The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-23

The Meeting st Moline Of the Missis-
sissippi Valley Amateur Rowing
Association--First Day.
An Excellent Days Sport. and Large
Concouxse of People.

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Rowing Association, was held at Moline,
Illinois. yesterday. TUESDAY, under the
most favorable auspices and with extreme
ly satisfactory results, In consequence OF
the number of entries for tho junior four
cared race, it was deemed advisable 10
have the number of competitors reduced
to Eve crews. Two heats were conse-
lquently rowed and the last boats were left
out of the race in the afternoon, AT io:4o
A. NJ. the following crews took position as
numbered and on the commanded Umpire
Downs started in the first heat: Dixons
l, Sylvans of Moline @. Modocs OF ST.
Louis 8. and Wapsies Of Clinton, la. The
Modocs took the water first, but the Dixons
took the lead. By mistake the
Sylvans pulled to the south of their
course. The Modocs stopped pulling at
the end of the first quarter. and we=t to
the boat house. Coming back the Syl-
vans lead followed by the Dixons and the
| Wapsies. The Sylyans closed with a
squirt of So to the minute. Time: Sylvans
Il3:l54; Dixons, 13:203 Wapsies l4;043,
| TIE second heat was contested for by
three crews viz, the Athletics of Rock ISL
and; the Burlingtons. and the Davenports.
| The start was given at ll:45 A. II. and the
Burlingtons, went away with the lead, the
Athletics making good second but Bur.
lington Increased the lead aud came 10
first. Davenport did not finish rowing
the course. Time: Burlington 1854;
Athletics l5:l0a
The first race of the day according 10
the official programme was the
JUNIOR PAIR DARED.
For this race there were two entries,
viz: The Farragut Club of Chicago, ii.
2. Darlington and Frank Lloyd, and the
Wapsipinicon Club of Clinton, La. j.
Haskins and 4, L. Moses. The Wapsies
went away with good start. but the
Farraguts with a long quick stroke de-
creased the distance and took the lead.
The Wapsies stopped for few seconds
after the first half mile. but resumed
The Farraguts. however. were we'll in the
lead aud kept it beyond dispute. rowing
finely and evenly throughout. and came in
the winners in 1884 time. The Wapsies
home without finishing.
THE JUNIOR FOUR DARED
was the next race. and was a splendid
contest for supremacy. The following
were the crews entered:
Dixon, Ned Howell bow. E Z Shaw 2, f
a NlorSo los RnoiauA cfroEn. Sulx-o,,
E w Osborn bow. w Pierce 2, A |
Merryman 8, Geo w Cooper stroke; |
Wapsipinicon, j Haskins bow. Jen- |
kins 2, E NJ freeman 8. + l. Moses stroke; |
Athletic, L Rediysn bow, b 4 Gable 2, |
= * Mixter 8, Ed Kelley stroke; Bur- |
lington, h l. Parsons bow, c Ii Wyman |
2, l. 5 Phelps 3, w w Dodge stroke.
The positions were taken at 3:45 p. m
and on the word go a good start was
affected. The Dixons made the first lead
of boats length but was slosely followed
by the SylvGns. Wapsies, Athletic and |
Burlingtons. The SyIyans made a
squirt attempt at the quarter lpile and there
Was fine contest between them and the
Dixons. The other boats keeping in good
position. At the turn the Dixons got
round first and away, and coming back
the contest WAS most exciting, the Dixons,
Burlingtons and Sylvans being abreast a
considerable portion of the time, and the
betting was even on them, At the finish
the Dixons made a squirt which the others
were unable to do. and the contest which
was most exciting one throughout, was
HpnIH inf hnIr 4a.1A L.
were loudly cheered by the vast concourse
OF spectators and the utmost enthusiasm
and admiration prevailed. Time:
Dixons. 1859; Burlington, 1912;
Moline, 1889; and Wapsies of Clinton,
l4:l2.
THE JUNIOR SINGLE SHELL
race was called at 4:30 p. NJ. and the fol-
lowing five scuilers took their position:
Lewis, of Moline: Turner, of Moline;
of Chicago: Parker. and Schif- +;
man, of st. Paul. Parker got away first
with Gne start. Lewis pulled most ex-
but got out of his course. Turner
pulled up bis distance aud took the lead {
which he maintained. The men came in; :
q the following order: Turner, Lewis, 4,
Muchmore and Parker. Turner went -,
north Of his buoy and the race was given
% Lewis Time: Turner 15:03&; Lewis 7
5:07; Parker 1912: Muehmore 1919.
TIE SIX DARED BARGE
ace which was looked forward to with :.
the greatest interest of any dur
Turing the afternoon was called and four
oDtestauts took their position. They
we're rs follows:
Modoe Club. OF ST. Louis, II B Taylor
'ow, o II Green g E Campbell 3, j Caus- q
and 4, j Stumpi 5. H Assman stroke, A Z
" bite Gaus coxwain; Keokuk Club. j te
farshall bow. w Irwin 2. Nj Huffman 3. W
Comstock 4. g Dunlap 5. G Ehinger "
troke. i Williams coxswain; Farr agut "a
hub, L 2 Peterson bow. G j Muchmore Il
w V Booth 3, E Booth 4, G Valentine, o,
3: G S Downs stroke; Fl Darlington or
Burlington club: &C N Fowler "
ow: Il L Parsons 8. w FL Monroe, Jr., ]u
/, s e Harrington, 4 j j Ohrt 5. G NJ N
chenck stroke, q III Torsey coxswain. 81
he Keokuk Club took the lead and came la
! ahead but went to the wrong side of the CO
nov and the Dr;Za uas uivap En- 1bo De- Al