The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-03
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The Home Industrial Schools closed
| swimming meet for girls was postponed
/ Friday owing to the bad condition oil
| the ground and the tank at the school.
| but will be run off next Saturday at
| o'clock. The meet will be under the per-
| sonal supervision of Coach Samuel j.
| Drummer and President Skinner. the prin-
| cipaI of the school, and the competition
for the team ribbons and the individual
| prize will be between entries from TWO
| different club teams which have been
| organized at the school.
| President Skinner and Coach Drummer,
| of the Home Industrial School, are TO be
congratulated on the grand showing made
| by the boys entered from the Industrial
| School swimming team in the Washing
ton Swimming Clubs three-mile race held
| Yesterday and il is hoped by all inter-
| ested in aquatic sports that the girls
races will meet with the same success
as have these youngsters.
| Capt. Harry Baily, riverman, has
more than fifty power launches 10. care
for at his boathouse at the Anacosha
| Bridge.
| Admiral Philip Ransom, of the Rock
| Creek navy has ordered all the craft Of
\ the fleet to put into dry dock and pre-
pare for the cruise which the navy VIII
| take in a few days. 1t is the hearts
| desire of all the tackles" in the fleet TO
pilot their crafts as far down stream as
| the Analostan Boat Club. and sincere
efforts will be made to make this peril
| Gus" trip.
The AnaIostan Boat Club has resumed
| hard practice, and each day Coach HecoN
has out two or three crews and several
| singles. The immediate four. which won
the junior event at the peoples regatta,
practically is made up of all the men
| who carried the colOrs of the Blue and
White to victory on the Fourth of July
Prominent among the new candidates
| whom Coach HecoX has under his wing
| are AL Prosise Bill Croder. Frank Harrie, ]
Jack Mclaughlin. and Skipe Johnston.
The old men are still holding their posi- !
tions in the boat. and little speed
Simpson as coxswain, has them hustling !
all the time to hold their set. Among the |
old oarsmen who have defended the COL |
ors of the Analostan in past regattas |
and who have once more come 10 the |
aid a, the call of arms are Bob Elmore |
and c. T Cook.
Cant. George Mcbride of the Nationals |
was greatly pleased with the offer OF |
Capt. John Evans Of the Potomac Boat
Club yesterday. Il am sure the boys
will be glad to accept Mr.. Evans KIND
offer of the use of the clubhouse, and |
know many of them will enjoy the water
a great deal" said Capt. Mcbride.
Evans. on behalf of the Potomac Boat
Club offered the Nationals the use OF
the clubhouse and float TO go swimming |
also the use of the boats Many OF the
Nationals are expert swimmers. the
Cubans, Calvo and Acosta, being marVels
in the water. From now on these boys
will be found often at the home OF the
PotomaCs.
Pill Thrau the expert single oarsman
of the Potomac Boat CLUB can be seen
every evening pulling up and down the
course between the Three Sister ISLANDS
and the boathouse.
The motorboat Avalon. owned by J.
W. and L. A. Shackleford is being pre-
pared for an extended cruise to the low
er Potomac The Avalon is thirty-six-
foot raised-deck cruiser. lighted by
electricity, and is fully prepared to stand
heavy breakers at the mouth OF the
river. The Avalon flies the pennant OF
the Washington Yacht Club. and Is one
of the most seaworthy crafts carrying
the colors of the Red, White, and Blue
The Anacostia Bridge is the mecca for
many people on Sunday evenings watch |
ing the power-boats plough up and down |
the Eastern Branch. and quite often the
''chugh-chugh" of the engine telegraphs
the news of a friendly race between /
two or three of the cruisers.
The storm Of Thursday swept the river
for twenty miles down stream. and IN
of Alexandria, Va, which is on the
river front, was twisted from its moor
ings and received but little damage.
The competitive lantern parade under
the auspices of the Washington canoe
Club assisted by the Potomac and Ana
Iostan Club and the Inter Club Canoe
Association, was postponed last Wednes-
day night because of the lack of entries.
The parade was scheduled over the
course on the Potomac from the Three
Sisters Islands TO the .Aqueduct Bridge,
and the committee in charge will name
a date in the future on which the carni-
val will be run OF.
Yesterday was big DAY up the river
for canoeists, swimmers, and oarsmen,
the river being crowded with the pad
,ilers of the little craft who were pres
emf to view the Potomac Boat Club
closed regatta and the start and finish
of the Washington Swimming Clubs
three-mile race from the Chain Bridge
to the Aqueduct Bridge.
The annual excursion of the Corinthian
Yacht Club was held Wednesday at Mar
shall Hall. and although the storm which
swept the city and nearby suburbs
marred the outing little, great credi,
is due the yatchsmen for the competent
manner in which these sturdy sea dogs
handled the crowd on board of the old
Charles Manchester during the heavy L
seas through the 2 O'Clock boat was CON-
PEELED to travel |;
Members Of the -. Washington Canoe
Club and others affiliated with the local
boat and canoe clubs along the river
front are looking forward to the annual
excursion to be given to Marshall Hall
Friday of the coming week. and. accord
ing TO present plans a number Of novel
features win b arranged to malke IL