Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-28
REGATTA SATURDAY
At. BALTIMORE
Old. Dominion Boat Club
Takes Part in Big
Event
80 FROM HERE ATTENE
Baltimore Oarsmen Won Four OF Six
Eyents-Alexandria Crew Lost by
Narrow Margin in Junior Doubles.

| Baltimore oarsnen won four of The
six events on the program of the
Southern Rowing Association regatta
at Ferry Bar Saturday afternoon. The
Ariel and Arundel Boat clubs divided
hcnors each taking two races, while
the junior eight and the junior quar-
rup!e events were captured by the
Virginia and Potomac Boat Clubs, re-
spectively. The oarsmcn furnished
some of the pretticst racing ever seen
in local waters.
About thirty Alexandrians attend
ed including the participating crews
of the Old Dominion Boat Club. The
local club feels proud of the showing
they made despite the fact that they
did net win.
With the exception of a slight head
wind that retarded progress at times
the day was a perfect one, and while
no records were lowered, each of the
races, with the exception of the first
brought plenty Of thrills to the crowd
that lined the course and watched
from the surrounding boat clubs.
Crews from the Ariels and Arundels
captured the junior single (uncontest-
ed) events the junior doubles, the
senior doubles, and the junior four
Dared gig race, the Ariels winning
the first pair and the Arundels the
others.
The rowing did not open in an
auspicious manner. the junior single
scu.l developing into a one-man af
fair. The local club made the only en-
tries, and with James McGruter in
the Ariel boat and Charles Haslup in
the Arundel craft, the shells got away
cleanly at the start. During the first
quarter mile Haslup lead by about a
length and a half, but his footrcst
broke, the. shock throwing him into
the water. McGruter then leisurcly
finished: the course and won an easy
victory, !: -" 7 80: q.
The junior eight-oared was perhaps
the most talked about event of the af-
ternoon. The crew Of the Arundcls
lad been genera lily, picked to win be-
cause, !tslc was known of: thesWjrgilfia
clubs material and their peculiar
choppy stroke in the try-outs had not
made a favorable impression. Coach
Edward ]. Brown Harvard's assistant
rowing mentor, who has been drilling
shc Richmond boys, when seen before
the race, declined to comment on his
crews chances and said that his eight
was only fair one.
It was very fair one indeed. The
Arundel boat led until the Hanover
street bridge was reached, but from
that point seemed to lack the neces-
sary punch. The men had exhausted
their wind At the beginning and in the
last half-mile the Virginia crew, with
strong, even stroke, gradually drew
away and crossed the line good
| length in advance.
In the Junior doubles the Arundel
entry was withdrawn at the last mo.
ment and the race was between The
Ariel and Old Dominion Clubs. Thi
boats kept together until near th'
finish, when the boys from Alexan
tdr;a began spfashing their stroke anc
wore unable to finish the last two o.
three hundred yards. the Ariel boa
sliding across the line graceful raj
/ nor The Southcrners showed lots o
crit, but were plainly not in condi
ton to stand mile.
The junior-oared gig race wa
run off next and the youngsters 0
tne Arundels brought home well
earned victory. They showed thei
class throughout the race and led tn
entire distance finishing about G
; and onc-half lengths before the Vn
pinia Boat Clubs crew. Second plac
was hctly contested, the Ariel boy
ho!Gine this position until the last 1C
wards o. water, when the southerne?
5v a beautiful spurt closed the ga
and were second by scant half boa
Not for many long day will thos
; near the finish line forget the Ia
g moments Of the junior quarduple scu
debate. The Potomac, Old Dominic