The Washington herald., 1913-08-17

junior leight-oared crew OF the Red Jer-
sey and White Star Club" are still plug
ging away at hard training for the COM
ing big event in the rowing world, Tor
the local boys and Coach Pat Dempsey
have not let UP on the outfit during the
last three weeks in which they have been
on the water. Seats in the boat have not
Yet been decided upon. as Coach Dempsey
keeps the outfit guessing, and in this
way gets the best work and results out
of the many promising candidates. 1t IS
a safe bet now that whoever the lucky
eight are they will be in the best of
physical condition. and will have the do
| or-die spirit instilled into them when the
crack of the starters gun Is heard on the
Harlem River on Labor Day.
| Local followers of swimming may be
! pleased to note that the largest swimming
| meet OF the season to be held in this
| country will take place at the Perry Vic
tory Centennial celebration, under the
auspices Of the Buffalo Launch Club. at
that city, on Wednesday, September j.
! This meet will be held under the sanction
of the Amateur Athletic Union. and will
be open to any athlete registered in the
A. A. L. There are eight events listed
on the program. and the prizes offered
for the men finishing one. two. or three
I III tiIc IdCcS hic tilc ptSt esNi
put up for any swimming meet held In
this country.
Tomorrow night the Potomac Boat Club
will hold its second moonlight excursion
of the season to Marshall Hall, and the
announcement of this coming outing
meets with the approval of all those
affiliated with the local lighthouses along
| the water front. This Is one of the many
social features which have been arranged
| by the entertainment committee to keep
up the interest at the popular boathouse.
! This outing is to be the most elaborate
excursion the club has yet given, and
many interesting features have been ar
ranged for those who will take the trip
downstream.
Capt H. Mccoy Jones. of the Western
High School swimming team. issued a
| call last week for candidates for the out
fit which will represent the Georgetown
| school in the coming A. A. U. meet 1t is
| the idea of the captain to get out all the
material that he can. especially from the
boys in the freshman class.
| The closed canoe regatta held by the
Sycamore Island Canoe Club last Satur-
day afternoon was a huge success in
every way, and the competition in the
different events was OF the closest kind.
The cruising race. the feature of the bril-
/ liant program, was captured by w. H.
Heine and Carl Offutt by q very close
margin from a big field Of starters.
| Another one Of Coach Brunner's pro-
Iteges Jumped into prominence last Satur-
day in one Miss Lena Petrillo, of the In
dustrial Home School, when she covered
the 25-yard dash in twenty-four seconds
and broke the tank record for this dis
tance. Miss Virginia Massey finished sec
ond. one-fifth Of a second behind her
teammate
Richard Coleman, well known to all of
i the motor boat men who do their spin
ming and racing along the Anacostia
River, is spending his vacation at Co.
lonial Beach, Va. Coleman is one Of the
officers of the Eastern Power Boat Club.
and Is popular with all the yachtsmen
along the river front.
J. F. Medbery and the officers Of the
Interclub Canoe Association are planning
a down-the-river cruise, to take place
some time in the near future. By the
enthusiasm shown by most of the MEM
bers in this new idea. the outing should
prove to be success in every way.
The 1ntercanoe cubs lantern parade,
or carnival, which was to have been held
last week, has been called of, and the
idea officially dropped by the association.
The lack of interest by the followers of
the birch-bark game in the carnival was
the reason for giving up this line Of en-
Itertainment.
Those youngsters. Fred Cherry and
Raymond O'Mear. Of the Industrial Home
School swimming team, are some athletes
in this line OF aquatic sport Under the
careful teaching Of Coach Drummer, these
lads have made quite q creditable show
ing during the last season in the SWIM
ming races in this locality. and bid fair
to surpass the great showing they have
imade in the coming swimming meets. It
will be remembered that Cherry. q lad
not yet fourteen years Of age. finished
sixth in the three-mile swimming race
held by the Washington Swimming Club.
while O'Meara, his teammate, although
a very small youngster, managed to cross
the finishing line in fourteenth position.
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Admiral Philip Ransom of tha Rock