The Portland daily press., 1869-07-07

the first part of the morning, completely ruin
ed the rowing regatta which was one of the
principal features OF the day.
THE FANTASIES.
About O. clock Company @ took up its line
of march and paraded through many of the
streets creating good deal of merriment and
making several very good hits at leading top
les of the day, while others were old as the
hills. The fantasies proper were preceded by
the Forest City Band and cavalcade of horse
men, and the whole procession may have
numbered some fifty or sixty. But to get up
really brilliant fantastical display requires
both time and money, as is the case with most
everything else, and rags, broken-down car
Dor so hard to get up the procession for the
amusement oftheir fellow citizens.
THE MUNJoY ARTILLERY.
Shortly after the fantasies had passed by,
company of young men, numbering some ID,
dressed in red shirts and black pants, proceed
ed by drum corps, and drawing q small can
non mounted ON high wheels in imitation OF a
field-piece, attracted attention. s
THE ROWING REGATTA.
At nine o'clock, the time for the first race,
for six-oared boats, the general impression
prevailed that the judges would postpone the
Regatta until afternoon when the wind, which
was blowing very strong and making quite a
chop in the harbor, would perehance have
abated and the water become comparatively
smooth. But as the crews were ready and
seemed disinelined to a postponement the gun
was fired for the six-oared boats to come into
line. Out of six original entries for this race
only four boats came into position, as follows:
Inside. Alpha-Chas. Chase-bow; w. A.
Lord; G. +. Turkey; w. 3. Nelson; Chas. A.
Dyer; EGG. @. Noble; Oscar W. Htchfeld-
coxwain.
Uniforms-white shirts, white drawers,
white handlxerchiefs. ~ sF4fgealF
No.2. Union-H. j. Chisholm-bow; J. L.
O'Connell; Sterling Dow; A. h. Webb;s H.
Smith; e. p. Banks--stroke. go,
No. s. Dirigo- leighton bow; @. b. Hen
ny; Jos. 81. Loveitt; Jos. Winslow; John #.
Green; #. A. Colley-stroke. IA ssgs.
Unifoms-white drawers and handkerchief.
No. 4-Und-R. WILLIAMSBURG; j. III.
Smith; G. Perkins F. r. Harris; w. G. Dole;
81. B. Keazer-stroke shsssNft
Uniforms-white shirts, white drawers,
white handkerchief, trimmed with magenta.
The yacht Ray, occupied by the judges and
reporters, was stationed off Union Wharf, and
the course was one mile down the harbor to
the stake-boat and thence return to the line OF
starting. The scene from the Ray was mag
nificent as the gun was fred for the start.
| Owing to the high wind the waves came roll
| ing in past the breakwater wearing their white
caps as signal that old ocean was prepared to
take part in the general Jubilee. The wharyes
| were black with spectators, the steamer "Ella'
and other vessels were brilliant with the
bright dresses of the ladies, the harbor was
ed their bunting freely in honor of the day
among which we must not forget to mention
| the yacht Edith" of Boston, and the "Juani-
| ia" of the Boston Yacht Club which was
decked with flags from deck to truck. o.
| casionaly strains of music were waited to the
ear from the band stationed on board the EEL
| La which added greatly to the enjoyment Of
| the occasion. We could not but admire the
| pluck of the different crews in rowing in their
| frail boats on such a tempestuous day.
| As might be expected, under the circum-
stances the whole race, if race it could be call
| ed, was perfect sfasco. AT the very first OF
| the race, before the boats had gone hundred
| yards, the Union broke an oar and fouled with
the Dirigo. The latter boat swamped, and the
men were rescued by the boats that thronged
Union and Una went over the course, land
the Alpha sNvs aaa. LlaD s'fx &tEaaia TRUNK
| wharves-but at the lower stake boat the
Una's swamped, and the Union held the Una
boat while her crew bailed her out and regain
| ed their seats. The Una came in in 81 min
| utes and the Union in 38 minutes. Both the
Union and Dirigo claimed foul and the
| judges, taking into consideration all the cir.
| cumstances, decided to try the race all over
| again at o'clock this morning and defer the
| single scull race till the same time. OF course
| there was good deal of "chinning" in regard
TO who was right, between the Union and Di
| rigo and their friends, but il is to be hoped
| that this mornings contest will be a more sat.
isfactory one and settle the whole matter.
| For the second race, for working boats,
| there were but four came into line out OF nine
entries, as follows:
Inside: &ark-J. H. Littlejohn; W She's
| Henry Fannin.
