The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-02
AT LAKE QUlNSIG.
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But Very Few People
About the Shores
Yesterday.
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LEWIS AND KERNS LEAVE.
are in Fine Mettle for the
Races Tuesday One
m Picnic.

The popularity of Lake Quinsigamond
was partially dimmed yesterday by the
visit of Buffalo Bill and his riders
to the city, and comparatively few peo-
pie were about the shores during the
day.. sss
In the evening a goed-sized crowd
was down, and enjoyed the attractions
of the place, Owing to the large force
of extra cars necessary to handle the
crowds TO the Wild West show, the
dummy was put in commission during
the afternoon and evening, and han
died the people until the cars had fin
ished their work on the Grove street
line.
The fact that there were no extra
electrics on the lake line was not gen.
orally known, and several people gave
up the idea of an afternoons outing
along the shores after waiting several
minutes for cars Germans trouba-
dours held the boards at the Lincoln
park theatre for closing performances
in the afternoon and evening, and de-
lighted good crowds. The company of
colored singers, dancers and comedians
have finished their third annual en-
gagement, and are as popular as upon
their first appearance. It is possible
they will be booked for a return en-
gagement this season.
The second week of entertainments
at the theatre will be given tomorrow
afternoon, by the New York Vaudeville
Club. The club has the reputation of
being one of the finest amusement or
CARNATIONS playing the summer re-
sorts, and includes the famous Herald
Square quartet, the Clayton sisters, vo-
celists and dancers, Carr and Mcleod,
blaek-face musical comedians, intro
ducing musical skit, I'm Camp" and
Arvcllo, gymnast and flying ring art
list
Battery B band will give the usual
Sunday concert today, and the Ala
bama troubadours will give sacred con-
ceIts afternoon and evening.
There was little stir among boating
men yesterday in the preparations of
c. H. Lewis and F. ]. Kerns of the
Wachusett Boat club for their depart
ure for Springfield, where they will
compete at the New England regatta
Tuesday. Lewis and Kerns will be the
only competitors from Worcester, and
Will make a small delegation in COM
parison to what it was hoped would
represent Worcester in the regatta. A
AhOulA ago Tue CHANCES seemed DTlRnL
Tor representation of over 20 Worces-
ter men in six or seven events, but
since then two eight-oared crews and
all the canoestS decided they could not
get in condition in time to do them
selves justice. Besides, two events in
which Worcester men entered did not
I'LL, and the events were scratched from
the program. This left Ned Ten Eyck
without an event in which he could en-
ter and robbedsthe Springfield regatta
OF what would be one of its attractions.
Lewis and Kerns are depended upon
10 make a good showing, and each is
counted upon to win his event. Lewis
will row in the senior singles, and will
have pitted against him Amos Kubic
OF the Springfield Boat club, who won
the intermediate single championship
a., the national regatta last year.
kerns will row in the Junior singles,
and will meet several promising young
sters, whose friends count on their
chances for winning as good.
Both young men were at the Wachu-
sett house early in the morning and af-
ter short preliminary spin stripped
their shells and sent them to the Union
station, where they were loaded for
Springfield. The scullers, with their
boats, went up on the 1910 D. m. train,
and will make the house of the Spring
field Boat club their headquarters dur
LIS enci stay III the Guy. bOLn expect
to get on the Connecticut today and
will take two rows. Tomorrow stthey
will work easyeand row-only to famili-
Rrize themselves with the course. A
good-sized delegation from Worcester
VIII attend the races, among which will
be Ned Ten Eyck. who, win play the
unusual role of spectator instead of
competitor at a regatta. nagfa ~
There was only one picnic at the lake
yesterday. 1t was the annual; outing
of the Sunday school, Bible class and
congregation of Union church, and was
held at Quinsigamond park The party
numbered about 200 and went to the
lake in special cars at o'clock. .Spe-
cial steamers carried the picnfckers to
the park, where the entire day was
passed in enjoyment of quiet holiday.
Dinner was served by the ladies and
was followed by an interesting game
OF baseball between teams captained,
respectively, by c. j. Christensen and
Chester Fay. The game. was closely
contested for five innings, when the
score was II to IL, and the loss of the
ball necessitated draw game. C. J.
mckay was umpire. This was the only
event of sporting nature in the days
program, and many of the younger ele-
ment missed the regular picnic pro-
gram of races. The party returned
home in the early evening.
The steamer Venus the largest of
the lake fleet, was disabled early yes
terday afternoon by the breaking of the
rudder and propeller. The boat was
pulled into the " M. G. A. float and
in the attempt to restart the propeller
struck one of the supports and was
smashed The steamer Tantassit towed
the. disabled boat into dry brock, where
the damage was repaired, and it is ex-