The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-21
Four Worcester Ball
Tossers Dumped
In Quinsig.
THEY WERE PICKED UP BY DEWEY.
Otherwise 1t Was a Quiet
Sunday On the
Lake.

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The feature of the day at the lake
yesterday was a canoe race between
members of the Worcester ball team.
Yeager and Klopf were in the canoe
Duchess and Rickert and Boyle in the
canoe Millie.
They raced to see which pair would
own the union depot. Rickert and
Boyle at first insisted on racing for the
city hall, but Yeager thought jim Mel
len might object to anybody claiming
the city hall, and as Jim don't care
much for the Boston & Albany they
finally consented to paddle for the
union station.
Dundon and Shannon of the Syracuse
team, in a row boat, were the referees.
The race started from a point near
Garfield & Harrington's icehouse.
Yeager and Klopf drew ahead a trif1e,
Rickert and Boyle handling the paddles
as if they were bats.
They were going SO slow that the
steamer Dewey passed them. Rickert
sung out to his partner: Get in the
rollers, Paddy, and we'll get more
speed" Sure, we WILL" Boyle an
swered; Pm pretty speedy on rollers"
They headed the canoe to the swell
of the steamer. Here we are" yelled
Rickert. But they were not there. A
wave struck them sideways and the ca
noe tipped. Were going, joe" said
Boyle mo, Paddy" answered Joe,
we're gone"
An instant later a black head popped
up at one end of the canoe and it was
Immediately followed by a red head at
the other. Both were blowing like por-
posses, for the lake water didn't taste
nice after the ginger ale and other
things they had been treated to.
The Dewey stopped and the men
were pulled on board Yeager headed
the canoe ashore and summoned a car
rage from the city. The amateur ca
noeists We're driven to the Langdon,
where they made change of clothes
ana came out to tell their friends how
it happened
Dundon and Shannon called it a
draw and decided that the men should
and Boyle will be allowed the use Of a
steam launch
The Turner'S had planned a concert
yesterday, but it did not take place.
However, there was large number of
members and friends at the clubhouse,
and a pleasant afternoon was spent.
SVea Gille was also disappointed A
Boston glee club which was to come.
was unable to do so, and the concert
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to be called off
During the noon hours the Lake
side Boat Club house was practically
deserted. About So members went to
Jordan pond to participate in the an
nual outing of the club. They went to
the Shrewsbury pond in the morning
and remained until the middle Of the
afternoon. They spent the day in va
rlous pleasures and at noon enjoyed a
clambake which was gotten up by Dan
Moulton.
The Crescents were entertained by a
quartet consisting of Messrs. Holling-
ton, Moon, Heating and Cox during the
afternoon. The presence of the singers
drew large attendance Of members.
The lack of boating interest was APP
parent in the attendance at the club
houses which foster the sport. For the
first time in many weeks no scullers
The day was so warm that bathing
superseded all other sports and mem
bers of the club thoroughly enjoyed
themselves for hours in the water A
crowd of members among which the
scullers of the club were prominent in
vented a new trick to furnish amuse-
ment while bathing. crowd took one
OF the dragging ropes which Steward
James j. Hurley keeps on hand in
case of drowning accidents and chased
up the run from the float to the club
house at top speed, while one of their
number held the rope out in the lake.
The rope was about 100 feet long The
man holding on went through the water
as if towed by battleship going for a
record. The speed at which he went
through the water buried him under
the surface and forced his breath out
of his body, and except in a few in
stances the swimmer had to let go of
the rope.
Swimming was the popular pastime
yesterday. The number of persons who
took a dip into the lake yesterday was
in the thousands. Jere DAILY, the man
in charge of the mems bath house
south of the causeway, had to turn
would-be swimmers away by hundreds
because the house could not accommo-
date the number who wanted to take
plunge. The youngsters went to 9TH
er portions of the lake where they could
disport themselves out of sight of the
road. The women's bath house was al
so crowded during the day. The num-
Der of young girls attending this bath
house is daily increasing and reached
the record yesterday
Band concerts in Lincoln park after
noon and evening furnished amusement
for thousands. The crowd at this point
was not as large as is often seen on
Sunday, due principally to the fact that
the park is one of the warmest places
imaginable on hot day. The absence
of grass and the presence of buildings
to shut off any stray breezes render the
park uncomfortable.
Keepers of boat liveries had a good
days business, but not as great as they
expected. The day was too warm for
rowing and large portion of the crowd
contented itself with seeking shady
spots where they sat without moving
until the sun went down. Although it
was cooler in the evening, the crowd
left the park early, the exodus start
ing when the band concert had finish
ed
John p. Irwin has not yet received
any information from the hacker of
Eddie Durham relative to a match race
at the lake between Durham and Ras
Rogers. Mr. Irwin is daily expecting
word from Durnan's manager and when
he hears he will make the match for
Rogers in behalf OF several Worcester
sports who are willing to place their
money on the Schuylerville man.