Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07
IS TITLE EVENTS
ARE ON SCHEDULE
Meet viii Celebrate the 50th
Anniversary of Potomac
Boat Club, the Host.


on plans for the national cham
pionships OF the Middle States
Canoe Racing Association, to be
held on the Potomac here Sat-
urday. The IA title events head an
elaborate program arranged by the Po-
tomac Boat Club. which will continue
through Sunday and which will mark
the sixtieth anniversary of the organi-
zation of the club. Swimming contests
and diving exhibitions by men and
women will be interSperSed in the
program Of championship events on
Saturday.
In the first contest, the junior quad
ripple double blades. eight clubs will be
represented. They are Pendleton Canoe
Club of New York; Bristol Young
Mems Association of Bristol, Pa; Ca
7awa Canoe Club of Tacony, Pa; Wash
ington Canoe Club; Tuscarora Canoe
Club of Bellerville. N. j.; Potomac Boat
Club and Philadelphia Canoe Club.
test last year.
A 5O-yard breast stroke swim for
women will follow, after which the
senior one-man single-blade race Will
be staged. Ralph Ogden of the Phila-
delptia Canoe Club captured this event
in 1928. Representatives of the Pendle-
ton, Bristol Y. M. A., TuScarora, Phila-
delphia. Potomac and Washington Clubs
will compete.
To Give Diving Exhibition.
Don Bodine of Washington Canoe
Club will put on q diving exhibition, to
De followed by the junior tandem single
blade contest, in which will participate
Washington, Potomac, Bristol Y. M. A,
Philadelphia, Cacawa, TuScarora and
Old Dominion. This event In 1928 was
captured by Pendleton.
Following a 50-yard free style Tor
women will come the senorr Quadruple
double blades. The clubs whose colors
Potomac, Philadelphia, Tuscarora'
Washington and Pendleton. the last
named having been victorious last year.
An exhibition of diving by AL Lyman
will precede the junior one-man doubles
blades. which a year ago was won by
Paul digger of Washington Canoe Club.
Washington, Philadelphia, Old Domln-
ion, Tuscarora, Cacawa, Potomac, Brls-
toll Y, M. A. and Pendleton will COM
pete.
The next contest will be a 50-yard
backstroke for women. This will be
held Just before the senior tandem sim
gle blades in which the Pendleton Club,
winner last year: Potomac, Tuscarora,
Washington and Philadelphia will par
ticipate.
Mrs. Mary Birch will give an exhibit
ton OF high diving, to be followed by
the junior quadruple single blades. The
Philadelphia clubmen who in 1928 won
this event. Pendleton, Washington, Po-
tomac, Bristol Y. M. A, Cacawa, TuS-
carora and Old Dominion clubmen are
entered.
The senior one-man double blades will
be held after 50-yard relay swimming
race. Ernie Reidel of Pendleton Club
won the senior one-man double blades
in 1928. Washington, Potomac. Phila-
delphia and Tuscarora Clubs will have
contestants in this event this year along
with Pendleton.
Following diving exhibition by Flor
ence SHADING, Washington Canoe Club,
Cacawa, Old Dominion, TuSearora, BriS-
toll Y, M. A., Pendleton. Philadelphia
and Setomac will vie In the junior tam
dem double blades.
A diving exhibition by Don Bodine
and Al Lyman is to be staged just prior
to the senior quadruple single blades.
in which the colors Of Pendleton. 1923
victor; Philadelphia. Tuscarora, Wash
ngton and Potomac will be seen.
Swimming Events Listed.
Swimming events participated in by
members of the Washington Swimming
Club will follow, and in the next event,
the junior one-man singles blades. won
last year by Carleton Meyer of the
Washington Canoe Club Old Dominion,
Bristol Y. M. A., Tuscarora, Potomac,
Washington, Philadelphia and Pendle-
ton will compete
After exhibition diving by Katherine
Bray the Pendleton Club will take the
water in an effort-~to hold its senior
tandem double blades title against Tus-
carora. Washington, Potomac, Philadel-
phia and Pendleton.
Junior and senior fitting contests will
follow. The junior event is new one
for the championship regatta. 1t will
be participated in by Washington, Po-
tomac. Tuscarora, Old Dominion and
Philadelphia. Washington. Bristol Y.
NJ. A, Tuscarora and Philadelphia will
strive to wrest the senior tilt crown
from the Potomac combination.
Sundays events will include canoe
sailing races. starting at 1890 am:
rowing events between the Potomac and
Old Dominion Clubs and novelty canoe
races.