The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-20
LAST OF THE RACES.
Today Was Certainly the Ban
ner Day Of All.
a KIND WEATHER CLERK
1t Was Bright Beautiful Day
With Nothing to Mar
the Events.

The last day of the regatta opened
with prospects for a beautiful day A
fine veil of fog overhuns the whole
bay. but it gradually lifted until bq
10 o'clock. when the Manzanita, with
her load of jolly passengers, moved out
into the stream, big patches OF piue
sky could be seen through the fast
disappearing fog, and an hour later
a clear sky overhung the whole country
from horizon to horizon. The water
vas in splendid condition for the shell
races, which were first on the pro-
gram, its breeze being unruffled by the
slight breeze that was blowing at the
time.
Captain Gregory made his guests all
comfortable and happy early in the
day by telling them that they had the
freedom of the ship, and to get right
in and enjoy themselves, which they
did in good style.
Stuttz' band enlivered the occasion
with stirring airs and the young people
made merry as on the two previous
days, dancing to the rythmic time. Brit
ish Vice-Consul f. J.. Cherry, Judge
and Captain Howes, the staI ter, We're
en- the bridge, and although kept busy
keeping time, were not too busy to be
as enthusiastic as any one on board
during the races.
The first race on the program was
the single scull shells from the VIII
lamette Rowing Association. They
started from No. buoy and rowed one
mile to the westward, the entries being
e. Marshall and Mr. Franklin. Prize,
gold medal.
!. It was the first race of this class of
boats that had been run since the re-
gatta opened, and to many was a new
and novel sight The water was in
splendid condition, being without a
rifle, and as the long, narrow shells
sped through the water under the pow
erful stroke of the Contestants, it
made pretty sight.
1t was evident from the start that
Marshall had the best of the race,
his stroke being more even and regular
than Franklin's. Near the. o. r. and N.
dock, Franklin nearly fuuled the Ban
dorille, which was lying at the wharf,
and further up, near Fishers slip he
had to come to full stop to keep from
running into the dock. Marshall came
in over the line at 1O:29-5O, followed by
Franklin at 1O:9O-5O
The next event was the double pleas
ure rowboat race, the starting point
being the same as the scull race, at No.
8 buoy.
They made good start, and kept an
even stroke, Kinglebach and Brousey
getting the lead when the course was
half run, which they kept until the
finish, crossing the line at 10:52-05, time
on the second boat not being taken,
as they discontinued rowing when the
gun was fired for the first boat. Krin-
glebach and Brousey's time was Z 7:52 As.
The trird event was the man-of-war
race, the Monterey coming out with a
six cared gig. Captain Gregory noti-
fed the judges that he would not run
against the gig unless they gave him
an allowance of Is seconds on each oar,
his boat having but four oars. This
they would not do, but offered him
seconds. 1t was finally arranged on
that allowance, by the Manzanita
changing her dinkey for the working
boat, which carries five oars, thus giv-
ing them a time allowance Of seconds.
The Monterey also entered her whale
boat before the race was started. The
start was made all right, but from the
drst it was seen that the whale boat
was going to jockey, her steering being
wild. When off the Monterey. the
whaleboat deliberately fouled the Man