The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-02
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May Make
A NEW DEPAR TURE.
Rowing Plans Discussed at
Clubs Monthly Meeting.

The Wachusett Boat Club held its
monthly meeting yesterday afternoon
in st. Jean Baptiste Hail. An amend
ment to the constitution was adopted,
providing for the creation. of a board
of auditors, and the following We're
subsequently elected members of the
board: John NJ. Gallagher, William j.
Tansey and John T. Riley.
Plans were talked for an entertain
ment to raise funds for the building
fund of the club. Several plans were
suggested. but nothing was decided on.
The board OF directors will consider the
various plans suggested, and the club
will take action at it's next meeting,
Feb. 8.
Last year, which was the first of the
club in its new house on the Shrews-
bury side of the lake, was most success
full in a financial way, but nearly all the
money raised was applied to furnish
ing the house and grounds The
club could apply but little to the house
debt. Another successful season is
looked for. but to get on firm footing
before opening the house for the sea
son, the managers desire to raise a few
hundred dollars.
John E. Sullivan of the club will de-
aver lecture to the members, on Hen
ley and its regatta at one of the first
meetings of the spring Mr.. Sullivan
was at Henley when Ten Eyck won
the diamond SOULS, and has a big store
OF information of a nature which news
papers do not dwell on
Although the boating season is far
away, the members are already look
1nE forward to it, They intend to open
The lake season with a regatta Of no
small dimensions, if they can secure
cooperation of street railway compa-
MES and privilege men at the lake. If
such an event can be arranged Memo
rial day will be selected for it,
A plan which meets with favorable
consideration of the members is tina;
OF organizing four-oared crew for
shell rowing. Four-oared races have
been features of national regattas for
several years. Worcester has beer
well represented in singles and eight
Dared crews for many years. and lasI
year put on double scull which beat
everything on the water. But in
tours this city has been far behind
Ihis thought is especially CALLING tc
Worcester boating men, especially
can turn out four which will sustain
the record which Ten Eyck and Lewis
made in the doubles There are sew
ersl crack sweep oarsmen in the club
may be not enough to make an eight
but four can be formed and to spare
There are Ten Eyck, Lewis, Frank
kerns and ]. f. j. Herbert and c. e.
DaIy, who handled No. 6 car in the
nigh school crew for two seasons in
tends to join the wearers of the blue
before the rowing season opens.
Lewis announced yesterday that he
uoes not intend to do any more scull-
ing, but will assign no reason for his
determination save that he is tired of
II. he viii, however handle an oar if
-FOUR IS formed. Members of the club
40 not put much faith in Lewis decla-
ration, saying that when he sees others
practicing in the frail craft, the old
love will return.
Members of the club are not banking
heavily on the national regatta coming
10 Boston this summer. When Ten
Eyck came back from Philadelphia he
INFORMED them that rowing men of the
Quaker City would undoubtedly make
a determined fight before allowing
Boston to capture the regatta. With the
strength that Philadelphia can COM
1nand in the executive committee. il
does not appear as il Boston would
have any too good chance.
Wachusett men win not spend as
much money on boating the coming
season as they did last The name of
the club was connected with every re-
Satta OF Importance in this country
and with the greatest of the year in
canada The club sent Ten Eyck and
Lewis everywhere. This year there will
be no new worlds to e,-.suuer, and, as
the club has decided to save as much
money as it can, expenses in this line
will be materially reduced