The New York herald., 1879-07-14
BOATING IN THE WEST.
REGATTA or THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AssocIA-
TIoN- HISTORY AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE

REGATTA or THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ASSocIA-
TIoN- HISTORY AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE
ORGANIZATION PROGRAMME AND ENTRIES.
KEoKuK Iowa. July 10. 1879
The Mississippi Valley Amateur Rowing Associa-
ton is charac teristically Western institution,
which, like Western enterprises societies, is
of rapid growth. 1t is the natural outgrowth of a
healthy interest in aquatic sports which has been
wonderfully contagious during few years past
Out of the old National Association grew the
Northwestern. more adapted to the latitude OF Ohio
and Michigan; but as its regattas have mover been
held west of Toledo. with possibly exception of
one year at Detroit, want grew up. The in
cipient boat clubs in the thrifty cities along the
Mississippi River only needed nucleus to which to
attach themselves in order to grow and multiply;
and this has been the case. the result bears I'M
questioned witness. and as Eastern boat builders
will bear cheerful evidence The Mississippi Valley
Association has been organized br. two years. and
its first regatta was held Peoria Lake in une of
last year. That 1t a success. for new and COM
paratively unknown association. HERALD readers
will recall.
THE MEMBERSHIP.
The membership OF the association is far from
being less local in its nature than the chosen
to distinguish it would imply. The cities named all
figure in the membership, and several of them with
more than one club h:-St. Louis. Mo-; Chicago,
PEORIA Moline Riverdale Rock Island. Dixon. ILL.,;
st. Paul and Minneapolis. Mimi; Burlington, Keo-
kuk. Davenport and Clinton. Iowa; Milwaukee and
Madison Wis. The number of applications to be
acted upon at the annual convention which meets in
this city next Monday evening is gratifying proof
that the usefulness of this young association has
hardly yet bugun.
THE REGATTA PROGRAMME.
The programme maps out three days. work
and 17-and this is than likely to be overdrawn
day. The List of entries is more than double what
it last year. and the narrowness of the rowing
water will require more the to be rowed in
heats than anticipated when the programme was
made out; each day will suggest some changes
from the following, which is down on the bills:-
FIRST DAY.-Tral heats. junior sculls senior four
cared shells; trial heats junior four-oared shells,
and the Comm odore's review.
SECOND DAY-Final heat junior single sculls, four
cared gigs final heat junior fouroared shells double
sculs open all amateurs; trial heats four cared
shells. open to all amateurs.
THIRD DAY.-Senior single sculls six-oared barges.
junior double scuils final heat four-oared shells.
open to all amateurs. These are to be followed by
the inevitable tub races in different grades.
CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED.
The laws of boat racing of the National Association
of Amateur Oarsmen have been adopted and will
govern the of the Mississippi Valley Associa-
ton in addition to which the society has code of
regatta rules of it's These require that in the
coming regatta all the races to be two miles, with
turn. except the barge race which will be mile
straightaway. In the gig and barge races ten
onds per per mile will be allowed for difference
in number of oars. The distinction between gig
and barge has not, until this year. been closely
enough defined to prevent trouble. but the defni.
tions now made by authority of some of the best
oarsmen are these:-
straight and gunwae and wash box above
it, and carrying a. a coxswain. .ss .,.,
gunwsle and wash box above it. and carrying
coxswan.
The entries were closed July 1st, and the official
list of the secretary shows that the number is
ffty-eight, q much longer and also stronger
showing than the friends of the
ton had reason to expect. 1t compares
more than favorably with the Northwestern Assoc
cations regatta. held at Toledo July and f. and
that of the National, which began at Saratoga the
9th and closes to-day. The earlier dates which
these were held gives oarsmen the opportunity of
attending two all or them ana examination of
the entries for each reminds one that some of the
more noted crews and sculiers have done so, the
the Wah- wah-sums, and the Sho-wae-cae- -mettes in
fours and Butler and Hyndman in doubles.
