Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-05
MANY WITNESS
THE FIREWORKS
Thousands Line Banks of River
and See Display and Pa
rade of Launches.
HEiMBECK BOAT WINNER
Takes First Prize for Decorations
Naval Reserves Winning Second
Races Are Held.


shores of the Mississippi in this city
and in Davenport Saturday evening .
see The display of fireworks and the
launch parade which closed the days
activities on the river The fireworks
were set off from a barge which was
anchored near the shore at the foot Of
Seventeenth street and the spectators
Were packed closly together from the
edge of The water clear back to the
sidewalk on Second avenue, and for
several blocks in either direction. The
levee in Davenport was also well
crowded The fireworks We're worth
st eng. They included bombs which
burst into beautiful colors, rockets
which did likewise. and hundred AMI
che other kinds of beautiful fireworks.
The display lasted for several hours.
Launches in Parade.
Previous to the display of fireworks,
and during it as well, number Of
prettily decorated launches paraded up
and down the river in front OF the
levee. The Alice H, owned by Aug
ust and Arthur Heimbeck. was award
ed first prize for decoration. The boat
was trimmed in Japanese lanterns ana
bunting IN such a way as to attract
the attention of every one as the par
ade went past each time. The whale
boat of the local division of naval re-
serves was given the second priza.
The boat was rowed by 4 dozen of the
naval reserve boys who had also a.
tended to trimming the boat. Its mastS
We're up and flags and pretty colore1
lanterns were strung from one to tle
OtLer.
Races Are Held.
Several races were pulled off during
the afternoon, but there were Vey
few entries in each of them and little
interest was shown except by those
directly interested in the launches. IA
the race for boats of 20 feet and uu-
Ger. there were three entries. the
lockwood Ash of Davenport. the MAJ
earet of Moline and the Nawadah Of
Rock Island. The Davenport boat ou,-
ciassed the other two and won easily.
while the Nawadah broke down AMI
boat second place.
The class B race which was for boa; s
under &c feet in length, proved the
only real race of the day Four boats
were lined up at the start. the Scamp
II and the Edna A. of Davenport, the
Mosquito of Clinton and the Mallarl
of This city. The latter boat failed II
iniS mt 10 of Mt MT
eSting race The Mosquito and the
Scamp II raced side by side for nearly
the entire five miles and at the finish
the Clinton boat was several lengths
IN advance which gave it the prize for
first place Three of the races which
had been planned were called off on
account of the lateness in getting
started and because of a light list al
entries. The backward race, the SLOW
race. and the handicap race for boats
under &c feet in length, We're declared
of, and will probably be held at thu
next races which the club gives.
on for Burlington
large feet of motor boats left he.t
yesterday to participate in the annua
regatta of the Mississippi VALLEY
Power Boat association which Opencj
TO-DAY at Burlington. In addition Il
the eight launches from st. Louis
tleIe were a score of boats from tht
Davenport club and about a dozcl
from the Island City Boating assoCia
ton. Among theme were the Mallart
owned by c. l.. Beardsley, the Jewel
owned by Albert GutZwiller, the Heller
NJ. owned by Henry Horst, Jr., th'
Myrtle, owned by G. A. Jencke. tn
Ray, owned by r. Z. Snow, the Limit
owned by George Guthormson, tn
Alice H., owned by August and Arthu
HeimEeck, the Black Hawk, owned b.
II. w. Bennett and several others. TIL
boats will remain at Burlington for tn
races which are to take place Their
today and tomorrow and then the Re
turn will be made. Each of the boa
had several passengers and the loca
boat clue will be well represented =
the regatta.