The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-04
The Rowing Races.


as made:
SENIOR SINGLES.
A. A. Fraates Of Cumberland Club
W. K. OConnell OF Drigo Club.
j. ID. Randall Of Dirigo Club.
Joseph Bergin. Bradford Club Of Cambridge,
Mass.
d. A. McPhee, Bradford Club.
VIM. Mccartney, Lawrence, Mass, Canoe Club.
JUNIOR SINGLES
Thomas K. Quinn
IS. Merrill of Cumberland Club.
I. Ii. Mccarthy of Cumberland Club.
PROFESSIONAL DOUBLE WORKING BOATS.
0Brien and mate
VIM. Paine and Peter II. COnley
John Buckley and Edward Iibby
VIM. Keenan, and John Mullen.
FoUR-oARED WORKING BOATS.
Cumberland Crew, No. III. +. Harrington, N.
Keenan,, K. ". Leonard, ii. ii, McGree.
Webber-Frates Crew.. Weber, J. j. Morgan,
II. Mcmahon. A. A. Frates.
BOATS OF NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
Dolphin-Cutter boat of IA oars.
Kearsarge-Whale boat of IL oars.
There will be 5000 in prizes.
harbor Excursions and Clamb a kes.
At o'clock the steamers of the Casco Bay
line will convey the Army of the Potomac to
Little Chebeague, where a clambake for 1900
people will be opened by Mr.. Reed, of the
Waldo House.
The militia will go to Long Island, where
clambake will be served by Ponce.
Firemen's Contest.
Up. m. the contest of firemen will take
place at the foot of Melen street. The prizes
will amount to $500. All the machines mem
toned in the parade will take part except the
Portland department.
The Fireworks.
As soon as it is dark the fireworks will be
exhibited from scows placed half way be-
tween the old Curtis shpyard and the Ma
rine Hospital. The slope of the Eastern
promenade will be the best place to see the
spectacle.
This will be the programme:
Silver streamers, Electric spreaders,
CASCADE, Japanese spider,
shooting S'ar, MeteOric shower,
Serpent, HarleQuinade,
Bouquet cluster, Rainbow.
COlOred star, Willow tree
Comet, Japanese rain,
Whisting Floral centre
Dura ion star, Golden rain,
Reporting, Silver rain
Floating star Parachute,
Balloon light, Magnesium light
Signal, etc.
One hundred four-inch bombshells, fired
from mortar guns, showing examples of
Dragons, Maroons
Electric spreaders, Wheatsheaf
Japanese guns, Willow tree
WI istling gerbs, Golden rain,
StreameTS and star mist Silver shower,
Artillery Salutes, Cascade,
SaucissioD, Electric guns,
Decorating, Bouquet of crimson,
parachute, Bouquets, blue ana gold,
Harlequin, Girandale,
Thirty-six six-inch shells, assorted in vari-
cites and fred from six-inch mortar guns.
viz:
Yellow bouquets, Dragon,
Crimson bouquets, Japanese suns,
Floral Devices Whistling gerbs,
Blue and gold, Golden rains,
MeteoTic showers, Magnesium
Comforting Serpents, Rocket bombs
Ruby light, Electric centres,
Exploding saucssions, Willow tree,
Kaleidoscope etc.
Twelve 10 inch shells, from 10 inch NOR
tars, New England laboratory specialtes,
| this season, IL varieties.
Twenty five imported Japanese and double
neck shells, OF largest size, fired from inch
| guns and showing IL varieties and examples
| OF special floral garnitures, aerial bouquets
and pyrotechnical exhibits new this season.
Twenty exhibition batteries or large maya
zine cases and mines charged with heavy
| candles of
| Colored Stars, Yellow Clusters,
| Meteoric Showers, Serpents,
| Purple and Gold Floral Gerbs
| Phoenix, Reporting, etc.
| 2 Fifty water fountains or Geyser exhibits
of fire 10 to 20 feet high and filling the air with
clouds of golden scintillations, mist and
flame ascending and descending.
Fifty French tourbillon or spiral rings,
showing ascending and descending flights
| of cOlOrs with revolving centres, in ruby and
| gold. silver and blue.
One hundred exhibition cartridges con-
tanning Bengal fires in red, blue and green,
| for general illumination-each burning sew
en- minutes in duration. Also the following
| set pieces, viz:
| KALLIOPTICAN.
This artistic combination is composed of
twelve separate pieces Central devices of
| Promethean and Oriental fires rolling in
clouds of iodine, jessamine and lustrous
spur gems, expand suddenly into wide
amethyst. ruby and chameleon hues. These
again represent series of swiftly moving
| cones, displayed in gyral circle about COM
mon centre and around the whole immense
surface. OF moving figures is poured from
| sun gerbs continuous succession of brilliant
sparkles. affordiDg kallioptican of great
beauty.
MYSTIC RINGS.
The elegant piece begins with turbine
wheel of silver lance, revolving with graceful
evolutions in the centre Of an immense zone
OF sapphire flame Suddenly the intervening
spaces are filled with rotating figures of ruby,
agate and chIysolite fires, at first producing
innumerable circlets which change to inter-
linking lines, forming labyrinth Of colors.
crossing and recrossing in endless gyrations.
METEoRIC SHOWERS.
A brilliant circle of Jessamine and Eyyp-
tian fires, revolves in rapid rotation round
bands of scintlllating spurs. Suddenly
loud report is heard and shower after shower
of sparkling meteors fill the air with their
glittering trails of light and fall slowly to
the earth.
THE sc. A. R. BADGE"
This design in appropriate design and col.
or represents the G.. A. r. badge design and
devises. the star, medallion, flag, cannon,
shells and eagle of the Union.
The grand final or closing design repre-
sents tribute to the Army Of the Potomac
and consists Of the central figure of General
Sherman, enclosed within wreath of laurel
On either side are seen the implements Of
war, the muskets and cannon, the shot and
she'll, the haversack, canteeD, etc. Draped
flags with stats and spear heads, guarded
by muskets, appear at either side and above
all, flies the eagle Of the Union.
illumination OF the boats for which will be
used 70 owl lights, burning 10 minutes each,
and 100 torpedoes on the water; SO water
serpents, so water rockets, 10 water foun-
tains, double, five water wheels.