Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-19

ever other fV-iOOt OF uHuef Dodts HiSh.
appear When the engines finally ar
Rived Saturday he made all endeavors
TO have them set for the race, even
having the workmen busy while he
was racing in Peoria with the Mascot.
but the time was too short To an
Argus representative Mr.. Corsepius
said:
81 would rather not talk on the subject
of the absence of the Minnie from these
races. 1t is a sore spot with me. The build
ers simply fell down on the delivery
of my engines. I had given my word
that | would be in Davenport. and
came with the boat that had. No one
was more anxious 10 have the Minnie
contest in local waters than myself. ]
have worked myself sick during the
past few days trying to get here, but
as you see | have been unsuccessful
in SO far as my big boat is concerned"
1t is safe to say that the next most
disappointed person was w. E. Hugh
ely. who is that kind of sport that, if
his boat is not of a class to beat any
thing else on this part of the river, he
wants TO know il, and next year he
will govern himself accordingly and
get one that will.
Parade Tonight.
This evening the decorated boat par
ade and fireworks exhibition will oc-
cur off the Davenport levee. Decora-
tons for boats may be had from the
Davenport Boat club gratis, and all
boats from the Island City Boating as
ISOLATION are cordially invited
To Join National Club.
1t is expected that a meeting Of
the local and visiting boat men will
Davenport Commercial club to dis
, cuss the prospects of joining the
American Power Boat association,
the national organization of motor
boats. Representatives of FIT. Mad
ison, Muscatine, Rock Island. Sa-
wanna, Bellevue and Davenport will
attend the meeting.
No:es OF the Regatta.
Commodore W. H. Bishop of the
Muscatine Launch club arrived on
the Fire Fly in time to see the finish
of the last race. He is also vice
commodore of the Mississippi Valley
i, Power Boat association.
| w. E. Hughey is still vastly inter-
! ested in the St Paul to st. Louis
race and has made his plans accord
ingly. He is ready to take up any
one who accepts his challenge upon a
weeks notice.
General citation is felt at the de-
feat of the Lamb ". at Peoria yes
| terday. The stand taken by the
Lamb people in declining to defend
the Buck trophy cup won two years
: ago at Davenport has caused i'll feel
ing among boatmen
The Rep Top ii. stove hole in its
side at LeClaire yesterday on its way
down the river.
8 The Jimmie June broke it's mag
neto in the &c foot race this morn
ing and could not complete further
1 Not more than four feet of the
Mascot touches the water when it is
opened wide.
! Commodore F. NJ. Hobbs, of the
| FIT. Madison Launch club and a num-
| Der of members of the club are at
tending the regatta.
Fred Oberman, a 17-year-olC
country boy from Bellevue. ran the
engines of the Red Top ii. in botf
the free for all races. He is vet
eran with the big engines.
Ccntenders Damaged mt Peoria.
Peoria. Ill, Aug. 19-Off in a wei
grouped bunch. five of the speeches
boat son inland waters started yester
day in the grand freefor-all event, dis
lance 20 miles, in the Western Powel
Boat association regatta.
An accident, however, married the
contest almost at the very start
piece of driftwood being encountered
by the Scripps II owned by w f
Scripps of Detroit. Mich, and the In
dependence, owned by E. C. Koenig O
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