St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-11
NIENNETOSKA.
DOings OF a Day ~ this FaVorite
Lake--A Regatta.

DOings OF a Day =: this FavOrite
Lake--A Regatta.
The regatta off Gates dock at Excelsior
last evening was a grand success. The first
event was half-mile race, open to all tour
lists. The entries were W. A. Green. f.
Reel and J. Kempler. Reel came in first.
with Green second. Time. AIS. Prize, a
pair Of spoon oars. The next event was a
| barge race. for which two crews were
entered. Following is the personnel of the
crews: No. l. W. COrbett. Fred Powers
| Charles StTatton, - Hackett and Carl
Puckett. No. ,. William Deyo. L. b.
StetSOn. Doe Ferris, Thomas Mann and
Harvey Van Dusen. This was the finest
and most exciting race OF the evening and
was won after j hard effort by the latter
crew. they coming in one boat-length ahead.
Time, 4:26. Prize, S5 in gold to the first
and 4 box of cigars to tine second. In
the swimming match there were three en-
tries: Charles Godfrey, Arthur DYER and
Ed McLeon. The prize, box of cigars. was
easily won by Godfrey. The funniest
thing of the evening was the tub race.
There were about a dozen starters, but only
two managed 10 keep in the tubs. These
were Ed Grey. who won the prize. a scarf
pin. and L. T. Thomas. The BOYS race
was won by Grant Clifford. Mckenzie was
second and Eddy third; the prize was
five-pOund box Of candy. The Judges were
DR.. Murphy of Peoria. DR.. j. I. Beaumont
OF st. Louis and Judge Bailey OF Minneap-
oils. After the regatta there was a grand
illumination, fireworks and hop in Gates
pavilion.
LAKELETS.
At the Lafayette: w. W. Morrow and
wife, 5. Willet. ID. c. Thornton and wife.
c. L. Hungerford. Mrs Clark Salyidor.
Mrs. c. V. Howard. Kansas City; 5. :.
Blackwell and wife and Hiss Sherman. St.
Louis; J. Mediil, Mrs. MediI. Miss Medin.
Chicago; c. IL. Dillon, Mitchell. Oak: NJ
Z. Steele and wife. MINNEAPOLIS: Mrs.
Angus Smith, Milwaukee; +. L. Vance aud
wiie. Milwaukee; Mrs. y. NJ Walker.
Miss Marguerite Walker, Mrs. Lena
Walker. Samuel Walker, Chicago;
\. G. Brisbin. wife and daughter. ST Paul;
L. HOteling. Morton Gould. ST Paul; II.
p. Heath. Washington, D. c.; G. ".
Dickinson. Boston. J. \. AIOdiSetoe. wife
and child, J. B. NIOdiSette. Minneapolis:
George c. PeclSham and wife, ST. Louis:
f. VI. Wilson and wife. Minneapolis; Mary
9. Wilson, Minneapolis; Mrs. G. L.
Hughes and daughter. st. Louis; \. II.
Frost and wife. Rockford. ILL.,: \. q.
Foster. St Paul; Charles 4. Bell. ST. Paul.
vt tine Lake Park: l.. \. Byrne. Texar-
kama, Ark; Z. V. Leach and wife. Des
MOineS. Ia. Marie L. Baull, Topeka. Kan:
Julia NJ. Warden, Clinton. Ia; Oscar
Henye and wife. J. B. Ellis. Quincy. Ill:
Mrs. ~ b. Johnson, Miss Kitty s. John
son. Fort Smelling; 4. W. johnson. ST.
Paul; 5. II. Hall. Waupaca, Wis; Miss
Kitty Cady. J. B. Holmes Minneapolis.
At the Excelsior OOuse: ;. l.. White
Charles Chanfraup, Minneapolis; Robert T.
FitZ. Boston: Sven Nelson. Gaiesburg. Ill:
Simpson Josephs Cincinnati: Abe Harris.
James Fahey. ID. Turner, Minneapolis; W.
y. Hause. BelleviIle, ILL.,; j. W. Mardry,
ST. Louis; j. Williams.
Among the prominent people that regis
tered at the Lafayette yesterday were Col.
Pat DOnan of Fargo. T. &. MOrehead of
Mississippi, Joseph Medill OF Chicago, Hon.
Eugene Wilson Of Minneapolis and II. P
Heath of Washington, ID. c.
Prof r. II. Evans benefit occurs next
Saturday. The large halls will be beauti-
fully decorated and an elegant program of
fourteen numbers has been prepared. The
music will be by Prof. Thiele's grand or
chestra.
The Minnetonka Yacht club will have
their regular regatta tO-mOrTOw morning at
1890 If the breeze is such rs 10 make it a
good race; if not it will be postponed 10 II
O'Clock. The start viii be made from Point
Lookout
The tourists of Excelsior will give the
Excelsior band a benefit in the Con-
gregatiOnal church tomorrow evening.
The program will consist Of vocal and in
strumental music and select readings.
w. E. Steele and wife of Minneapolis
in, 4fa lodi
the Lafayette last evening. Plates were
laid for twenty-six guests. 1t was a fam
lily affair.
AT the White house: John Nevin. Emma
Reel, J. Fuhl and wife, Fred Wilson. Min
neapolis; E. II. Dayne, Richmond, Ind, J.
Clark. Jr., st. Paul.
Genial Fred. Smith. head porter at the
Lake Park, viii celebrate the fifteenth anni-
verSary OF his marriage this evening at his
home in St Paul.
Phelix Lipman, W. 4. Green and J. P.
Terrell caught about forty pounds of bass
and pickerel in the Lower lake yesterday
morning.
II. R. Tanner. for the past twenty years
a resident Of WayZata. left for a four weeks
visit to his old home, Stanwix, y. Y, few
days ago.
Miss Annie Robinson. now camping at
Spring Park, is sketching Phelps island.
She is a promising young artist of AIinneap-
oils.
a. Demmit, conductor. and J. Hawkins,
baggagemaster on the Manitoba road. are
enjoying camp-life at Spring Park.
Sam Critchfeld, chief engineer Of the
City Of St. Louis. lost pocketbook con-
tanning Si00 yesterday.
George B. Stetson gave forty of his guests
an excursion around the lake on the Forest
Queen yesterday
Mrs. Dr. Arnold of St CrOix, Wis. is