The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-04
MANY NOTORBOAIS
IN MISSISSIPPI VALLEL POWER
BOAT ASSOCIATIONS RACES
AT 0u BuQuE.
Hundreds of Flag sedeoked Crafts In
Line For July 2-3-Fastest IN
County Entered IN Contest.


darting here ana there, others dashed
together ana moving alonS gracefully;
some Stopping a Nkely fishing hol44
tilen nurring to catch up with the
rest Inaaiae inc crowds Of hapgg
people visiting bacN and forth ana
the whole flock DIT them swoorinE
down for an invasion a river town,
then sweeping away on thor Jour.
ney II you can see III yonr minis
eye am almost endless procession of
hundreds Of small boats Of all kinds
along the wide channel OF tine Wis
sissippi which lies like Il silvery rib-
Ron flung earelessly down between
lines OF green hills and frowning
cray If your ear ID sharp enough to
catch the music Of the bands. and the
noise 81 the crowds; II YOU can imas.
Inc this great fleet sweeping down
from the north and another Just like
N moving from the waters Of the
south, YOU will have drawn pretty
good mental picture Of what the won.
derruI cruise Of motorboats to the an
nual regaaa aud races Of the INSISTS
sippi Valley Power Boat Association
at Dubuque in July will be. like.
From the northern reaches of tho
Mississippi ana the st. Croiz fr1ll the
southern Mississippi towns from the
Missouri, the Ohio, The Illinois and
from the Great Lakes, the boats will
begin TO set out toward the last OF
June At FIRST the fleets viii be small,
but as each city is passed and adds
Its strength the fleets will grow until
the right OF way 1t will be something
the right Of way II will be something
the like Of which has never before
been seen Along these western wa
terways are thousands upon thou
sands of small boats, and a great
bulk of them will be included in this |
wonderful midsummer cruise to The
greatest regatta and races ever un-
iertaken in the west. and among the
greatest ever held anywhere in the |
1hole world.
The western waterways are pecu- |
5arIy well adapted for a cruise of
This kind All the streams are navi-
gable, government MARKINGS and mel
absence OF storms strips the trio OF
all danger. These rivers are dotted
with towns ana villages where pro
visions, fuel and accommodations are
AVAILABLE The country through
which the boats viii pass is the most
beautiful In America Cruising in
treat body as this fleet will, engine
fouole need not bother, for a tow
inc is always handy, Navigation
will be rendered easy, for as each
'ity adds its contribution OF boats,
hese will guide the way through the
vide channels with which their own
ms are perfectly at home.
During the cruise the slower boats
win lash together and cruise along
eisurely, all motors RAINING and one
iteering, while Heir occupants visit
'ack and forth Some Of the faster
mes will run ahead and drop anchor
1t the fishing grounds or l0iter np.
he cities while the others come up.
Beautiful cities and villages are only
few miles apart aud camping sites
nd sandy beaches are innumera sls
iany of the cruising parties will camp |
dong the way while others win pass
ne nights at the cities. where hotel |
communications are accessible.
Plans or the cruise have been
.orked out systematically and elabo.
ateIy Leading newspapers of the
Test and many of the magazines will |
ave representatives with the fleets
md the movements Of this great gath
ring of power craft will be teIe
raRhed broadcast to all sections Of
he country
Belleyne, whore the southern flee,
all rendezvous, il planning biz re,
option for the southern fleet the even
no Of Judy End, aud Dir. w. p. mar.
ord, commodore OF the Cassyille Mo.
'r Boat Club, at which the northern
oct win spend the evening has
lans OF bis own for their entertain.
tent.
The morning OF July third fast lag
checked cruisers bearing reception
viii hurry out with playing
ands, to greet them and conduct
lem with strict naval etiquette ,n,oI
10 harbor OF the regatta city and 10
'ir camp grounds. Here durng tbel
ext three days it is expected thov /
iA see all worlds speed ra,oras /
Oxen, and they win themselves help /
form the greatest gathering d c
nail boats ever seen in the United 8
ates4.
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