Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-18

ent of medical temperance for ILL
neis. will be one of the prominent
workers in the Woman's Christian
Temperance union meeting in Rock Is
land this fall She will be in charge IF
the meetings of her department.
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Vera Jennings; Viola, Davenport Boa.
club. Fred Zeaman, G.. lverson, Luther
Barthold. Ed Gerke: B. B.. Davenport
Boat club, W. NJ Hensen, Richard
Rhode, C. II. Ploehn and August
Whiphke; Albatross. Davenport Boat
club, Commodore Creswell. F. G. A..
Becker, E. Smith, Robert Wiley Won
by the Mallard. Time. 22:41; B. B.,
second, 27:SS; Viola, third. S0:0S:5.
Bring boats by Rail.
Tomorrow mornings races begin
promptly at $50 o'clock and as thu
two great trophy races occur some OF
the most exciting sport ever Witnessed
on this section of the river may te
expected. = Ernest Corsepius of Fort
Madison. together with the delegation
Of enthusiasts from that city, will az
where they were today participating
in the races They will bring with
them the two fast boats, Minnie g.
III and Mascot
The entries for the Davenport Con-.
mercial club trophy Cap and the cham
pionship of the Mississippi river to.
morrow are:
Mascot and Minnie c. Ill. Fort Mad
ison, E. Corsepius: Red Top and Red
Top |, Bellevue, w. e. Hughey; Planet,
Muscatine. w. F. Bishop; Jimmie June.
Muscatine, Carl Braun: Sabula. Sa-
bula. George Hislinger; Scamp II, Dav-
export. Petersen Bros.
The Petite OF Davenport added -
this list comprise the entries TO the
manufacturers and jobbers' trophy
race to be run early in The day.
Notes of the Regatta.
w Z. Hughey, owner of the Red
Top fleet arrived this morning with
the Clipper, the Red Top. the Judgey,
the Sabula and pleasure boat in the
fleet The Red Top | arrived later in
the day, having been tuning up alpps
the way.
Captain NJ l.. Henderson of the
Rock Island Davenport ferry. extended
every courtesy to the racers today and
will do likewise tomorrow. Both fer.
ries We're running but both remained
at the bank as the starting gun was
fred for each race until after the
boats had rounded the first buoy AMI
crossed the ferry track. The courtesy
is greatly appreciated by the motor
boatmen as the waves from the larger
craft would materially affect the
speeders.
| they have met.
Corsepius is bringing two Pullmans
of Fort Madison race enthusiasts
Little Miss Van Patten, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Van Patten. OF
Davenport named the Petite.
w. E. Hughey states that there is {
possibility of the worlds record in
the 40 foot class being broken tomor
row.
Commodore Bishop of the Muscatiuc
Launch club will be at the steering
wheel of the Planet in the big races
tomorrow
The racers are in plain sight at n
times and can be seen from both sides
of the river
Both Hughey and Corsepius have
been waiting three years to try con
illusions with their boats and tomor
rows races will be the first time thu
Lamb ~. First at Peoria.
Peoria, H., Aug. 1S.-The Laml
w.. owned and piloted by F. B. Kin;
of linton. Iowa, won the featur,
event of the initial days program
given by the Western Power Boa
association under the auspices of thu
Illinois Valley Yacht club. on the Iii
nois river here yesterday. Their,
were six starters, and OH the first lei
of the triangular course the Laml
NV. showed her heels to the rest o
the flyers and took the course of II
miles in So minutes and II seconds
a little better than 23 Y miles pc
hour.
The Red Wing proved a disap
pointment. while the Mascot, owned
by +. Corsepius of Fort Madison
Iowa. dipped on sharp turn an,
drowned itself and was drawn befor,
the finish of the first lap of fiv'
miles.
Allamakee IL. owned by w E. Fer
guson, won the full-cabin cruise
class race with ease, while the half
cabin class race was walkover 70
the Meteor, owned by August Kron
ST. Louis.
| Failure to arrive in time for tn,
race on the part of several boats lef
the M. ", owned by R. H. Combs O
st. louis. to take the 20-foot elias.
race alone.
| Defeat Municipal Waterworks,
| sterling, ILL.,, Aug. 1S.-The voter,
or Rock Falls yesterday at a specia
election voted not to take. steps t.
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