San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-30
The Daily Eight.
TUESDAY, MAY 80, 1898
THE AUSTIN REGATTA.
A Full List of the Entries-5o, 900
People Expected.
AUSTIN, Tex, May %, 93.

national regatta in this city June
z to ii has served to draw to our
midst OarSmen of national reputa-
ton. They are here from Austria
liza, England, France and all the
large American cities. Their
number embraces carmen who
have participated in every regatta
of note in the world. Besides these
celebrities there will be boating
crews from New Orleans, st. Louis,
Cincinnati, and even as far north
as Maine. These men have come
here lured by the big prizes and
the promises of being shown the
grandest race course in the
world. That all these pro-
misses are not mere traps
to catch the unwary those present
can fully testify. HanlOn, the eel
ebrated Oarsman, says he neve
realized the magnitude of tn
Austin lake or the beauty of rega
ia course until he observed it for
himself. All the Oarsmen are en-
phatic in their assertions, that, I'M
der existing circumstances, they
feel assured the worlds record for
a three mile race will be broken
here on the Austin course. An ac-
curate description of this course
can hardly be done justice in a
brief article on its merits and yet
a few pictures may give the reader
a slight conception of its beauty
Some three years ago the Austin
people began the construction of
this dam across the river to fur
nish the city with water and light
and also give a motive power to
factories. Now that the dam is
completed it stands as a mOnu-
ment without an equal in the
world. Built of native granite, it
is a solid wall of masonry 200
feet long, 60 feet high and from -
to 40 feet wide. The lake formed
by this immense wall of granite
winds in and around through
picturesque mountain gOrges
to the distance of 81 miles;
y miles of the lake is now nav
igable by steamers of medium
draught, the depth of water vary
ing from 60 feet to % at the upper
end. The scenery along this in
land lake is pronounced by all Wis
itOrs as the grandest and most
picturesque of any in the United
States. The famous scenery of the
noted Hudson river is as nothing
compared with this beautiful raneg
of mountains through which this
inland lake winds its way. Mile
after mile of stream is lined on
both sides by towering bluffs,
the top of which are surmounted
with a growth of forest giants
that lift their towering forms sky
ward with a grandeur that ELECTS
admiration from all corners. Miles
and miles of tropical flowers and
mountain laurels lend beauty and
fragrance to the scene and only
give place to the massive grandeur
of rocky canyons, towering hun
dreds of feet above the waters edge,
that bear such striking resem-
blance to the PALISADES along the
Hudson river as to have been so
named by several enthusiastic tour
lists. Such are the scenic effects to
be seen on the Austin lake. AS re-
CARDS the race course to be the
scene of action within the next
few days too much cannot be said =.
The starting point Of the course is
located just above the dam and it
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distance of two miles. The pro-
posed course for the coming re-
gatta, though will only be a mile
and a half long with turn. All
shorter races will also be made
with turn. The lake at this point
is half mile wide and 60 feet deep
there is little current, no waves
worth speaking of and the
Oarsmen here say they never saw
a finer course in their lives. The
following official list of entries up
to date will give fair idea of the
Importance of the event:
PROFESSIONAL.
J. Stanbury, Australia, champion
of the world.
Alex. Mclean, Australia.
E. Hanlan, ex-champion of the
world.
J. G. Gaudaur, champion of
America.
Geo. Hosmer, champion of New
England.
Jno. Teemer, ex-champion OF
America.
Chas. Stephenson, champion OF
New Zealand.
Henry Peterson, California.
Geo, Lee, New York,