The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-28
BOAT CLUB CONFEREES MEET
HERE AND DECIDE TO ABAN-
DON 1T.
DAILY WAS IN TOWN.
MONTANA.S IuTIMLIJJ0N ARE
DENIED HIS REPORTED OFFER
FOR HORSE MEAT.
HEARD UNDER HOTEL ROOFS,
News of a Wet Day Gathered in Dry
Places, Although Not Barren -
Ones.

Capt. BILLY Sargent and Secretary
w. G. White, of the Duluth Boat club.
came down from the Zenith city yes
terday, and during the afternoon an
informal meeting was held, at which
Capt. Jim" Denegre and Henry
Blakely, Of the Minnesotas, were pres
ent. Boating matters in general were
discussed, and, after it was practically
decided to give up the attempt to get
on an eight Dared race between the
Minnesotas and the Duluth eight for
Monday, July 5, to take the place of the
Minnesota Wisconsin race, the subject
of the Minnesota and Winnipeg regatta
was taken UP and discussed in a gen.
eral way
Mr.. Blakely is secretary of the asso-
citation. He stated that a meeting of
the delegates would be held in a short
time, when representatives Of the Min
nesota, Winnipeg, Lurline and Rat
Portage clubs would be in attendance
The date of the annual regatta will
then be fixed, and the details Of the
event arranged.
The men from the head of the lake
report that the Duluth Boat club will
send down an eight and senior and
Junior fours and doubles sure and pos
sibly single or two.
News has been received that the
Lurlines, who have rather been out of
1t for a time, will be represented in
good shape.
Word received from Winnipeg is to
the effect that the men have been put
ting in plenty Of time and work train
ing for the various events, and the
fact that the Duluth men believe they
nave some exceptionally good material
In the boats will give the local oarsmen
adversaries in every way worthy OF
them.
In spite of the Wisconsin fiasco. the
Minnesotas are working hard and will
be found at the starting point with
some doughty athletes It has not
yet been decided just who will pull in
the various events which go to make up
the card.
Marcus DAILY, the mining king and
veteran turfman, who has been in the
East the past few days, passed through
st. Paul yesterday on his way home to
Anaconda. He spent few hours at
the Ryan hotel prior to taking the
overland train for the West.
He took occasion while here to deny
that there was the slightest foundation
for the story which was telegraphed
about al the country that he had offered
$125,000, or any other sum, for the Eng
lish Derby winner, Galtee More.
c. A. Fosness. the representative
whose legislative district has been
made the new Eighteenth in the reap
port1onment, came down from his home
at Montevideo yesterday and spent the
day in st. Paul preparatory to going
to Willmar. where he will try several
cases in the court which is sitting there
this week.
A. B. Trites and wife, of Seattle. were
at the Merchants yesterday, return
ing from a trip through the Eastern
states. They left on the afternoon coast
train.
Clarke Reed, wife and daughter, of
Worcester, Mass, came in over the
500, and are registered at the Mer-
chants.
S. A. Bird. general traffic manager
of the Milwaukee road, arrived in the
city yesterday in his private car, ''222,''
on trip of inspection over the Mil
Waukee system. He went to Chicago
last evening.
Ex-senator c. B. Buckman, of Little Falls,
is at the Merchants.
E. H. Johnson and F. c. Robertson. prom
inent stockmen from Miles City. Mont, reg
istered at the Merchants last night.
President w. B. Jordan. of the First Ma
tonal Bank of Miles City, Mont, arrived
in the city last evening, and is at the Mer-
chants
Senator c. P. Little. of Bismarck. N D..
is at the Merchants.
W. G. Goodrich and wife and Mrs. ]. G.
Pomeroy, of Keokuk, To-. are at the Ryan
R. G. Forsyth. of Vancouver, B. c. is a
guest at the Ryan.
F. N. Chessman, of Helena, Mont, is at
the Ryan.
Elliott Corbett of Portland. Or. is regis
tered at the Ryan.
Ex-D!strict Judge Charles S. Lewis, OF St.
Louis county. came from Duluth yesterday
L. A: Lawton, of Herkimer N. Y, is at
the Windsor.
Peter Larson. of Helena, Mont, is a guest
at the Windsor
F. T. Stewart. of Columbus. O., is regis
tered at the Windsor
Sheriff ]. H. Letson. of Alexandria, is at
the Windsor.