Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-21


boat and carried to his tent. DR.. Murphy was
summoned to attend him, and fora time APP
pretended serious results. Fortunately such
fo1ebooings were di.pelled by quick rally, and
at nightfall Mr.. Rhodes was about again,
though greatly weakened from the strain to
which he had put his powers.
The third race for Working Boats was
omitted.
The fourth race created considerable interest
as st. Paul and Minneapolis were the contest
ants. Local pride had an expression before the
race, and wishes were coupled with good
crew. The start was made without accident or
tail:
4. FOUR DARED sHELIs-B.
Lurline, Minneapolis Color, Blue.
R. r. Rand, bow. s. B. Chase, 2.
7. lowering, 8. G. Moo. Reeve. stroke.
Minnesota, st. Paul-Color, Cherry.
w. s. Getty, bow. j J. Parker, 2.
A. McLaren, 8. G. I. Becker. stroke.
At the finish the Minnesota boys ran in vic
tors by several. say ten lengths, in IA minutes,
1874 seconds; the Lurlines covering the dis
lance in Is minutes.
In the fifth race, according to programme, or
fourth in point Of fact, the following was the
start:
5. DOUBLE SHELLS.
"a. :. : ~
j. S Maosnol sos Stroke rarragut. White
9. {. Becker, stroke. -. Minnesota. Red.
@. P. Marvin. bow.
L. W. Rundlett. stroke. -. &c Cherry.
If great deal of interest wasn't evlnced
at the start, it fully vivifed
the great audience with enthusiasm at the out
come. AS the boats near.d the finish it was
| seen that it was nip and tuck between the Mar
| vim boat, of the Minnesota club, and the Farra-
| gut crew. This aroused the audience to cheers,
ling and confusion of echoes But if the
| shouts were vigorous at the closehess of the
contest, they became uproarious when
it was observed somehow, that
both boats, when within fifty yards of the fin
ish, turned off at right angles and made direct
for the shore Everybody began to shout di-
rections and hoarsely command 'sturn about
to the right, ETC." Both crews took the shouts
for cheers and each renewed the struggle to
get in first with a manful display of muscle
81 that the shells fairly leaped
from the water. But the course
was kept up shorewards and to the confusion
| and even CONSERVATION of some loOkers-On in
boats. 1t is even said that Judge O'Gorman
and MIR. Joe German sat down abruptly in
| their bOat-the judge, at least, was observed
/ making desperate clutches at the seat of his
trousers to the falling of waters, while Joe's
hat looked like the head gear of mermaid.
All this time word was shouted ''to turn The
Farraguts didn't understand; the Minnesota
(Marvin) boat got the word in time to made a
very abrupt turn across the finish, and the
Farraguts went into the weeds in shore.
As this position of affairs created bit Of q
controversy, which was decided in favor of the
Farraguts, the time isn't given though both
crews did the best work of the whole regatta.
The barrel race was next called, and the eff.
forts of W. B. Booth and p. w. Parker to sit
we'll and steer the slippery, rolling boats
afforded unbounded amusement. Parker made
the so yards first and won the prize.
The single scull race which followed, was a
splendid display of rowing, muscle and energy.
The entries were as follows:
Z. SINGLE scuLIs-A.
c. A. Billings. White. ...... .Farragut.
| w. e. Underwood =. Red Minnesota
/ w. Fl. Hyndman -. Cherry ....... S
Again Minnesota won the day, Mr.. w. H.
Underwood coming in first. The record made
| was as follows:
w. Fl. Underwood, time Is minutes 3915 sec.
onds.
| @. A. Billings, time, Is minutes SO seconds
/ w. II. Hyndman, out.
The swimming race, so yards, was won by T.
| W. hundlett, sodswiok Rice being the only
| competitor.
The grand finale was the tub race. Five
| aquatic gents made starter for a fifty yard
float, one capsized loud laughter) and Billings
of the Farraguts, won, amid no little cheer
ing.
Thus ended the second annual regatta of the
Minnesota Boat club. To say it was an emf
affair, is to draw it mildly. The muscular par,
sf the programme is detailed above; the ad.
miration for physical skill and training was
expressed loudly and admired by all
OBSERVERS. The arrangements were
perfect, and the verdict can be
kho Sos~>
White Bear lake was intended for just such ev.
olutions. No better sheet of water, nor more
attractive surroundings, can be found for suct
aquatic sports. Though the surface Of th,
water was roughed at first, a calm settled
down, or a mere rifle broke the calmness
so that an even rudder was kep,
throughout the whole course in nearl,
all the races. The generous and courteous hos
i pitality of the Minnesota Boat club seconded
by the Knights Templar of the Damascus com
mandery left no wish Of guest unauthorized
THE CONCERT AND BALL.
The days exercises closed as related. Al
nightfall the regatta concert took place, the
Great Western band giving choice music from
off the waters of the lake, which filled
grove and dell with concord of sweet sounds.
The touch which completed the enjoyment OF
the regatta was the grand ball given last night
by the boat club. A handsomely decorated
for this purpose. To tia throng Of over two
hundred couples came at 10 o'clock, and ate,
the handsome, costly and richly embossed gold
prizes-decOratiOn Orders-weie awarded the
vic.ors in the regatta contests, the sound OF
| rhythmical music set many feet in motion
which with undated zeal and pleasurable ex.
element was kept up till the morning star
bade all good day.
THE RAILROAD ACCOMMODATIONS.
| tn vooko,.1 &riu,,ovb. e,>o.:.1
mention and credit should be accorded the st.
Paul & Duluth railroad company. The man
| ner in which the crowd was handled and ac-
comodated without rush, crowding or incon-
| venience deserves ample and grateful acknow-
| ledgment. The trains were on time all the
time, and what was better still, each train was
| provided with sufficient. number of cars to
seat every passenger. The st. Paul & Duluth
road pass on record as being able to handle ex-
cerned the largest excursion party which ever,
in one day, visited anyone of our favorite and
pOpOular summer resorts.
The LiveJtest 1'o,vn in the No,tl.,cest.
A correspondent of the Louisville Courier
Journal, who has spent his summer vaca.
ton in a canoe voyage up the Mississippi,
thus chronicles his arrival, treatment in and
Impressions of st. Paul, in recent letter to
that paper:
Then we came in sight of ST. Paul's fine
bluffs, elegant homes and busy streets, and
in another hour we were ensconced in the
superb club house of the Minnesota boat
club, the generous courtesies of which were
placed at our command by its representa-
tives, Messrs. Cornish, G. B. Howe and 81.
T.. Hinckley. Would that Louisville's
acuuatic muscle owned such house and