St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-06
SALTWATER SPORTS.
Twenty Thousand People Celebrate in
the Prison City.
Races and Sporting Contests OF Every
Description.


Saltwater celebrated yesterday i'll regu-
lar old-fashioned way, nearly 10000 per-
sons witnessing and participating IN the
celebration, which was a great success.
The procession was not long, but was very
creditable. 1t was headed by the Still
water band, followed by platoon OF po-
lice, the G. A. r., the Sons OF
Herman, the fire department, the boys
cavalry company, mechanical and mercan-
tile displays, etc. A burlesque on the
KeelY motor arranged by Nick Smith ana
Ed Mcfarland, was pronounced the best
lud:crous display and was awarded the first
prize. The second prize was carried off by
John karst and friend. who represented
free lunch detectives. and the third prize
was awarded to ErlanSOn and Swanson for
one of their displays. For the mechanical
and mercantile displays the first prize was
awarded to the Empire brewery, the second
to the Florence Mill company for their
wind mill and the third to Muellers furni-
ture house for their display. The process
sion marched over the route previously
published in the GLOBE.
About 5000 persons witnessed the boat
races and the log rolling, which occurred in
the morning on the lake. The race course
was one-half nile and return and the start
ne point was from the pontool.
The racing began by skiif race between
Matt Bergin, bow, and Rufus Golf, stroke,
and jim Brotherton. bow, and John j.
McGrath, stroke. Golf and Bergn reached
the turning point fifteen minutes ahead of
their opponents and won by four lengths.
Time. 1888 and 1912. Purses SO and $40.
The next race was a two-oared bateau
between Pat Fitzgerald, coXswain, John
Riley, bow, and Jerry Donovan, stroke,
and Ed Donovan. coXswain. Mike Dono
van. bow, and Thomas Mccarthy,
stroke James Leo, coXSwain. John
Bremen, bow, and Thomas Scully, stroke.
just after starting Ed Donovan's boat and
Leo's boat fouled giving the former the
start and he won by three lengths. When
about halfway down the course Jerry
Donovan missed his stroke causing Riley
to crab and when near the buoy they mis-
took log for it, thereby losing three
lengths Purses $50 and $40. The four
cared bateau race was the next at last boat
race. The participants were John Welsh,
,coxwain, Dan Haley, bow, Geo. Mealy.
stroke. assisted by AL Elliott and Lyman
Sutton; and Mike Corcoran coXwain, Jim
Tracy bow, Jim O'Brien stroke assisted by
Mil Elliott and Jim Hastings. The former
crew. known as the stray raft crew at the
boom, rowed in fine baIeau. known as
the Blue Boy and won by til lrty lengths.
Time 7:45 and purses $3.50, $22.5 and
$15.
The log rolling contest came next. The
log was too large and the only participants
were George Medley and Bardine McLeer.
The first to fall in the lake was McLeer,
who was not on the log two minutes. The
purses for this contest were $3.50 and
81. so. This ended the morning sports.
The foot. sack and potato races took
place in the afternoon, and were run on
Main street The starting point was the
City drug store, and the distance was 100
yards. In the free-for-all foot race, purses
$50 and $3.50, there were ten entries. They
were Herbert Spur, W. f. Walsh, Ed
Elliott. Jr.. William Welsh, John Carl,
Thomas Wells, Tim Mann, Emil Wier and
G. w. Gordon. Spur won in 1119, fol-
lowed by Walsh and Elliott.
in the foot race for boys under II years,
Warren, William Welsh. Warren Corcoran.
William Blink and William Breest entered.
1215. He was followed by Corcoran and
Breest. Purses $3.50 and 81
IPhe potato race the most interesting one
Of the day, was won by William Walsh,
followed by Peter Stadler and Ed Elliott
Herbert Spur, Tim Mann, Magnus Begg
and Emil Wier. The purses were $3.50
and SIS.
The sack race came next and closed the
racing program. The entrees was J. P.
Fitzgerald, John James, Emil Wies and
John Farmer. Fitzgerald carried off the
first prize s. and James the second 50.
About 3, 600 persons witnessed these races,
the street and sidewalks being packed, and
the tops of all the buildings and windows on
Main being packed to their utmost. The
judges OF the procession were E. w. Du-
rant, John Mccarthy, Ed Elliott. j. S.
O'Brien and Robert Malloy; the foot potato
and sack races w. E. Easton and Joseph
Clayburg.
The match game of ball at the bal
grounds in the afternoon between the Bluff
Unions of St. Paul and picked nine from
Saltwater was won by the home boys. Six
innings were played and the score was 81
to IL. A good sized crowd witnessed the
game which was an interesting one.