The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-12
AT LAKE QUINSIG,
Over 10000 Visitors
Were Out There
on Sunday.
WACHUSETT'S GOOD WORK.
The Program for Lakeside
Clubs Opening
Notes.
WACHUSETT'S GOOD WORK.

me biggest Sunday crowd of the
season was at Lake Quinsigamond
yesterday afternoon and last evening,
and found much to entertain it. The
street railway employees estimated that
more than 10000 people went down on
the electrics which were run % every
hour. The chief attraction for the Wis
itors was a band concert in Lincoln
park by Battery B band from to >
o'clock
The Wachusett club made it's start
for the year in crew rowing and an
eight, almost wholly of juniors, put in
some good work in the afternoon. Pres
tdent J. H. Meagher of the club per-
soEally superintendent the organization
and work of the crew. He selected the
following men for the afternoons row;
Bow, Hurley; No. 2, Collamore; No. g
Thorne; No. 4, Farrell; No. s, Hackett;
No. g. Kelley; No. Z, Gilchrist; s;rok,
Lewis; coxswain, J. NJ. Meagher With
the exception of Gilchrist and Thorne,
the crew was composed of junior oars
men, all of whom have had experience
in rowing and bid fair to make a strong
crew when organized and trained. The
places of the senior Oarsmcn Will be
filled by F. J. Kerns and another jul
Nor, and active work begun this week
in preparation for the coming regat-
tas. The crew rOWed over the north and
south courses, and won appreciation by
its work.
The Crescent Boat club made its sec
end attempt at crew rowing IN the af-
ternoon. A crew was organized by Tom
~ the alI1h and worked
out on the south course The personnel
was: Bow, Higgins; No 2, Foisey; No.
s, Dudley; No. 4, Condor; No. ). Dins-
dale; No. 6, StapletOn; No. Z, Garvey;
stroke. Halpin; coXswain, Geary.
Besides crew rowing, E. J, kerns ana
son. F. J. Kerns. Lewis, Tom Higgins,
Harry Crowley, Cas- Collamore, Jim
Meagher and young John Cumming
were out in singles, In the morning
Patrick Dean, son Of P. K. Dean maze
his initial try at sculling and met with
disaster. He pushed away from | !e
Wachusett float and then he swan
back as the shell refused to stay bot
tom down.
A number of Lakeside men We're out
in canoes during the afternoon but at
tempted no fast work. The club VIII
hold its meeting tonight, when the rae
ing committee will issue call 1Ci can
oidates for the war canoe crew, TO pc
gin training tomorrow night. The clio
will also elect a treasurer 10 M thS
vacancy caused by the resignation "
w. P. Goodwin. The formal Opening Vi
the Lakesides house will be SATURDAY.
The attendance will be limited stIIo'lS
to members and ladies owing to lack
of accommodations for handling guests.
The program will open at cIocA
with water sports, which will include
handicaD War-canoe race, EOur-pIaus
canoe race with four entries, a mana
paddling and a tale-end race. In me
latter. the contestants propel thelr Ia
noes from the bow. iii, .
The water snort will wind up with d
water fight between crews OF salIpoaIs'
The fight will be with buckets OF WaIe1
and should supply unlimited ANUS IIsiI1
ment. The afternoon program VIZ
close with a game Of yolley pan Lu a,d
will be served from $50 to CLOCK anu
dancing TO music by Chaftin's orches-
fro will be enjoyed from $50 until ll'7o
Z o'clock. ,,, cat
Nearly 200 members of German socl-
a+fes Of Clinton visited the Lake during
the afternoon and were guests Oh Ine
Turner and Frihsinn socletles' IHg ne
marty came to the city in two speGlaI
care and at the lake were furnished q
SnpCi9l O0ar. Al TIE L 'A4e'i-A--N
the visitors were entertained by ths
Ijgbt Infantry orchestra, the singing
lection of the society and at lecture
IN Henley bv ]. E. Sullivan. Inc VS.
itors went home at Z o'clock
The bookings for picnics at Qulnslga-
y,ond mark are increasing and ALREADY
Holt & Irwin have leased the PARK Ior
the following dates: June u, 1oli-
monwealth Club; June 10. z9tn hesl-
ment Association; June L. eilPi1 S
of National Biscuit Co; June 2S, FIRST
Pantiet church; June %, Dewey street
Baptisf church; June 80, Adams Square
Ran+ist church: July !, Union church'
J,IIv 4 Wards and Naturalizatloh
CI,,h. JuIv 6. Park church, July -,
Cb1,roh Of the Covenant; July 10 81.
Matthew's church. The Contnentals
will hold a cIambake at Wapiu CluD
grounds Friday with base ball ana o'h-
er sports at Quinsigamond PARK. ,,--,
The Wapiti Club will observe IaGieS
night Wednesday, the froHteliaC 80 IL ~
will entertain Thursday nghL ana me
Tafassit Canoe Club will receive the Ia
dies Friday night. The washington
Social club will formally open its house
June 20. Worcester Brass pand VIII
furnish music and a general illumlha-
tion will be made of the house ana
grounds. Rebboli will cater.
The second display OF hreWoThS anu
illumination will likely be given FRIDAY
night
The steamboat company viii put on
regular boats today and make the mrs.
trip from Lincoln park at s a. m, ana
Sunday at SIS a. m. No schedule VIII
be followed but the boats will be run
to avoid waits and Will maintain near
ly Commute trips.
Employees of the Union and BONES
tic laundries have chartered a steamer
for a sail Tuesday night.