Evening star., 1933-10-01
LIGHT CRAFT TO VIE
IN REGATTA FINALS
Canoes and Shells Hold Spot.
light on Program of
Today's Races.

Nearly so of the country's leading
canoe racing champions and about the
same number of rowing stars from five
leading Eastern clubs will take part
in races in Washington Channel, of
Hains Point, beginning at 1870 p. m
today. This will be the last event OF
the Presidents Cup Regatta program
which began last Thursday.
Seven canoe races will be held al
ternately, with six rowing races. The
canoe races will be over a half-mile
course, while the rowing events will
be three-quarters of a mile. Both
courses extend upstream, from Hams
Point along the East shore Of East
Potomac Park.
The canoeing events include one
man single blade. quad double blade,
tandem single blade, one-man double
blade, quad single blade and tandem
double blade races and a fitting match
Nine canoe clubs will be represented
Gold, silver and bronze medals will
be awarded the winners Of first, Sec
ond and third places in each event.
Stern Fight Looms. =.
Washington Canoe Club, winner OF
the American Canoe Association cham
pionship this year at Chicago, will be
battling the Pendleton Canoe Club
of New York, to whom it lost in the
Middle States Canoe Racing Associa-
ton championships in Philadelphia
three weeks ago, for the club point
trophy
Strong bids for point trophies also are
expected to be made by the Potomac
Boat Club, the other local entry, and
the Breeds Canoe Club of Dedham
Mass
Winfree johnson will put in compe-
tition the Charles j. Bell Trophy, tc
be competed for annually by local clubs
The club winning the highest number
of points will be awarded the trophy
R. Aubrey Bogley is chairman of the
Canoe Racing Committee, under gen.
eral direction of James w. Burch
chairman of the Aquatic Sports Pro-
gram Committee of the Presidents CUP
Regatta group. John A. Remon, gen.
eral chairman of the Regatta Commit
tee, will act as honorary referee for
the canoeing and rowing races.
Clubs entered in the rowing races are
the Potomac Boat Club of Washington
the Fairmount Rowing Association and
Crescent Boat Club of Philadelphia
the Arundel Boat Club Of Baltimore
and the Old Dominion Boat Club o1
Alexandria, Va.
Fights Will Compete.
The Alexandria Club will have en-
tries in the single SOULS, double sculls
| eight-quadruple sculls, four -oared gig
and eight-oared shell races. The Arun-
del Club will be entered in the double
SOULS and four-oared gig events. The
Fairmount Association will enter ar
eight-oared shell and the Crescent Clut
a four-oared gig and an eight-oareo
shell. The local club will be represented
| in the races for single SOULS, double
sculls, quadruple sculls, four-oared gigs
and eight-oared shells.
The eight-oared shell race will be
| rowed in two heats. Entries in this
event are evenly matched and it is ex.
pected to develop some of the keenest
competition of the regatta.
Among the rowing race officials will
be George A. Herman, referee; George
Obrecht, jr., starter; Eugene McGonigle
! assistant starter: Charles L. Haslup, j
William Belt, John j. Carlin and E. E
Lawler, jr, timers; Charles A. Baker
| chief judge; Edgar J. Dull, A. NJ King
A. NJ Nevius and Charles c. johnson
judges: E. E. Carver. director of gun
at finish; E. p. Schneider, clerk OF
course; Edwin c. Warren, assistant
clerk Of course, and John S. ngran
announce