Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12
&c POINTS SCORED
BY HOST PADD[ERS
Supremacy in Senior Events
TelI-CacaWas of Penn
syIvania Second.
A CRIMSON-CLAD band of

~ bladesmen, flying the banner
~ OF the Cacawa Csaoe Club Of
Tacony, Pa, rose to challenge
the Washington Canoe Clubs supremacy
of local seas" yesterday in the latter S
annual regatta, but though they threw
a scare into the ranks Of the resident
paddlers, the CAPABILITIES characters
tically rallied to win. They have not
been beaten since Its Inauguration some
20 years ago.
1t was WaShington's superiority in
the senior events that enabled them to
keep clean their remarkable record,
compiled despite the threats of the best
bladesmen in the country. The scores
were: Washington. Sc; Cacawa, 80;
YonkerS, NJ Y, 10; Dundalk, Baltimore,
T. Bristol. Pa. Y. NJ. c., 2, and Phila-
delphia Canoe Club 2.
Once again it was Harry Knight who
led the home boys to victory. The
bald-pated veteran sat in four winning
boats.
Cacawas stout showing came as
something Of a surprise to the Wash
ington canoeiS.s, who were locking for
the toughest competition from the
Yonkers paddlers. Cacawa, powerful in
OLlc Ju1llOI CLASS, IlUppeQ Oh W al carly
lead when its representatives finished
first in the junior Quadruple double
blade race, but the host club evened
matters by taking the second race, the
senior one-man single blade. Thereafter
1t was neck-and-neck proposition,
Cacawa tying in one and winning the
next two junior races and Washington
the next trio Of senior events.
1t was Washington victory in the
10
proved the turning point. Padding
their heads off" johnson and Dunn
noSed out the Cacawa duo. Apparently
heartened by this victory. the Washing
ton paddlers triumphed in the three re-
naming races to clinch the verdict.
Cacawa's victory in the fitting was be-
lated. and an unimportant accomplish
ment for victory already was beyond
its reach.
Perfect regatta weather prevailed at
the start, but the fitting event. the last
on the program, was run off in a down.
pour Of rain. threatening to cause the
paddlers to bail water from their canoes
Two clubs, the Potomac ind Old
Dominion. which were expected to COM
pete. failed to produce entries.
Summaries:
Won BY, Cacawa tCimokowski. Dom5rowski,
KIick; Wilkeg; SECOND; Dundalk Mayo
WARE North, Cole. smOyerj .' fime.
SENIOR oNE-MAN SINGLE BLADE-won
'CscaSa); third, Holland (Y. NJ. c.. Time
JTNIeR TANDEM SINGLE BLADE-Tie
between Cacawa (Weisen and Haas and
W. c. C. GMcquisfn and Runn); third, Hol-
land and LeCompte (unattachedD. Time
SENIOR oUADRuPLE DOUBLE BLADE
Nollmer. Florancel second. Yonkers III.
Gacawa tWeisen, Jude!sohn, Hudson, Wilke).
JUNIOR oNE-MAN DOUBLE BLADE
G.. CO; third, Krick tCacawa). Time
SENIOR TANDEM. SINGLE BLADE-won
by VI C. c. II. Knight; K. Knight; sec
STUN GUSI or euA saR f sIS GGE BLADE
Won by cacawa tCimokowski, Krick, Dom
S Hse"i sne P'Sss ssi9pd third M
E sEN1o M'Nats Eay orf poGnLE BLADE
Bruins ,(YonEers); third, wilke tcacawa).
1i JUNIOR TANDEM DOUBLE BLADE
Cacawa (Hudson, Welsen): third. w. c. c.
Ns ssio MaT Uann1 T5ns SINGLE BLADE
Won By W, c: 6: *. knight: Florasne s;. H.
Knieht yollmeT; Seesond G tS;aS S"eiseGr,
5Mcduissn; Dunn, johnson, Mawson].
Ti GTN1ok 66NE-MAx SINGLE BLApE-won
1cacawaS:' third, X. knight CIV. c. c..
SENIOR TANDEM DOUBLE BLADE-won
by w c. C. III Knight. H. Rothrock); sec
ond Yonkers III. Bruins c. Bruns); third
Dgndalk apnnaja' K0ntndck(aHf Baner, Wei,
SEM: second VI. c, c. (F1orance, H. Roth
rock).