The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-27

were barely nosed out by the star De-
troit Boat Club crew.
The Potomac had a Junior eight COM
pete I'm the Middle States Regatta at Bal
timore in 1911. They won the Junior event
from large field and finished a close
second in the intermediate class.
The Analostans had dropped out Of
the races again as a contender for a
number of years, but in 1872 Hhcox
brought to the club another Tech
High School crew and since that time
the Analostans have been very sue
cessful.
a crew that rowed second to the fast
New Rochlle eight at the Peoples
Regatta at Philadelphia.
The Middle States Regatta was held
on the Potomac on Labor Day, 1912, but
Washington's representatives were not
very fortunate.
The junior eight race was the most
spectacular OF the day, three crews being
entered, the Analostans. AerieIs, Of Bal
timore, and the Potomacs
The Potomacs were left at the start by
a full boat length. but before the race
was half over they were leading by a
quarter of a length.
They held this lead until about twenty
strokes from the finish, when one of
the men in the boat caught a bad crab
and put them out of the race.
They were nosed out at the finish
eighteen inches Why the Aerial crew, the
Analostans being a close third
The next year on the Fourth Of July
the Analostans and Potomacs sent crews
to the Peoples Regatta in Philadelphia
The Analostans won the Junior race,
with Potomacs a close second out of a
field of six starters.
The Potomac double composed Of
Thrall and Meuller. won the Junior
double SOULS on the same day On
Labor Day of that year the Potomacs
sent their Junior eight, a double and
gig to the Middle States at New
York and come home with two wins
out of three starts.
The Junior eight rowed a dead heat
with the Arundels. of Baltimore, and
In 1914 the Americans made a good
at the start of the race and lost every
chance they had of winning.
The double won the intermediate event
In easy style. while the gig crew walked
away from a large field in the senior
gig race.
In 1914 the Analostans made a good
showing at the Peoples Regatta at Phil
| adelphia on July Fourth, their junior
eight winning their race, but being dis
qualified on account of a foul commit
ted near the finish.
On Labor Day they sent crew to the
Middle States at Baltimore and won both
the Junior and intermediate Fights.
The men who represented Analostan In
that regatta were: V. f. West G. w
Fraser ". NJ Tucker, D, H Lockwood,
r. Willis, c. F. Crowder, A. B. Prosise
]. F. Chase and c. w. Simpson, coxs-
vain In the Junior
man and w. f. Boryer in the places OF
| West and Tucker in the intermediate
| race.
The Potomacs entered In this regatta
gig, composed of A. s. Quintard
J. F. Farnsworth. G.. c. Hutterly. Dor
Macdonald and bud. Browne, coxswain
and a double consisting of W. F. Powell
and F. T. Chamberlin.
The gig won both the Junior and in.
termediate races and the double came
first in the Junior event.
Labor Day last fall was a big day fol-
the Potomac crews at the Middle States
regatta at Philadelphia
To start things. the Potomac squad
composed of Ted Quintard, Frank. Smith
Fl. c. Hutterly and Don Macdonald, q
crew that had only started to learn the
sculling game three weeks before, were
barely nosed out in the Junior race by the
Metropolitans of New York
With a little more practice in steering
a squad this crew would have won tn,
race with ease. this fault causing then
to stop rowing twice during the race IL
order to prevent fouling. still with thi,
handicap they defeated FIVE other crews
In the second event in which the Pc
tomacs entered, their Junior eight woi
from the snappy Virginia Boat Club crey
and the fast Vesper eight by a full boat
length.
The members of the Potomac eight oil
THAT day were: A. F. Garner, bow; Doi
Nc Kinney 2, L. K Ashford 3, T Farms
worth 4. J. ID. Bebout 5. P. G. Wrenn 6
e. M. Foster Z, Ray Clark stroke. and z
4 Med. Klntz coxswain,
Boost for Zapphonc.
1 The crew was coached for this race b
4 Claude r. zappone. a man who has bee
leader as well as a supporter of tn
4 rowing game for more than thirty year,