The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-19

noe racing honors. The Tatassits have
already decided on a regatta early in
the spring, and are encouraged to seek a
high place in canoe racing by the in
formation that several new members
of racing ability will join the club.
There are already on the rolls several
cracks, and with the new blood the
club will be right in line. There is
hardly any doubt that the club will
have racing war canoe this season.
The same is true of the Waeuntugs.
Although the Waeuntugs did not race
last year. everybody knew they had
several canoeists who could hold their
own with any at the lake. The coming
summer the Waeuntugs will race for
highest honors not only of the lake but
Of the country. Among the members
Of that club who can use a paddle as
cleYerly as anybody, are E. ]. Somers
and Fred Coulson, who make a tandem
which is the acknowledged crack Of the
lake, even if they have never COM
peted. H. L. Lamb, p G. Smith, G..
w. Freeman, II. X. Whitney, F. H. Cur
tbs and Emil Landry are also good men.
The Waeuntugs talked of purchasing
a war canoe last season. The plan is
in full blast now, and it won't be many
weeks after the opening of the season
when the WaeuntugS will be seen in a
war canoe.
But to the Lakesides belong the hon
ors in canoeing. Last season was the
first in which the club devoted any con-
siderable time to the sport. And in one
year the Lakesides won the honor Of
breaking the worlds record for a four
paddle canoe race of half a mile dis
lance, and incidentally defeating the
WabewawaS Of Auburndale. The four
of the latter organization was a racing
four which had won in many a race.
Coming to the lake in the best racing
boat that could be secured, the green
emblem went down before the red and
blue Of the Lakeside four which pad
died a heavier craft. The four which
holds the worlds record consists of Ar
thur Kelley, 3. S. Flint, H. H. Ames
and B. H. Robbins. The same four,
with the exception of Kelley, will be
on the water the coming summer and
can easily lower that record. To form
a war canoe crew there are in addition
to that four, H. H. Billings, William A.
Gray f. +. Gorham, Frank II. Stone
and Walter II. Fuller, who is probably
as good a helmsman as ever sat in a
war canoe. The war canoe which the
club owns is the fastest ever built The
war canoe crew was defeated last fall
on the Charles river by both the Cres-
cents and Prospects of Waltham. But
the Worcester men had ell sorts of
trouble to handicap them, For a start
er their stakes We're not set evenly
and they had about four more lengths
to paddle than any of the other crews.
They were set in near the Shore where
tide had turned against them, and to
add to their handicap they received the
wash Of small steamers. They intend
to show their rivals how to paddle
WI n 10 to-,
The four will defend its record also.
A new canoe is being built for the
four on the most approved racing lines.
and when it is finished the mark of
4 minutes and 81 2-5 seconds which
stands for the worlds record for a half
mile will go to pieces. The four is con-
fident it can lower that mark several
seconds.
The annual meeting of the Quinsiga-
mond international regatta directors
will be held next month. After that
racing viii boom.