, 1879-07-15
Programme Of the First Days
Races Of the Rowing Re-
Ratta at keokuk.
provfdeuce Beaten by Cleveland,
and Cincinnati by
Boston.
Engagement Of New Fielder for
, 0hioago-Looal Turf
Notes,
AQUATIC.
FuH K1QKUK RK0ATTA.

KBoKuK, H., july A.~-Ttts city seems to hs
fn1v ,etdv Tor tho aoustlc cYett which begins to-
morrow stternoou,-the second annn.l reE'tt.
OF tho M'ss1st!ppl ValloS Amateur Rowing As-
soclationa. Most Of tlie cEeHs arc here. The
FarraRute OF Chicago were the tirst to arrive on
"Wednesday morning la.t; Tod;y's trims mud .sl
boats "ill bring Tie remaining ocleRatsons' he'
con'modasfons arc provided for tic Nodoe now
ing Club. Of b. Louis; the Farragut Boat Club,
H.'s, ~. go. n..s rr.h, ,,,o r,nr1inoion
'F"ui' t,e Feosi@ noss E'ao' NV ~. @,,',., ~
Boating Association: ne sylvan boa. c'uo. -
Mo'1os' the h".akee bo.s c'uo; mS .a,'.ar M1se,,
Hoat Cln9; te Mi.Ssl sthsr MoTg riun 'u tic pixon
f,, IA ~ r. rsnnort Boat club, lerc
,ara % sisn tro c;nos IN Keok.ik Which will have
afe ~ ~ aoss Nesrv iii thesc crews lave
etewt @ ~ III cu.,tars n nrivots fnmfiics near
t gscp hn,s. md he rommittec having that
se ~ ,nre,n IL ~ he ronrratu1atcd on ia
,,n,,srai aMrcru. NestlY every oarsmnn has
snokcn tn. Tf1S T1tnura correspondent in an
Incorporating waY OF hls cntcrtalnmeht'
rhs toathouse, Of, rnthcs, huuses,-for
1nrns hntid,nr lar The storage Of boats belong
;a!Re ,.tatI.s eh,ch II ahnndautly amnln In.
ss,r.i been S'sssatsfc ss-t toTn ,a
sensrts pe't XII II "t5ve the boas.ho,,scs The
course, - Il my %. b generally [s andsrstood.
eent At miles long. viz an asetape wiath 81 900
Is afforded. The canal commonec. a tic centre
for rovjnr il from ms lower 10 tho niddle
The ,se s ,sss s 81 iS N s & 'ss: Y :t ss
10 1t lie turn. II Is free from any obstruc-
ttont, and can bs relied upon fer smooth water.
For d training course for two Of three crews
;ssstsa ss s tsera s' hsray enough q i: Whets
tie niae 5aces tev VII ave t9 be ro"e4 @ ~
heats an th,s - nos i,S s%a in,s Gvor the he
.antlrs course. The start & Y one mile north OF
the boat house, 60o Of W9 1eot soaen Of thc
middle lock- Hero Is large aibptittl!eatrc'
nnt tratn o. tWent5 eoschss dn 1nrn1snea 5y m
afford tlse best view possible T'lls tEain viii
keep opposite the boats from beginning to end
and VII MOI o. any ~ .!ene 90 moro snan @" 1ee'
'''1 '''' 'or rnvsn.1t. Wa pnoon.xva
oro a ,he t1rcs asy. u =. raoa as s oer
On Tuesday, the flrst day, no have this pro-
grammc:' -
1ux1on SINGLE scuI1H.
]. narliaeton club : por'lnRten, H., Q. II.
Eckeneck, C'oiors. cardinal and white.
9. Riserdnle CIub-1n!yetdaie, ILL.,. Charles A.
Billing. co!ors: n,:s scst}et; ,.,. ,v,. c.a r.
,isi aHH Wnt"r hi.eE nna v.iinw "'''' A"'"'"S ts'
a,'' 4s,;che,; oii o.sSS ntah anG irsnsos Htom: w
nisaisS: sns' e,sD ',... n.', WV "''' ~ - -
underwood. ehesTY Ind .white; William nhod"s.
j.. blue; ". i. uotty, whte nnd gray; George
e. Breckcs. gray: .
o. FasraEut l,,t clnoTchIssEo, s T. qGo,gs % Much
more. ~. u Hoo1h. \: May'nona ,Gouy. 3a1nes ~ y;
m1sne'' h!na d. - oe3''pSt"a' e''o'' "'"s"'A aHu
LurlIue ctab-Mfnnsapol,s, NtInn., ". L.
q. Peoria Ciub-Peo1ia, lii, a. ": Dcaslsy, blue
and white. .1 -,- =, ,,
0. sylvan cinb-Moline, H.. B. F. TallInghast.
SENIOR F"un'oARkp SHELLS.
!. 1fod9o Club, g. I.onia -Frankfln Fcrrts,
Ktnst Go!s, TSsussR; S, William william. J.. Kslle3: suRstl.
tutes, 4 T.. afecn' s1amp'' oFaheuafd' coioFs' blue
~. SviIvsu Club Mo,tus 1l,.-ueo n. pcr.oov ".
ie,9is' Jsmrs 1toshoroanh " u coonnrs AK, H.
stitates. Charles 4. parnasi' j. H. Watos.. ''''
~; I3aa cia5. 6i1on; III; I; camp. Jr:; T.
stl,utss, Ned Howell, j. tus!ana. colofs. oranse
aud llns: ,,,,.. ,.,. =
nacbnars sR9! GnS hg Ghh,Eagov Towns, n j; aaS T:
sr,u1n. olq; is,i,n. inGnmofs " , aoans Smo'
assnsss s,nau .n u bn, T.. pns'' ~ o. oo"n'' coof'