Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-13
CLEAR SKIES FAVOR THE OARS
MEN IN THE THIRD ANNUAL
COMPETITION OF c. S. A. r. A,
MEMBERS.
HUGE THRONG OF
] SPECTATORS PRESENT
BANKS OF RIVER ARE LINED
WITH EAGER CROWD TO CATCH
GLIMPSE OF THE ATHLETIC
CONTESTANTS.

The first event contested this
afternoon was the pair cared
g. shell event, three-quarters of
~ nile. 1t resulted:
Flrst-c. Burkemyer and r.
i Widman of the Mound City Row.
Ing club, ST. Louis.
Second. Martin and e. Much
Of the Central Rowing club, St.
Louis. The time was $780,
Come on South Side;' "Pull there
Black and Yellow" Look out there
Navy Blue and similar other ex-
pressions of spirited rooters for the
various contesting clubs in the third
annual regatta of the Central States
4 Amateur Rowing association sounded
put over the swift current of the Des
Moines this afternoon. The regatta is
X In motion. The events are going on
despite the threatening downpour that
\ visited these parts this morning, and
z the races will go down In the history
fof the association as unusual Only
\ the singles and the doubles will go
the full course, due to the swift cur
rent, and the doing away with the
8 turn up stream in the races of the
Alarger boats will result in unusually
!, fast time in the pair cared, four oar
ed, free-for-all dash and barge events.
The grand stand situated just be-
! yond the south approach of the Mar
1 ket street bridge was black with ex-
cited individuals bent on seeing the
I interesting competition of skilled
athletes. All along the levee. too,
humanity has many representatives,
4 and 1t is a gay crowd. ST. Louis and
Quincy rooters are here In large
4 numbers, and they are live, yelling
vociferous squads. Mound City has
Its rooters; Central has a screeching
contingent gaily bedecked in the
navy blue colors of the club, and the
fSWestern and ST. Louis clubs are not
awithout their following The Quincy
4 clubs red and blue for the South Side
Y and blue and white for the North Side
are agreed on one point. and that is
h that Quincy oarsmen must take more
of the glory than the four st. Louis
clubs. but in the events that both
North and South Side men compete,
they are at variance.
Clubs Given Positions.
In the business session of the asso-
citation held this morning in the Bal
4 lingall hotel. the various competing
clubs drew the following positions in
the five events:
Pair Dared shell event-Central
Rowing club first; Mound City Row
II Ing club, second.
Single scull event-Central Rowing
Slub, first; Western Rowing club, sec
5spnd; North Side Boat club, third; OF
kvkumwa Oarsmen, fourth.
NJ Four Dared shell event-Central
Rowing club, first; Mound City Row
& Ing club, second; North Side Boat
B club, third; South Side Boat club,
Fourth.
e Double shell event-Nofth Side Boat
B Stub, first; South Side Boat club, sec
II ,qd; Central Rowing club, third
4 q Half mile dash event-South Side
& Goat club, first; Mound City Rowing
sub, second: North Side Boat club
n 70. /, third; Western Rowing club,
SaSurth; North Side Boat club, No. 2,
fth; Ottumwa Oarsmen, sixth.
I Six cared barge event-North Side
1 Boat club, No. /, first; Central Rowing
| elub, second; North Side Boat club
my. q, lHlTu, ooulH SlQe bodL ctuD,
sourth; Mound City Boat club, fifth.
II The Chicago Boat club, entered in
n the junior and senior doubles. have
Il dropped from the regatta, owing to
A failure of its men to get away The
N North Side club of Quincy had two
II entered in the barge and the half mile
Z lash. however, which makes up some
H What fir the withdrawal Of the Chicago
Assarsmen.
Il Try-out This Morning.
Nt.i The regatta course this morning was
81 tlive with oarsmen of the various com
4 lpeting clubs, becoming accustomed to
y the stream and working out for this
A tfternoon's races. The singles, doii
IL ,les, fours and carge men were out
ieeling the water as 1t were, in prep
II lration for the tests that are in prog
N tess this afternoon.
Mike Begley had his Central men
u but bright and early, and the rain that
poured during the early hours was nc
ID sarrier to the well built st. Louisans
"A 1nder the guidance of genial Mike
II You see, we are up against those
5E CoptSni1ad an Ioa oa \