Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-03
FLEETS ARRlvE;
RACES ARE ON
Visitors Enroute to Burlington,
Pay City a Visit, to Attend
the Carnival.
TWO ENTER IN CONTEST
Lamb Launch Wins Ramser Trophy
From Local COmpetitOr-Parade
and ireworks Tonight.

Motor boat enthusiasts were in their
element today as result of the pres
ence here of many visiting motor boats
from points as far south as st. Louis
and as far north as Dubuque. The st.
Louis fleet arrived in port here yes
terday afternoon and will remain until
tomorrow morning, when the visitors
in the annual regatta of the Missis-
sippi Valley Power Boat association.
The entire fleet, which set out from st.
Louis over a week ago, did not get
here, only nine of the boats being in
the section of the fleet which arrived.
The boats and their owners are:
Naldnah, E. H. Handlan; Katydid, A
Moll; Mercury, Eugene Ferranback;
Red Bird, Commodore p. d. Barbour
and Dwight Babcock; Comet, A. ia
cobs; Gypsy, DR.. c. ]. Tarr; Doodle
Bug. O. l.. Slocumb, and the Crescent,
w. II. Wide.
The Clinton boat club was well rep
resented here today, there being seven
boats hailing from that port, They
were the Lamb ", Outing H., Teddy
NJ, Belmont. Mosquito, Irene D., and
the Eliza. The Spray, owned by Com
modore Bishop of Muscatine, was in
the fleet from down the river, and the
Maud from Savanna is also here.
Clinton Takes Ramser Cup.
The races which were arranged by
the race committee of the Island City
Boating association were run off today,
but lack of entries held down the in
tereSt to Il considerable extent. In the
| free-forall race for the Ramser trophy
| il was expected from the entry list
| that there would be large number OF
speed boats from all parts of the river
| which would compete for the cup. but
only two boats materialiZed. They
were the Scamp H. of this city, owned
by Mike Daily. and the Lamb w. OF
| Clinton. The local boat with its "a
| horse power engine was no match fol
the Lamb ", with its 12-cylinder en-
| CINE which develops 100-horse power
and the race was void of real interest
| The larger boat was held in check sc
that the first eight miles of the race
over the 10-mile course the boats rar
on practically even terms. When neal
the finish, however, it was let out, anC
| when it did its best it was easy to see
that had it opened up at the start the
| af fni could no or
a race The little boat did itself jus
| tice, however, and for its power it de
velOped considerable speed
Other races are being held this after
noon for boats of different classes.
Fireworks Tonight.
This evening the big part of the Gel
ebration will take place. II will con
Sist of a display of fireworks and i;
launch parade on the river. The fire
works will follow the parade, which i:
scheduled to start as soon as it get!
dusk The boats will be decorated will
Japanese lanterns and the whole flee
will present very pretty spectacle
The fireworks display will take ,plac,
|
out in the river at the foot of Nine
teenth street.
Monday IL Holiday.
The official celebration of the Fourtl
takes place Monday, which will be OF
served as holiday. All of the store
and business houses will close for tn
day, and no business will be transact
ed in the public offices. The excursion
boats are looking for big days bus
mess, and there will be the usual al
fractions at the parks.
Owing TO the Fourth of July bein
en- Sunday this year. the postofiice vii
oil serve the day Monday. The Off C
will close at 10 O'Clock and there WI
be one delivery of mail by carrier.
leaving the Office about 9 o'clock.