The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-30
handsome Cups Offered BY the Bust
ness Firms Of Peoria viii be
Hung up for The
Contestants.
THE RIVER
pvbuque viii Carry List on Next
Trip-officers Of the J. S.
Entirely BIamcless
for Accident.
$4,000 In Prizes.

$4,000 In Prizes.
The list Of prizes to be given at the
Peoria regatta July 4, and 6 have
been received in the city and show
tempting and valuable list of tro-
plies. $4,000 is hung up in prizes and
divided in classes SO that any power
boat attending will have chance to
compete in some class. Following is
the class divisions and list of prizes
Class Go foot, 20 miles Gree to
alb, Corning & Co. and Corning Dis
tllery Co., purse, first $1,000, second
500. National Hotel, Sterling silver
cup, value, $3.50. M. " P. B. Assn
Webb cup, sterling silver, value ST.
900. Rear Commodore F. R. Dennis
donates $50 toward second prize.
Class D-32 foot, Is miles, Leisy
Brewing Company, purse $500, sec
cnd $50. Hotel Fey, sterling silver
cup, value $3.50.
Class E.--26 foot, 10 miles, Schip-
per and Block, purse first 500; sec.
cnd $5c.
Class F.--20-foot, 10 miles, Murray
Baker, purse, first 500; second $50.
Hotel Lud, sterling silver cup, value
go.
Class A-Full Cabin Cruisers, 20
miles, first $50; second $40.
Class B.-Part cabin cruisers, 20
miles, first $50; second $40.
Glass H.-Open launches 6 miles)
soft. and under that can not exceed
10 miles per hour. first 500; second
$40.
Glass G-Handicap, 80 miles, open
to all boats raced at this meet in
classes c. D., E, and F. first $50; sec
end $40.
Glass I-Free to ALL me- against
time, first $50; second $50. M. v. P. B.
A. Championship trophy cups to Class
es A, b, C, D, E, and F.
Handicap l. v. Y. c. speed boats, Is
miles (open to boats over ~ miles
per hour) first $50; second $40
Best decorated boat, night parade. 8
p. m. July 4. $50 First; $50, second;
fl $40. third.
Measurement-over all length No
restrictions as to beam or horse pow
er. Boats of d lower class can enter a
4 higher class. Two beats must start to
constitute race. No second money
If less than three starters. M. " P. B..
Assn, rules and distances to govern.
The races will be held on Peoria
Lake. The Illinois river at Peoria
forms a like five miles long by two
miles wide and an average depth of
from eighteen to thirty feet No cur
rent Is noticeable and the lake is en-
freely. free from snags. The course is
4 FIVE miles arranged in triangular
q course.
The Dubuque was up last evening
on her way to Burlington. She will be
down this evening. The Dubuque's en-
tire capacity is booked for the next
trip leaving ST. Louis Saturday after
noon by st. Louis people who will
celebrate the glorious fourth by a
{ river trip to Keokuk and return. The
boat will start back Sunday evening
instead of holding till the morning as
per schedule.
TIE Christian church Sunday
school, of Burlington came to
keokuk on an outing yesterday,
making the trip on the steamer
Columbia. The excursionists spent
about an hour in the city
Chas. j. Murray, professional div
err has been called to the wreck Of
tne j. S. to hunt for the body of John
plein supposed to have been on the
boat at the time OF the accident The
DIVER has made one trip through the
null but could find no trace of the
body. He will continue the search.
Capt. G, B. Knapp and Capt. las 1.
carey, the United States steamboat
inspectors have finished their inspec-
tlon Of the wreck and the hearing of
evidence and have found the officers
OF the ]. S. entirely blameless for the
accident. The boat was inspected at
dubuque last week and everything
found to be in perfect order. Next to
MS family Captain Streckfus held the
:. $. and took the greatest pride in
Keeping the safety apparatus in per-
iect working order
The Dubuque-TinNs Herald said
INA. .it some of the men on board at the
ume of the accident acted like brutes,
showing the women and children aside
ana We're the first to leave the boat
@hen the gang plank was lowered.