The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
By EUGENE NJ. POSTER.

The Potomac Boat Club will hold its
annual meeting on wednesday night
when all officers for the ensuing year
will be elected and three vacancies on
the board OF governors will be filed
This meeting will be OF vital Importance
to the club. as the policy 70 be pursued
during the coming season will be out
lined by those elected 70 Office that night
As the result Of a recent membership
campaign, the club has nearly its limit
Of members. 2co so the new Officers will
have a large number OF Eood men to
work with them in making this banner
year for the Potomac Club.
The Potomac quad was also out for
a try-out- The men in the boat were:
lG Hutteriy bow; Phil Ransom. 2:
Frank Smith, 3, and Don Macdonald.
stroke. They rowed about two miles
up the river and came down over the
course.
Spring is here. A trip along the upper
Potomac will soon convince you Of the
fact In front of every boat, canoe, or
clubhouse can be found unmistakable
signs. Old canoes, thick with win
ter's dust, have been tenderly taken from
their resting place and put out in the
open where their owners can get a good
look at them.
Holes and bruises of last years cam
paign, that had been forgotten during
the cold winter, remind him that he must
look 20 the white lead, paint and var
nish to patch up his summer season com
panion. In some cases a good deal more
than that Is required. for when cracks
began to show through the paint IL Is
time to get little elbow grease into
action. Sand.psper, the best known con-
! I'll. sHuaF
be brought into play. for the offending
crack must be removed before 1t works
itself into q leak.
A visitor to the Georgetown water
front last Sunday would have thought
that either the Morris or the Old Town
canoe company had opened up q branch
factory In Washington. In front OF every
canoe or boat house could be foud ca
noeist following the Cleanup, Paint-up'
slogan with vengeance.
Pat Dempsey's, the largest and best
equipped canoe house on the river pre-
sented a busy scene. The gangwsys and
floats in front Of his place were covered
with canoes being overhauled.
In speaking Of the prospects for a good
season. Dempsey said: From the present
outlook we are going to have one OF
the best seasons ever enjoyed by Wash
ington canoeists. have enlarged my
house. but still find 1t difficult to ac-
commodste ali those who have made ap-
plication for space ! viii have 70 make
other arrangements II business continues
to boom as il has so far this spring.
Not only are the canoeists busy getting
ready for the season, but the launch
and yacht owners are crawling all over
their craft making changes here or
putting paint there. All water enthu-
siasts are preparing for busy season.
81 would like to see this association q
success. for think It q good thing and
am of the opinion 1t will benefit row.
ing. win be glad to lend my assistance
to the organization. OF course, / speak
only as an individual apd not for the
Analostan Boat Club
The Potomac Boat Club sent its first
eight-oarded crew out for workout
.ase Sunday a week They took a spin
came down over the course. Several
of the men were heard to remark that
they surely enjoyed the ride and
thanked the other fellows for pulling
them around the river. II was re-
ported that some OF the old boys are
now claiming to be perfect oarsmen.
as they have learned the art of let
ting the OlncT lciAoWc 10 the WOTtA
while they go through the motion In
such a way as TO impress the on
locker with the idea that they are
working their heads Of.
Chamberlin and Powell, Potomac's
crack double. have been out several
times already this season. They have
been trying out their new boat which
recently arrived from Philadelphia in
the place of the one that broke with
them last season.
Powell stated that II suited them
very well and they were much pleased
with II.
! II is understood that they are ex-
I pectinE TO enter in the senior double
trace in the Southern Rowing Associs-
ton Regatta TO be held in Richmond
In June.
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