The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
.POTOMACS Trim
ARUNDEL CREW
Zappone's Junior Eight Cap
lures Mile Race from
Baltimore.
.QUADRUPLE ALSOSCORES
Red and White Four Lands Holly
Contested Event from Old
Dominion Crew.
By JOHN 4. DUGAN.

! 1t was a big day yesterday for
Coach Claude II. Zappone and his Red
and White crews from the Potomac
! Boat Club. The closed regatta of the
! local clubmen was held on the course
with the finishing line in front of the
clubhouse under the Aqueduct Bridge.
and although it rained through the en-
tire time the program was being run.
the crews of the Red and White club
proved to be real water athletes and
scored victory in each OF the match
races which were listed.
| The events brought out some keen
competition, although the late start
program. The showing of the junior
eight-oared crew. of the Potomac
Club. was more than expected. This
bunch of youngsters won a one-mile
race from the Arundel Boat Club. of
Baltimore. in the feature of the day,
and a few minutes later came back
with the same lineup and captured the
honors in the inter-club match race.
In the race with the Arundel, Starter
Robert Stohl got the crews off on even
terms. The Red and White eight We're
the first to show their bow around the
Three Sisters Island. This lead of a
quarter length. which the Potomacs
gathered in the first furlong. is credit
ed to the old fight. as the visitors
from the Monumental City were the
first to take the water.
The locals were assigned the Vir-
ginia shore. and came down stream
with a steady stroke until within 200
yards of the Aqueduct Bridge. when
short, choppy splash was noticeable
but by quickening their pace the crew
pulled back into a steady motion. A
few yards nearer the bridge the Balti-
more crew went bad. Wuntz, pulling
sweep No. :. being unable to get his
bearing. and the Junior Red and White
eight. of the Potomacs. increased their
lead one length.
A quarter of boat length of open wa
ter showed between the boats as they
pulled under the bridge, and from this
point on the eight youngsters pulling the
Potomac boat were never in danger Of
being overtaken. Coxswain Kintz called
on the athletes in the final furlong dash
for the tape, and the response which they
made increased their lead to one length
and half when the flag was lowered.
The Baltimore crew showed good form.
The unsteadiness of the visitors boat just
before reaching the bridge spelt their de-
feat
The Old Dominion Boat Club. of Alex
andria. Va. brought up a husky quadru-
pie crew to meet the crack four from the
charges were equal TO the occasion by
landing a three-quarter-mile dash which
was a race all the way
The Alexandria crew hit the water first
but not many yards had been travelled un-
til the nose of the Potomac boat was
ahead Of the Firginians. A fast stroke
brought the locals three-quarters of a.
length in front at the halfway mark and
when the call was made for a faster pace
M At Al =
white quadruple pulled away, beating the
Virsin;ans by a length of open water at
the finish.
The inter-club eight-oared race brought
out the keenest rivalry of the day, as the
veterans in the senior boat were confident
of handing lacing to the kids" Kintz
again handled his eight In top shape and
landed his boat three yards in front of
the seniors. who, in turn, were a halfl
length in front of the Pirates. The In
termediates were never contenders after
the first 100 yards. Summary:
Event No. I-Eightoared match race-won by
Potomac Juniors. Lineup: Garner l. Mckinney =
Ashford J. T. H. Fansworth g. wreb s. Bebout
Foster 7, Clarke stroke. Kutz cowswain; second
Arundel Boat Club of Baltimore. Lineup: was.
ner /. Homer :. Brandt D. Shank 4. Hasipulp s. |
Yorax 6. wuntz !. Bertran stroke. Rogers cox.
swain.
Event No. MIXED canoe dcubles-wun BY Mr.
C. c. Huttley and Mis- c. Z. Huttley; second. |
F. Chamberlain and Miss De Shields third. Mr.. |
F. T. Smith and Miss McCsriley.
Event No. S-Sinele scull-won By Immery; Sc
ond. McKinncy: third, Morgan.
Event No. 4-Quadrupae match nce-Won by Po- |
tomac Boat Club. Lineup: Quintard /, Smith 2 |
Huttley ), McDonald 4; second. Old Dominion |
Boat Club of Alexandria Va. Lineup: Callahan 1
/. Pits .. Douglass s. Roberts e. |
Event No 5-Sirgle canoe race-won by r. |
Chamberlain: secoud. Nash.
Event No. e-Dcubie canoe race-won by Cham |
beriain and Smith. second. Nash and Reveior
Event No. 7-Hsndicsp class eight-oared inter.
club race-won by Putomsc Juniors Lineup: |
Garner l. Ashford .. Mckinney >. Foster g. Farms
worth s. Bebout g. Wren Z. CLARK stroke Kintz
cuxswain; second. Potomac Seniors; third Poto-
mac Pirztes: fourth, Potomac Intermediates
rour-oared sheils-Seniors tHutteriy. Mcdonald 4
r smith and Chamberlain. won; Junior tFoster L
r. Fanswerth. Wrenn and Clsrk). second.