Evening star., 1922-07-02

To make it a perfect day the vet
eran crew of the Washington Canoe
Club outclassed Windy Run and Colo
nial paddlers in the contest for rae
number on the program. Harry
Knight. Harry Davis. Lex Martin and
Percy Walton. trailing most of the
route, rallied gaIlant1y near the An
ish and barely beat the Windy Run
Camp four that included Jim Burch.
Reggie Rutherford. Bill Havens and
Heine Wagner. This event did not
count in team point scoring.
Events Are Well Contested.
Generally. the other races were well
contested. That for novice fours was
especially interesting. Five crews
started, but the Old Dominions of
Alexandria capsized before they had
padded fifty yards. The race soon de-
veloped into a contest between the
Drifters and Washington Canoe Clubs
No. i crew, and these two came To-
ward the finish with prows in a line.
But Maryland Swimming Clubs craft.
unnoticed in the early going spurted
brilliantly and crossed the final line
in front. Washington just lasted to
beat the Drifters for the place
Queen and McQuigan of Washing
ton Canoe Club provided another SEN
sational finish in the novice doubles.
With fifty wards to go they were in
fourth position. but increased their
stroke and headed Jackson and Baur
of the Drifters, who mad set the pace
the greater part of the way. by inches
at the end of the race.
Mrs. Burch. padding with husband
Jim, turned the tables on Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Eaton of the Colonials in the
| mixed doubles. Beaten by the Eatons
in race last Sunday. the Windy Run
Camp pair set too fast a pace for
| others in yesterdays contest and won
lyI-ifh de to L SevJ,t
Elizabeth Smith of Washington Canoe
Club held the lead for a while but were
barely able to take second honors This
event was held over a 300-yard course.
all others being padded over a quarter
of mile.
Where ColoniaIs Scored.
The Colonials gathered most of their
points in the intermediate races. Bog
ley, Duerst. Biggs and Eaton did some
speedy padding in the struggle for fours
and in the doubles Bogley and Eaton.
winners. were followed closely by Biggs
and Duerst who took second place from
Jex and Bryant of Washington. Balti-
more paddlers took all three places in
the singles.
Much sport was provided by the tilt
ers, Charles Wagner. in canoe pro-
PEELED by Harry knight, had to dispose
of Bill Havens and Bruce and Bud
Havens and Lipski in order to win the
event. Jim Burch, in Reggie Rut1er-
tord's boat. put up game battle against
the Havens-Lipski combina ton in an
effort to reach the seni-tinal. but was
outweighed too much hv the opposing
lanceman In the fna' Bud Havens
fell heavily and suffered a painful in
jury to his left side.
Summary of Events.
NOVICE FoURs-Won by Maryland Swim
ming Club tMccubbin. Nordling. G. Kress,
Anderson: second. Washington Canoe Club
'AI CLUB FoURs. RACING cLAss-won by
Washington Canoe Club tH. Knight, Davis.
Martin, walton) second Windy Run Camp;
NOVICE DouBLEs-won by oueen-hc-
Guigan Washington c. Co.: Second. Jackson
Bsur SDrifters); third Pohlman-Edel iro'
anSii %ixeD E IDso;un1Es-wen by Mr.. and Mrs.
! Elizabeth Smith and Harry Knight Wash.
ineton c. Co.: third. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Eaton Colonial G. c..
NOVICE sINGLEs-won by Edel lroqucis
TILT-won by Wagner-H. Knight Wash:
inston c. CO; second. G. Hsvens-LiPsl
washington G. Co; third, Burch'Rutherford
INT fNTERMEpfMATG NE late FouRs-won by Colonial
Canoe Club (Bogley. puerst. Bisgs: Eaton !
second. Washington Canoe Club; third, Iro.
sufs IErssHEpi8GE slsi DoupIEs-won by Bog.
Duerst Colonial c. CO; third. Je..Brysnt
'TssMhfMsSep MTTRfMepiAfr' Ii r isrse1Es-won by nord.
ling maryland s. CO.: second. Little tMary.
land s. c.; third. Norfolk 1roquois c. c..