The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-03
MINNESOTA AND WINNIPEG ASSO-
CITATION TO ROW ON MINETON-
KA, JULY 29-31.
DETAILS ARE NOT SETTLED.
BUT THERE WILL BE AN EIGHT
DARED RACE WITHOUT A
DOUBT
DISTANCE Is THE OBSTACLE.
Duluth Wants Mile md "a Half
While the st. Paul Oarsmen
Would Row Two,

The annual regatta of the Minnesota
and Winnipeg Rowing association will
be held this year at Minnetonka Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, July 20, 80
and 81, and the event bids fair to be
quite as interesting as any Of its pre-
decessors.
The first part of this was decided at
a meeting of the representatives of
the clubs, members of the association.
at the Ryan last night, while the lat
ter part was indicated by reports and
advices as to the interest taken and
the men entered for the different races
which make up the card.
There were present President Will
lam N. Armstrong, Of the association;
Secretary Henry Blakely, Capt. James
Denegre, of the Minnesota; Capt. VIC.
Sargent and Secretary w. G. White,
of the Duluth Boat club. Proxies OF
the Winnipeg and Rat Portage clubs
were held by Secretary Blakely, and
cast for the dates above given. The
Lurlines, of Minneapolis, were not rep
resented, but it is understood that the
Flour City oarsmen will send a crew
or two to compete in the regatta.
There will be eight events, as fol-
lows: Eight-oared race between Min
nesota and Duluth, three single events,
Junior senior and the quarter mile
open; senior and junior doubles, Junior
and senior fours, and the officials of
the day will be named at a meeting
to be held on the evening Of the day
preceding the opening day of the re-
gatta.
The distance for the e1ght-oared race,
which promises to excite much inter-
est, was discussed at length, but it was
not decided last night whether to make
it one and a half or two miles.
The Duluth men in their training are
rather limited to course OF ~ miles,
and the Minnesota eight, If it finds
miles, will probably consent to this
difference This will be decided by
correspondence.
The distance for all other races will
be ~ miles, save the dash for singles,
which will be quarter of mile.
The entries close two weeks before
the regatta, and nearly all of the clubs
in the association promise crews for
most of the events. The Winnipeg
club may possibly send an eight, but
this is doubtful. Letters received
from Secretary Anderson state that the
presence here of that clubs senior four
depends somewhat upon the luck the
crew has at Henley, where it now is.
The Duluth men give promise of send
ing down crews for nearly every event
and good crews at that. Little has
been heard of the plans of the Rat
Portage oarsmen, but it is expected
that they will be we'll represented
The Lurlines, of Minneapolis, will send
possibly a double and an entry or two
for the singles.
The Minnesotas are working hard
and will give good account of them
selves when the time comes.
1t was agreed to pay special at
tentiOn to the rule which provides
that the crews display club colors SO
as to give spectators as clear an idea
as possible as to which is which in
the races. Capt. "Jim' Denegre will
act as commodore Of the association
and attend to the details of providing
for the laying out of the course, recep-
ton of the visitors, printing of the
official programme and the thousand
and one details which go with a big
regatta. The visiting crews will be
CHARTERED at the Lafayette hotel. in
front of which the finishing point for
all the events will be. The course will
be straightaway and will be laid out
in advance of the time set for the race
SO that the crews may do their prac-
tlCe work to ADVANTAGE