The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-25
CAPTAIN JACK CRoTrY IS STILL WORK.
Inc HARD FOR AUSTIN.
And Has Secured Long List Of aquatic
Talent For This Summer, Provided III,
Citizens Of Austin Will Guarantee
the Cash Prizes For 0srsmen.

poCuIldT CUIlOu e6dSOu WulCu we dEt
having my sojourns in Austin fol
sometime will be limited and as there
is 80 much talk about another regatts
to be held in Austin this year in the
Northern press and everywhere L e
for that matter, it would be pity tC
let the matter go by default without
testing the feelings of your people.
Almost every day l am importuned
on the subject and have letters from
al the leading oarsmen signifying
their intention to be on hand.
For $4,000 we can have as
last year, and surely Austin can
AFFORD to celebrate the permanent
completion of the dam, by giving an.
other, when the last and first one was
so prosperous in every manner. Al
the lowest calculation there was leit
in the city then $4,000 TO 100000
outside of the ad vertisiDg Austin got
She will get more this time, as the
press is talking about it every where
Therefore, l would suggest you stil
the matter up, and it seems to me that
the amount mentioned could be
raised byssubscriptioD, everyone help.
ing with their mite.
Soc Mr.. Hamilton, DR.. Morse,
Messrs. BorOughs, Abe Williams,
Peeler and other live men, and now
that the dam will be fixed for good,
after causing so much worry and
trouble, 1t ought to be made known to
the world, as it VI as made known last
year.
See erybody, for every body
should take hand, the retail
as well as the wholesale mer.
chants, for one and all will
be benefited. The following
distribution of prizes will bring,
think, the following oarsmen:
Gaudaur, champion of America;
Sullivan, champion of England; Pc.
tersoD, San Francisco; Teemer, st.
Louis; HanloD, Toronto; Rogers, Sara
tOga; Mckay, Halifax; Teneyck, Mas
sachusetts; Stephenson, New Zealand;
Bubear, ex-champion of England;
Stanbury, champion of the world;
Hosmer, George Lee and Plaisted.
| would suggest prizes as follows:
Professional singles-First prize,
$1,000; second prize, $500; third prize,
$500; fourth prize, $3.50.
Consolation race-First prize, $3.50;
second prize, 500; third prize, $50.
Double sculls-Flrst prize, $500; sec.
ond prize, 5000. Three entries to con.
stitute race.
This will leave 500, of which $500
worth OF medals can be given for an
amateur four oar race, which will
leave $500 for contingent expenses,
and by having all the professional
races rowed in trial heats
We can have three days
good sport aud give the regatta free,
provided the money can be saised by
private subscription. If this can not
be done L am satisfied stock com.
pany, by different management from
the last, can get all their money back,
as there was over $4,000 taken in at the
gates in the four days, with only hall
the spectators paying.
If you can manage to raise the
money I'll guarantee to get as big a
field in point of talent as last year,
and more of them, and, If any thing,
eclipse last years regatta. Keep THE
full of it, as l know il
will be with the movement. Every
one should OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES boat
men, fruit vendors, and even the
"tamale man." The last regatta cost
Sl2 600, which was too much, and
repeat for $4,000 we can have one just
as good.
Richard X. Fox will put mp his
cup valued OF $4,000, and
when all these oarsmen meet after the
regatta is over Teemer will chalieng 20
and 30 will Sullivan, for
$500 aside for the championship and
tor the Fox cup. Get all the young
bloods to work and 1 am satisfied you
will meet with success. Now put
your shoulder to the wheel and let
me know the prospects Sd that , can
go ahead. l would suggest early in
May for the event or on the seth,
which Is Decoration Day. A majority
of the oarsmen will be in Austin early
in April to train if L can give them
the guarantee. Yours truly,
JOHN CROrTY.
The question of regatta this sum-
mer was mentioned to a number of
prominent citizens by the reporter
yesterday all of whom expressed
themselves as being heart and soul in
the movement. They also expressed
themselves in words of unstint ed
praise of the work which Captain
Crotty has done for Austin in this
particular line. Through his efforts
our lake has become known the world
over and with the additional talk the
struggles of such an aggregation
of aquatic talent as he
mentions, will bring, the fame of Aus.
tin and her beautiful surroundings
will be increased an hundred fold.
Last year there was some little OBJ.
lection made to an admission fee being
charged. This year it is the inten-
ton to make everything absolutely
free and to appeal to those of our citi.
zens who will be directly benefited by
the crowd of visitors to put up the
money necessary to guarantee the
prizes, every cent of which they will
get back. When it is known that q
grand international regatta is to be
given on our lake the crowd of visit
ors that will flock to Aus in will be
almost more than can be accommo-
dated. Think of all these things, cit
liens of Austin. Think how much it
u