Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-03
BUSY SCENES ON
RIVER ON EVE OF
The BIG REGATTA
Visiting Fleets of Motor Boats
Come From Up and Down
Stream.
4o-FooTERS TRIED CUT
Disturber III. Shows Speed With
Only Half Its Engines Work.
ing-HAs a Fire.

as many coming down from the
north this afternoon the scene Of the .
annual meet Of the Mississippi Val
ley Power Boat association 10 be held
tomorrow, Friday and Saturday, as
sumed an air OF business that drew
thousands TO the water front. Wis
itors from the south assembled at
Muscatine yesterday and left that
city during the forenoon for Daveu-
port. There were about forty boats
In the fleet. Another aggregation OF
craft gathered at Clinton and came
on from that point together.
During the afternoon the course
committee began putting out buoys
marking the two and one-half mile
section Of river over which the big
races will be run. The upper buoy
will be just below the Rock Island
bridge and the course will lie as
nearly as possible in a straight line
down stream, allowing liberal room
10 turn. The racers will be in view
from points Of vantage on both shores
az all times.
While experts say that the low
the speed of the powerful racers, due
20 the large amount of water that
will be pulled after the craft, the 40
footers that We're tried out today
showed a fast clip. The Disturber
III was given a srin on which but
of its - cylinders were operated.
and did something like - miles an
hour. The Wigwam also showed up
we'll.
FIRE ON DISTURRER.
During the trial of the Disturber a
fire broke out that for an instant
threatened It with destruction. y
pan of gasoline became ignitcd and
had it not been for the prompt use
of a chemical extinguisher, which
happened TO be handy, the $4,000
boat would have been ruined and
possibly there would have been loss
of life. As it was the damage was
slight and the boats prospects in the
races were not affected.
20 SIS estimated that there will be
10000 visitors drawn here by the
regatta. Excursions by land or wa
tor viii be run from nearly all near
by Dcutcrs. while the three cities will
turn out az least as many more peo-
pile 10 see the races. II is expected
that az least 100000 will line the
banks ~ the river during the big
events
RECEPTION TO START.
The program tomorrow opens al
$50 with a reception by Davenport
Eout club members TO visitors. Thi.
viii Dee held AT the new home of tn,
boat club, which is being rushed &c
completion for the affair
At II o'clock the FIRST race fol
Davenport boats only, with engines
Of not more than two cylinders. vii
Dee run. and at 1890 will take p,ac,
the parade Of decorated boats IN III,
river IN front Of Davenport
At 1880 p. n. will be started tn,
race Of I 3 miles for 2O-footers. n
2:"o the 22-footers will 20 90 mile
and at = o'clock there will be a race
for thrcc-cyliuder boats. In tn
evening there Will be fireworks. Tn,
big races Of the meet will be the 20
mile contest between the 4O-footer
az $50 Friday afternoon and III
big handicap race 10 be run Saturda
afternoon. The annual bushes
meeting OF the association will b
held Saturday
This morning the Baby Reliance ]
and III. were unluaded from a ca
NJ the foot Of Nineteenth street
These 2O-foot craft were entered b
tho Smith-Ryan company Of Detroit
but short time ago the Reliance
was bought by ]. Stuart Blacktou O
Brooklyn, y. Y. and now IL is ar
nounced that he also has purchase
the Reliance III. and will race bot
craft in different events here. Niue
IS expected Of these two boats
LIST or ENTRIES.
The list OF entries for the tire
days events follows:
JULY !, 1912.
CLASS Il.
Davenport Boat Club Members ONLY
Five Miles.
1.-TWO Cylinders or Less.)
CLASS 4.
20 Foot championshIp-15 Miles.
F. Z. S.-George Schreiver. DubuQu,
Leading Lady Nv. p. Cleveland
Galcna.
Teaser I'LL. 4. Moritz Quincy.
Bundle Bse-W. {. Dow. DaveI
port
p. D. Q. IA. c. Strong, Blu
liuctou
Tuytle-Partridge & Kenny. Poori;
Pgonto.-GeorEe Smith. Peoria.
Wild Cat IN. o. Beamau. S
Louis
Baby Reliance I-Commodore
Stuart Blaakton. Brooklyn
lAthia.-Harold V. Nelson. Moline.
Saint Elmo u.-Julius Vautlaut C
Moline.
Baby Reliance IL-Smith RYAN CO
AlsOEac. Mich.
CLASS e..
50 Fcot Championship 2o Miles.
show Me.-N. o. Beaman. s.. Ioui
Pronto.-Glorge +. smith. Peoria.
WiEwam IL-C. ?. WISE. Astori
OrcEua.
Tuttlc-Partridse & Kenny. Peori
Schroiycr, Dubuque.