Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09
ONE RECORD LOWERED,


Austin. Tex, June 9. tspeclall-
There il considerable speculation rs u
The attendance upon the regatta now IN
progress here riie management Of III,
AFFAIR has hecn expecting nn average OF
25,u0o each day, with o mnNimnm "
10000, aud the preparations wer' mad,
for tho entertainment of TINT nnmhcr
both In the city and on the regatls
grounds.
Yesterday was tho iirst lay aud th,
attendance ilih not exceed 10000, Wilt
that of today was but ,ltlle larger
While this ia Car below what was rX
pccicd, 1t may be looked apon as very
satisfactory, 10th as Indicative Of Oh,
Interest iclt In the affair and from
linauolal standpoint
Tomorrow is tho his day Of the races
aud thcrt Is every reason to believe thai
thc attendance will reach hishtidc marh
then
There nrver was before In Austin
tlnr Whuu good transportation ipcUiiiei
would be- better appreciated, aud ncfel
were such facilities mare totally uneqnM
than are thosu provided for the aecain
mediation al the visitors and hnmU- folks
WHO g0 ont each day and ail four or i've
hpnra In tho sun 10 see the RACES " ~
mighty gnod nntutrd crowd though
aud u Ills up the cars on The dummy
line, stands In The aisles, crowds the
platforms, sticks hut Of the windows
and hnnrs on H. eyrlnshcs, with scarce
~ complaint With the difficulty which
n found IN handling the present ntlcnl'
aueo, Ii Is pl1in ~ hN -nen that " the
expected 10000 or $4,000 had cOme tho
most Of them would have been left 10
walk.
Il would be hard to Imagine more per.
feet weather Than has heiallon the lot ~
thu Austin rctitta management for tho
presentation Of thrir entertainment. Thu
recent rains have all flown away, lcpv-
ing the earth cool and FREQ fron dust
while tho breeze Is fresh aud pure,
Everybody Is delighted
Visitors declare that the climate "
Austin Is perfection, aud they gn Into
esstncics over the great lake above thr
dam nnj its attractive surroundings.
The races OF yeglerday, and the nm
mRrrcd success with which the very h.
| torcHtiug program pt the day was rhr'
| ried out have greatly Increased the Inter.
! est of the Austin public both local Hud
| transient, and nothing was talked on
| The streets frnm early morning but tue
races aud their probable outcome
The program for today Ms published,
WAS IN follows
senior fonr-onr race. for four gold
medals and silver cup, dalyoMon Rowing
club ". i linkpr howl Vim CrOtty,
| No . Ire henson. No, 2; Frank John
son. stroke MOdOo Rowing club. ~
1 Louis, Fred Gnatflch, how u. Muslhuc,
Z No p Fred koeniR M. ~ Chris Hose
l man. stroke.
second race Quarter milo. professional
dnah, prize, 500. j. Slnnbufy ! q,
I Iinndnnr u, llnnlon, u 1cemrr, q. Lee,
| ] Ten Eyck, Il, Rogers.
The second race was billed 10 be- fol-
/ low I'd by mn exhibition Of aquatic PEE
| dratfian feata hy George lee A. one
| day. mir. Iec exhibited bis great aquatic
! 'f,,t' on the water"
The last race Amateur junior double,
Billed a. J, Harris Of Orcla, Ont, md
| n. i. baker Of Galveston. u. Nesthno
/ aud Chris lIcsrmnn " the West Rowing
club " St. Luus
The program was no interesting one,
and was closely studied by the tlirona
/ all day
The visitors put 10 the forenoon in
I an excursion ~ the lake and IN Visiting
/ points Of interest about the city, A. ihq
/ hour for the races approached, they be-
I pan 10 nocll into tho grand stand cnclos.'
nfe, and soon the banks were linrd WIN
/ spectators, the grand stand WIS hnep.
/ thu h0ntN were crowded and The hanht
/ began 20 piny. Tho spectacle presented
whH even more attractive than that Of
/ ihp dny before There was q marked IN
4 crease OF interest, The crowd felt ny y
| tn,y knew the contestants, anu cafh ma
! hs ihrnng Of admirers to cheer hiin.
Tho appointed hour came, and NE
Htarier pulled out 20 his place behind the
| b0hhihg flag iiUnts.