Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-15

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O,Isly threatened yesterday
by team of eight stalwart
Youngsters. padding their second sea-
son under the colors OF the Yonkers
Canoe Club of Yonkers, N. Y, but the
experienced and still capable hladesmen
Of the local club forged to the front
and won the open regatta held under
the auspices OF Washington Canoe Club
on the upper Potomac by running up
big margin in the last three events.
Practically unheard of among Middle
States Association clubs. the Yonkers
octet entered at the last minute ana
completely outclassed teams represent
ing old established clubs, such as 20,
tomac Boat, Philadelphia Canoe ana
MARYLAND Swimming. At the close OF
the final event Washington Canoe
paddlers had amassed So points.
Yonkers was second with 81 and Poto-
mac was the next nearest rival with y.
philadelphia gained points. Bristol Y
M, A., 4. and Maryland Swimming
After falling to place in the first
event the youthful Yonkers paddlers
scored victory after victory, trailing
Washington by just three points at the
start of the tenth event. After the 10
cal team took first and second places
in this event the New York Staters lost
their inspiration and failed TO gather
another point in the last three events.
Aided by a swift current, the winners
recorded especially good time IN an
events. which the timer was able to
clock accurately, Several events we're
not timed when the finish gun refused
to function. The entire program was
staged without mishap.
Harry Knight and Charley Spencer
both OF Washington Canoe Club. cap
tured the feature individual events.
knight led w. Bruins of Yonkers. by
several lengths in the senior one-rlan
double blade race. but Spencer took the
junior orle-man double blade event by
a mere margin of inches by Sprinting
briskly in the last 100 yards. H. George
Kalden, one of the promising Yonkers
stars. was Spencer's victim.
| The feature four-man race was staged
| by the senior quadruple double-blade
teams. The Yonkers team splashed its
way from behind in the last $50 yards
! to take first honors from Washington
| Canoes crack quartet. composed of Karl
/ and Harry Knight Shepard and Fore,
| It was the dual victory In the senior
| squad single blade event that assured
victory for the local paddiers. Yonkers
trailed the winners by points at the
start of this race and appeared certain
of taking second place, but the visiting
| four collapsed In the last 100 yards and
permitted Washington Canoe to take
| first and second. The dual victory gave
| Washington a l0-point lead and the
visitors, badly fatigued as the result of
| strenuous work in the early events,
were through for the day as far as point
| scoring was concerned.
Potomac paddlers gained but one first
place. Smith was an easy winner in the
| junior one-man single-blade race
Burch and Miller gained a point In
| the fitting contests. in which C. w
| Ravens and Turner and w. d. Ravens
and Compston. the Washington Canoe
! entries, took first and second honors,
team finished third and Millar took q
| third place in the senior one-man
double -hlade dash
Philadelphia Canoe Clubs entries
failed to figure as prominently as ex-
pected The Quaker City paddlers had
their Notwithstanding blade at the
start of one race and one of their boats
sank before the start of another. Old
Dominion Boat Club of Alexandria and
Tuscarora Canoe Club of Bellsville. N.
j.. which filed entries, failed to COM
| pete. Young Mems Association OF
| Bristol, N j.. sent young team, which
annexed four points. Maryland SWIM
ming Club entries also failed to make as
| good showing as expected.
Washington Canoe Club tSanborn, McGui:
| san. Spencer. KannEiesserl; second. Bristol
| Time. ! minutes 10 As seconds
| Senionr e-man single biade--Won BY w,
| ID. Ravens wv. c. CO second, w Bruins
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