The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-02
1T MEANS MUCH.
Joe Mcguire May Be
! Induced To
J Enter.
would BOOM The REGATTA.
canadians Likely to Be
Asked to Change Date
Of. the. Races.

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The notices and invitations for en-
%tries for the Quinsigamond internation-
,}al regatta which the committee of
management sent cut some, time ago,
fare beginning to bear fruit.
K. Several clubs have replied to the
<notices and Chairman J. H. Meagher
%has many assurances of cooperation
Sand best wishes for successful regatta
from prominent boat clubs and rowing
$men of the country. & &
" The financial success of the regatta
us already assured. Of the $11OO neces-
sary for Expenses more than 5000 has
gbeen subscribed and the remainder of
ethe amount is assured in small sub
Inscriptions and will be in the hands of
gthe treasurer in a few days.
lid The committee has recently learned
What the dates for the Quinsigamond
dnternationar regatta will conflict with
Those of the Canadian Amateur Row
Sing association. Both regattas are
scheduled for August and 3, and it has
* been suggested to Chairman Meagher
.ythat he communicate with the Canad-
JAMS and request a change in their
pdates. Unless one OK the other of the
.e1SSOCldllODlS CUdUSet @lI6lF oates DOM
will suffer in the matter of entries The
Quinsigamond regatta cannot expect
any entries from the dominion, although
fseverats were promises last year, and
2the Cahad Hama ssoei ton cannot look to
big entry list from the states. If the
Is Canadians hold to their dates, it will
Gnecessitate increased efforts for Wor-
cester men. @
Z Both regattas coming within a week
after the national regatta at Boston
4 will make it easy for scullers and oars
men who have plenty of time on their
hands. 1t has been pointed out to the
committee of management that attend
ance at both the national and Quinsig-
eamond regattas will take up nearly two
full weeks of the oarsmen's time, and
some may not find it convenient to give
this amount of time from their bust
ness. 1t will therefore devolve upon
the committee to do some missionary
work among the clubs and call for their
best persuasive efforts to induce some
men to enter. The canoe events are
sure of good entries, which, if not
many, will make up in quality what
they are deficient in quantity.
If Boston reports can be credited,
there is a brilliant opportunity afforded
the committee to almost compel entries
Dor the regatta. These reports are in
relation to Joe Mcguire. 1t has been
pIteH SdlQ ana many tunes printed in
Boston, that Mcguire will not avoid a
meeting with Ten Eyck this year, but
Will go against the champion to settle
the question of which is the best man.
Maguire's friends allege that he has
been training this spring and summer
with the purpose of shaping himself to
go against Ten Eyck. He, however,
failed to make entry against the cham
pion in the New England regatta. If
Boston reports. amount to anything it
can only be concluded that Mcguire is
waiting for the national regatta.
Now the national regatta will not
suffer III Importance if Mcguire does
not enter, while his entry in the Quin-
sigamond internationaf would boom the
worcester races and establish their
success from an aquatic standpoint.
With Mcguire entered, other scullers
and crews would enter, if for no other
reason than to be present at the meet
ing OF the giants. A little labor on the
part of the committee might induce
Maguir, to keep out of the national and
enter the Quinsigamond regatta, and ii
Is possible that some move with that
end in view will be taken.
The committee has begun the first of
final preparations for the regatta. A.
V Coulson, who during the illness of
Secretary L. E. Ware is filing the Of
flee, has been appointed a committee to
secure medals and shields and will
place the order this week.