The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-05
RACING GOSSIP.
1t Was in the Air Out
At the Lake On
Sunday.
WACHUSETTS EC0NOMIzING.
Careful Patrol For Viola
tors of Fishing
Law.
WACHUSETTS ECONOMIzING.

The Sunday succeeding a holiday is
always a quiet day at the lake and yes
terday was no exception to the rule.
Electric cars were run on a three-min-
ute schedule but none of them were
over-crowded and the conductors had
a comparatively easy day. A concert
by Battery B band was the attraction
at Lincoln park. The band played from
until o'clock the program printed in
yesterdays Spy.
The promenade at Lincoln park is
covered with more than an inch, of
thick, sticky dust that chung to clothes
in an irritating way and drove most
of the people on to the water. The
boat liveries did a thriving business
and nearly every craft was ahoat. The
steamboats, carried good crowds to the
club houses where the members passed
a quiet day. The SVea Gille club house
was the most generously populated and
many of the visiting Swedish singers
called to pay their farewell respects to
the hOspitable society.
There were good crowds at the
liOuoIo VI TIC iONlll6 NlliDo anu lllC clll
was full of racing talk. At the Wa
chusetts' house regular meeting was
held and one new member admitted.
The committee which had charge Of
the opening exercises Memorial day
made its report, which showed a de-
felt of many dollars.
At a previous meeting a motion to
purchase a fOur-oared shell was laid
on the table and yesterday the club re-
fused to take the motion from the ia
BILE, so that the likelihood of a four rep
resenting the Wachusetts is remote, for
this year at least
The members of the club are firm in
their purpose to pursue an economic
policy in the matter of rowing this year.
Last year the club expended about $500
for rowing, but the amount will be
much less this year. The club carries
a small debt which the executive Off
GERS are anxious to liquidate. Besides
many of the members hold stock in the
new club house and the officers wish to
reduce some of the stock holdings be-
fore they put out more money. The
club, for the past three years, has been
a two-man club, Ten Eyck and Lewis
bringing all the honOrs 1t has won, and
this in boats owned by themselves. The
club owns but one racing boat, an
eight-oared shell, and if all private
racing craft was removed its boat house
would be scanty of boats. The extent
to which the policy of economy VIII be
carried was shown last month when
the club refused to enter either c. H.
Lewis or F. J. Kerns in the Harlem re-
gatta, to fill an entry which could not
be made on account of Ned Ten Eycks
lack of condition.
There have been some whlsperings
outside the club that there is posi-
bility of Ten Eyck and likely some
other rowing men transferring their al
legiance to some other club at the lake.
The Lakeside club, of which Ten Eyck
is an honorary member, would be de-
lighted to have him row from their
house and would offer every inducement
to re-establish rowing in the club.
Ten Eyck has not returned from his
studies at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, but is expected some day this
week. It is known that he is not salts
fed with the close policy pervading the
Wachusett club. and it has been init
mated by intimate friends that he
might make a change at any time.
Members of the Lakeside club said they
would welcome Ten Eyck and believed
he would row from their club if James
S. Aborn was actively connected with
the club
At the Crescent club house, the first
eight was put out Yesterday. Tom Hig-
gins, the Wachusett oarsman has been
engaged as coach for members. and he
took out the following crew late in the
afternoons Bow. Higgins; No. 2, Chas.
FOisey; No. 3, John GarVey; No. T. John
F. Garvey: No. ), Thomas Ryan; No.
6, Henry Harved; No. 7, James 4. Con-
lin; stroke, William Berard; cOXswain,
Louis Duby. The crew rOwed about 4
miles. At the start their work was very
ragged, but under the direction of Hig-
gins the men learned the rudiments of
sweep rowing, and when they returned
to the house they were moving some
what smoother. The practice will be
continued and the club members hope
to put a good eight on the water by
Labor day.
The formal opening of the club house
will take place Friday night. Putnam
& Edgerton's orchestra has been en-
gagged to furnish music and special cars
will accommodate the party at the close
of dancing.
The Lakeside Boat club will meet a
week from tonight and decided upon
date for the opening of the club house.
The date will be fixed for some day
this month, and owing to the large
membership, attendance will be limited
TO nembe and ladies. The officers Of
the club are favorably inclined to water
sports as a part Of the days program
to close with dancing in the evening.
The club has not yet filed it's order
for A new cedar four-blade canoe
Training for the New England and
Ouinsigamond international regattas
will begin within a short time. Already
several men have been tried in the
war canoe. but systematic work has
not been started. The training will be
done under the direction of the racing
committee
There is every indication that the