Evening star., 1912-09-01

at a stifr clip. Coach Hecox had his
taking starts, after which he had them
paddle to the start OF the course to be
used tomorrow and then let them row
to the finish at about two-thirds their
regular gait
The Malta Club intermediate eight
also went over the course. but took things
easy. 1t is the organization which de-
, feated the Potomac intermediate In the
Peoples regatta in Philadelphia on the
Fourth of July, but 1t is claimed that
the tide and wind so favored it that with
the conditions equal tomorrow the local
crew will win. The general opinion is
that the intermediate race lies between
the Potomac and the New Rochelle
Club of New York.
The Undine and Farmount eights ap-
peared to be capable. the former especial
| ly rowing with long, easy stroke that
WA was r.p pleasing: a. The latter eight Is in
one time the champion sculler of Aus
tralia.
The vesper club had It's crack four
out and it appeared to be the liveliest-
looking four-oared boat on the river.
The men were well built and their swing
had a rhythm not seen in any except the
finished crews. That four should not be
| far behind when the finish is crossed in
its championship event.
Kelly Favorite in Singles.
In the Vesper four-oared boat sat
Kelly. favoTite in the championship
| singles. Kelly won the singles in the
Peoples regatta In Philadelphia July. 4,
and It is claimed there is but one man
him. Smith Of the New York Athletic
Club. The race in the championship
/ sculls should be won by one or the other
| Of those two men.
Those mentioned were the most pronh-
nent crews on the water yesterday. There
were several others out, though, among
| them being several gigs.
| Practically every club entered in the
| events tomorrow will be here today in
| time to row over the course. Those
clubs which came yesterday took fast
| spins from start to finish. but the ones
which come in this morning or later in
| the day will hardly risk overworking
their men by doing anything more than
| paddle the distance to get a good line on
| it's advantages and drawbacks
| All the clubs are now putting up at
| the Potomac boathouse, every shell being
| housed there. The president Of the Ana
visiting organizations to put up at that
| place, but when the men arrived they
| found that the start of the course was
| more than a mile and a quarter farther
| away than from the Potomac house. and
! they declined to accept the disadvantage
| which might have come from the extra
padding necessary to cover the distance.
Twenty-one Clubs Represented.
| there will be twenty-one clubs repre-
sented In the events tomorrow. and these
| twenty-one clubs are listed for stxty-two
entries. 1t is almost needless to say that
| the entries Of these clubs comprise the
picked oarsmen in the eastern section.
| The following are clubs to be repre-
sented. their location and their colors:
Analostans, Washington, D. c.. Blue
! and White; Ariels. Baltimore. Nd, White
and Blue: Arundels, Baltimore, Nd.
Maroon and White: Crescents, Philadel-
phia. Pa, Red and White: Fairmounts.
Philadelphia. Pa. Blue and White; Har-
lems New York. N. Y, White and Blue;
Hudson, New York. N. Y. Black and
White; Maltas; Philadelphia, Pa. Blue Blue
N. Y. Red and Black Stripes: New
| Rochelle, New Rochelle. N. Y. Red and
| Blue: New York Athletics. New York.
N Y. Scarlet and White; Nonpareil.
Dominions. Alexandria, Va. Red, White
and Blue; Pennsylvania Barge, Philadel-
phia, Pa. Blue and White; Petomacs.
Washington. D. c.. Red and White:
Quaker Citys. Philadelphia. Pa. Blue and
White; Ravenswood. Long Island. N. Y.
White and Blue; Staten Islands, West
| New Brighton, N Y, Black and Yellow;
| Undines. Philadelphia, Pa. Blue and
Gold: Vespers, Philadelphia, Pa. Maroon
and Gray; West Philadelphia, Philadel-
| phia, Pa, Cardinal and Navy.
/! Everything possible has been done by
| those in charge of the regatta, and those
who have been aiding in its direction. to
| make the affair record breaker and
| Judging by what has been accomplished
| SO far there is every reason to believe 1t
WILL be the most successful middle states
| ever held Last year there were less
| than fifty-fve entries when the races
| were held on the Patapsco. in Baltimore,
and from the work of the crews listed so
| far this year no one should doubt that
| the competition will be of the closest
kind.
| The first event will be started at 10
| o'clock in the morning. The race in
| which the starters will first be called to
| the mark will be the junior singles. while
| the last event of the day In the evening
! will be the championship senior eights.
| The races will be discontinued at Il m
| ard begin again at pm.
Accepting a criterion the work OF
| the local crews, the finish OF some OF
| the visiting organizations, the fine ac-
] commodations assured the crowds and
the worthy efforts being put forth by
| the men in charge of the affair, the Mid
| die States regatta tomorrow should set a
| record which Will not be surpassed in
many year.