| Show FIRST GRAKO REGATTA to be held by the utah boat clubs PROVO S VL r IA hl CITY tim chuu at 0 o take place at garfield ewh kwh and the garden city K mi t challenges ohp correspondence kindla furnished us bv captain john W pike ir self explanatory captain boat club froio utah DEAR slit the first Ite gatta of the garfield beach boat club for this ear will be held on the ahti and 2 th of AUR ut u t nest at time medals will be to iners of ech of the following rie iz for alie four oared shell rue four medals for lie double inal race efto and arr tin inie raie one medal elioso aie awarded bv the leading t the will be held bulhe t lab winning tuo gracei onto three md I 1 hereby challenge conr club to a series ni races to take place as follows to wit the ficht race aill lie held here at gargield beach the of august binl should our ann take pirt in it the decoud to be ald at utah lae alie and in ach club inn insa race alie third will lie rowed apro at garfield Bea clion aau transportation of yam men and boats will be ham lied broin allt lake to garfield Gar fiell ceacle and return hop n tle above ans will bo ible to on and that 3 ou will inform me of our acceptance at as early a date as erwi ble so as to yiv e us time to prapai e the necessary advertising etc I 1 rei nuin sincerely aurb W W commander THE REPLY PROVO UTAH JULY estu 1890 to commander W WB aily garfield beadi boat club den SIR your corteous invitation to alie provo boat club to participate in the forthcoming regatta has been received in reply llie reto permit me to suggest that the form and wording of your communication leaves us somewhat in doubt as to alie class and cliar acter of the contemplated four oared races wh eather they are to be contested by i junior or senior crews lightweight or heavyweight also as to alie number of entries length of alie course to ha rowed straightway or otherwise and other details in this connection also permit me to bring to your notice the fact that the provo boat club lias no senior crews of four and to enter our juniors against your seniors now have the effect under the role to make seniors of them also alius shutting them ont from any opportunity to contest a race in their 0 n class a class by the way in which alie provo club is willing and ready at any time to meet any crew that either the garfield beach boat club or the salt lake rowing club can place on the water of course it is understood that your communication is of such a nature that official action upon it by the club is necessary before any definite answer can be returned in alio meantime however we will ask you to be good enough to enlighten us all you can as ts the matters above referred to so that when the time arrives intelligent action may be taken in tho premises very truly yours PIKE captain provo boat club |
