The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-08
WILL NOT ROW.
Ten Eyck Will Not
Enter the Har-
lem Regatta.
STUDIES PREVENT.
Sunday at the Lake Draws
Big Crowds Of Pleasure
Seekers.


to draw a large crowd to Lake Quin-
sigamond yesterday afternoon. The
weather, for day at the lake, could
not be improved upon. The sun shone
bright and warm, but the warmth was
tempered to satisfactory degree by a
pleasant breeze that blew from the
south The wind was strong enough
to induce owners of sailboats to try
out their craft, but not too strong to
seriously interfere with rowing parties.
There were a few houses along the
shores or on the islands that were not
thrown open, and many a clubman
made his first trip to the lake for the
season and from the club house We
randa dreamed of the pleasures the
summer will bring forth
Despite the lateness of the spring
when the ice cleared from the lake, ii
is many years since people along the
shore have had such a stretch of fine
weather, to prepare for the opening OF
| the season. The old friends of the
lake will find many Improvements in
Lincoln Park that cannot but please
The Consolidated Street Railway Com
pany lessee of the park, has had a
large force at work on the grounds for
more than a week, and improvements
are already noticeable. The old octag-
onal bath houses which have been an
eyesore since the erection Of the mu-
nicipal bath house, have been moved
from the north of the bowling alley
and remodeled into dressing rooms for
the open-air vaudeville theatre.
The railway officials have learned in
past years that insufficient space was
allotted the spectators of the shows and
have started to improve the conditions,
To that end the stage has been pushed
out about 80 feet into the. park and one
of the bath houses set up at each end.
The first event of the lake season
will likely be the regatta for local men
on Decoration day. j. H. Meagher,
president of the Wachusett club, and
A. V. Coulson of the Lakeside club are
prime movers in the interests of such a
| regatta. Mr.. Meagher has conferred
with officials Of the Consolidated Street
Railway Company and has received as
surances of financial support. The Wor-
| cester & Marlboro company and the
privilege men at the lake who would
derive the greatest profit from the
| crowd that will gather will be called
upon to subscribe to the expense. No
| program has been definitely decided
upon but it will likely contain races for
| single, double and four-b blade canoes,
single and double pleasure boats, a
novice single and possibly an eight
cared race.
The New England division of the
American Canoe association viii hold
its spring meet at Woburn, May 2S, q
| and &c. so that the more expert of Wor-
| cester canoeists will be away and GU
of the field for the local regatta. Ed
Somers and Jack Coulson of the Tatas-
! sits are talked of as possible entries il
the double-paddle race at the meet
Friends of rowing were treated to g
| big surprise and shock yesterday Wher
James A. Ten Eyck announced to Off
GERS of the Wachusett club that Nec
will not be fit to row at the Harlem
River regatta. The members of the
club went to the lake prepared to vote
to enter the champion in the senior sin
| gle race at the Harlem, but the soul
ler's father said that it will be impos
sible for him to compete. Ned is a stu
dent at the dental department. of thC
University of Pennsylvania, and hi!
studies will demand all his time unit
within a few days of Memorial day. i
was expected Ned would be in Worces
| ter by next Sunday, but his father hal
| received word that he is now in the
midst of final examinations. One was
| held Friday, and others are scheduled
| for the 18th and 25th. Current lectures
and plugging for the exams has pre-
vented Ned doing hardly any rowing
and consequently he is in no shape. HI
cannot get to Worcester before the 9th
His father said yesterday that Net
had never raced when he wasn't in con
dition, and he never would. Some Of
| the clubmen do not fear any scullel
against Ten Eyck even with only {
few days training. but his father sale
no. The champion has always been in
condition, and any time he is defeated
it will not be through fitness to race
Entries for the Harlem River regatta
| close May 20, and as the Wachusett
club will not meet again before May
81, the possibility of an entry in the
regatta from the club is precluded.
Lewis is rowing in good shape for sc
early in the season, and Jim Ten Eycl
thought he might be sent to fill Ned'S
place, but officers of the club are MOI
disposed to send anybody, if Ten Eycl
cannot row. Kerns has also had an eye
on the Harlem in his training, endea
voring to get in shape to compete il
the junior singles. His hopes are alst
likely to be doomed.
The Wachusetts met yesterday after
noon before the address by John q. SUI
livan. and at the close of the meeting
there was a question in the minds o
many whether the much discussed clul
! fOur would be brought IOSelneI. Int
matter of contracting for new shell
was brought before the club, and aftei
some discussion the matter was laiC
on the table until the next meeting.
The board of directors of the club wal
constituted a committee to arrange To-
the formal opening of the club nous
Memorial day. One new member wa
admitted.
After the club meeting an eight
went out for a three-mile row. The
crew was made up of Connor, bow
Early. No. 2; O'Rourke, No. 3; Harvey
I No 4: Gilchrist, No. 5; Herbert, No. g.
Moe, No z; Lewis stroke; Meagher
coxswain. tA
THE Crescent Boat Club met in the
afternoon and established another rec
ord by admitting is new members. A
week ago the club admitted II men
and several more have promised tC
ioin next Sunday. The club decided tC
take its initial step looking to the or
ganization of an eight next Sunday
Tom Higgins, the old Wachusett
seuller and oarsman, has been engaged
as coach. At present some of the more
likely men to take seats are Joseph
Bedard, Billy Bedard, Henry Harvard
/ James Ellis. Joseph Foisey, Shannon
and Condor.
At the club meeting Sunday a date
for the opening viii be decided on