The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-05

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ii axhznefun crews k4d fallen out a.
he Yzce- 7he Port Msdieon Indians.
un<aer fke charge a. in<3ian Harry. NJ
turned - Tie STARTING point. and rent
the air usfh ssseh cheers - only
Irsixn< know how 70 give Mr.
Lawren<e 1. B<o4h. IN addition 70 the
pxixe ~ two dollars 10 each Eaar. pre-
eenfez5 tie captain al fhe thirteen with
4 White p1nx nax He. however. pre-
serrtezi Il 90 Indian George. an ancient
back. Who acted rs ssxerEr. II Vas,
unfortunately. afsoszt fossf sizes too
<nsz.I fu- him The winning srex
we're hilxrsousIy ezssesi over their sue
ersz-
rHx D1rFzE srs-Lx EscE,
Th0uxh somewhat one-siTed. Vas tuH
q inse<ezs- The entries TO this rsfe
enn-fssss. Of three sigub.e s<nsis. ard
the course extended from the coal
| huukers TO Axnninz's wharf and re
fzsrn. aho1t two mii<-. The boats got
OF evenly. but ]: vas soon apparent
| that one pair Of double seulis we're
vastly Superior 70 the other two One
Of these latter. after vaialF endeasor-
| ing 20 keep IN the race, retired before
| the turn was made. The other swo
keps on. the boat manned By W H.
| Paine and Hugh Mckay. OF tf-forla,
p. C.. rounding the buoy six or eight
| lengfh- ahead Of the other. which had
| for occupants A. Peterson and A.
| johnson. OF Seattle. The Victoria men
| reached home some 10 lengths IN adj
vance. The time was Is minutes and
% seconds. Ii Is but fair - add that
Paine and Mckay are professional
seaIlers, and their opponents deserve
praise for their pluck In battling against
them.
| wAIKrss THE GREASY POLE.
AT the foot Of Madison street we're
lcongregated between -ix and seven
lo'clock last evening about 800 people,
Ieargerly awaiting the interesting eefe-
rnony Of walking the greasy pole, OF
an atfenap. 10 do 50. When there y
| no real danger, il Is most delightfully."-
refreshing 70 the public TO watch the
essays of some ventgresonse spirit In
hazardous task, which they dare MOI
attempt themselves. So II was last
evening when three individuals exhib-
| tied their balancing feats and acrobatis
eyoiufions before the crowd. Tbs
three gentlemen were alluded to al
Resi-shirt. George and So-name. and
rs each planted his foot on the slip
perry substance, and an instant latel
make graceful gestures preparatory e
taking q header. the assembled multi
fuae
GAVE yELIs OF DELIGHT.
Which increased in intensity when The
essl list took the plunge. The thres
attempted various methods of reach
Ing the small flag At the s2n1Nnie q
pole. LeezGe suoc1e<1d
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tie n lnf. ofns loe3 p<xfe o15ons>
/ he ~ Anc1lses &efent Nonnxne no
ceed1d 81 eaBtu5ing 1he dag b. ~
1enaoA me- -0f pl32 3nk, and. u
tl16u1h ~ vas aN6p1oA ~ Peifes !
fwod6 h6No besM t47e proper thing tt
have shared il between the three. Du
ring this competition spectator took
an nnintentienal dip into the water
upon which every body got into grea
good humor. and appiauded voeifer
Iously. Altogether every one enjoyed
the performance.
THE TTg RACE
| Announced to have taken place wa.
indefinitely postponed, for what rea-
son could not be learned. As the com
pe;itors had to provide their own tubs
and as tubs have been in constant uss
this week for one thing and another
no one could be found ekith spare
tub. Anyway, there was enough joi
lity without IL.
Messrs. J. F. T. Mitchell, T. W. Lake
and T.. 4 lin were the judges in all th'
above contests. and they were ths
right men in the right place