Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-23
First event-Slngle skiffs; 6 O'Clock. Emit

iHSt P'iHe; a SUIT OF clothes or It's equlya-
ient. second prize: A sum of money.
Second event-Double Outraged working
/ boats; 615 o'clock. Entries confined to the
amateur athletic clubs
Contestants-OutsIde John c. Irwin, Her
pert NJ. DICKINSON of the Columbia Athletic
Cup. Middle: W. c. Bailey. Frank H. Barber
OF the Potomac Athletic Club. Inside: Eugene
| u. y Leary, Horace L. Beall of the Columbia
Athletic Club.
Prizes: Silk umbrellas to the winners.
Ihird event. our-oared gigs; $50 O'Clock.
Entrles confined to the Columbia Athletic Club.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES: r. c. Ballantyue. bow
Frederic Staylor. George S. Brock, q. Platter
| Green stroke; Charles F. Brock, coxswaln.
inside: Eugene W. Johnson. bow; r. D. Simms.
! Ralph W. Lee, H. NJ. Woodward stroke; George
| Henderson, coxswain.
| Handsome individual prizes to the winning
| crew.
! Fourth event - Eight-oared shells; Gas
CLOCK. Entries confined to the Potomac Ath-
! letic Club.
| Contestants to be announced hereafter)
keferee-Mr Claude R. Zappone, captain
| Potomac Athletic Club.
Starter-Mr. Samuel W. Stinemetz, captain
| Columbia Athletic Club.
| Judges at the finish-Mr H. B. Zevely of the
! Columbia Athletic Club. Mr.. Edward Derrick
OF the Potomac Athletic Club, Mr.. Thomas
| Marion.
The outside crew in the several events is the
crew next to the shore. All races are from a
/
start will be at point between John A.
balieys boat house and the wharf of the Wash
! lnotoh Gas Light Company. The finish will be
at a point immediately below the new bridge.
THE FYRoTFcHNIC DISPLAY.
! As soon as 1t is dusk. probably abou. $50
O'Clock, the fireworks will begin. The bridge
which was beautifully decorated yesterday for
| the occasion, will be illuminated with ten cal
/ cum lights, thousand bonfires will blaze on
| H,ln tlol 1, I
rocket explosion will bring the nebular hy-
pothcsis home to us.
The program is as follows: Twenty-four
brilliant variegated bombshels. exhibiting the
most beautiful combination of color and de-
! signs, with magical changes and effects known
TO pyrotechnc art. among which are golden
! grain. blossoms of Laburnum. wistaria lilac
| orange and green, purple and gold, peacock
plumes, aerial coatortiOnist1. &c.
Eighteen Japanese FREELY rockets novel and
magnificent. the aerial display entirely new
| The rocket on reaching its highest point dis
! plays several floating batteries and fountains
| winch remain nearly stationary, with streams
| OF stars and meteOrs projected in all directions
| LlShteen willow tree rockets which on
| reaching height OF four hundred feet dis
| play gorgeous weeping willow trees. whose
! SoIden branches, slowly lengthening downward
| wave and hang III the AR and finally reach
almost 70 the ground.
Twelve revolving dragon rockets which of
! thelt highest altitude, discharge fiery dragons
which are suspended in the air and swung in
| eccentric circles III a shower of brilliant col
| ored fires
Twelve varlegated bombshel rockets throw
| ing ont shells which explode at a distance from
| the rocket and display a brilliant shower of
| varlegated colored mcteors
WE'VE mammoth balloon rockets, each of
which at an altitude of 600 feet releases
simultaneously seven balloons with varlegatcd
signal stars attached. which. floating together
burning
| effective dlsplaY OF any rocket
| 1Wenty-four extra large dragon nests a new
| ana startling article in fireworks commencing
! with discharges OF electric stars each star in
! It's night separating and making a number of
| smaller stars or flashes. There is also a
| shower of brilliant colored fires 8 to 10 feet
| high. Finally grand Cutburst of Kissing
| fiery dragons takes place.
Twelve Illuminating meteoric balloons with
| displays OF fireworks attached.
Seventy-two extra exhibition rockets Tbesa
rockets are of heavy caliber and charged with
| very brilliant fire and extra fine colored stars
! OF long duration.
Three bombette fountains, displaying fount-
aims OF brilliant fire Intermingled with stars of
yarlegated co!ors, ascending fifteen to twenty
feet high, hiied with sparkling scintillations and
terminating with salute and shower of stars
Iwenty-four extra large Devil among the
talIors, the most amusing article ever Of
tered, opening with an illumination in colors
l
fountain OF reporting electric stars and ter
| mnating with burst of fiery dragons thrown
TO height of fifty or sixty feet and exploding
| there with loud reports.
SIX varlegated changeable star rockets each
| OF which on reaching the highest point in its
| flight discharges hundreds of brilliant carmine
stars, lighting up the heavens with wonderful
brllliancy, changing simultaneously to emerald
and producing weird effect.
Twelve revolving comet rockets, displaying
n of
to the ground, revolving in shower of
| golden rain, and discharging smaller comets
of various colors.
Six triple bouquet rockets, displaying a bon
quet OF brilliant varlegated stars, meteors and
! golden rain, and then descending a second and
THIRD time produces a most novel effect
Six electric meteor rockets, the grandest rocket
IN It's various effects that has ever been pro-
duced, which upon reaching its highest eleva-
ton explodes with a report and displays a
large meteor, together with numerous stars
druaons, &c.
Six golden cloud rockets, exhibiting
at the highest point in their flight gorge,
GUS golden clouds hanging in the air in spark
hing brilliancy and dropping streams of fire
rain.
Two union bouquets in the national COL
ors, dscharging brilliant fires Of electric stars
| changing back to illumnations and closing with
brilliant bouquet representing the national
colors.
EACH These rockets are of immense caliber
anu make wonderful display OF gorgeous fires
ana extraordinarily tine and long lasting many-
coiored stars, the whole forming u rocket ex.
hlbltion never equaled in this city.
THE BARBECUE.
While the literary exercises, musical program
and the aquatic and aerial events are taking
place the multitude will be feasting them
selves upon juicy beef which will be barbecued
during the day on the further bank of the
branch. There will also be sight on the other
side of the bridge. comprising old-time sports,
such as catching the creased pig climbing the
creased pole, bobbing for hot sausages, sack
| racing DC. Its presumed and hoped there
will be very general private decorations and
llumlnations along the avenue from the Can't
to to the bridge aud about the scene of festiyi-
ties.
The celebration will be held rain or shine.
as anniversaries can't be postponed, and when
| the sun goes down Monday night he will be
lonesome. The moon, too will be about half
full that evening and II will be a gala occasion
| all around, above and below and on both sides
Of the branch.
THE COMMITTEES
The following is list of the committees
charged with the arrangements for the celebra-
| ton: Executive Committee-Messrs George
Francis Dawson, chairman; Michael |. Weller.
A; f. Sperry, J. W. Babson and Duncan
Thompson.
Reception Committee-Geo Francis Dawson,
chairman; A. +. Sperry. NJ. l. Weller, Duncan
thompson, j. w. Babson, John E. Herreli Ed
j. Hannah, Jas. T. Hood, Thos. w. Smith, J. H.