The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-01
CANOE REGATTA
SCORED SUCCESS
1T THE PARK

! The canoe races which the Old Home
Week sports committee provided on tn,
opening carnival day at Lake Deming
Roger Williams park. was a marked sue.
| cess.
First honors were won by the Nara
gansett Boat clubs paddle pliers. the
| Seekonk river aggregation carrying off the
laurels with a total OF l3 points won
! In the SIX events. wherein points counted
in the final summary
The Wonkituk and Minnesota clubs
were tied for second place. with IL points
each and the Swastika canoeists captured
| hve points. The Pawtuxet paddlers tall
lied two and the Wachusetts one. Mem
bers OF nine canoe clubs participated In
the regatta.
The carnival was held under the imme-
date supervision OF the Old Home Week
sport committees canoe regatta sub
division. with Robert Bonner. chairman.
Members OF the following canoe clubs
participated: Nar-agansett. Mime Ska.
Wonkituk, Pawtuxet. Swastikh. Roger
Williams. Saskatchewan. Conockonoauit
and Wachusett.
tilting match, which was on the
cards. was claimed by Handling and Neil
by default. Freeman and Fletcher failing
TO appear. The tail-end race furnished
no end OF amusement. II had nine start
ers and the paddler knelt In the bow OF
his canoe and dug the blade of his paddle
into the water for all he was worth TO
get ahead with difficulty keeping his
canoe from shifting off her course. In
the course OF the race Handling OF the
Saskatchewan club overturned his craft
and was rescued by a couple OF crews OF
improvised life-savers in canoes. Hicks.
Swastika, bumped the hank when about
half way down the course and was out
OF II. Broadcast, Roger Williams. came
in first. with f. Arnold, Wachusetts Sec
ond. and McGuigan. same club. third.
The summary:
Class A. singles. quarter mile course
Won by F. ]. Kenney. Narragansett; ID.
+. James. Pawtuxet, second.
Glass p, singles, quarter-mile course:
First heat--Won by Lincoln, Mime Ska |;
F. j. Kenney. Narragansett, second: j..
Huntington. Roger Williams. third.
Second heat--won by c. A. Gardner.
wonktuk; III. F. Marshall. Wonktuk.
second: l. d. Nisbet Wonkituk, third.
Final heat--Won by f. ]. Kenney. Mar
ragansett: c. A. Gardner. Wonkituk. sec
ond; Lincoln, Minnesota. third.
Tail-end race eighth OF mile course
Won by Broadcast, Roger Williams; +.
Arnold. Wauchusett, second; McGuigan.
Wauchesett. third.
Glass A, tandem, quarter-mile course
Won by Gardner and Otis. Wonkituk;
Tourtellot and Daniels. Swastika, second; !;
Hancock and Lee. third.
Glass B, tandem: First heat=,Won by
Hughes and Lincoln, Minne-ska; Martin
and Shaw, Conockonquit. second: White
and Garland, Saskatchewan. third.
Second heat-Won by Marshall and Ms
bet. Wonkituk; Gray and McTammany,
Narraepnsett, second: Waterman and
Daniels, Swastika. third.
Final heat-Won by Hughes and Lin
coin, Minnesota; Marshall and Nisbet.
Wonktuk, second: Martin and Shaw.
Conockonoquit. third.
Tip-over race-Won by Davis. Pawtux-
ct; Arnold Wauchusett. second; Han
ding Saskatchewan, third.
Glass A, club fours. one-half mile course
Won by Heath. Jordan, Sanders ana
Tourtellot Swastika.
Glass 3. club fours. quarter-mile course:
First heat--won by Gardner. Otis, Weeks
and Marshall. Wonktuk; O'Connor, Sea-
bury, McTammany and Kenney. Nara
gansett. second.
Second heat-Won by Lee, Hancock.
Hughes and Lincoln. Minnesota: Munroe,
Williams. McGuigan and Arnold, Wau-
chusett, second.
Final heat-won by Lee Hancock,
Hughes and Lincoln. Minne-ska; O'Con-
nor, Seabury, McTammany and Kenney,
Narragansett second: Munroe, Williams.
McGuigan and Arnold. third.
Rescue race-won by Handling. Ncill
and Rosen, Saskatchewan; Lee. j. King
and Jenkinson, Minnesota. second; Ar
mold. Lee and Michigan, Wauchusett,
third.
Club four hand baddle--won by
Heath, Jordan. Sanders and Tourtellot
Swastika; Hughes. Hancock, Lee and
Lincoln. Minnesota, second; Munroe.
Williams, McGuigan and Arnold, Wau-
chusett. third.
Relay race-won by Minne-ska Ca
noe club: Wonkituk Canoe club. Sec
ond: Roger williams Canoe club, third
Special club trophies were given to
the club winning the greatest number
of points in events numbers 1, 4, 8, 8,
10 and 13. which proved to be the
Narragansett club; also to the club
four. winning team in class A. Swas-
tika team; and the relay race victors,
the Minnesota club. Prizes were given
for other events. all OF them being
furnished by the Old Home Week COM
mittee The prizes were silver cups
OF various attractive designs.
The following were officials OF the
race meet:
Referee. Charles s. Carpenter, w c.
c.. Judges, David II. Pike, w. G. c.;
John Shepard. Sd, SIX. c. c.; Guy b.
I1lllnghast. X W. Z. u starter, En-
nest l.. Arnold. S. G. c.; announcer,
Russell A. Babcock. ~ B. c.: clerk
OF course, Edward ]. w. Proffitt, s.
C. c.; assistant clerk OF course. Earl
S. Clark, +. c. c.
The regatta committee was: Chair
man. Robert Bonner; secretary, Jesse
f. Gray; Russell A. Babcock, Maria
gansett r. c.: Charles $. Carpenter.
Wonkltuk c. c.; George Freeman.
pawtuxet & G William Heath Swas-
tika c. c.. George II. Lee. Mime ska
c. c.; Charles A. Rosen, Saskatchewan
c. c.; II. Peckham Tillinghast.
Conockonoquit c. c.