The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-17

| anu Oue~udlI miles WlUn Uurn; prizes,
gold medals. Entries: Modoc Row.
ing club, st. Louis; Western Rowing
club, st. Louis; Louisiana Boat club,
New Orleans.
Fourth race-Professional quarter
mile dash straight>away; purse, 500,
Entries: Gaudaur, Durnan, Rogers,
Rice, Parker Peterson, Teemer, Hos
mer, Plaisted.
| NOTES.
60 out today, enjoy the races and
take your family.
All the incoming trains brought
parties of visitors into the city yester-
day and much larger crowd is exc
| pected.
The row boats should keep off the
line so that the judges and timers can
| nave an uninterrupted view of the
starters flag.
: The amateur junior single started on
| a stroke of 30, though the average was
&c. The average stroke in the first
trial heat was 30.
The attendance yesterday was Lara
ger than that of the first day last year,
and the crowd from a distance was
much greater than last year.
Captain Crotty yesterday acted the
dual role Of starter and referee, but
Captain Jack is able to do two mems
work at any time, and two good men
at that.
Captain Crotty used the Ripple for
starters boat yesterday. She darted
| about hither and thither, always
having Captain Jack at the right
place at the right time.
The regatta furnishes the finest and
more of it than any other entertain
ment known to the sporting world.
| Today's program is simply great. You
\ should not fail to see it.
There is some souabble over the
koenig Gastrich race Gastrich claim
ing foul at the upper stakes. He
| made his kick last night and will have
\ further hearing today.
Commodore Paggi has made him
self unusually popular with the judges
and timers by his skillful manner of
handling their boat and his untiring
endeavors to cater to their comforts
and pleasures.
Pools were sold on the Cortissoz-
Lucy race yesterday. This race will
be the most interesting to the local
people during the regatta. These two
gentlemen will row for 5000 of Mike
Butlers's brick on the last day of the
regatta.
Mr.. Bailleti took dozen quarts of
Magnolia aboard the judges boat and
having patent cockscrew he entered
into an elaborate explanation to the
| Judges as to the method OF working it.
VI course none of the judges had ever
| opened bottle, so they listened at
tentiveIy to Mr.. Bailletti's explana-
tion.
Mr.. VIM. Walsh. whose property
forms part of the regatta park, with
his usual liberality and courtesy
towards any enterprise for the ad-
vancement OF Austin's worth and well
fare, has, in addition to turning over
his grounds for the use of the regatta.
arranged the bluff overlooking the
lake in a comfortable manner, from
which point in the regatta park the
races can be viewed from beneath the
most cooling and luxuriant shade.
Visitors who do not go on the boats or
! grand stand should view the races
from this part of the park.
The program arranged for TODAY Is
quite diversified one and the audi
ence Will have variety of events to
suit all. One of the chief events will
be the quarter mile dash by all the
professionals. This race will be the
most terrific ever rowed in this coun-
try. Evidence of this was shown by
the oarsmen yesterday in their disuo-
sition to squirt in the different quartz
ers of the race There are several
oarsmen that their speciality is sprint.
| ing on quarter, half and mile events.
Among these are Peterson, Durnan,
Rice and Rogers. 1t is the consensus
Of opinion that the worlds record
made here last June will be lowered
| several seconds. The following is the
| order of events:
OFFICIAL ORDERS.
First race-Professio lal double scull
Second race-Working boat race for
Geo. A. Brush medal.
Third race-Senior amateur four.
cared for regatta medals.
Fourth race-Quarter mile dash, all
professionals.
Wv
OFFICIAL BULLETIN NO. 12.
The University of Texas VS. Calves
Ton, race In Iour Oared shells for the
championship Of Texas, will be rowed
Friday, May 10. Prize, the Magnolia
cup. JOHN CRoTTY,
General Manager.
l.. d. SMITH, Secretary.
~.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN NO. 13.
The great Senior Four, cared race
for the Anheuser- Busch cup be-
tween clubs representing the North
vs.. South, will be rowed off
Thursday, May IA
JOHN CRoTTY,
General Manager.
l.. ID. SMITH, Secretary.
~.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN NO. II.
The official program giving the coll
, ors by which the oarsmen are distin-
guished il the races, the prizes, names,
! where they are from, ETC., will be on
sale in the regatta park, and on the
J trains to the lake. This announce
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