, 1880-06-19
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AQUAT1CS.
ANNUAL nEDArrA Or TfiA huaIRR1ppt Valley
AMATEUR 1tnw1Su Ass3c1ArtuX
Speeta. Correspondence af The Ca.easo Tribune.
MutINH, Ill. Juno 11.--1n scteettng this city
for 'ts third nnuttul rrxntt. tho mississippi Val.
Icy Au1ateur Rowing Association did tho wiscst
thing within tho rnngc Ut liz power. The city
Itself Ia but a Western toTu oi some 5000 In
hnbitants: yet It has teun called tho "IoweIl Of
tho Mississippi vullcy," bong tho GpntEu 0f liz
less than twenty lmmense manufacturing ettnl,-
llshments. Iron, steel, md wood arc converted
Into piows md cliltivat0Es Nt tho rite af 10000
annually; wagons and milng-mach!ner nro
mndo hero After the same rnpl rntc; and nil
other. lines OF agricultural implements nru large-
" represented. These do not play my part III q
regntta, but they ntlorsl backing which ts a s,,-
prcno reQu1sLt 10 all sporting meetings. whiIo
t,o1nsnatly tho place hns tho population / hayc
given 1t. really It has tho advansaRcs Of
town at 5000 people. On tho west,
scparnted only by tho municipal boundary, lies
1tock Island with its l6.O00 Bouis; and ltnme-
dEato1y ucross tho river lies Davenport, tho me-
tropolts Ut 1own, which any ccnsus-enufnerutor
would mot dnre say ilas lesa thau $1,000 Hunk
eyes. Thosa three places furn 4 litern! triunxle.
In tho contre OF WHICH Is thAt mat lovely spot
to t'e found throughout the Iqngth OF tho Fnthcr
OF Waters,
THE 1sE.ASp or ROCK 1stAxu.
1ta eastern extremity divides tho grcat river
Mt d point op,}nsit Moline, md nearly midway
lntwtx,,, tho IT,, gtotns ~ 1o.n nj ,liIa,'
ILL., s,o,.,. ~. ~ ~. a.a 4't@'s' nv
Iii, r. .n.a.. I.'ss,pp. - ~. .ns itoa oho
Ids, fs rery swift at tho southwest cprncr Ut
tho Island Is tho city nnEnul after It; nnd OH
tho northwest point IL Davenport Ut. Paul
OH the north, and 1t. Luia on the south,
a.u , n'so nuArly oq.ialstAhe Ihls Island,
mado beautiful By Nature, hna been literally
i two ind sovc.i -eIahth miles. anJ its * srcntcst %
g. fss i;s - Ssse: q ssesat isns 4hs e:
lilly S of IT, ensin I'll # bo'ua ior
s oky % Pat is s"eo eh snR " re rs s 1 %
fresasts: ' aD''' 'D' 6FA'A . '"' ''s'e''
r,,. s1r1oSAh s.,rn; A. Al. Al.a,..r ,t Asp ARSENAL:
1mh sna a9d u inc sits @ Of tle %seat Eational
& = sas ss 4 saf lsa*
@ @PSrs';tSnt oppo,'tlon q Eatsrn caneressmou
x.1 w!3h eSsh y IT, tSe shses s!.is as!as$ aceys Is
e s ow as ~ !; ns 81 ssxs
;lrlsine q thg West; whio the s'tIrs isia has M
na,, LIS syynn !ns wIndlngs equally adapted + walks
- A!h tAS teAatlh4 !Ai9 se'AHo. VIVA
l,s immense stone 1Id Iron buildings h work.
ennps, WI ee ayn,nole to visitors: through tho
7t1E ROWING wArri,.
Tho main or stca,atoat ck,a,inci of tho river
r..s botwccn the isiarll of Hook ltiand aid inc
resar windnT sees " as1 ,uiouss. +
water, Goo feet In Width by two ,njies In ie,vti,
+ soSiins y 'opF xe; ts.aiS&t'ox liz
w.tur. 1t abnndant depth M 1crfeets @ ii vitUr Ut
Ltuh il,,fT. on TIA .n; @ 1T t1p11seha -. ,h ,n9
sc r efe G ne n6ct ,e Ths ns
tucc to tbo otiIn ,n' "Aln TSa nfn xhIs,, ~ "" Ia
a aw% nss wth 'r hs 6scn nesy n.Hys
md t,,rntiIT naints IN nMrtor nuIt ,sti,ss
"''o 'N'eo- o-tuu.tn % al!''o et'aea.
HkoA11A A't'tAHnENESTs.
Sylvnn Island Is q nearly round rlot, one third
or II mile in lnngth By about tho Aa,to IN width,
Its nurth And south diAmeter bGIitx III l!nu with
thnt 0f the Btnrt md finish. uppt,si this lnu q
substantial nn,t,htthoutre cApnble Of mccot;lIti0-
dntinR b,uD spectators Of tho rnct@, has hccn
rrected It nlfurtis an e,,sy anil perfect Wow nf
thu entlru course. Upon this island, aud Mboyu
The grand slslrl. nre tho Temporary bout housea
Fur tho convenience Ot tlt vnst crowds which
hro expected, tiro telephones have bu,Il put In
working orler, u,tl tho nl,ncs Of wi1nors Gf ilo
sever.u ra!.cs md tho time mnslo viii DO ,il-
l0tcetl simultaneously In IA many plnces Thu
date ut tho reK1lttn Is iIlps]nr Wcniss,isy and