Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07

Ton canoe (IuD 1dlleu 10 trl-
umph in the two events they
4 were most DESTROYS Of winning
the senior quadruple double
blades and the senior one-man double
blades-they captured the national
championships at the Middle States
Canoe Racing Association regatta,
held yesterday on the Potomac. Wash
incton, which was the host club,
registered 50 points to "A for Phila-
delphia Canoe Club. runner-up. Pen
dlcton Canoe Club Of New York was
a close third with 90 points.
Other teams scored as follows:
Potomac Boat Club. 8: Maryland SWIM
ming Club of Baltimore. >, and Old
Dominion Boat Club OF AleXa ndria
and the Bristol. Pa. Young Mems
Association each / point.
Despite the Red and Blues wide
margin Of victory. the program was
replete with fine competition. ana
where the winners were not pressed
merry fights were waGed for second
or third places.
What is believed to be new world
record for the half-mile course was
registered in the senior quadruple
by Pendleton Canoe Club in minutes,
10 As seconds. Ernie Reidel. Dick Win
tiers. Bill Gaehler ard II. |. Rothrock
comprised the victorious crew. The
New York bladesmen padded beau'
tiful race. hanging back until 100
yards of the finish when they swept
past Washington Canoe Clubs tour
to win by q narrow margin.
This was the second time PendletOn
has triumphed in this event over
Washington in the last two seasons;
having won at the Sesquicentennlal
regatta last Fail in Philadelphia.
Local canoe racing followers were
kecnlv disappointed when Harry
KNIGHT, brilliant veteran paddler vi
Washington Canoe Club. failed 10 WIN
the senior oneman double blades. IN
the recent are-ChesapeaKe III
vision championships of the American
Canoe Association, Knight scored
thrilling victory over Reidcl of Pen
dlctcn Canoe Club. one of the coun'
trv's ranking bladesmen. and the visl'
tor was keen for revenge yesterday.
However. Reidel fouled Knight DIV
getting in front Of the latter's craft
and was disqualified. This. though
threw knight. who was leading at the
time. so far out of his stride that
DESPITE gallant efforts he was unable
to get up with the leaders again.
Dives to Rescue.
Pcrhaps tho most dramatic feature
of the afternoon was supplied py jim
.Jeffries, big Philadelphia Canoe Cluo
hIadeSman. who dived to rescue Roth
cock of Pendleton Canoe Club by whom
ha had lust been vanqushed In inc
i,,rior one-man douhle-blade race. AS
he swept across the finish line, fioth
rock collapsed and fell into the river
In Il flash Jeffries went overheard aho
with the assistance OF PAU Dllser VI
Washington Canoe Club. who had mn
ished second just ahead or JeHrles
Rothrock was soon rescued
Excellent competition marked the
nrogram from the start. Phlladelph'a
canoe Club won the first event, the
Junior uuadruple double blades, de,
featirc Washington Canoe Club ana
Old Dominion Boat Club. The course
was covered in the good time OF
minutes Q Is seconds.
WASHINGTON won the next TWO
events. the senior one-arm douDie
blades and junior tandem single blades
to assume a regatta lead which was
steadily increased
Pend1nton Canoe Club was AWARDED
the philadelphia Canoe Club trophy
for winning the senior quaui up,e
douhle-blade race and the Reglnalo
Rutherford Memorial trophy went &c
G.. w. CBudD Ravens of Washington
Canoe Club, who triumphed in the
senior one-man single blades. Wash
ington Canoe Club got its own trophy
for scoring most points.
Summaries.
JUNIOR orADRUPLE DOUBLE BLADE Is
Won by Phiadelphia Canoe Club ,Tne,
i nsHt canoe ar'c Club iMcC suley McGruder J
Yilek. Frisbyl; third Old Dominion Boat
Club oHulhsh. german. 1 Young Pierpon')
=" SENIOR oNE.MAN. SINGLE BLADE BLADE
Won by c. W. Ravens. Washl1nEton lance lance
club; third. Jack Coutts Pendleton canoe
JUNIOR TANDEM. SINGLE BLADE
Won by Sreiman and Howlson. Wasnington
Ctnoe Club; second. svenson and Gilmore;
philadelphia Canoe Club, third, Ahle,n en-
and Spencer. Washington Canoe Club. Ilnle'
SENIOR oITADRUPLE. DOU BILE BLADE y,
Won bv Pendleton Canoe Gun tK e,
Winters, Gaeher, Rothrock|: second. WASH