Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-31
WATER SPORTS
ATTRACT HUGE
CROWD TO LAKE
Annual Regatta of National Asso-
citation of Amateur Oarsmen
Friday and Saturday.

Worcester, Mass, July 31.-!With
the expectation of witnessing one
of the greatest aquatic events OF
the year, thousands of enthusiasts
OF the. sport came pouring into the
city today to attend the annual re-
gatta of the National Association
of Amateur Oarsmen, which will
be held on Lake Quinsigamond to-
morrow and Saturday. Prominent
oarsmen from all over the country
arrived during the day and found
the city in regatta garb.
Many of the scullers and crews
went to their lighthouses early to
prepare for practice spins on the
lake and to familiarize themselves
with the course The visiting oars
men were unanimous in expressing
their admiration of the course.
For more than half century the
causeway between Shrewsbury and
Worcester prevented a race longer
than a mile and a half. But tbs
new bridge, the dedication of which
will be one of the outstanding fea-
lures of the regatta, has enabled
the engineers to lay out a three
mile course which has only a slight
bend.
In the national regatta all races
will be the mile and a quarter
straightaway, except the quarter
mile dash The program of events
for the two days is as follows:
straightforward four-oared
shell, senior quarter mile dash, in
termediate single, senior interna-
tional four-oared shell, association
single, intermediate eight.
Saturday-Senior double, senior
four-oared she'll. intermediate dou-
BILE, championship single, senior
quadruple, senior eight.
In addition to the usual cham
pionship events, the regatta COM
mittee has added the following
open races, open to soldiers and
sailors of the allied nations: A
single scull shell race, open 20
those who have never won the sim
gle scuIl she'll championship of the
national association for a silver
cup emblematic of the champion
ship of the world, presented by
Major General J. F. Organ, sec
ond place to receive a silver med
al, and a bronze medal going to
third place. Also a four-oared gig
open boat with coxswain weighing
los pounds, with gold medals for
first place, silver to second, and
bronze medals for third place, pre-
scented by ]. j. F. Mulcahy, presi-
dent of the Atlanta Boat club, New
York.
Revival of Interest.
The belief is expressed that the !
holding of the national regatta !
here will result in a marked re-
vivaI of interest in the sport on
Lake Quinsigamond, which in the |
early days of American rowing was |
one of the most popular courses in
the country. Nine of the early |
Yale rowing matches were |
staged on Quinsigamond and the |
wonderful possibilities of the new
course lead to the belief that this |
village rowing classic may event.
uaIly be shifted back to this city.
Just before the start of the goth |
century the Wachusett, Lakeside |
and Quinsigamond boat clubs were
keen rivals for aquatic honors, and
James Ten Eyck, ST., developed
many championship crews on the |
lake. Interest in the sport reach
ed its height about score of years
ago when Edward Hanlon Ten
Eyck, son of the noted profession-
al oarsman, won diamond SOULS
at the Henley regatta on the
Thames. When he returned to
the then 16-year-old boy
was received by 100000 persons on
common.
The regatta opening tomorrow
will be one Of the most represen-
tative ever held in America. New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Wash
Ington and other eastern cities are
sending their best oarsmen to COM
pete for the honors. The middle
west will be represented by en-
.ries from st. Louis and Duluth,
while the participation OF several
Canadian rowing clubs will serve
o give the regatta al, International
llavor.
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