The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
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Provided the Analostan Boat Club
follows out its expressed intention of
] appealing to the n. a. A. o. the de-
cision of the Peoples regatta commit
tee in the matter of the protest of the
! junior eight-oared race of July 5. there
Is but slight prospect that it will re-
ceive any but routine considerations
| In the first place. each regatta asso-
citation makes its own rules to govern
its own regatta. This practically
makes the Peoples regatta committee
the last court of appeal unless it be
charged that the Peoples regatta COM
| mittee is corrupt when the executive
committee of the n. 4. a. o. would
probably SIT the charges. But as far
as the writer is able to find out. no
! such charge is made in the appeal of
the Analostan Club, which only wants
the \. A. A. o. to review the decision
of the Peoples regatta committee.
Let US look at the representations
made by Undine and AnaloStan. Ana
iostan makes two charges. First, that
Borie and Pepper were not members of
the Undine Barge Club for the required
ninety days, which would make them
! eligible to row. Secondly. that Pep
per's namo did not appear on the
program and that for that reason he
was Ineligible to row.
Undine. in reply, states that its
books show that Pepper and Borie
| have been members Of the club for
| more than ninety days and that the
| fact that Peppers name did not ap-
pear on the program on the day of
| the regatta was no fault of the club,
but was due to an oversight of the
program committee and the printer.
Now, if the books of the Undine
Club really show that these two men
in question were members of the club
for ninety days, and it can be proven
that the program committee really re-
ceived a list of names from the I'm
dine Barge Club with Peppers name
thereon, there is no further ground
for argument and the matter is closed.
Analostan has based its case on the
two points mentioned and all other
matter only tends to becloud the issue
and is prevalent.
A dispatch from Philadelphia stated
that the vote on the Analostan pro-
test was unanimous. report from
Analostan's representative in Phila-
delphia is to the effect that the vote
of the twelve men present of whom
two were representatives of the Tn
dine Club. stood to 4. At any rate,
the Peoples regatta committee has
decided the case, and it is hard to see
how the Analostan boys can hope for
their chance at the meeting last Mon
day and when they failed to carry
the two points on which their protest
was based, they lost their case.
The showing made by Bamman and
Burch, of the Washington Canoe Club. at
the regatta OF the Deal Lake Canoe Club
at Asbury Park on Friday and Saturday
of last week, indicates in a striking man
ner the strength of the local organiza-
ton. 1t is to be regretted that the ath
letes Of the Washington Canoe Club are
unable to compete more often in out-of-
town races. as they are capable Of up
holding their end Of the game with the
best amateurs among the Eastern canoe
clubs
Frank Chamberlain. captain of the Po-
tomac Boat Club, who went TO Baltimore
with the Potomac Junior crew when il
rowed in the Arundel regatta, reports
that the canosts of Baltimore, judged
by the showing they made in the canoe
events in Arundel'S meet, are consider
ably below the standard in Washington
being especially weak in the hurry scurry
and fitting events, which do not seem TO
appeal to the Baltimoreans. This state
ment would seem to be borne out when
the poor showing made by entries frC m
the Oriole City in the regatta of the
Washington Canoe Club two weeks ago
is remembered. only two points going
to the visitors
Promoters of reCattas are always up
against it financially, as no admission can
be charged and ii is impossible to exact
more than a nominal entry fee: the re-
Ceipts for this season depending entirely
upon the generosity of the business men
who advertise in the program. A canoe
regatta which would bring together the
leading canoeists in Baltimore Washing
ton and Philadelphia is. for this reason
almost an impossibilty. Baltimore would
seem to have the best chance of sta ging
such an affair. as it is nearer midway be-
tween Washington and Philadelphia and
the Baltimore merchants are always will
ing to do their share toward supporting
such projects.
Many of those who looked for the sem
sational in the exhibitions given by Will
bert +. Longfellow. of the National Red
Cross. along the upper river last week
were very much disappointed, as Is nat
ural
Mr. Longfeilow came here not TO pro- |
vide circus day for the campers, but
to try and instill something of the art
Of lifesavins into those who frequent the
Potomac. There may be better athletes !
among the local swimmers who belong !
to the boat clubs. but they can we'll |
afford to learn A few points from Mr.. |
lonStellOws instruction. The good |
swimmers are no better off than those |
who cannot swim at all when they are !
exhausted or are seized with the deadly /
cramps: and the old saying about word |
OF caution in time saving nine has long
been demonstrated as truth.
For the benefit OF those who were not |
able to hear MIR. Lonsfellows talks we !
give a few words of his advice:
Never go into the water after eating: J
wait an hour o. so before taking your |
SWIM
'On long swims always have a friend |
accompany you IN n boat
The best way to drown is to throw /
your hands above your head. open your
mouth. ana swallow lot of water"
Always approach a drowning person |
from the rear and when you start to tow
him in. let him float on his back ahead !
of YOU and place his arms on your |
shoulders. This permits you to have
both Of your arms and legs free to
swim. Never permit MIN to grab you |
from the back as IL he becomes fright
ened no will tighten his hold and choke
YOU
The head is the last thing to sink
and n good hold can be obtained on a
PERSONS hair in nine cases out of ten
The more hair you grab the less it
hurts"
The best way to swim with an ex-
exhausted person Is TO swim On your right |
side. using the right arm and feet to
propeil YOU along. and holding the ca
hausted person with the left arm by in
serting it under his arms and allowing
him TO float on his back"