No. 2. Legal Tsnder-John Griffin; David
| Burns.
No. 8. UnEnoscn-M Noonan; John Don
nell; james Greeley; John Horrigan. sos
No Ida-Geo Matthews; Scott Oliver
This race was very pretty one. The Ids
| reached the lower stake boat first, followed
| closely by the Shark, but on the homestretcl
the Shark got the lead and came in winner o
the first prize Of $50 in q minutes, the Un.
known taking the second prize Of 800 in q
minutes 45 seconds. The Ida after rounding
| the stake did not come in. At the conclusion
of the races the judges and the ladies and gen.
tlemen on board the Ray partook of an elegant
collation. by invitation Of Vice Commodore
| Smith.
THE FLORAL CONCERT
| The most beautiful feature of the whole eel.
| ebration was the floral concert participated in
| by some 800 school children under the direc.
ton of Mr.. Ira G. Stockbridge. Seats had
been erected on the northerly side of State
| street capable of holding all the children with.
out crowding, and on one side was stationed
| the Portland Band which furnished the ac-
companime Mt more beautiful spectacle
| than was presented by these young girls at
| tired in their pink and white dresses, rising
| cult to conceive. We heard one lady remark
| that they resembled an immense bed Of May
| flowers, and we can think of no other smile
more appropriate. When all the boys and
girls rose during the singing, the artistic
| grouping of colors, the waving Of hundreds Of
little flags and the bright fresh faces, present.
| ed sight that Is rarely seen. At the summit
of the seats. in the centre, stood Liberty, rep
resented by beautiful young lady, supported
on either hand by Peace and War. Peace was
represented by another tair daughter of Port
land, while War was symbolized by a charm
ing little fellow in military habiliments. Be-
low the last mentioned characters sat the Sea-
sons represented by groups of young girls,
these groups respectively personating Spring,
Summer, Autumn and Winter. In the CEN
tire of the seasons stood their queen, Miss Mer-
rill, who sang her solos sweetly and with
childilke grace, her appe arance reminding one
of june rosebud in its freshness and purity.
The costumes of the seasons were all very ele-
children belonging to st. Paul's Society,
whose performance short time ago was the
subject Of SO much praise. The singing
throughout was very well done and reflected
great credit upon Mr. Stockbridge whose pa
thence and care in the rehearsals had produced
such degree of perfection. At the close of
the concert the children formed a procession,
and their march to the City Hall, where col
lation was furnished by the ladies of the Paw
son Memorial church was O perfect pageant,
The different colors of the dresses blending to-
gether in perfect harmony, the youth and
beauty of the fairest of Gods creation, gave
one the impression of the onward march of q
fairy host. Arrived at the hall, the whole
grouDd-foor of which was occupied by the ia
bles, the divine blessing was invoked by Rev.
DR.. Carruthers, after which the children fell
to with sharp appetites. Well and faithfully
had the ladies performed their task and pro-
by the little ones. Two or three patriotic airs
were sung by the children after the collation.,
and then they sought their respective homes
THE SAILING REGATTA.
Next to the Floral Concert; in point of at
traction, comes the sailing regatta. Precisely
at IL o clock P. M. the Ethel fired gun for
the first class yachts to get under way, which
was repeated five minutes after by the Nettle
as signal for the second class yachts to do the
same, and five minutes after the Nettle the
Whisper gave the signal for the third class.
The judges, consisting Of Capt. G. HI. Chase
chairman, and Capt j. w. Deering and o. M
Marrett Esq, together with the reporters,
were stationed on board the brig Mary g. Mar
liner, off the end Of Custom House wharf, and
timed the vessels as they passed the ferry sin.
The following is the list and time. The yachts
were distinguished by regular yacht numbers:
FIRST CLASS. .sGs
Yacht. Left Returned Time.
no i-Et aS.'i siissiis is SIG
"12-Juliet.... -. i 30 10 30eT 133 10
14-Commodore. II 81 "A 35114 1880
1s-Sunnyside. II 81 "A 1856 20111