The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-19
AQUATICS.
Ice Does Not Cool
the Racing, Ardor.
SHELLS & CANOES.
Worcester Will Have Many
Good Men on the Water.


the lake will witness the greatest boat
ing year since the first craft was
launched on its waters Net only is
lake Quinsigamond due for a season
of unusual activity, but New England
will be stirred to its.cor with aquatic
sports, and in them Worcester will
have more than an ordinary share.
Rowing is not the only aquatic sport
that will look up. Canoeing has been
growing at q rapid pace for the last
few years, and as is natural the ca
nolsts have been developing a racing
spirit The plans in this branch the
coming season are growing fast, and
what canoe racing the lake has wit
messed IN the past won't be heard of
after the coming season is finished
Inc great event Of the year for which
preparations are already in progress.
is the second annual Quinsigamond in
ternational regatta, an institution or
ganized on the lines of Henley with
modern and up-to-date improvements
with proper amount of work. the
GulnSlSamond international of the com
ing summer ought to be the greatest
aquatic event of the year in the entire
country. 1t will come few days after
the national regatta, which will be held
IN Boston. 1t won't be a difficult task
for the boating men of this city to
brfnS the cracks Of the country to Wor-
cester, and through the arrangement If
rowing in heats with small number
OF contestants, the racing will be bet
ter than that of the national regatta
Of course Worcester boating men are
deeply concerned in the national in
Boston. The dates Of that regatta are
July 2S and 20. The Quinsgamond in
ternational viii probably begin the fol-
lowing Tuesday. OF no less moment 10
the Worcester boating men is the an
nual regatta of the New Eng land Row
ing Association, which will undoubtedly
be held in Springfield. The date of the
regatta is July 4, and the only city
which has bid for it is Springfield. By
the rules of the association the clubs
of Springfield are required to give
guarantee of $500.
A meeting of the finance committee
OF Springfield city government, day
or two ago, voted to recommend to the
council an appropriation of $500 them
selves and promise to entertain the
boating men as never before.
For minor events are the proposed
local regatta at the lake. Memorial day.
as an opener, and the match race be-
tween the high schools and Harvard
freshmen, the date of which has not
been set but which viii come about
June l.
There has been nothing said yet
about the fall regatta of the New Eng
land Association. which is a fixture on
the Charles river on Labor day, but
that will undoubtedly come in due
time.
another event of considerable i'm
portance in a local way is the Harlem
river association regatta Memorial
DAY. Ned Ten Eyck, holder of the
diamond SOULS which are offered in
that regatta, will defend his title.
Clubs interested in boating are talk
ing plans for the season which will
take shape later. The Wachusetts have
always been in the van and intend to
march with the band this season.
What interest is liable to arise is
shown by the talk which members are
making now. They are planning TO
organize four cared crews to compete
with the best the country can produce
at the national and Quinsgamond in
teTnational
The four cared shell race is the only
one in which Worcester clubs have
been backward. Their singles, doubles
and eights have won championships
galore, but there has never been a
four. The Wachusetts are planning to
-
tional Association of Amateur Oars
men concludes to send representatives
to the Paris exposition. WorCes-
ter oarsmen and scullers viii have an
opportunity to try in every event and
there will be tall hustling to prevent
the entire rowing fraternity Of Ameri-
ca from being represented by Worces-
ter lads For with such an incentive
before them Worcester can turn out
scullers and Oarsmen who can beat the
world
Wachusett Boat Club will turn out
men in all departments. There are
three youngsters who will get out in
the novice class. They are "Cass' Col
lamore, James f. Meagher and Harry
Crowley. Worcester enjoys the repu-
tation of invariably turning out a
winning junior and can easily uphold
that distinction the coming year if
Frank J. Kerns, for two years stroke
OF the high school crew, takes to single
sculling which he is considering.
In the double souls, should Ten Ityck
and Lewis row together again as they
did last season, they win distance all
competitors again. In four and eight
cared crews, the Wachusetts intend TO
sustain their former record of having
world record crew. Some of the men
who formed that crew which on Sara
toga lake rowed faster than any crew
ever did before or since for a mile
and half on still water, are yet en-
thusiastic to handle an oar. In the
places Of the men who have given up
rowing for keeps are youngsters who
have proved their worth in other
crews. Among the men from whom
crews can be picked are Ten Eyck
Lewis, Kerns, DAILY, Carr, O'Toole
Herbert, Gilchrist and others, and the
club has several cracks in mind who
can be secured as members in case the
crews are formed. A four which would
be a world beater without half trying,
already spoken Of could be made up OF
Ten Eyck, Lewis, Kerns and Perry of
the high school crew, who would be
asked to join. Another four could be
formed also which would be a good
one. If sufficient interest is shown in
four cared racing, officials of the club
say they will undertake to get the fast
est boat that can be built.
The neWly-organized Crescents will
be heard from in crew rowing this sum
mer Already plans are being laid
There are in the club over a score of
sturdy fellows who have never handled
an oar, and consequently can be taught
readily, as there are no faults to correct
when instruction begins. The crew
has a good practice shell and talks OF
purchasing a fast shell from one of the
college crews in this vicinity The
Crescents will also jump into line and
a four. The club has a good
four-oared shell, the only one at the
lake.
In the other branch of aquatic sports,
canoeing, the clubs which are Interested
have plans which are even more fully
developed than those of the clubs
which use the scull and oar. The Lake.
sides have been the leading club in
canoe racing thus far but viii have to
look to their laurels the coming sea-