Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
FINISH PROGRAM
LABOR DAY RACES
Island City Boating Association An.
nounces Eight Events for Regatta
Here Monday Afternoon.
MANY FAST BOATS ARE ENTERED
Local Merchants Donate Valuable
Prizes for Winners-Bille Burke
10 Run in Challenge Event.

The program for the annual regatta |
70 be held at the foot of Twelfth street |
Labor day under auspices of the Is
land City Boating association was is
sued today. There are eight events
and valuable prizes will be awarded
the winners in each. The free-for-all
race for The Argus trophy cup is to be
m again The cup is TO be won three |
wears in succession before 1t becomes |
the permanent property Of the winner. |
More fast boats than took part in
the recent regatta at Campbelrs is
land have been entered. Among them
Is Or. Stroug's p. d. q. speedster of
burlington, Iowa. winner of last years
races. and another boat Of the same
tyne from Burlington; Harry Godley's
Telv Duckling. OF Davenport; Ethel
III. ex-Admiral Hanley's cruiser from
Nuscatine. and Art Salzmann's Vixen,
OF Rock Island.
The challenge race between Eber-
harris Billie Burke, of Rock Island, and
Harry Goods new racer of Moline will
he one OF the features. Eberhart's
boat won the "A championship at St.
Paul The program follows:
Official timers-Arvid LindvaU. Doc.
Munson. John Peterson, F. H. Barnett,
J. Coleman.
judges. F. Lindvau. Moline; c. L.
Beardsley, Rock Island; T. A. Len
brecht. Davenport.
Race committee-T. f. Concannon,
Ad Gest, H. Bloom, V. Kuenzel, F.
Barnett.
OffciaI starter-Harry Sage.
Clerks OF course-Ad. Gest, G.. Mos
enfelder. r. B. Renner.
:30-6 h. p. and under-23s miles.
First-Silver trophy cup. donated by
Bijou cigar store; skinned ham, do
mated by A. J. Coleman; set batteries,
donated by Charles Fiebig.
Second-Three gallon can lubricat-
ing oil. donated by Central Oil &
Grease Co: one can Def soap, donated
by Beardsley Specially company.
Third-M. V. p. B. A. pennant. do
mated by Art shop: one box candy, do
mated by George Lehnerer.
2:G0-12 h. D. and Under-21a Miles.
First-Silver trophy cup. donated by
The Union; umbrella, donated by NJ.
{ K; two spark plugs, donated by
Kuenzel Boat company.
Second-One sack -four, donated by
Mill store
Third-One box cigars. donated by
Joseph Geiger; two cans Def soap,
donated by Beardsley Specially com
pany.
5000 h. p. and Under-5 Miles.
fTSl-AuIO vice, uOHdIeu by ROCK
Island Mfg. Co; two spark plugs, do
mated by Kuenzel Boat company.
Second-Gas iron, donated by Uni
ve-sal Gas Iron company.
Third-One pair yachting shoes. do
mated by Boston Shoe company; three
cans Def soap, donated by Beardsley
Speciality company; two spark plugs.
donated by kuenzel Boat company.
Fourth-TwO One-gallOn cans Silver
OF Ill
pany; one can Besco metal polish, do
mated by Beardsley Speciality Co.
s:00-i0 h. p. Displacement Boats
Miles.
First-Silver Trophy cup. donated by
J. Ramser Jewelry company; auto
horn, donated by Totten Auto com
pany: two One-gallon cans Silver Leaf
auto oil, donated by Penn Oil company.
Second-Rocking chair, donated by
Clemann & Salzmann.
Third-One pair SO 80 shoes, donated
by L. S. McCabe & Co.
Fourth-Five-pound box candy, Gan
sert Candy company.
5000 h. p. and Cnder-5 Miles.
F1rst-Silver Trophy cup, donated by
Ingalls,: No. 3 hand grinder, donated by
Rock Island Mfg Co.
Second-One box cigars, donated by
Arcade cigar store: one ash tray, do
Aated Dy BlJOu Cigar company.
Third-One three-gallon can lubri-
eating oil, donated by Central Oil &
Grease Co: two cans Besco metal pol
ish, donated by Beardsley Specially
company.
4:00-Free- FOr-All-10 Miles.
First. G. B. A. silver trophy cup;
nve gallons lubricating oil, donated
Dy Illinois Oil company; two Tungsten
spark plugs. donated by George Shade.
Second-One $3.50 hat. donated by
Mosenfelder & Sons: one can Besco
metal polish, donated by Beardsley
Speciality company.
Ihlrd-One lawn sprinkler. donated
by Rock Island Mfg Co.; one can Sill
Yer Leaf oil, donated by Penn Oil Co.
Between free-for-all and handicap,
auck swimming chase for small boys.
Duck donated by Carl Naab.
:3O-Handicap-5 Miles.
FIRST. c. B. A. silver trophy cup;
% gallons gasoline, donated by I'LL
hois Oil company.
Second-Five gallons lubricating
OH. donated by Illinois Oil company;
Two life preservers, donated by George
Shade.
Third-Half gallon Syrian red paint.
donated by Strecker & Lewis; one
gallon can lubricating oil. donated by
Penn OIL company; one pipe, donated
Dy McDole & Richardson.
Fourth-$1.5 so shirt donated by The
London: two cans Besco metal polish.
donated by Beardsley Specially COM
pany
Special-In free-for-all, I. c. B. A.