The Washington herald., 1912-08-04
EXCITING RACES
FEATUREEVENTSIN
POTOMAC REGATTA
Championship Doubles Best Event
on the Programme-vandergrift
and Chamberlain Win.
FANCY DIVING BY ANSLEY
r. Rutherford Gives Exhibition in
the Expert Manipulation
of Canoe.
FANCY DIVING BY ANsLEY

The annual open regatta Of the Wash
ington Canoe Club took place on the
Upper Potomac yesterday afternoon, and
was witnessed by fully thousand canoe
lists and a large crowd, that assembled
at various boat houses, were seated at
vantage points on the banks of the river.
and occupied the varied assortment of
water craft that usually is seen on the
river hereabouts.
The events were splendidly managed.
and the large crowd showed appreciation
by generously cheering the winners of
the several events.
Doubles Are Exciting.
Possibly, the best contest was the
championship doubles. In this race the
three canoes were grouped. and Wander
grift and Chamberlain just nosed out a
victory over Crane and Rutherford. The
finish was most exciting.
Mcdonald beat Heidenrich in the
championship singles by scarcely>a canoe
length, while in the hurry-scurry contest
Rutherford proved more versatile than
DeLashmutt. and won by three yards.
The natatorial part of the programme
was not the least feature Of the success
full aquatic carnival. Crane Carrick
Bammon, 2ardoe. and Wood featuring in
the several events.
Between the events z. B. Ansley. of
the Nautilus Swimming Club, gave a
fancy-diving exhibition. and expert ma
nipulation of the canoe was aptly DEM
onstrated by Reginald Rutherford. fea-
ture that was both amusing and instruc-
tive to the crowd. The summaries fol-
low:
Novio. .ine,es-F1rs., Il. O P.rdos; seco.d. J.
W. sheetz. Time 80.
Expert dnG,s-Fist, ". A. Rosrn; second, Reg
inaid Rutherford Time. $50
Mixed doubies-First, Louis Newman and Miss
Miller: second. William L. Crane and Miss NJ b
Harden; third. William A Rogers and Miss Kate
Agnew. Time. o5a
Club fsur : First. Riverside Canoe Club o.
O'Canaghan. Z. A. Purdy. I. A. Krauskopft, and
G. @. McNamanl; secoud. Washington Canoe
Club CIV. A. Rosers. W. I. Crane. r Il. Heiden-
Movies dpubae--First. @. h Pardoe and d. n.
Dc Lashmutt; .eoond. L. Newman and W. L. Crane
Time l56
Potomac Boat Club: second. + r. Heideurich.
Wnshinetn Canoe Club. Time, la6
Championship double-Firx J. r vandepffft
sDd r T. chamberiain. Potomac Boat Club; SC
insfon Csncs Club Time. l'n
Aunyscuny nn-First. Rexinah Rutherford:
srcpnd d. h. De LAsimutt. Time 81.
Fitting ooutest-Won b. ". A. Roger, ianosmns
and r. II. Hedsrieh. paddler
Npyurd swim-Fist. r. 6. BAmmon, W. O. O. !;
second, J. u. CuttA ". O. c.; third. Il B. Ans
ley, W c. C. Tine, -
0rysrd sxm-Eut wiliiam L. Crane; second,
J. I. Hutchtnsnn: third R B. Miller; fourth, j. W.
BurcA. Tine. ~ H<5
Qysrd novice swim-Firt. B. C. Papdoe; second.
Andrew ". Hennest Time. % Is
zAysfd swim-Ffns r. O. Bammun WsshirRtpn
Csocs Clubs secocd Harry 8. Wood Nautilus
Swimming Club Time, So
tio5ad swim-Ffnt Can Canick, Dolphin Swim
ming Cub: seopnd. John Cutts. Nautilus Swimming
Cub; third, william L. Crane, washington Csnos
C1ub - -
The regatta oGicials were AZ follows
nelesse. Avon n. Nevtns; clerk a cpw-e, rhom.s
Il xsesa: seartsf, 7. b Aniss H.; juders. R. 6.
reottfs coo.l1efss ounpised Cumnodors r. H
Wmi9 4 nsszs. ana Ih1aas 4 Yesssr