The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-04

dences, and early in the morning the streets
will be filled with citizens in their best attire
in search of pleasures of the eye, ear and
taste. Before o'clock the excursion trains
on the different railroads will bring their quo
tas of country people.
At nine o'clock rowing regatta will take
place in the front harbor; the boats to be divid.
ed into four classes, viz: four-oared boats, sin.
gle-scull wherries, stevedore boats, and single
scull fishing dores. The entries for these
races are as follows: the distances to be pulled
the prizes offered, and the regulations govern
ing the races, are printed in the general adver-
tisement
FIRST RACE-FoUR DARED BOATS,
ngshorenen's Boat-P o. Donnel. Colors:
PINK shirt and green handkerchieis. Crew: James
conway. Moses E. o'Brien, Matthew o. Brien, lin.
West End Club-Joseph Loyeitt. Colors. flesh
coiored shirts white handkerchiets with green bor-
der Crew: Thomas Bail, Thomas O,Neai, John
Shannon, John Haverty.
Vest End-West End. Colors: white shirt, red
handkerchiefs. Grew: b. Burns, w. Liberty, W.
Haverty.
g. o. W.-Coiors: white shirts trimmed with
blue, white handkerchiefs. Crew: H. p. Ladd. q.
Woodman. &. M. Wildrase, j. W. Banks.
SECOND RACE-sINGLE soULL wHERRIEs
No North Star-M. Davis.
No 2-O'Connor Don-P. G, Davis
No. 3-Howard-James McDuff,
NO. 4-My Huckleberry-W. H. Walton
No 5-W. A. Fiske-J. W. Randall.
NO. 6-Orange Blossom-H P. Ladd.
THIRD RACE-srEvEDoRE BOATS
NO d-E. n. Eastman-Pulled by David Burns.
No 2-R. O.-Thomas Hopkins.
NO. 3-Right Bower-Joseph Littlejohn
No. A. Agonist-WilliamShea
FOURTH RAoE-DoRIEs.
No. 1-Sboo Fiy-HaImon Littleiohn
No. knocking Bird-William Shea
No. Edith Maya. &. Littlejohn
No. 4-Lttle Sadie-J. H. Alexander.
No. o-hed Herring-Thomas Kennedy
AT IL o'clock the Firemen's parade will
come off. and both Committee and tiremen
have taken hold OF the matter with will, and
there will be fine display. The boys were
busy lay getting ready, and they will do
themselves great credit we have no doubt
This feature of the days proceedings will con.
clude with trial of the new steam fire en-.
CINE. The route laid down is quite long, and
residents IN nearly every part of the city will
have an opportunity to witness it with little
trouble The trial will take place on the cor
ner of Green and Portland streets.
At IL o'clock the sailing regatta will take
place. The judges will take position at Gus.
tom House wharf. The entries are as follows:
Sailing Regatta-Outsde Portland Yacht Cab-1a
o'clock.
Sip Yacht Clarence, B. W. Jones.
Sip Sprte, M. Pearson.
Sip Minnie, G. Chase.
Sch Myob, E. b. Chase.
Sip Lurline. Capt. Merrill.
Sip Nellie, Capt. Bradford
Sip Susie, Capt. Hathaway.
Sip Copy, Capt. Tanning
Sip Della, Capt Haskell.
Sip Tarantula, Capt. j. Wilson.
Sch Maggie K. Willard, g. W. Gushing.
PORTLAND YACHT CLUB RACE.
No. Sch Ethel, Commodore j. NJ Churchill
No. Sip Ray. Vice Commodore A. M. Smith.
No. +Sch Mettle, Capt. B. -; Willard.
No. 4-Slp Whisper, Capt. John Thomas
No. 5-Sch Laurel, Capt. G. W. Goddard.
NO. a-Slop Spy. Capt. Taylor.
No. S-Seh Ella, Capt. Deiano.
NO. 9LSlp Kate, Capt. Richards.
NO Io-Sch Sparkle, Capt. Hull.
No. ia-Cemmodore Capt Mcclellan.
No. l6-Slp May1Ower,
NO. l3-Slp Alarm. Capt. Prebe.
AT o'clock the Portland battalion of mill
tary, composed of the Portland Light Intan-
try, Portland Mechanic Blues, Portland Ca
diets, Post BoswOrth, G. A. r., and Portland
Army & Navy Union, will parade and be 1e-
viewed by Mayor Kingsbury on the Western
Promenade; to be followed by battalion drill
and dress parade. This fine sight will attract
large cOncourse of people.
AT 2o'clock grand trial of speed will come
off at Forest City Park, only half mile be-
You'd the western terminus of the Congress
street line of horse cars. AS this is the first
race of the season. it will prove good feature
Two purses for two classes of horses are offer
ed. Six entries of favorite hcrses have been
made for one purse, and four entries for the
other. The track is in good order, and thu ar
rangements are such that ladies who enjoy
such sport can visit the ground with assur-
ancos that they will not be annoyed by rude.
ness.
On the Rolling Mills grounds, at half past
two, an exciting game of base ball will come
off, between the Athletic Club, of East Bos-
ton, and the Resolute Club of this city. The
Athletics will arrive here in the boat this morn
ing, accompanied by some forty friends and in.
vited guests, and will rendezvous at the Fal.
mouth Hotel. They will appear in white hat
trimmed with blue, white shirt, dark blue knee
pants, with white stripe, blue and white
checked stockings, and white base ball shoes.
Band Concerts will be given in the evening
at Congress Square, head of High street. and
at the head of India street, where displays O
htCWCIAS Will Uo ny Oruef OF tD(
Committee. By 10 o'clock the visitors from
abroad by trains, will be on their way home.
The Portland & Rochester and Portland 8
Ogdens3nrgh railroads will run excursion
trains to the city to-day; the former from
Springvale, and the latter from Fryeburg; b!
which passengers will arrive in time to witnes
all the celebration and reach home at a rea
sonable hour.
s.,s ENTERTAINMENTS. ETC.
First Baptist So iety-Strawberry Festival, da
and evening al vestry.
Second Parish Society-Fair and Festival. at tn
vestry day and evening; Hot dinner from 70 to
M.
High Street Society-Strawberry Festival at yes
try.
India Street Universalst Society-Festival at Re
ception Room, City Hall.
Pine Street SOclety-Strawberry Festival at room
OF Young Mems Christian Association.
WoodIords Corner-Ga den Festival of the Con
gregaiional Society the grounds of A. j. Moshel
| Music Hail-Yankee Locke and full dramati
company.
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