The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-11
COMING REGATTA.
Officials Named by
the Management
Committee.
THE BOARD OF TRADES APPEAL.
Directors Ask the Mem
berS to Assist in Rails
ing the Sum Needed,
THE BOARD OF TRADES APPEAL

The management committee of
the Quinsigamond international re-
gatta met yesterday afternoon at
the Board of Trade rooms, on
Foster street, and in addition
to appointing transportation
consisting of j. Russell Mar
BILE, j. H. Meagher, H. A. Billings, P.
]. O'Connen and F. NJ Bigelow, ap-
pointed the officials for the regatta.
Walter Simpson, president of the N.
E. A. r. A., promised members Of the
committee that he would accept a po-
sition as an official, and he was yester-
day appointed umpire. DR.. M. P. Hig-
gins was appointed judge at the turn,
Jerry F. Twomey judge at the finish,
P. H. Hurley, Chandler Bullock, Edwin
Brown and George l.. Brownell, timers;
w. H. Fuller, clerk of course; aud A. H.
Inman, assistant clerk of course.
Particular attention was called to
arguments which sometimes arise at re-
gattas in different places over trans
portation, and the committee will be
instructed regarding the matter so that
it will be next to an impossibility for
anything to occur that would tend to
ruffle the temper of the oarsmen. The
committee will meet the train leaving
Boston Sunday, July 30, which will be
supplied with q special baggage car
for boats from the Hub, and superin-
tend the loading of all shells for Wor-
cester. They will come up with the
train, and at the Union station will
again see that the boats are carefully
loaded upon wagons for lake Quinsiga-
mond. At the lake the boats will be
carried to the houses which will shell
ter the visiting crews during their stay
in the city, and the same will be done
on the return trip.
Mr.. Marble will be unable to go with
the transportation committee to Boston,
and Mr.. Meagher will supervise the
work
The boats will be housed by the Lake
side, Quinsigamond and Wachusett boat
clubs, and from plans now made facili-
ties for pulling off the regatta are COM
plete.
The next meeting of the committee
will be held at the Board of Trade
rooms, Wednesday afternoon, July 10
at o'clock, when entries which close
at midnight Tuesday, will be opened.
Amos Kubic, the winner of the senior
singles at Springfield, has already en-
tered in the same event at theSWorces.
ter regatta. The Knickerbocker Ath.
letic Club eight of New York city has
made promise to enter and they claim
to have material in the crew to make
things warm for competing Fights al
the nationals in Boston. The Boston
Athletic Association schoolboy eigh
has also signifed an intention of tax
ing a try for a prize at the interna-
tional regatta, and Springfield will be
represented by eight men picked from
the best oarsmen in that city.
Canoe races will be a feature, an6
the Springfield Canoe Club will have
a four-blade canoe at the lake to dc
battle. The Tatassits, Lakesides ane
Wachusetts will have four-blade canoes
Crescent Boat Club has an eight on
the water at the present time, and will
probably enter it in that event.
Other clubs have been heard from
on the matter, and by the time the en-
tries are opened at the next meeting
the committee expect to be able to have
the best of talent for the regatta.
The Board of Trade has taken an act
i've interest In the success of the re-
gatta, and have agreed to raise sum
of money to aid in the expenses. The
following circular was sent out yester-
day to every member:
Dear Sir:-The "Quinsigamond Inter
national regatta" is an association
for the enhancement of rowing
among amateurs"
The association proposes to hold
strictly amateur regatta at Lake
Quinsigamond, August and 3, 1899,
with the hope and expectation that
this may become an established an
nual international event, 'The Ameri-
Lake Quinsigamond affords one of
the finest (f not the very besD water
courses in New England, and no city
enjoys advantages superior to our own
for making the proposed regatta
successful and established annual
event.
The directors of the Board of Trade
believe this enterprise worthy and de-
serving of encouragement.
To carry out the plans Of the asso-
citation for this event, It will be neces-
sary to raise about $1,000. Contribu-
lions have been made by individual
by the members of the city govern
ment, and by various organizations.
The Board of Trade is asked to assist
in raising this sum- The directors have
voted to make an appeal to the mem
bers, through a committee chosen for
that purpose, thinking 1t not within
their province TO vote any FUNDS from
the treasury for this purpose.
If you are In sympathy with the OBJ
iects of the association as above olrt-
lined, will you kindly give expression
to 1t in the form of remittance by
check or cash to the secretary.
IRVING E. COMINS, Prest.
CHAS. e. SQUIRES, Secy.
Regatta Subscription Committee of the
Board of Trade.
j. Russell MARBLE,
GEO. L. BROWNELL,
CHAS M THAYER,
T,SaAt. A d,,Isor,r Copopoittaa 10 tta