St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-01
CELEBRATE THE FOURTH.
MINNESOTA BOAT CLUB GIVES ITS
ANNUAL REGATTA.
PROGRAMMES AT COMO PARK.

PiCniCS GaIore-PiCkte Club
at White Bear-WNl Be the
Most Stirring July 4 For Sew.
eral Years.
The glorious Fourth will be cele-
brated moro extensively by st. Paul
people than for several years back.
There will be picnic parties galore.
Nearly every social organization In the
city will celebrate in some way. One Of
the great events of the day will be the
annual regatta OF the Minnesota Boat
club on the river. The Twin City Rapid
Transit company has prepared special
programme OF events at Como park.
among which will be a balloon ascension
and parachute drop. Juggling by cele.
brated company of Japanese, and va
rioUs other performances. The tenn
perancc element will have an elaborate
celebration in the midway district, at
which speeches will be made by sX
Gov. st. John, of Kansas, and other
celebrated orators. At White Bear
games, and multitude of ADJUSTMENTS.
In the evening there will be elaborate
fireworks. both at st. Paul and
White Bear. A large number of st.
Paul people will also enjoy events at
Minnetonka.
THE REGATTA
The Minnesota Boat club is making
active preparations for its annual
Fourth of July regatta. 1t was sug-
Kested to the club to hold the regatta at
Lake Como this year, but the idea was
abandoned by the committee i'll charge.
The races will therefore, as usual, be
row"d on the river, opposite Raspberry
island.
The first race will be called promptly
at 10 a. m. All boat races, excepting
the quarter-mile dash, will be half a
mile with turn, the start and finish
being Immediately opposite the boat
house. This arrangement will make
the races more interesting to the spec
tators than heretofore, as they will have
the contestants constantly in view.
The programme of the races is as fol-
lows:
Senior four-oared shells
Crew No. l. Crew No. 2.
I. l.. wann. bow, N.Armst'g. bow,
Percy Houghton, 2, n. p. Landlord, 2.
L. NJ. Mahon, 5. &. o. Nettleton, 8,
E. j. Haibert, Archibald Wright,
stroke. stroke.
Junior four-oared shells
Crew No. /. Crew No. 2,
H. P. Bend, bow, F. J. Shepard, bow.
RE-. MacLann, 2 c. w. Gordon, Q.
F. r. Bigelow, 8. A. Il. Paget, s.
Mp. Langford. stk. L. Corning, stroke.
Challenge four-oared she'll race
Crew No. l. Crew No. 2.
G. E. Senkler. bow, W.R. Wallace. bow,
E. ii. Davidson, 2, f. Il. Sabin. 2.
j. H. Murphy, 3, James Denegre, 5.
A. &. Wedge, stk c. Nj. Bend, stroke.
Maiden Single Race-H. P. Bend, r.
F. MacLaren, George E. Senkler, j. II.
Murphy, l.. W. Prendergast. L. K.
Baker.
Junior Single Race-L. Corning. T.
L. Wann, q. Corning.
Senior Single Race-A. Fl. Paget, T.
L. Wann, L. NJ. Mabon.
Junior Double Race-Crew No. l: ii.
P. Bend, bow; N. P. Langford, stroke.
Crew No. 2: j. II. Murphy, bow; K.
+. MacLaren, stroke.
Senior Double Race-Crew No. l: L.
NJ. Mabon, bow: Percy Haughton,
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bow; George q. Nettleton, stroke.
Tub race.
Swimming race.
Quarter mile dash-George o. Nettle-
ton, w. n. Armstrong, A. Ii. Paget, t.
l.. Wann, l.. Corning, Archibald
Wright,
Presentation of prizes.
This programme is subject to change.
The club extends an invitation to all
Its friends 10 be present. No special
invitations will be issued.
THE PICKLE CLUB.
Among the famous social organiZa-
lions of White Bear lake that of the
Pickle club is foremost. They are going
to have an elaborate programme for the
Fourth, as follows:
The members of the club will retire to
their beds at o'clock a. m.
At S O'Clock a. IN. all will arise and
proceed to breakfast at the Williams
house.
At o'clock a. m, the sunrise gun will
be fred. Judge Cory pulling the string.
AT 10 O'Clock a. m. game of indoor
base ball will be played, the mines be-
Ing captained by Charles Finehout aud
Charles Kohlman.
At p. m. the club will refresh the
inner man through the medium of a
New England clam bake.
At 8 p. m. the literary exercises of
the day will begin. Reading of declara-
ton by Treat Spear. Original poem by
DR.. Berthol. Grafton by Hon. Chris
OBrien Jr.
At p. m. the annual regatta will
take place IN front of the Williams
house. At least ten boats will enter.
At p. IN. fireworks Will blaze galore,
and at II p. NJ. the club will set up the
ice cream to all the ladies at the lake.
EXCURSION PARTY.
The Joint committee of the Modern
Woodmen of America have made prep
arations for pleasant excursion on the
Fourth. The steamer George Hays and
barge will leave foot of Jackson street
at 80 a. H.. and. after pleasant ride
of about two hours. will land, and the
excursionists will proceed TO enjoy
themselves in the woods. A short pro-
gramme of oratory and singing will be
rendered. followed by dinner, after
which programme of racing, tug-of-
war. etc, for prizes, is on the tapis.
Dancing will be in order all day. Music
Will UC lul hloHOo ny tuC OCSOnu IeCBl-
ment band, and plenty Of refreshments
will be provided.
THE FOURTH AT COMO.
The Twin City Rapid Transit COM
pany has arranged for grand balloon
ascension and two parachute leaps, with
fireworks display In midair, to take
place at Como on the Fourth.
Prof and Mrs. w. NJ. Woodall will
ascend TO a great height in their famous
worlds fair balloon called "Cloud
Nymph," the largest hot-air balloon
ever used. On their way up they will
give a grand aercal display Of fireworks,
and when they have reached height
of some 1000 feet will each descend In
a parachute, while rockets and bomb
shells will be fired from the lake shore
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