The morning call., 1894-07-03
FETE TOMORROW.
Arrangements Are Now
Complete.
ORDER OF THE REGATTA.
How the Day Will Be Observed
in This City.
DETAILS OF THE GRAND PARADE.
In View of the Scarcity of Funds
Three Committee Appropriations
Are Cut Down.

Preparations for the celebration of In,
dependence day are now practically COM
plete. and tomorrow the small boy will be
in the height of glee. and the whole city
will resound with noisy merriment, as it
does but once year.
For the past six weeks the various COM
mittees. in conjunction with the executive
body having the affair in hand. have Ia
| bored with zeal which could but
insure success. With their unit
ed efforts they have succeeded in
arranging programme of events to mark
the day from early morn until long after
dark. In planning for amusementS and
sports to meet the tastes of those who are
in quest of enjoyment they tave not for
gotten the main object for which the day
is set apart, and beside a grand parade
and impressive exercises to infuse patriot
ism into the hearts of loyal citizens, and to
revive the stories of Americas struggle for
| independence. the day will close with a
! grand pyrotechnlc display.
| The first event on the days programme
will be the rowing races in Mission Bay.
| The regatta committee will leave on tug
| at the foet of Third street at A. NJ, and
! on arriving at the course the event will
open and continue throughout the morn
! ing.
The following programme and prizes
have been arranged. although the entire
! list OF entries is as yet incomplete:
First-Amateur single sculling. Gold medal,
! valued at $50.
| Second-Professiona single scullng ra ce,
with not less than three entries. First prize
! $40. second S25.
Third - Amateur barge race. heavyweight.
First prize, five medals valued at $40 each; (;
| second-Flve medals valued at SO each.
Fourth-Amateur barge, lightweight; first
| Five medals valued at SIS each; secOnd-Flye
medals valued AT SO each.
Fifth-PrOfeSsionai barge; first prize, $50;
second $50.
Sfx1h-Whitehall boat race. Five prizes, as
! follows: $50. $50, $40. $50 and $50. The ell
tries for this race have been completed. and
are as follows:
Henry Peterson, Molle Hoag. No. 20; NJ.
Bean Star, No. q Charles Peterson, Oniey, No.
3; H. johnson. Roman Oke. No. 3; j. Engels,
Volunteer. Mol; It. Murry, Martini Bniger ,No.22;
T. Neagh. Pansy, No. 10; I. Molaney. Fear
less. No. II; ID. Crowley, Stewart Menzies, Nos };
T. j. Hawkins ID. NJ. Burns" No. Ia; K Nc.
DOwel's W. Healy. No. z; I. Crowley's Chief
Crowley, No. IS; V. FItZgerald's FogaDala, No.
1e; William Clark's Senator Fair, No. 3.
The sailing races will take place in the
afternoon, and will be witnessed by The
committee and invited guests from on
board the tug Fearless which leaves Fol
S0nl-SLreeL WUdTl III .0U L. M
The race will start from FiSherman's
wharf al the signal Of the judges oD the
tug, which will closely follow the con-
testants over the entire run.
From the starting point the course is
around Blossom Rock to a stakeboat off
| Meiggs wharf, thence 10 stakeboat off Fort
| Point, where turn will be made. return
ing with the wind to line off Meiggs
wharf.
The first prize for the race will be $40 IN
cash, $50 to be divided among the three
| following.
The following officers have been selected
for the regatta:
Whitehall races - William Fabeley,
referee; Martin Bulger and Steven Bon
ner, judges: c. e. Higgins. starter; re-
gatla judges. w. FL. Humphries, A. Roth
coff. w. G.. Espy and E. Flanders; referee,
James Brown.
The grand parade will start on Market
and Second streets at 10 A, NJ. Grand Mar
shall James w. Grove desires it stated that
he will allow nothing to interfere with
this arrangement and intends marching
promptly on the hour.
The line of march, divisions, positions,
ETC.. will all be published tomorrow morn
ing. and the various organizations are re-
quesed TO arrive early in order TO be given
places in their respective divisions.
NJ. j. Sahlein announced that the in
vited guests will be received in Parlor A
at the Palace Hotel between 9 and 9:3O
A. NJ They will then be assigned carriages
and driven to join the division resting on
Second street.
On arriving at the fair ground the pro-
/ cession will be augmented by thirteen
descriptive floats. and the review will be
| taken in font of the Administration build
ing. The line will then proceed to the
recreation grounds. where the exercises
will be held
| The programme will open by grand
massing of the twelve bands taking part
in the parade, and chorus OF 500 voices,
under the direction of Professor John W.
Mckenzie. They will render a number of
national selections. and close with Amer
ica's anthem.
William Armitage. chairman OF the lii
erary committee, will be stationed at the
north gate between the hours of IL and II
in the morning to identify all members of
the chorus, who will be admitted to the
| grounds free of charge.
The following bands have been selected
| for the parade: First Regiment, Second
| Regiment, Third Regiment. Fifth Regi-
ment, San Francisco City, Austrian, Brom-
berg's. Blanchard's. Blum's and Van der
Mehden's.
The last named and the four regiment
bands will cnnsist of twenty-one men, all
| others consisting of fourteen.
| There will be seven floats In the proces-
| sion downtown, all of which are now COM
| pleted and ready for use
The Herman Sons will provide one for
their division. representing "Art, Liter
| ature and Science"
The Lakes of Killarney will be pictured
in an elaborate construction gotten up by
the Irish contingent, and will be drawn in
their division.
The MouteDegrins constitute a com