The morning call., 1894-06-23
FOR THE FOURTH.
The General Committee
Hard at Work.
Arrangements Nearly Completed for
the Grand Regatta on the Bay.
Singers Wanted.

Preparations for the grand Fourth Of
July celebration are rapidly nearing com
pletion.. The various committees. though
iabollng under somewhat Of a financial
stringency. have gradually formulated
their respective plans until now but little
remains 10 be done. large and en-
thusiastic meeting of the general com
mittee was held last evening at the Mont
gomery-street Headquarters, and judging
from the nature OF the reports received, il
is evident that the event Will be worthy Of
the committees efforts.
San Francisco day ut the Midwiuter
Fair and Fourth of July celebration all
combined in one is sufficient in itself to
form an idea of what Is coming.
Colonel Finnigan, chairman of the fire.
works committee, stated that that body
had consulted with the various local rail
way companies regarding the selection of
a site foT the pyroLechnic display; and as
the combination had offered the most
favorable Inducements il was decided to
locate the exhibition in the vicinity of the
Haight-5treet ball grounds.
Albert Trueman protested against the
decision OF the committee on the grounds
that the location was not accessible to the
greater part of the city's population and
offered as a suggestion that the fireworks
be set off somewhere in the neighbOrhOod
of Meiggs WhaIf, thereby assuring add
tional safety.
4 lengthy discussion followed, and it
was finally decided to defer action in the
matter until the next meeting, and in the
meantime The committee will eDdeaVor to
secure a large appropriation from the
street-railrOad companies.
w. II. ArmiTage reported that the
literary committee had secured the ser
vices of sixteen local sopranos TO lead the
grand chorus in singing national airs at the
literary exercises. They intend having 500
voices in the chorus, and announce that
singers DESTROYS of lending their talent IN
the grand ensemble can do so by applying
to Professor j. w. Mckenzie, 321 O'FarreH
street. The first rehearsal Will be held
next FRIDAY evening at Mauzy's Hall.
j. g. Flynn. chairman Of the music CON-
mittee, announced that scores of applica-
tons from band-leaders had been re-
ceiYed, although no selection has az yet
been made. lie stated that twelve bands
would be engaged for the day at So per
man.
The boatmen along the front are making
great preparations for the com ny Fourth
Of July regatta and are getting their
Whitehalls ready for the races. The sails,
mastS and ruddets are thought Of and
secured, and there Is some talk Of bets
already.
The race for Whitehall boats will be for
about $3.50 in prizes. 1T will take place at
2 O'Clock on the afternoon of ths Fourth,
the start to be made at Fisherman's wharf.
The 70 flowing course will be sailed over
From Fisherman's wharf to Blossom rock,
round the buoy, back 10 the Powell-street
stakeboat, thence to the Fort Point stake
boat and return, finishing at Powe.l-street
wharf.
All the crack boats in the bay have been
entered. Tha names of the craft and those
who will sell them are as follows:
The Star. h. p. Peterson; Stewart
Mrnzies, Dan Crowley; Daisy Bell. NJ.
Mulaney: r. j. Tobin. Morris Behan;
Dancing Feather, Il. Benzies; Chef Crow
Murray; Senator j. G. Fair, William
Clark; Volunteer. John Engalls; Faugh
OBaugh, William Gateley; SaDdow with
out the "e''), w. Stanton; William "a, ID.
FitZEerald; Brisk, Jack Kane; Original,
Louis Hartman; Fearless, c. Peterson
Roanoke, Harry johnson; Lady Hawkins,
lin Hawkins; Captain Dennis, Frank
Graft.
+. +. Callundan, chairman of the regatta
committee. has spared no pains in pre-
pairing for the event, which promises to be
one of the most successful aquatic con-
tests ever held on the bay.
He presented the following schedule
last evening as the prizes agreed upon by
the committee and the amount required
in conducting the days sport:
For professional rowing races, 1926;
medals for rowing races. amateurs, $3.50;
Whitehall boatraces, $40; hshermen's
sailing race, 5000; tugboat for guests, $50;
stakebOats and steam launch for rowing
races and sailing races. S155; total, $1,000.