Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21
PLAN FOR SEASON
Island City Boating Association
1fWlll Have Many Races
During Summer.
FOUR CRUISES ARRANGED
Subscribers to Fund Will be Guests
on One-Marine Railway Is Be-
ing Constructed.

AT the special meeting OF the Island
CITY Boating association which was
held last evening, the race committee
submitted its report on plans for
events during the summer months to
entertain the club members, and from
the number of races, cruises and So
cial gatherings which have been plan
ned, there will be no lack of interest
in the doings of the club tins year.
The schedule includes races on the
following dates: June II, July and
20, August &c and September (Labor
day). the last being the races when
the trophy cups will be the prizes. 1t
is hoped that July number of the
boats from the north will stop over
here on their way to the regatta at
Burlington and take part in the races
of the club
plan Four Cruises.
There are four cruises planned for
by the committee, June e, June 70,
July % and September &c. On the
second cruise which is set for June 20,
the men who were so generous in sub
scribing to the emergency fund of the
boat club will be invited to enjoy the
cruise and in fact the cruise is entirely
for their benefit Ali the boats will
be pressed into service and as many
of The subscribers as care to go Will
be taken along. If there are not enough
boats to take them this time. another
cruise will be made June 81. The last
of the cruises, September &c, Will mark
the closing of the year and it will be
made a festive affair Only the mem
beers and honorary members will be
allowed to go, and fish fry will be
in order
Social entertainments at the club
house will be held at frequent inter
walls throughout the summer, the dates
being as follows: June 3 and "a, july
and Is, August and September 10
1t is expected that on these evenings
members of the club who are not So
fortunate as to own boats themselves
and the friends of the club. will be
taken out on the river for rides.
Club House to BE Finished.
A proposition was submitted to the
club last evening by f. j. Mueller, the
sign painter, in which he promised &c
finish the inside work on the club
house which consists of ceiling it il!
with suitable material. in consider
alton for being allowed to use a cer
tain portion of the walls for advertis
ing purposes. The completing of the
house will add greatly to its beauty
and it is more than likely that the
board of managers will accept tht
proposition. The advertising will BIZ
confined to a border about foot widt
next to the ceiling, and will detrac
very little from the beauty of the in
side of the house.
Railway Being Built.
The marine railway on which tn;
members of the club expect to be ablt
to haul their boats out OF the water 70
repairs. is being constructed under OF
ders of the board of managers, and 3!
is hoped that it will be ready for us
in the course of the next week. Tn,
Tri-City Railway company has donated
$50 running feet of track to the clul
to be used as the rail for the boa
truck to run on and there now remain
nothing to do but lay the track il
place. This track will be a doubl
rail, 80 feet long. partly in and partl
out of the water so that it will D.
available at all stages of the water.
The club gave the board of mar
ayers power to install gasoline tank
at the club house as it sees fit. 1t i
understood that the Penn Oil and SUI
ply company has offered several larg
tanks for use at the club house an