JUNIOR SINGIE.-The list shows no less than seven
teen entries in this race. The Burlington Club
sends G. NJ. Schenck; the Riverdae. G. A. Billings;
L. "A.
ter; the St. Paul. W. H. Underwood william
Rhodes. W. 8. Getty and George c. Brecker; the
Eddy. J. a. Lawrence and II. r Darlington; the
Minneapolis. W. L. Bassett the PEORIA A. ". Beas-
ley, and the Moline B. f. Tillinghast.
SENIOR SINGLE.-Five sculers OF tine abilities will
figure in the senior single race. making it of the
most exciting races Of the regatta:-C, A. Barnard.
st. Paul; W. H. Hyndman. also of st. Paul. and J.
S. Denslow Burlington.
JUNIOR DoUBLE.-rhere are six entries which fact
wal OR IA fOrf of kno
scuiling, as last year there We're but two. The Syl
vans. of Moline, will be represented by Lewis ana
Sleight; the Peoras by Brown and Walker; the Min
nesotas OF St. Paul. by Getty and Rundlett; the
Athletics. of Rock Island. by Heath and Andrews
the Riverdales by Muchmore and Billings, and the
Madisons by William and Thomas Gill.
FREE TO ALL, DoUBLE-The Moline and Madison
Butler and Hyndman of st. Paul. and McElgun aud
looping. of the Wah-wah-sums. Saginaw City. will
also in this
JUNIOR FoUR.-Eight crews are down for the
junior four-oared shell race. The Moline four will
be made up OF Keator. Of this years Yale fresh
men crew, Cooper, Good and Brown; the
Peorias of Brown. Cockle Hook and Walker
the Modocs of St. Louis. Stumpf. Green.
Oils. McC. Reeve. Bassett. Levering, whitney; the
Dixon four OF Camp, Cornell man, McMartin.
Hutchinson and Laing; the Burngtons of Fowler.
Schenck. Osgood and Ohrt the Farraguts, of Chi
cago, Downs. Muchmore, j. 4. and George, and
Young; the Davenports. of Fleming.
Taussig. Keller; sylvans. Moline. Peregoy. Lewis.
Rosborough and Cooper; Dixons. Camp, McMartin,
Hutchinson, LANG; FarrAguts, chicago. Downs, j.
Il. and Il. I. Muchmore, and Young. The last two
crews being in both junior and senior fours.
FoUR-OARED SHELL, FREE TO ALr.-This now prom
ses to he the most interesting of the regatta
in 1t the Sho-waecae- mette four of Nadeau. Durre
Bowisby and Duseau are expected to meet their old
friends. the less known Wah-wah-sums, made
up of Smith. McEgun, Emerson and Haven. The
Peorios send Brown. Cookie, Hook and Walker; the
Sylvans Peregoy, Lewis, Rosborough and Cooper
and the university four, of st. Louis. made entry
at the latest moment without sending the names of
their
FoUR-oARED GIG-Four entries. The Peorias have
Beasley. Allison. Huggins and Townsend: the Bur-
ling tons, Parsons, Dodge, Gregg aud Phelps; the
Keokuk Rowing Club, Papn. Parrott. Huffman and
Pond, aud the South Side Club. also of thus city.
WEIGH. Walters, Malloy and McCatirey.
SIx-OARED BAReE.-rhe Farraguts, of Chicago,
enter Young, q. j. and J. L. Muchmore, Downs,
Booth and Porter; the Modocs, OF st. Louis, Cole,
Ferris, Keller. Brunguard ranssig and Green; the
Pcoras Brown. Cockle Hook. Walker. Day aud
Allison tho Burlingtons, Harrington. Parsons,
Munro. Dodge. Gregg and Phelps. and the Kcokuks.
Marshall Dunlap. Ehinger Rice. Irwin and Williams.
KEoKUK COURSE.
Keokuk attracted the regatta here by munihcent