The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
T'l'slde Gallery Overlooking Re
satta Course Is to be Made Small
er Than Originally
Planned.
THE COST IS TOO GREAT
Motor Boat Club Members in Session
Last Night Decide on Several
Features in Arrange
ments.

bul one resolution was passed at
me keokuk Motor Boat Club meeting
held last night although plans for
handling the regatta which comes the
iatter part of the month were discuss
ca again and one or two of the com.
mittees appointed at the last meeting.
reported what they had done. On mo.
Ton 1t was decided to ascertain the
cost OF grand stand, seating capacity
2,OoO to be placed on the side OF the
nil at a point of vantage from which
the races can be seen.
II was decided that the orieina,
plan decided on for FIVE or six thous.
and capacity stand, would entail the
expenditure Of too much money and a
smaller gallery will probably be built.
a contractor present at the meeting
stated that stand could be built and
the lumber and other material re-
moved after the regatta, for 1000.
This was thought to be too much by
several of the members.
G. R. Joy, as well as several others
believed that 1000 capacity stand
would look small and probably be in
ADEQUATE for the needs of the gigan-
TIC crowds which are expected to come
during the fourth week in the month.
Marine Police to Patrol Waters.
Major NJ. Meigs. U. S. civil engineer.
stated that he had received a letter
from Captain w. ]. Mcdonald of ST.
Louis in charge Of steamboats, in the
fourth district, asking for information
regarding the patrolling OF local wa
tiers during the regatta. Captain Nc
Donald said that he had learned that
marine parade was to be held and
suggested that 1t would be important
to inform the st. Louis office so that
proper order could be preserved dur
ing the water pageant.
DR.. 3. c. Brownlee, chairman Of the
committee on badges, reported that
a number OF the official souvenirs of
the regatta had been disposed of by
placing them in the stores and
through sales made by individuals. It
is planned to have men and boys sell
the badges on cards to the crowds
here during the regatta.
The grand stand committee was
heard from through Captain A. C.
Decker who said that he and one or
two others had looked over the
ground near Rand park on which to
place the stand but had really come
to no decision as to whether it would
be best to level off the land or try to
construct stand on the hill as 1t now
lies
Twenty boxes will be constructed
in front of the stand and these will
be sold to individuals for the entire
season of the regatta.
Unloading Boats a Proposition.
According to Major Meigs, It will
not be possible to run the boats out on
the dam and drop them off In the wa
ter against the wall as heavy wind
from the north would damage the
craft w. A. Bridgeman. general agent
of the Wabash stated that the boats
could be shipped from Chicago, the
last one of the racing points to either
Keokuk or Hamilton and be unloaded.
The price for rail shipment would be
the same to either Keokuk or Hamil-
ton. Mr.. Bridgeman said.
]. P. Allen Of the Mississippi River
Power Company has promised to aid
In the loading and unloading Of boats
by use OF water power locomotives
and cranes The boats which are now
sent on cradles and enclosed in cars
are cared for as the finest race horse
would be. The boats are loaded in
cars which open at both ends.
Commodore F. C. Smith said that
the gasoline proposition had been
settled, Mr.. King OF the Standard Oil
company offering to do all that was
possible to aid the boat club in dis
pensing gasoline to the racing craft
and the pleasure boats. Charles Altes.
a representative of the Standard OIL
Co. voiced Mr.. Kings offer to assist in
every way possible.
Some discussion as to the best
place for boats to take gasoline en-
sued. some believing that the sea wall
near the first lock would furnish the
best haven for the racing craft and
that barrels placed on barge would
be the logical way to distribute the
gasoline
10y to Build Lake Pavilion.
Mr.. Joy offered the use Of seventy !
eight foot pavilion which he is to
build this week on the lake, to the
boat club If they desired to use 1t. Mr.
10y has made plans for the building
If corrugated iron boat house at
he time the large pavilion is built.
Before the business meeting, Com
nodore Smith told OF the manner in
which the races we're run at Toledo.
he Put-In-Bay celebration, held re
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