Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14
THOSE two stalwart veterans OF
1 Washington Canoe Club, the
Ravens brothers, Bud and Bill,
Il who for wears have done much

THOSE two stalwart veterans Of
washington Canoe Club, the
Ravens brothers, Bud and Bill,
Il who for years have done much
to keep their organization on
the map in the padding world, saved
the club from defeat In its own regatta
Yesterday on the Potomac. They
turned the trick in the fitting contests,
the final event on the program. Enter
ing this contest with their club tied with
Yonkers Canoe Club at 81 points, Bud
Ravens proceeded to win the event and
Brother Bill landed second place. This
made Washington's total 80 points,
margin Of eight points over the sec
ond-place Yonkers outfit. Philadelphia
Canoe Club was third with II points.
followed by 1nwood Canoe Club Of New
York City with 10: Bristol Young Mems
Association of Bristol, Pa, with IL, and
Potomac Boat Club of this city with 6.
1t was the second straight year that
Washington has barely contrived to
vanquish Yonkers to win the District
clubs regatta.
Veteran PaddIers Score.
Yonkers made an suspicious start and
until the late stages of the regatta it
appeared that It's young team was des-
tined to triumph over the host club.
as canoeistS go. Had Yonkers con-
trived to win it would have marked the
first defeat the Red and Black has ever
suffered In its regatta.
By no means do the Ravens brothers
get all the glory for Washington's dra-
matte win. The 41-year -old veteran,
Harry Knight, and Marc Fore and
Ernest Shepard, other paddlers of long
experience, also had q big hand in the
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younger members of the club, and others
who have been carrying the Red and
Black for a comparatively short time.
It was in the last five tests that
Washington won the regatta. After
Charles Vollmer and Art Smith had
captured the junior tandem double
blades, the team of Knight, Fore,
Shepard and digger came through to
triumph In the senior quadruple single
Dilger swept to victory In the senior
tandem double blades to tie the point
score at 81 and then the Ravens broth
erS did their stuff In the fitting to give
Washington the team trophy.
Despite adverse wind and tide during
much of the pastiming several Of the
races were negotiated In fast time and
many were marked by fine competition.
NTilIer's Win Spectacular.
Perhaps the most spectacular incident
was the driving finish put on by Ernie
Miller, blond Potomac Boat Club
paddler. to win the senior one-man
single blades. Miller staged desperate
squirt In the last few yards to triumph
by q narrow margin. He collapsed Just
after streaking across the finish line.
Work of three brothers. Harold. VIII
liam and Kenneth Bruins. was largely
responsible for YonkerS' strong show
ing. Eddie Bruins. another brother, also
made the. trip but did not figure IN
the point scoring.
Summaries:
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so sE MNfSiE au 1iHs bousLE BLADES
Won By Xenkers Can Y9 Club SHarold BTuns;
S SAaas sseond Canoe
lBernard Boss, Gerard Boss, Charles Coe
Ernie shepard, Marc Fore, Paul Dilger,
HsrT K, 6nniEhtS Tine 3 S;d,T7ai r1ApEs
Won By Fletcher Holland (Bristol Young
adeiphia Canoe Olub): third, Charles Burns
(Yonkers Canoe Club; Time, 4;o2@.
SENIOR TANDEM single BLADES-Won
Alva Mckinley; second. washington Canoe
Club Marc Fore, Ernie shepard); third;
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