The daily independent., 1937-08-02
SPORTS CHATTER
By JOHN MARSHALL

Thursday annual pony penning at
Chncoeague island which the
attended They have pone carnvals plenty
Southern hospitality and everything takes make
really happy and carefree..
spot between
of the fourth sixth districts simple
draw from and because of valued friend
ship awarded seat on one of the Coast Guard picket boats to
view of the
college gliding bay Annapolis
in trim little crafts that fairly split the have the speedy
outboads do all kinds of tricks their mad dahes for the finish
line and have the motor boats skmmng along
anything dramatic thrill
ing or heartbreakng.
please ladies gentlemen this is John Marshall seated
cabin $685. which
this time the Chincoeague channel preparing follow
mile between the fourth sixth and seventh districts
You folks today missing your
everything everybody is Yer the Off
estimate about $4,000 people
today people
5000 hanging the bridge the channel
waiting for this to start
his commanders from the other
picket boat 1898 and here another
number but they loading with
officials Now the surf boat from Waops
coming the dock to take party-and who do
think is?
take shots of the
They all aboard and getting all set up.
The picket beginning pull another surf
in the three racing boats They
will be owcd down the point
off, Now Guy Hudgn
we fall in line with the other five picket flying
We mass the Judges stands and everybody hoows II don't
why, but everybody dOesJ
Now folks we are at the red
the starting
the inside lane Sixth district is in the
middle land district in the outside lane
30 begin to glide gently but firmly
The ten from the Seventh district with
pulling out in the lead at the very start Sixth district
is and Fourth district is last
The Seventh district for about three
them the They
They at the game but they sure are
time they leading by about
feeta Fourth is falling way back
We are now at the the Seventh still
holding their own pu nave
The Seventh using 32-count stroke the '
IS using 20 and the Fourth is using H.
The path News boys the line taking pic
here and there-mosly there
The crowd on 1899 yelling Eddie voeh and
have slipped board and he yelling for sixth
Eddie coming with he gets here
yel-COME ON SEVENTH THAT was Eddie Voeth ana mSseh
veIing)
AT mile the Seventh still leading and Sixth
pulling with Fourth still trailing There snt over
separating all three boats now
Tho crowd aboard this boat yelling the kid
giving Them rapberres They threatening to pitch h
overheard but right point Sixth district boat pulls along
side and the kid starts yelling his head OIL
The Sixth is and their spurt is carry
ing them determined Seventh district crew refuses
he heat the challenge but to ma avail AT
the III post Sixth leading with Seventh close econa
and the Fourth slight margin There is quarter OF
mile left Fourth district with spur for the lead
they Seventh and pull terms with the exth
under and the crowd going Wild Fourth
tct Sixth for the lead there's about 3oo yards
left and pulls in front but the husky
lads from the be denied challenge again
and this and the finish line winner
a few feet!
The aed along behind with an experienced crew
and let green the Seventh district fight it out with
Sixth and when the had the stuff and took the lead
but the thing thaht had the mariners
talking from the Seventh that had Short choppy
that rowed lose to experienced
crews witnessed in the Chncoeague channel