Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-07
Iowa Town Has 27 Out
Of 49 Votes Pledged
at Burlington.
eOscH TO THE FORE
Money Posted for Big Speed
and Endurance Race Down
the Mississippi.

Burlington, Iowa, July 7.-(Special)
-Ft. Madison seems to have defeated
Peoria in the contest for the 1910 -
gatta of the Nj. V. P. B. A. i'll a hard
fought contest. Ft. Madison has 81 of
the ~ votes pledged. The ballot will
of Davenport is running Commodore
Bishop of Muscatine close race for
vice commodore of the association
Commodore Dixon of Burlington VIII
De elected commodore of the associa
tion. The race rules were formulated
by a special committee.
Promise Great Race.
Burlington, Iowa, July Especial,
Three of the greatest races ever
held between motor boats are prum
ised for the coming summer within
close proximity to the tri-citie5 w.
E. I!agbey Of Bellevue has Offered
to cover a pool fee of $500, more or
less, posted with the Davenport Dem
ocrat for a free for all speed ANA
endurance race from st. Paul t.
st. Louis for motor boats, of 40 fee
or less open to the world winner take
all. Commodore Tom Webb of Te-
oria has posted with DIR. Dixon, Com
modore of the Burlington Launch
CLUB, $500 as a purse, fer the SAM
kind of a race oyerthe same course
PEORIA and Davenport are hofh
bidding strongly for a race between
the Lamp " of Clinton; Minnie ,
Ill of FIT. Madison; Planet of Musca-
tine; independence of st. Louis and
Red Top ii of Bellevue. These boat
are said to be the fastest on the up
per stis-sssrppf rre-Ses re-SesF<-"-az1lS zlS til re @ con
tests are of the highest standard and
records smashing all schedules OF
river race time are anticipated.
Rain Spoiis Celebration.
Yesterday an exceptionally heavy
downpour of rain was experienced
during the entire afternoon and eve
ming. IL fact, despite the large
crowd which stood beneath ambrel-
las for hours and watched the races
in the downpour, it was decided al
together too wet to carry through
the program as arranged for, the
fireworks celebration and illuminat-
ed boat parade.
The Burlington Launch club enter
tanned in the boat house at an in
formal dancing party and reception.
About 500 people attended.
Last Days Races.
The afternoon racing card devk-
oped the feature of the regatta
the 20-22 and endurance races. IN
the last named race, the Lamb "
averaged better. than % W miles an
hour for 80 miles. In the speed trial
against time the same boat made a
single mile in minutes and sec
onds, the Red Top following in .
minutes and II Ia seconds.
Following the 20-foot class, the
22-footers were called, the NJ. V. of
st. Louis winner of the previous
event, was picked as a close winner,
the Mosquito of Clinton being darl,
horse to all but those who saw it
race at Rock Island Saturday. The
Clinton boat took the race easily,
however, crossing the line three
miles ahead in a 10-mile race. Time
29:12 "a.
The mile test against time follow-
ed, three boats making the effort
and finishing as follows:- Lamb IV,
2.O5; Red Top, 2:12 IA; Planet,
2:51 "a.
1t was in the b. l.. G.. special race
for speed and endurance over so
mile course that the real interest
of the day was centered, however
The three boats again were the OILY
entries and the Lamb Nv took fhe