The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-24
the NJ. ". A. X. A.-Last Even
ing's Election.
A DAY FOR THE sYLvANs.

were as follows:
Umpire-C. A. Barnard. Niles, Mich
Timers-Ed. Harbach, Burlington; J
r. Preston, Davenport; J. A. ST. John,
s.. Louis; G. S. Downs, Chicago; W. C.
Bennett. Moline.
Judges-Ben G. keator. Moline; W.
o. Ransom, Burlington; T. Il. Dosne,
Omaha; c. M. Aldrich, Cedar Rapids; B.
f. Tillinghast, Davenport.
Signal Officer-Geo. II. Hartz, Au-
rora.
Promptly at o'clock the first race was
called; it was for the
JUNIOR POUR DARED SHELLS,
the order of the positions of the crews
entered being:
/. Iroquois Boat Club Chicago-M.
0. Roberts, W. H. Reedy, E. P, Vickers,
E. Whitfield.
3 Cedar Rapids Boat Club. A.
Reed, C. Reyes, J. c. Poore, II, B. Sout
ter.
3. Sylvan Grew No Oscar Living
ston. J w. Cooper, A. I'll. Arp. J. p.
Fleming.
a. Sylvan Crew No 2-J. F Lindvall,
c. Cronander, f. Viederquist, g. Vleder-
quist.
5. Sylvan Crew No. 3-H. E. Watt,
F. Watt, r. S. Alternately, VIM. Evans.
G. Davenport Boat Club-H. G.
Earle, J. Stausser, E. Aunable, H.
Smith.
The water was slightly ruffied but not
enough so cause any hindrance. A light
and soothing breeze was blowing from
the northwest. The races were a mile
and half with turn. Sylvan No. 1
shot away to the lead at the start and
made the turning buoy in 42l coming in
d length ahead in 9:13. lroquis and
Sylvan No. 2; and Davenport, and Syl-
van No. 3 fculed at the start, but were
not disable ed and the time of the other
crews as they came in was as follows;
Sylvan No. Q $40; Cedar Rapids. 1907 !;
Davenport 11O54; SYLVIA No. 3 Ills;
lroquis, 1l;46.
JUNIOR DOUBLE SOULS
was next called. There were two entries
drawn as follwws.
/. Sylvan Boat club A, Arp, c.
Kneberg.
2. Dolphin Boat club, McGregor, Iowa
L Larson, F. Gesker.
The Sylvans got good lead and mains
tanned it to the turning bouy, passing it
in ADJ The Dolphins gained the lead,
however. and won a very pretty race by
about two lengths in 10124; Dolphin,
1921 The
JUNIOR PAIR OAR SHELLS
showed three crews in the field, drawn US
follows:
l. Excelsiors, Detrolt-C. W. Harrah,
C, T. Farbairn.
3 Davenports--W. H. Martin, Leon
NJ Allen.
3. sylvaus-George Cooper, E W.
Osborne
The crews got away nicely, Detroit
leading to the turn in SIT. On the
down course the crew fouled with Daven-
port, disabling that crew and the Sylvans
came in in the lead in 11:l9 Umpire
Barnard disqualified the Excelsiors. aud IT
was decided to row the race between
Sylvan and Davenport today. For the
JUNIOR SINGLE SOULS,
the following were entered
l. Blue-Burlington Boating associas
tion-W. 5. Schramm.
2 Yellow-Farragut Boat club. Chica-
go-J. W. Keogh.
g. Green-Delaware Boat club Chica-
gov. Sullivan.
4 Red-Modoc Rowing club, St. Lou>
is-Alex Malcolm.
3. White-Cedar Rapids Boat club
W A. Hull.
g. Black-Dolphin Boat club, McGreg
or, La. Larson.
Z. Red and White-Pullman Athletic
club, Pullman, Ill.-John NJ Price.
Schramm pulled to the lead at the start
and held the place. He turned the buoy
in five minutes, winning in 1895; Larson
coming in second in 1851; Keogh third,
in II Is; Hull fourth, in II 25; Sullivan
fifth, II 27; Price sixth, II SO NAL
collins scull capsized, throwing him into
the water. There were two crews en-.
tered for the
FOUR DARED GIG
race, drawn as follows:
/. Blue-Cedar Rapids Boat club
A. Reed, G. Reyes, J, c. Poore, II. B.
Soutter; Coxswain, W. A. Hull.
2. Green-Sylvan Boat club, Moline,
Ill.-O. Livingston, J. W. Cooper, A. II q.
Arp, J. P. Fleming; Coxswain, J. Osborn
Sylvan made the turning buoy in five
minutes, winning the contest in 1910
Cedar Rapid, 10:304.
The officers following were elected for
the ensuing year:
President-E. G. Parsons, Dixon.
Vice Preside nt--E. Ii. Sleight, Mo
line
Secretary and Treasurer-H G. Avery
Farraguts. Chicago.
Commodore-E. S. Phelps. Burling.
ton.
Vice COMMODORE. G. Miller, St.
Lo uis.
Ensign-C. E. Green. Cedar Rapids.
Executive Committee A. St. John
St. Louis; w. r. Moore, Moline; A. c
Cleghorn. Burlington; G. II Doane,
Omaha; L. B. Glover Chicago; Chas. T
Soniatt. New Orleans, and F. ID Standish
Detroit
The constitution was amended so tina
hereafter the annual meeting will occul
on the evening of the first day, instead
of the evening before.
sPLAsHEs.
At the Keator house last night mucl
controversy was INDUCED in and bet