The Washington herald., 1912-09-03

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early summer. not yet reached by
the crimson touch of early fall.
Happy Parties watch Events.
On the verandas of the various boat.
houses overlooking the course were gath
cred happy parties in holiday attire. The
barges. anchored in front OF the boat
houses. were brilliant mass OF blending
colors, and the massed hundreds waved
bright-hued penhants and cheered their
favorites.
Overhead. Aqueduct Bridge was black
with massed hundreds. looking from their
point of vantage at the contests Of Drawn
and mechanical skill which were staged
beneath them. Throughout the lower
end of the course, the banks of the Dis
trict side OF the river were crowded,
while on the Virginia side. campers
cheered the oarsmen On from their wood
land and water retreats,
In all, 1t is estimated 1000 people
thronged the banks of the river to watch
and applaud the picked oarsmen Of the
East compete for glory. the icy OF win
ming. and the handsome tro>Iies which
went to the successful.
At the finish line was stationed the
revenue cutter Apache. with her decks
lined with white-clothed seamen. who
vociferously cheered the victorious crews.
Boats from the Apache patrolled the riv-
er for the purpose of keeping small craft
on the course. Around the cutter was a
fiotilla of canoes. many OF which were oc-
.cupied by enthusiast. for the crews of
the Ariel Boat Club. of baltimore When
ever an Ariel crew came across the line
victor. the visitors would threaten to cap
size their canoes in their enthusiasm
The races were late starting. but with
few exceptions were well worth the wait
The crews were so evenly matched that
II was on a very few occasions that there
was not a close finish. Few crews were
outclassed in any OF the events.
Not n Local Crew Wins
From a Washington standpoint, the
most unfortunate part Of the regatta
was that no Washington crew crossed
the line winner. The spectators watched
crew after crew OF native sons go down
to defeat by srIaU margins before the
brawny and skillful invaders from Bal
timore. Philadelphia and New York
In one OF the most spectacular and
bitterly contested races ever witnessed at
a regatta in this city, the Potomac Jun
ior eIghts were defeated in a driving
finish by the Arials. of BaSimore.
on TO a bad start. the Pcomacs were
forced to raise their stroke to a higher
notch than their opponents, and so
weakened themselves early in the race.
Under their fast stroke the Red and
White passed the Baltimore crew in the
first quarter of a mile. By the time the
half mile point was reached the two
crews were running even Then for
full half mile they struggled. under the
bridge and across the line. never more
s,n,A ~ No mi
heartbreaking.
The Monumental City crew won by a
scant inch and a half.
This race was the prettiest to look at
of any that have ever been seen in this
city. Apparently outclassed in the first
half mile, the powerful Analostan crew,
by a tremendous sport drew up on al
most even terms with its competitors. 1t
finished third by less than half a length.
Had the race been a mile and a quarter
there Is little doubt that the Analostans
would have won.
As IL was, the Analostan crew tired
itself By leaving its boathouse late. and
being forced to row a mile upstream in
jig time to be in at the start This tired
the men before they had chance to
race at all, and they deserve all the
more credit for their plucky exhibition.
Coach Pat A Dempsey OF the much
heralded Potomac Juniors, was greatly
disappointed at the failure of his charges
to come up to expectations. They have
done the same distance in twenty seconds
faster time than they did on the race"
he said. IF it was stage fright they
ought to have gotten over it early in the
race. They had the lead at one time.
our No was at their bow, but they
let the advantage slip
Again in the Junior double sculls the
Potomacs went down to defeat, finishing
second to the Undine Barge Club OF
Philadelphia. Ed Mueller. stroke. and
Walter Thrall. bow. put up a grand
race. but failed to exhibit the smooth
and form of their oppo-
nents. They were defeated by only half
length. and crossed the line In the lead
of Fairmounts of Philadelphia, Arials
of Baltimore. and Quaker City Barge
Club of Philadelphia
New RocheIles Win.
In the intermediate eight-oared shells
the Potomacs finished full two
lengths in the rear of the powerful New
Rochelle Rowing Club crew, and crossed
of the fast-traveling Aualostans. who
again came to the front with spurt
near the finish line.
The New Rochelle crew, coached by
Van Welt. was the most powerful seen
on the river. and although the New
Workers were defeated by the Arials
In the senior eight-oared shell race, in
a close finish, they were one of the
most impressive-looking aggregations in
the regatta.
The Potomac four-oared gig took the
backwater OF both the Artais and
Fairrnounts, being Sutclassec all the
way. The crew work in the gig was
crude and slow, and lacked the polish
and style of the other crews.
In the eight-oared she'll race the Po-
tcnacs were never in 1t. finishing last.