il
without a tax. Hence our people ought
by rights to support the club In its ef-
forts TO please
The Chamber of Commerce adopted a
resolution praising the regatta at its
meeting on Wednesday.
The revenue cutter Apache. Capt. Car
mine commanding. will patrol and keep
the course clear OF obstructions on the
day OF the regatta. This is in accord
ance with the law of the country relat-
ing to regattas held on tidewaters.
The Potomac crew, under Coach Pat
Dempsey, is working out every after
noon, generally three eight-oared shells,
and Messrs. Mueller. Thran. Parker. and
Botsch in single shells. This is a splen-
did showing. and Coach Dempsey says
he expects great results. None of the
crews for the Middle States regatta has
been selected as yet, but will be ar
ranged tentatively this week.
The senior four. Hart, Ellis. Spransy.
Thrall. and Mueller. will start to work
to-day. Coach Hecox and his Analostan
men are also working out every day, and
the improvement shown is pleasing the
Blue and White sponsors considerably
This crew is made up Of five of the
Tech crew who rowed at the Peoples
regatta at Philadelphia on July and
three seasoned juniors of the Analos-
tans.