St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23

regatta will occur an aquatic event
that has never been equaled in the
Northwest. 1t will be the sixteenth
annual regatta of the Mississippi Valley
Rowing association, and the dates are
Aug. 8 and 4. These races will also be
on the Minnetonka course; but, while
the Minnesota and Winnipeg events
will be straightaway, those Of this asso-
citation will be with turn. Both the
start and finish will be in front of the
Lake Park hotel.
Following is the programme for the
Minnesota aud Winnipeg regatta:
First Day-Junior fours, senior sim
giles, junior doubles.
Second Day--Senior tours, junior
singles. senior doubles.
In addition to the regular programme.
there will be special race on one of the
above days, One-half mile dash, open to
all single scullerS in the association, for
handsome prize offered 10y II. W.Com-
mons, of the Lurline Boat club.
The annual meeting of the association
will be held Thursday evening at s
o'clock at the Lafayette hotel.
The officers are: President, John L.
West, Minneapolis; vice president. A.
McLaren, st. Paul; secretary, E. b.
Clement, Minneapolis: commodore, A.
ii. Paget, St. Paul; vice commodore. NJ.
ii. Eddy, Minneapolis; ensign, w. n.
Armstrong. st. Paul.
Executive COmmlttee-G. F. Gait and
W. F. Alloway, Winnipeg; A. II. Paget
and w, n. Armstrong, Minnesota; l. j.
Hopkins and f. H. White, Duluth; w.
&. Groskopf. Lurlines.
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While this weeks aquatic events will
bring only four clubs into competition,
those of the valley will be participated
in by some sixty clubs. 1t was an error
to announce that the association com
priseS thirteen clubs. 1t includes all
the clubs in the valley of the Missis-
Sippi. All the races are to be three
quarters of a mile and return. The
programme is:
First day, junior class-Junior single,
junior pair, junior double, junior four
cared shells. Winners of junior races
have the option of entering the senior
races on the next day without any pre-
vlOuS entry.
Second day, senior class-Senior pair,
senior single, senior four-Oared shells,
senior double.
Following are the officers of the asso-
citation: President, Charles Catln,
Detroit; secretary and treasurer, ID. X.
Martin, Pullman; commodore, j. j.
Schabb, st. Louis; vice commodore, II.
w. Brown, st. Paul; ensign, George
Dixon, Chicago; executive committee,
Ii. G. Avery, Chicago: S. Waters Fox,
st. Joseph. Mo-. H. G. Large, st. Louis;
G.. E. Wheeler, Minneapolis; William
Weinand. Chicago; Charles McQuewan,
Grand Rapids; George Essig, Chicago;
regatta committee, Charles Catlin, e. E.
Wheeler, Charles McQuewan, II. c.
Avery, II. E. Large, d. K. Martin.
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The Minnesota club, of ST. Paul, will
be represented in this weeks events as
follows:
Junior feur-Wann, bow; H0ughton,
No. 2; Mabon. No. 3; Halbert, stroke.
Senior single-Either Nettleton Or
Armstrong.
Junior Standardization and Mabon.
Senior four-ArmStrong. bow; Hough-
ton, No. 2; Nettleton. No. 3; Wright,
stroke.
Junior singIe-Leslie Wann.
Senior double-Armstrong and Net
Teton.
While this is the choice of the club in
the matter of the personnel OF the differ
ent crews, it is possible that NettletOn
will not row in the senior four. In this
event Mabon will take the place. More
over, should any of the athletes sched-
uled decline for some reason to take
| their places, as designated, other oars
men are ready to fill all vacancies upon
! short notice. Therefore. the club will
| participate in every event.
| In connection with the regatta, Sci
| bertS orchestra has been engaged for a
concert at the beach Sunday afternoon
| and evening. Special trains will run
on all days, and the facilities will be
such as TO care for large throng.
| ~
The next wheel event will be the Min
neapolis race meet, Aug. II, IS and 10,
under the auspices of the Minneapolis
! Cycle Track association. The races
! will be held on the mile and the half
mile tracks of the Minneapolis Driving
| Club on Minnehaha avenue. The list
! Of events for the meet is: First day,
Aug. 17-Mile, novice; mile, handicap
quarter mile, living start, open TO the
world; tive-mile, $40 class; three-mile,
handicap. (Which is faster, man or
horse" One mile, flying start, man
against horse, open 10 2:35 class men.
Second day, August IS one mile. 2: 81
| class; two miles, $50 class: one mile,
minute class; ten mile team race.
Minneapolis VS.. st. Paul, five men OH
| each side; one mile. handicap, boys
under fifteen; half mile open.
Third day, August 1.-two miles, state
| championship: oEe-mile handicap, open
to boys from public schools, under six
| teen years: five-mile open; interna-
| tional race, five miles; two-mile team
| race, championship OF the Northwest,
| open to three men from each club;
three-mile consolation race, open to all
who have not won a prize during the
/ meet.
Il
None OF the amateur billiard tourna-
| ments that have been held in ST. Paul
have started off more auspiciouSIy than
has the Foley midsummer event. 1t is
handicap sweepstakes, and the par
| Elephants have deposited an entrance
fee, which, added to the purse given by
Foley, makes the struggle Interesting,
Most people value a purse above medal
or tankard, oil any sort of bauble
This fact is demonstrated in the present
balk line series. There are certain
local players who had fictitious con-
ception of the rules that govern the
game, and they kept out of the tourney.
| iHCJ CioiEIcu tha1 d piayS4 Soul pCliHS lot
purse at once became a professional
70 all such it is necessary seemingly
to reiterate fact that was emphasized
in these columns a year or So ago
There is no reason for their position
True. the rule so claimed does obtain iii
certain sports. For Illustration, IN
sprinting, sprInters began to gel
foxy" as the Yernacular runs, anu
they entered into all sorts OF jobs To dc
tue dear public out of the cnin of the
realm. Money rated higher than honor
and something heroic had 10 Ue don.
Then it was declared that no sprlntei
VINO should compete with an ackn0wl-
| edged professional. who ShOu,d snead