The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
POTOMAC REGATTA
is GALA AFFAIR;
BIG THRONG OUT
Semi-annual Event of the Local
Club Attracts Monster
Crowd.
BAD SPILL IN CANOE. F0URS;
TuTING RACE ABANDONED
Walter Thrall Captures Single Scull
Event-Four Crews Participate
in Eight-oared Race.

The seni-annual regatta of the Po-
tomac Boat Club was pulled off yester-
day in the waterway between the Three
Sisters and the Potomacs' clubhouse,
and was in every way great success.
The races were interesting and ex-
citing and the attendance was far great
er than at any previous affair of the
club. People were lined up on the Aque-
duct Bridge, in motor boats, canoes,
tugs, rowboats, and along the banks of
the upper Potomac.
The threatening weather. kept many
away. but the votaries of aquatic sports
were out in full and were well repaid
for the journey they took to the water
front
ZAPPONE PREVENTS MIsHAP.
The vigilance of Claude r. Zappone.
who acted as announcer. prevented many
mishaps, his megaphone warning reckless
canoeists to get out Of the way of the
speeding shells that would have cut
them asunder had collision occurred.
The only event that caused apprehen-
sion was the canoe four race In this
there was a spill near the starting line
and two of the intrepid canoeists had to
swim to the float Dawson was pretty
nearly played out when he was drawn
in, but recovered Immediately. This
caused Capt Evans to abandon the canoe
tilting race, which IS as much of a
swimming spectacle as 1t 10 race"
Those in charge Of the regatta were
John Hadley Doyle, who not only acted
as clerk OF the course, but also was the
referee In the absence Of Charles War
den. Claude R. zappone was the an
nouncer. W. C. Mckinley. Douglass
Spencer, and J. J. Nolan, timers; T. C.
Underwood. A B. Dent, and z. r.
Gasch. judges at the finish line. Capt
j. p. Evans had general supervision over
the affair and managed with a master
land.
The Summaries.
First ev,nt-Junior eisht-oa-ed Shells FNe,
Whites (Ssles Proctor McDcuald Erans Berry
Walton; Newman stroke: jenkins. cp1swain); Sc
ond. Blues CHouSh. Hinds. CsTol. Brown. ZapFone
Alwine. Griffin Imirie stroke. and Eyer co1ssain):
third Reds Isuin. Parker. Roberts. Kurt. Dzw-
son. Graham. Rinesi Becker, stroke, and Kmt5.-
coIsuainl. Time, 3B
Second erent-Senior sinzis s=uIs Fir< Trail,
second. Mueller. Tine. 4S.
Third event-Sinsis canoes. First. Rirero; second
Roberts: third Newman Time. SCI.
Fourth event-InternetiAte senior and eiSht-csred
SOULS. First. Intermediates Poole Prvctor Nc
Donald. Evans. Parker, Coaltry Chamberlain Van
dersift stroke, and Becker. coIsvairl secnd Sen
iors Miller. Herman, Housh, Hines. SpranSy Hart,
. Thrall: Mueller. stroke. and Eyler. oc1mainl.
Time ~.
Fifth evrnt-Canoe doubles First Roberts and
Dulin: second ID. McDonad and Wagner; third
Alwins and Sale; fourth. Dawson and Newman
Time. ia
Sixth event-sinsis seulls. First. Parker: second.
Emory.
Seventh event-Canoe fours. First Reds Wander
grift, 4 Mcdonald. Chamberlain and Wagner;
secuud. Blues 3D. MeDorald. Sales. Alwine and
Rivero
Eighth event-Doubls outnsrrs First Iuirie
Parker. and Eyler. coxswain: secundThraI. Mueller
and Kintz coxssain Time -.
Ninth evcnt-Mixed eisht-oarsi shells First,
Blues tAlxine. Walton. Hines. Zappone. Miller.
Proctor. Chamberlain; Vandersrift. stroke. and
Becker. soxswain): seconds. Reds tDuln. Ccultry,
Hart, Evans, Ryan. Griffin. Parker. Roberts stroke,
and Eylsr cousvzinl; third. Grays Dawson. Evans,
Brown. Graham, Z. Mcdonald Carroll Thrall.
stroke. and Kintz. eoxssainl. Time, -