The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-14

Louis with more than Is clubs re-
presented AT this meeting definite
plans for the first regatta of the as
ISOLATION to be held at Muscatine I'M
der the auspices of the Muscatine
club were made, the present racing
rules and classes were adopted and
the date for the annual regatta was
set for July 4th of each year.
The first regatta was held at Musca-
tine in July 4th, 1908, and was big
success in every way; it was the
largest gathering of motor boats and
launchmen ever brought together in
the west up to that time. The second
regatta was held at Burlington, Iowa,
under the auspices of the Burlington
Launch club on July 4th, 5th, and 9Th,
| 1909. 1t was pulled off in bad, rainy
weather, but proved an immense sue
cess, attracting many more boats and
| boatmen than the first meeting the
previous year. The third regatta held
at Peoria on July Bird, 4th and 5th, of
last year is still fresh in the memory
of US all Without doubt 1t was the
/ biggest gathering of motor boatmen
and the best regatta held in this
country.
This is a short story of the begin
ming of the M. V. P. B. A. At each
regatta the writer sees and meets the
same bunch of loyal boatmen that
attended the first delegate convention
at Muscatine and who have attended
and been on hand at every regatta
and meeting of the association since.
! Such men as A. G. Decker of keokuk,
DR.. ]. NJ. Hobbs and E. Corsepius OF
FIT Madison; R. H. Combs, Fred Swain
Ralph Webb and c. f. Sparks of the
st. Louis club; DR.. w. e. Lawhead,
DIR. ]. w. Dixon and Bob Lutz of
Burlington; Billy Gosch of Davenport;
i A. c. Adams, H. c. Asthalter DR.. f
r. Halstead and w. F. Bishop and
others of Muscatine. These men, as
we'll as others, promoted and foster
ed the organization from the start;
to them is due much of the credit
for the success of the NJ. V. p. B. A
They have been the standbys of the
organization, they never miss regat
ia and this same bunch of old club
men will be on hand at Dubuque
next July to do all in their power tc
help make the regatta the success
we are all anticipating.
During the past few months there
has been great revival of interes
in motor boating in the west and {
campaign is now under way to in
terest the clubs Of the upper reache!
of the Mississippi to affiliate witt
! the parent organization with the hope
of increasing the membership to /;
great extent before the Dubuque regat
ia The constitution of the NJ. Y. F
B. A. is therefore herewith reproduc
ed and all boatmen interested in join
ing the organization can get full
particulars by addressing r. H. Comb
secretary, 1855 Olive Street, st. Loui
Mo
The present clubs in the associa
ton are Bellevue, boat club. Bellevue
| Iowa, Burlington Launch club, Bun
lington, Iowa, Corondelet Boat club
st. Louis Mo-. Cedar Rapids Motto
Boat club. Cedar Rapids. Iowa, Clin
ton Boat club, Clinton, Iowa, Daver
port Boat club, Davenport, Iowa
Dubuque Motor Boat club, Dubuque
Iowa, Fort Madison Launch clut
Fl. Madison, Iowa. Illinois Vale
Yacht Club, Peoria, H., Island Cit
Kansas City Yacht club, Kansas CITY
Boating Association, Rock Island, Ill
Mo-, Keokuls Motor Boat club Keokul
Iowa, Temporarily disbanded,) Mus
catine Launch club, Muscatine, Iows
Moline Launch club, Moline, III
Peoria Yacht club, Peoria, ILL.,. Souti
Side Motor Boat club, st. Louis, Mo
st. Charles Boating Association, s
lICharles. Mo, st. Louis Power Boa
Association, st. Louis, Mo.