Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-16
MEASURING COURSES
FOR BOAT RACES
Official Distances Will Be Marked
by Flagged Buoys; Crowds
Due Here Thursday

With the exception of a few minor
details, the program for the river car
nival Friday, September "a, the water
feature of the three-day municipal
improvement celebration, is rapidly
rounding into shape.
! Courses for the four-oared and
single scull shell and other races were
| oftlcially measured and laid out to-day
| Ragged buoys will serve as markers.
| Canoe1sts activities will be discussed
at meeting OF the committee in
charge of that branch of the aquatic
| sports tomorrow evening in the Park
| Department Offices.
swimming events and entries were
considered and details discussed at a
meeting of the swimming committee
last evening.
Crews ut Practice Thursday
! Al noon Thursday the crews and
| smells of the Fairmount Rowing AS
soclation, which will furnish for the
Erst time in many years some of the
spectacular races that have made the
schuyl<ill, New London and Pough-
keepsie famous, will reach Harris
burg. The oarsmen will Immediately
! go into quarters in the concrete boat
pavilion at Berrier's landing.
Thursday afternoon the crews will
be on the water and the chances are
| crews at drill throughout the after
noon.
Friday afternoon and evening the
river oasin-at least that portion over
! which the crews will race-will be
patrolled by police boats. Chairman
state or municipal policemen will be
asked for. Two motor patrol boats
will be furnished
The Official Boat
The marshal's official craft will
nkely be the aero-driven power boat
| or thg electric light company. This
craft mas been placed at the disposal
OF the committee for the purpose by
the Harrisburg Light and Power Com
pany: 1t will help the police boats in
keeping clear of craft during the races
the eastern side of the stream. River
men HLeH ana boating enthusiasts recall
that some years ago in a contest be-
tween Sunbury and Harrisburgi a
splendid shell was battered when II
colllded with ferry crossing from
independence Island.
prospective entrants to the deco
rated canoeists' parade who have been
Withholding the filing of entries are
urged to hustle in their names. Some
OF the choicest prizes that will be
ofered during the carnival have been
obtained for this event and it is eX-
pected that this list will be large.
IflZcS On Exhibition
Frlzes for the various carnival sports
were placed on exhibition in the win
dows Of the Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart
stores The display attracted wide.
spread attention all day.
Cn!ess the grammar schools who
may be waiting until the last minute
TO enter the contest for best decorated
lioats NE their entries very soon the
committee may have to abandon that
feature of the water sports. Up to
date only the Willard school has en-
Tered. and unless there are eight or |
Ten schools assured the event will be |
called off. The committee, however
Is especially anxious to have the en-
tries IN early, as the three handsome |
silver cups that are to be provided |
must be selected in time
1900 Guests On Auto Trip
Whlle the committees arranging the |
diHerent water sports are busy folks
these days, other committees have
been equally on their Jobs. The re-
ception committee. for instance has
arranged for the big automobile trip
IN which some 1900 guests have been
invited.
Then. too, the street cabaret COM
mlttee that is going to make the streets I!
IN the central section of the city out
been finishing the details of it's nro-
gram. Fifty or more aids have been
added TO the committee. Bands are
pelng engaged, including the "rube"
Lands from nearby towns. That the
Sournote Band, of Enola, wuold be
surely on the job was officially stated |
Today by G. w. Miller. the secretary.
incidentally most of Enola and the |
other towns across the river are COM
ing over that night, too.
The Cabaret Dance
one of the features of the cabaret
will be the dancing on the stretch of |
asphalt from River to Front street in
Market. The street will be PRETTY
arched with festoons of electric lights
and Japanese and Chinese lanterns
Inc commonwealth band will play for
the dancing and it will likely be sta
toned at Front and Market streets.
Dancing should begin about 9 o'clock
-and ANYBODY who can dance or who
cant but is willing to take a chance !
at 1t will have the privilege. Fur |
thermore, no masking will be per
mitted.
City Commissioner William Fl. Lynch
VIII have the street scrubbed with
nose streams that evening and bushels |
OF oatmeal-cornmeal it appears |
won't serve the purpose-wiu be used |
TO make the street surface slippery /
enough for the dancers.
Additional committees and some
turther entries for the various water |
sports We're announced to-day as fol- |
lows
Some Water Entries
The list of entries for the water
carnival events up to date as an |
nounced by Chairman ]. r. Hoffert
are as follows:
5O-yard swim. boys under l 4 years.
{. B. Smith, Paul K. Frank, Earl Biz |
zard. Charles F. Herr, George King
and Fred Fasick.
1oO-yard swim. under 16 years
waiter Rupley, Richard Conway,
George Swartz John r. DuvaI Wi
liam Hamer and G. Sprow.
10O-yard swim, over IA years-Ro-
land w. SPOTS. John E. Eurug. Harry
Hershey, Paul r. SPOTS, d. e. Frank
Ben Garonzik, Charles Sload. Charles
ter ]. Shaffer al
1OO-yard tub race - John F,urua