The New York herald., 1922-07-16
SPEED BACKS SLUGGINo
NATIONAL REGATTA
EVENTS ANNOUNCED
Hoover and Ten Eyck to Row
in Anniversary Meet on
Schuylkill.

Special Dispatch 70 THE New YORK HERALp.
PHILADELPHIA. July 15.--Announcemon
has been made OF the racing program
Of the Golden Jubilee regatta of the
Association of Amateur Oarsmen to be
held on the Schuykill River August 3.
and s. This years regatta will COM
memorate the fftieth anniversary Of the
national regatta, the first one being held
on the schuykill.
All Junior races will be held on
Thursday afternoon. starting at 4:3o.
the events being held In the following
order: Junior doubles, Junior four-oared
gigs. Junior single gigs. Junior single
shells, junior centipedes and Junior eight
cared shells. This Is the first time that
an extra day has been set aside for
junior oarsmen. 1t will give the Juniors
chance to go into the intermediate
events the following day. ono of the
principal reasons for the Junior events
is TO promote rowing interest. as fire.
quently the various clubs in the United
States have not sent their crews to the
national unless they were exceptionally
good.
Friday, August 4, will be devoted
largely to intermediate events. Several
senior races also are scheduled. The
Thursday program follows: Senior $50
pound doubles, intermediate four-oared
shells. senior singles quarter mile dash.
intermediate singles, senior interna-
tional four-oared shells. association sin
giles. intermediate centipedes and inter-
mediate eight-oared shells
Saturday Is Big Day.
Saturday. August s. will be the big
day of the regatta, when the feature
championship races will be held. The
final days card follows Senior doubles,
senior four cared shells. intermediate
doubles. championship senior singles.
senior centipedes and senior eight cared
shells.
As a special attraction on Saturday
the regatta committee expects James A.
Ten Eyck veteran rowing coach at
Syracuse. to race Fred Plaisted, old time
professional sculer in a match race
Arrangements have been made to build
a grand stand on the east shore close TO
the finish line. The Firemen and Po-
lice bands will furnish music on Friday
and Saturday respectively.
Henry Penn Burke. president OF the
Malta Boat Club and prominent N A.
A. o. official. has announced that he
expects Walter Hoover. the new Dta-
mond Sculls champion. to defend his
national title here next month. Just
before Hoover sailed from New York
early in June he promised Burke that
he would be here regardless of how
he made out abroad. Now that the
Duluth sculler lifted the Philadelphia
Gold challenge Cup and followed 1t up
by gaining the Diamond Sculls title. his
entry in the national regatta will be
received with real enthusiasm.
Philadelphians are anxious 10 see an
other race between Hoover and Paul
Costello of the vespers and the Bache-
lor BARGE Club members believe that
w. Z. Garrett Gilmore also has inn
proved IN the last month. Tom Rooney.
former national sculling champion when
he wore the colors of the Ravenswood
Boat Club of New York, also looks
faster than early in the season. His
victory in the senior quarter mile dash
Of July Fourth was big boon to the
veterans chances in the coming national
regatta.
vesp~r Club to Enter 10 Crews.
Coach Harry De Baecke of the vesper
Boat Club plans at least ten crews Tor
the nationals. He Is counting on junior
single gig. junior centipede, senior leo
pound douple. lnterIneulate louf-odIcu
shell, senior four-oared shell, associa-
ton single. senior centipede. senior sim
gle. and senior eight-oared she'll
The West Philadelphia Boat Club. recent
winner In the senior eight cared shell
race in the Peoples Day regatta, viii
hold the crew together for the nationals
and may also work up a Junior eight.
Coach Frank Muller, who helped to
condition and train Jack Kelly and
81 &ntf o. hAfv
at Brussels in 1920. has a number OF
crews In charge at the Bachelors Barge
Club who viii be brought along for
the nationals. An intermediate eight
Dared she'll composed principally OF
Penn and Episcopal Academy oarsmen.
looks like the best prospect.
Virtually all the clubs along Boat
House Row" In Fairmount Park will
have entries and the out-of-town crews
will find plenty Of opposition.