Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16
BOAT CLUB GOSSIP.

The affairs of the Middle States regatta
began to boom during the past week. and
/ it is expected that the various commit
4 tees in charge Of the arrangements for
| the big aquatic gathering will enter on
| their duties with vim. President Charles
G.. Warden of the local committee has
called a meeting for next Wednesday
| night, at which preliminary reports will
| be heard from the many chairmen. A
| report also will be presented by Claude
| r. Zappone, who is chairman of the Mid
| die States regatta committee. The meet
| ing will be held at the Potomac Boat
Club, and it is thought some of the off,
GERS of the Middle States Association will
be present
The number of events and the various
classes for the regatta have not been de-
cided on as yet, nor is II likely they will
be until the meeting of the regatta COM
mittee, which is called for the morning
of July at the Bingham House in
Philadelphia. 1t is expected there will be
seventeen events. comprising all classes.
junior, intermediate and seniors in such
craft as singles, doubles. tours and eight
cared shells, gigs. octuples and cent
pedes, SO 1t will he seen that every va
riety of racing boat will be represented
In these races the best oarsmen and
Scullers of America will take part and
Secretary Brown of the Middle States As
ISOLATION Is authority for the statement
that the senior eight cared race will bring
out a field the like of which has never
trOlled down to the start and awaited the
signal to ''go!' 1t is expected the Otta-
was of Ottawa, Canada; Argonauts of To-
ronto New York Athletic Boston Athletic
Association, Maltas of Philadelphia. Win
npegs of Canada. Potomacs of Wash
ington, Arundels and Ariels of Baltimore
will be among the flyers who will figure
in n nf a
a club standpoint.
The United States government will lend
it's aid to see that the river is kept clear
and the course absolutely free during the
hours set apart for the regatta. The local
committee waited on Senior Captain Bar
| thold of the revenue cutter service and
| asked for detail for Labor day. I'm
der the law it is obligatory that such
service be rendered by the revenue cut
| made by those holding the regatta This
| splendid arm of the government has per-
formed this service ever since the Po-
tomac Boat Club took a new lease on
aquatic life and started the regatta boom,
back in 1900. 1t also has been the means
| of rendering all regattas absolutely safe.
as the patrol keeps the lane wherein all
| the races are rowed free from all other
craft.
Secretary-Treasurer David Brown OF
| the Middle States Association. whose
Office is on Wall street, New York, has
written that there is no doubt In his mind
| that the twenty-third annual regatta OF
| the association will far surpass any OF re-
cent years, for never before has his mail
contained so many inquiries so early In
the season as the Washington regatta
this year is bringing.
1T Is going to be the banner year.
says Mr.. Brown. and there is no doubt
that every card Of the order OF events
will fill to a larger extent than ever be-
the best crews of America and the Do
minion Of Canada
In local rowing circles the clubs are all
interested in the seasons work that Is
now commencing, and both Analostans
and Potomacs are bending every effort to
get their crews in shape for the annual
peoples regatta of July on the Schuyl-
kill river at Philadelphia.
The Analostans are watching with con-
siderable interest the development OF the
members Of the student crew from the
Technical High School, who are rowing
from their house and who also are enroll
ed as members OF their club. At present
the crew is known as the "Analostan-
Tech crew, but after the regatta of July
4 it will fly the cOlorS of the Analostans,
and 1t is more than probable that Coach
Hecox will keep 1t in training for the big
Middle States on Labor day. The crew has
obtained by purchase the fine shell OF the
Georgetown University. and the first crew
that Coach Hecox has at work is admi-
rably fitted for the craft. and could not
have been better satisfied had the boat
been built for it. The boys are rowing
in fine shape, and there is every reason
to expect that they will make splendid
record on July at Philadelphia. They
viii enter both the junior and interme-
date events, and their hopes are mgn
that thew will return with at least one
victory, thus duplicating the work Of the
first Tech crew back In 1905. There -