The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
'POTOMACS LOSE
TO ANALOSTANS
Blue and White Junior Eight
cared Shell Finishes First
in Big Boat Race.
CONDITION IS A FACTOR
Red and White Boat Makes Good
Showing Spectators Are Handed
Comedy in 0utrieger Event.
CONDITION IS A FACTOR
Condition was the big factor.


Rowing with a steady and choppy
stroke. the Analsoton Boat Clubs junior
eight Dared crew shot across the I'm
ishing line in the race with the Potomac
Boat Club juniors yesterday on the course
in front Of the Potomac boathouse with q
boat length OF water showing between
the contenders.
Analostan easily showed to be the best
crew. Although the lighter Of the outfits.
It proved TO be in the best Of condition,
and with the high stroke hit up by Brill.
rowing in No. s. It. had the Potomacs
working like Trojans all the while TO
keep within striking distance.
Getting the jump with the sound Of the
gun and with Coxswain Simpson keeping
the boat, which was rowing on the Dis
trict side of the course, pointed at the
third pier of the bridge the Analostan
came down stream with a rush and
when called to rest on their oars not a
man In the boat was blowing. while on
the other hand the Potomac outfit was
pretty much all in owing to the short ex-
tent OF time for training.
Was Real Test.
The event was really more of test for
the Potomac outfit, and when il is con-
sidered that the crew broke training
Thursday night when II was learned that
they were not to attend the People Re-
gatta on July In Philadelphia, the show
ing they made was better than was ex--
pected by those in charge, and more Of
a boost for the wearers Of the red and
white than a real defeat.
After the rain clear up the eleven
events listed were run on in hrst-class
style and with two comedy races this
proved to be the best closed regatta
held here in a long time.
In the mixed double outrigger event
all the canoes and motorboats on and
around the river went to the rescue Of
Miss Eddie Ireland, who was coxswain
for Jimmy Abbott in the winning boat,
when he accidently on purpose upset
amidst the groans and shout Of the big
throng at the boathouse on the bridge.
The Miss Eddie Ireland turned out to be
Just plan Kid Ireland, one of the best
male swimmers of the Potomac Boat
Club.
some Comedy.
The next to the last event listed
brought out more comedy when two
eight-oared shells, piloted by the Gold
Dust Twins, ended in a fight and the
black pilots spelling overheard. Powell
captured the novice single shell event in |
great style while in the mixed four
pared shell the crew made up Of Cham !
Derlain, Vandergrift, Mueller and Thrall |
landed easily.
The summary follows:
Event No. l. novice single shell-Won |
by Powell, OF Potomacs; Mckinney, OF |
Potomacs, second.
Event No. 2, double outriggers-John |
Mckinney and Becker. of Potomacs.
Event No. 8. mixed four,oaTed shell
Won by senior boat Chamberlain, Van /
iergrift, Mueller, and ThralD.
Event No. 4. expert single sculls-Won /
oy Thrall, of Potomacs; Mueller. of Po- /
Event No. 5. double outriggers with
ady coxswain-Won by Becker and Miss /
Sewmen.
Event No. 6. canoe doubIes-won by
Oonohue and Dulan.
Event No. Z. Junior eight-oared crew
-ace-won by Analostan Boat Club
Nillets. Crothers. winslow. Frank. and
simpson, coxswain); Potomacs. second.
Event No. S. mixed double outriggers-
Won by Jimmy Abbott and Miss Eddie i
Ireland; Baker and Miss Thomas, second
Event No. s. eight-oared race dead /
,. Mcdonald, Baumgartner. A. Hutterly,
Iransworth, Foster, Thrall. Walker,
Oonohue. and Brown; Whites Wander
rift, Chamberlain, Hoppe Donald. Muel-
er Mcdonald. Hodgers. d. Mckinney.
Event No. 10, Junior mixed eigf1t-oared
rews-Won by Gold Dust Kintz's boat
Kintz, J. Mcdonald. Baumgartner, A.
UTTERLY, Quinterd. Powell, Hutchinson, |
dckinney, and BelD.
Event No. II, eight-oared crews-won
Y senior Of Potomscs Brown. Bell.
;vans, Thrall, Powell. Mckinney. -
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