The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-25
REGATTA RIPPLES.

Among the chief workers for the re-
gatta and its success is that well
known parsonage, Hon. Miles Crow.
ley of Galveston, as the following clip.
ping taken from the Galveston News
under date of the 2Ist., will show.
This gentleman deserves the thanks
of every citizen for what he is doing
but it is only sample of what is being
said about our coming attraction:
THE BIG REGATTA AT AUSTIN.
There is great interest taken by
Galvestonians in the big regatta to
occur in Austin next month in connec-
ton with the celebration of the com.
pletion of the big dam across the Col
orado river. This interest is due not
only to the fact that several oarsmen
of Galveston will participate in the
contests there, but very largely to the
fact that the management of the huge
affair is in the hands of that well
known and jolly Galveston sea dog,
Captain Jack Crotty. The indica-
tions are that the regatta will be the
most notable ever held in the United
States. Speaking of the dam and the
big lake which has been formed by it,
Senator Crowley said to a News re-
porter: "Words are scarcely capable
of affording an adequate description of
the scenes. austin is city OF hills,
surrounded by most picturesque and
lovely country and the dam has added
greatly to the beauty of the surround
ings. Just picture to yourself solid
wall of granite blocks rising from the
rocky bed of the Colorado to height
of nearly or quite go feet and stretch
ing across from bank to bank over
1000 feet, and over this the crystal
current of the Colorado pouring in a
silvery cascade upon the rocks below.
1t is not like Niagara; there is not the
mighty roar and seething, boiling
flood, laundering splashing and foam
ing over wall of ragged and irregu-
lar rocks, but smooth, even flow
gliding softly aud with a silvery
sheen over the level top of the mighty
dam and falling in solid sheet,
which breaks and ripples into innum.
cradle little rivulets as it reaches the
bed of the river below the dam. 1t is
grand and inspiring sight. The
lake stretches away up the river to a
distance of 80 miles. The regatta
course is just above the dam, and
from the hills which stand as senti.
nels on either hand its whole length
can be scanned at a glance, and the
rowers are never lost sight of from the
time they dip their oars into the
water at the start until they turn at
the head of the course and come pull
ing back to the stakeboat. There is
nothing like it in the whole country,
and the oarsmen who are there are
never tired of praising it's advantages.
Talking of Oarsmen, Jack CrOtty
has succeeded in getting together the
most notable gathering of aquatic
champions that ever dipped oars in
The same course. All the most noted
rowers, worlds champions from here
and champions from yon are up there
and they are going to have some OF
the biggest races ever rowed on any
course in the world. Captain Crotty
is winning laurels for himself by his
excellent management and his careful
attention TO the details. He sees that
every man is properly cared for and
has all the advantages for practice
and other work that can be afforded.
1t is big job, but old jack is equal
to it and will make it a splendid sue
cess.n
The senator continued to fur her de-
scribe the beauties and attractions of
the coming regatta, growing more elo.
quent as he warmed up to his subject;
but the above gives fair idea of what
big thing Austin has got and what
a huge time time she is going to have
over it.