Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25


the field yesterday in the
delaware Chesapeake division cnam
pionships of the American Canoe AS
sociation held on the Potomac.
Piling I'D So points, washington
Canoe Clubs crack performers easily
led the team-scoring, vanqulsnlns
Potomac Boat Club, which was run
ner-up with %. Potomac, however
won in the Junior class getting %
points to 20 for Washington.
Other teams scored as follows:
Pendleton Canoe Club of New York,
81 -: Eastern Division, II; Old Do.
minion Boat Club of Alexandria and
Inwood Canoe Club of New York,
l each.
DESPITE its decisive triumph, Wash
ington Canoe Club did not receive the
Sir Thomas Upton trophy as many
of its point-winners are not members
of the American Canoe Association,
and were therefore ineligible SO Tar
as this award was concerned. Poto'
mac Club was awarded the cup, per-
manent possession of which viii go TO
the club first winning it three years.
knight Wins Big Race.
One highly coveted award, however,
fell TO w. c. c. 1t was the Red
Dragon trophy, awarded annually by
the Edgewater Park, n. j., Club or
that name.
Harry T. knight, brilliant w. c. c.
veteran, achieved the cup wnen ne
conquered Ernest Reidel of Pendleton
Canoe Club by the proverbial whisker
in great one-man douole-niaoe
battle.
knight padded a heady race to
triumph over the stalwart New York
ar. Reidel set the early pace with
knight always within striking els.
lance. The pair soon outdistanced
the remainder Of the field. knight
oyerhauled his rival at Aqueduct
Bridge and flashed across the hntsn
line a winner by less than two rect.
RI,d Ravens, another w. c. c. man,
who conquered Reidel by the closest
of margins recently, did not par
ticipate yesterday.
There were also plenty or thrlils IN
ether contests, notably the junior four
double blades, in which Potomac came
from, behind to beat back w. c. C.'s
combination in a great finish, and win
tha Times annual cup. After trail
ing the field for the first half Po-
toToacs unleashed their victorious
drive and sweeping through the field
streaked by Washington at the end
b., a foot G.. Miliar, Nutwell. Shaw
ana Menke composed the Potomac
team.
Captures Two Cups.
Pendleton Canoe Club captured both
The Evening Star and the POST per
netual cups, which were onered the
winners of the senior four-man single
blades and the senior four-mar
double blade race, respectively. 70
tornac won it's own Gun in the junior
tour single blades, the team com
urising Thomas, c. Millar, Shaw ano
e. Millar. -,
A special cup offered to the higF
point scorer in the junior events went
70 C. Millar Of Potomac Club.
A crowd of several thousand watch
Cd the races which were staged over
half.mile course off the Potomac
Roat Club float. Much favorable com
ment was made regarding the f1n'
manner in which the Potomac Club
which was host, conducted the affair
James w. Burch was chairman o.
the arrangements committee.
Bud Ravens Of w. G. &. won thu
senior tilt when he forced three op
moments into the water in contes
that evoked much amusement. HI
was Civer. a brisk battle by Higgin,
of Pendleton Canoe Club before h
conquered him.
Summaries
serior Tandem Single Blsde-won b.
washinSton Canoe Club Club T rmS 1Kn,rb,
H Hnyens1 TINE Tine az fsef'' D''lS0" No'''
Junior Four Double Blade~Won by Poto
Me Men 'po1' secnn ord WASHINGTON canoe Gu
sNcCauiey McGridcr, Ylc,s Fr;byl ,o third
s SnStr,nF s spss Time. AR.
senior One: Man single Blade,-won by "
y c.: third. coutts pendeton. n. "
l'' i"nior -" 6nc-Man Double R'aae--won b
We Nv C. c.: third. Yiles Cw. c. CO Time
senior Fonr sir@le Bl.1e-,won by Was.
snrton Canoe club fKnisht Fore. '
Havep1R ,o 4 K8 rSn,te F GSShic~ Rc.hp"cki
third. Eastern division on bingham bingham
MG Tmnior roT RANDI Double Blade--won h
poior,ac Roat CRIB 'NT,well MI MilaI IS e..
.rd wshiTTt,9% Gam@e I'u twnteTs starct
senior on.;Mcn Double sacoI B'a1 Rc1eE spe1
.,,leton, ~ W; third Higgins 'E' D.
i' Inni@r Tilt-won by Eaftern Div RH,
Moore Higgins) se Tiiiar, r''1 ,had n 81
D" Jnntnr t GneMa l"O single BIadewor i
F0wison wv. G. c.: second. Ga,NI"r re-
ffIeton. n. ": third. Higgins ". d.. 1ih'
4 :04. - ,,, L W.,
pore, H. Knight: SECOND. pendlcton; n.
Riede RGmsn1 mt G GaIhefr Mnr
MilIar Uelvestone Rurrhl. Time. 40 ,
Junior Tandem Single u BIade- TSon,,.
second Eastern Division bingham. Moore,
third. Pendieton y. Y. 81. Coutts. v
'' senior Tandcm Double Blade.--won \
Washington Car e. CLUB III. Knight u
FniPbtls secopd. a'end)ef"1. n. w. "'