The Washington times., 1914-06-01
DISSATISFIED WITH
CLUB FOUR RESULT
Potomac Crew Will Ask That
Event Be Padded Off With
Washington.
By KIRK c. MILLER.

Unless the Interclub Canoe Associa-
tion allows the crews OF the Potomac
Boat Club and Washington Canoe Club
TO run on the club four event, which
was on the regatta program of Memo
rial Day. there is a possibility that the
Potomacs may refrain from competing
in further events promoted by the asso-
cia ton.
Capt. John Evans has uttered his dis
satisfaction with the manner in which
the club fours were disposed Of last
Saturday. and will ask the regatta
committee TO permit the Washington
Canoe Club. which crew was finally de-
clared winner, and the Potomac Boat
CluL. which crew was declared winner
after the first time the boats went over
the course. to again contest the event
Evans holds that the regatta com,
mite, was acting out of its authority
to order the event run over again, after
Referee Hecox had declared the Po-
trial. In all water contests. as in most
sporting matters, the decision OF the
referee or umpire is taken as final, and
that the regatta committee of the
lnterclub Association should nave al
lowed itself to be prevailed upon 20
order the event contested the second
;imc, is held by the Potonaos rs being
out Of keeping with the rules I'm such
cases and with good sp0rtsmansh:p
Five entries responded to the start
ers call for the club four competition,
three canoes representing the Washing
ton Canoe Club, and one each hai.ing
from the Potomac Boat Club and the
Maryland Swimming Club, OF Balti-
more. Within A very few yards OF the
starting line, the crews OF the Mary
land Swimming Club and Washington
Canoe Club became entangled and at
a time when the Potomac boat was in
the lead. the race was stopped, the
MARYLAND Swimming Club canoe was
disqualified for interfering, and the race
was continued from the point where
il had been stopped. each boat being
allowed to proceed from where the halt
had been called. The Potomac boat
went over the line an easy winner. and
the boat manned by J. w. Burch. II. r
Knight. r. Eliason. and I. Zirpel, OF
the Washington Canoe Club, was de-
clared second
II was Immediately after this race
that the Maryland Swimming Club and
Washington Canoe Club jointly pro-
tested the race which had been stopped
during its progress and started again,
and the regatta committee ordered the
race to be padded over. Before this
order was put into effect, however,
the MARYLAND swimming Club entry had
ners Of the first trial, the Potomac
crew. or sufficient of its members to
cripple the canoe. Two Washington
Canoe Club canoes then went oyer the
course again. and were declared the
winners, with no other club competing.
enough of the original entry having
retired to cripple the other canoes.
Feeling tnat the original cause IF the
protest was due directly to poor water
manship displayed by the canoeists,
who became SO entansied that one en-
try had to De disqualified and the race
interrupted. the Potomac Boat Club
feels that its obvious irresponsibility in
the "mix-up" should not work the
hardship upon 1t of being required to
go over the distance again. However.
to dispose OF any question as 10 the
superior crew, the Red Star boatmen
are willing TO paddle off the event at
the same distance, with the Washington
Canoe Club entry which went over
first on the second trial.