The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01
AT LAKE QUINSIG,
Kerns and Lewis Put
in Their Last
Practice.
INQUIRE MAY ROW TEN EYCK.
Wachusett Club Attempt to
Organize an Eight-oared
Grew for the Regatta.
N CURE MAY ROW TEN EYCK.

Frank j. Kerns and Charlie Lewis
put in their last days work at the lake
yesterday in preparation for the New
England regatta at Springfield Tues
day. They leave today for Springfield
and will do the remainder of their row
ing on the regatta course of the Con-
| necticut.
Edward H. Ten Eycls, the national
champion, was on the water the same as
he has been for weeks, despite the fail
IRE Of his event to fill in the New Eng
land regatta. 1t was decided last eve
ming by the directors of the Wachusett
Boat Club not to send Ten Eyck to
Springfield. That decision means the
Wachusetts have hopes that Lewis will
win the senior in which he and Amos
Kubic of Springfield are the only en-
tries. If Lewis should win and the
champions race be then arranged, it
wouldn't be more than an exhibition
between clubmen.
The failure of scullers to enter
against Ten Eyck is causing consider
able unfavorable comment among
members of the Wachusett Club. Joe
Mcguire of Boston was expected to en-
ter, for as far as boating men of this
city know, Mcclure has been in active
training for weeks. The Australian
sculler, Wray, has recently arrived in
Boston, and is looking after Mcclure.
His arrival probably means that Nc
CURE will give Ten Eyck a race this
season. Wray was in England until
recently, and while there issued a
challenge to row Gaudaur of this coun-
try in England. He did not await
Gaudaur's answer, for the next heard
of him he was in Boston rowing with
MCGUIRE. Wray handled Mcclure last
year, and did well with him, and it is
probable that McGuires friends Sc
cured Wray to coach the Boston anna
teur If that is the case, they have
only to make the offer.
An attempt will be made tomorrow
by the directors of the Wachusett
Club to organize an eight-oar crew to
row at the Quinsigamond international
regatta. The attempt to organize a
junior failed because the crew did not
develop speed enough to warrant its
continuance and participation in the
Springfield regatta. President Meagher
is determined to organize an eight if
he receives any encouragement from
the rowing men of the club. With
others of the club he regrets that the
attempt which was started by John J.
Quinn was not given stronger support
by rowing men. There is sufficient time
now in which to organize and train a
crew for the Quinsigamond interna-
tional, as many of the men who would
be chosen have been doing considerable
work and are in good condition.
A second batch of circulars for the
Quinsigamond international regatta is
being prepared by the committee of
management, to be sent to several
clubs. Unless the prospects in the
double-scull and four-oar shell races
improve, it may be necessary to drop
them from the program If that should
be done, the events would probably be
replaced with canoe races. The sec
rotary of the committee. Louie Erville
Ware, has received information that
canoeists in and around Boston look
with longing eyes to the handsome
prizes which are offered by the govern
ors of the regatta, and are training
hard to win them. There is an i'm
preston among them that there will
be a single-blade race among the
events of the regatta. This will prob
ably be substituted for the double
scull race If no entries are secured To
race Ten Eyck and Lewis.
1t is suggested that two excellent
days sport can be obtained by having
the first day devoted to canoe racing
and the second to boat racing.
John II. Meagher, chairman of the
committee, has been In correspondence