The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-12
GREAT REGATTA
 FOR BEAVER RIVER
Thrilling Exhibition of Water manship Promised in City's
 New Waterway

At a meeting held last evening of the Beaver River Yacht Club, an or ganizatiOn recently founded the banks of Bridgeport's new waterway, field avenue), Bill Broch was elected Admiral, Tom Youngs, Vtce-Adniral, and Jim Kerwin, Commodore. The club voted to hold g. regatta after the encouraged by the number of entries received, tmong the most notable of which are the big square rigger 'sGrann' under command of Skipper Edward Broch. The five-ton bark ''Reliance,'' with Bill Norris at the wheel, assisted by First Mate Bert Among the smaller craft will be the spunlzy little Ford commanded by Capt. Henry Penf1eld. Elaborate ar sailing event may be conducted com fortably for all, as Bill Kirk has agreed to extend one of his famous heating systems out into the middle of the river, so that the waters may be brought up to a temperature where the daring navigators will not get '-cold feet.''
 The south side of the river, in order to insure safety, will be guarded by the patrol boat Stevens -Duryea,' 9 commanded by Capt. Erwin M. Jen- nings. The north side will be guarded by the patrol boat "tReo' under com
 nand of Capt. Armstrong Smith. liar Dor Master Garry Paddock has been invited to arrange the steaks and has designated his headquarters with Jim Atlas. The club also voted to ex- tend an invitation to Rear Admiral Chapman of the Connecticut company, the Public Utilities Commission and the River and Harbors Commission to attend this event.
 Every element of danger has been removed from the river bottom, as it is now bound with steel rails. All the f'rox" originally the product of this river have been removed to the treas ury of the Consolidated Railroad. A dog watch will be appointed to see that Dan Rowland is not turned loose with his gun and rod on this occsl- thorized to keep their weather eye open for this hearty pair of bucan- neers, Starbuck and Mattiee.
 The club believes that if this event approval of all, that Congressman Jeremiah Donovan will be appealed to to cooperate with the Public Utilities Commission for them to withdraw their finding for ten-foot centers, and make Beaver River permanent wa terway. for if such an arrangement which will ultimately be hauled through Fairfield avenue. would be handled more noiselessly in a canal, and thereby cause no disturbance to the sIum bering residents along Fair field avenue
 As a closing event of this occasion Ollie Matheeson has agreed to give a demonstration of old-tir1re seamanship in one of his famous Packard Con dolas, in which he will give a DOT trayal of the landing of the. Morse men, and John Weber has kindly agreed to donate the service of his ever efficient Packard Livery Service to see that all the celebrities are land ed on the scene in time to witness this great event.
 That famous authority on the quaI- ity of water, Lynn Wilson, will also be in attendance, and after making an official test of the quality of Beaver River fluid will call upon Scout Keith and Carl Cyrus to apply some of their famous purity pil1s'' in order to bring the river up to a sanitary condition.