Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-07
MINNESOTA BOAT CLUB.

It's Eighth Annual Regatta-Witnessed
by Hundreds of Citizens From the
Bridge and Third Street and Attended by
Hundreds of Friends-A Breezy After
noon, Lively Contest and Some Fun for
the Small Boys.
Seven years ago our Minnesota Boat
club began celebrating the national ami
versary by giving Fourth of July regat-
ia, for entertainment of the public gener-
ally and for entertainment specially of
friends of the club and it's members. The
arrangements and programme for the
eighth annual regatta were complete
when the shocking news which came
from Washington on the I'd OF July and
the depressing uncertainty as to the re-
suit of the Presidents wounds influenced
the club to postpone its regatta to later
in the season. 1t came off yesterday I'M
der quite favorable circumstances. The
public mind was at ease regarding
the Presidents condition, the weather
was favorable Though rather too breezy
on the water) and there was nothing to
prevent enjoyment of the sport At the
open side of West Third street, and on
the bridge, hundreds of interested specta-
tors were gathered, and there was good
ly gathering at the boat house and on the
island of friends of the club OF its men,
bers. The ladies, as usual when the club
invites its friends to the island, were nu-
merous, and their interest in the races
was a charming feature Of the occasion.
The Great Western band was present and
a. c.. r
with appropriate music.
The first race was by the junior single
SOULS. for the Corning Prize" gold
badge. The entries were A. F. Schiff-
man, who won in 161311a; P. w. Parker,
who drew out after going half a mile, and
w. H. Lightner and G.. W. James, both
of whom withdrew just after starting.
The next event was double scull race
for gold badges The entries were W.
Granger and W. o. Getty and Norman
Wright and ]. j. Parker. Granger and
Getty won in $685., their opponents be-
ing five seconds in the rear Wright and
Parker were never together in boat I'M
til now and the fact that they were only
five seconds behind the winners of the
Peoria regatta shows that they are good
crew, and with little practice together,
could make warm work for any double
undertaking to race them.
After the double race came the cere-
mony of manning the new boat, the shell in
which our club won the junior, senior and
free-for all at the Mississippi Valley anna
teur regatta held at Peoria, ILL.,, in June
last Mrs. General Rucker gracefully
officieted and christened the boat, "The
PEORIA
The crew which is in training for the
Washington regatta then pulled over the
course, an exhibition pull, in 13:3911a
The junior four cared race for 1.-The
Mayors Cup" came next. Sitting in the
'sItaska' wearing cherry caps, were W.
Granger, stroke, p. W. Parker, No. 3,
T. D. O'Brien, No. 2, and George G.
Squires, bow. In the minnesota" wear
ing white, L. W. Rundlett was stroke,
W. H. Lightner, No. 3, ]. F. O'Brien,
No 2, and W. S. Morton. bow. The
cherry caps won the cup in 1869, beat
ing the whites by twelve seconds.
The last of the boat races was the SEN
ior single scull race, for the "Jilson"
gold badge. The entries were Warren
Granger. A. F. Schiffman, G. W. James
and P. W. Parker. Spice won the race
that is to say, Granger came in ahead:
time l5:4O1s; Schiffman good second
in 15:4514; James third, and Parker
fourth The Jilson badge, the prize of
this race, is a beautiful gold badge, pend
ant from what the boys call step-lad-
der, to which one step, inscribed with the
name of the winner for the year IS added
at each annual regatta.
Then, to the great delight Of the small
boys who by this time fairly swarmed on
the island, came the tub race. The tubbers
were Lightner, Rice, Getty and Rundlett.
Lightner rode through the tub course in
ease and safety and was awarded the prize,
which is miniature washtub made Of
silver.
A swimming race closed the regatta.
The swimmers were McLaren, Rice, Nor
ton and Getty. McLaren came in Grst,
winner of the gold medal, but Rice seemed
to be the fastest swimmer until he was I'M
fortunately taken with cramps.
The prizes were then presented to the
winners, on behalf of the club, with appro-
pirate short addresses, as follows: The
Mayors cup, by Hon. o. T. Morton, of In
diana; the Citizens cup, by Rev. n. W.
Carey; the Corning prize, by Miss Beals;
the Jilson prize, by Miss Flandrau; the
Double-scull badges, by Misses McLaren
and Knox; the Swimming prize, by Miss
Ha1nes, and the Tub Race prize, by Miss
MackubiR