Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28

launch around from Annapolis FOR use by
the national committee during the races.
1t Is also probable that Congress may
continue its session down 10 Labor day,
which If IL happens the local regatta
committee will have a boat especially Tor
the congressional delegation.
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Chairman Maj. Douglas Spencer Bliss
has procured mammoth tent, sixty-nVe
feet front with a depth OF nine:y-nve
feet. which will be erected on the lot ad-
joining the Potomac boathouse. and right
next the tracks of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, from which nearly all the
visitors VIII come TO washington rms
will obviate the locating of visitors In
any OF the clLbhouses.
The famous Argonauts OF Toronto.
Canada, and Butler, the champion scui-
Ter OF America, also member OF the
Argonauts, did not meet with any saic-
cess at their recent visit TO the English
Henley, or the Olympic games. at Stock
holm. In all the events they started they
We're defeated with consummate ease by
the English and other foreign crews. and
again the question comes up, what is IT
that serves to weaken all American con-
testants in rowing whenever they row at
Henley or elsewhere in Europe.
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Coach Hecox Of the Analostan Junior
crew. having returned from a pleasure
trip to various parts OF Illinois, re-
sumed his work with his proteges from
the Technical High School last Tuesday.
As stated in a previous issue OF The
Analostan. and. as such. will row I'm
the Middle States in September. IL they
continue their summer work with the
same success that they did IN their
spring try-outs, there Is no denying the
fact that they will make a splendid show
In IN
be the same in all probability as the
one that pull ed in the Peoples regatta
at Philadelphia, namely. chamberlain.
Funkhouser Roberts. Hardy. Gibson,
Burnsides. Rice. White, with Mckinney
as coxswain. This crew averages l5a
pounds, and is an excellent made-up one
for a junior event, being finely boated.
which is, at least, one half the battle.
A second relay Of oarsmen will come
out under Hecox during the present
week.
Thrall and Mueller are taking OF row.
ing double SOULS at the Middle states
and are now looking around for suita bic
boat to make the venture. They ought
to make a good crew IL they train prop
erly.
One of the most progressive rowing
clubs in America is the New Rochelle
Club of New York, whose crews and
scullers are always represented at every
important regatta. especially the National
and Middle States. Friday Secretary r..
Richard Gasch of the local committee re-
ceived a letter from Edward Gockeler OF
that club stating that the club would not
go to the National this year. but would
enter all Of its crews In the Middle States.
I'VE will send eighteen of our best men
and they will be entered in seven diner
ent events, and. / say, just watch Us
NOW things was the way Mr.. Gockeler
expressed 1t. Mr.. Gockeler was formerly
resident of this city. What is true OF
the New Rochelle about entries is also
true in regard to other prominent clubs.
The Potomac Boat Club will take decid-
ed action today in regard to preparing
the crews for the big regatta The or
ganiZation is overrunning with excellent
material just now. each and every one
being ready and anxious to get down TO
work and train for the various seats In
the shell crews. but unfortunately the
club is without coach. and hence there
is crimp in the work going on. Capt.
John Evans is hard at work with his
oarsmen. but he recognizes the fact that
even with much good talent for the
crews, ii will go for nauSht unless
regular coach is engaged. Ii Pat Demp-
sey was handling the crews this year 1T
would mean winners In the principal
eight-oared contests The junior crew
that is rowing al present is made up gen.
orally with Dublin. Mcdonald. Dawson.
Baumgartner, Rfne, Foster. Proctor, Rob
erts, Griffin. Wilson, Graham. kehoe.
Hough, Alwine. Johnston. Walton. Brown,
Imrie, Parker Rivero and Wagner, the
largest field the club has had since 1898.
This field is SO good that the best of train
ers would feel elated to handle it. The
intermediates, Vandegrift, Chamberlain,
Conttry Hoppe, Evans. Mcdonald. Milo
vich and Poole probably will row in the
same way, though Miloyich has cut train
ing lately to a great extent. The seniors
failed to show up last week.
The local regatta committee will meet
Informally at the Potomac Boat Club to-
day at IL o'clock to talk over the routine
work Of the regatta.
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Marshall Bryarly. owner Of the launch
Me Too Of the Potomac mosquito fleet,
will start today an extended fishing
and camping trip down the Potomac
]. Appel of the bureau of navigation
will accompany him. They expect TO go
to the mouth of the river and return to
Colonial Beach. reaching there August 3.
where they will be joined by Bushrod
and Albert Woodson.
The party will camp at Colonial Beach
for ten days. returning to Washington
about August IA.