The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-21
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THE REGATTA is OVER
1t Was an Unqualified Success
From the First Day. 2@
THE LAST DAY a SUCCESS.
The Races Yesterday Were the Most
Interesting Since the Re-
gatta Began. ,f '9ef'a
THE LAST pay A SUCCESS.
-.Yegterday was the last Of the regatta

crowd of visitors who have been pres
ent during the three days of festivities
will have left with them.
1t was great success, and grea
credit is due those who by their un
firing efforts worked to make it the sue
cessful affair that it proved to be. Due
credit win be given those who managet
and assisted the regatta, in tomorrow
issue. iPo 14i prris;i nt 4iiif'
The last day of the regatta opened
with prospects for a beautiful day "A
fine veil Of fog overhung The whole
bay, but it gradually lifted until be
10 O'clock, when the Manzanita, with
her load Of jolly passengers, moved out
into the, stream, big, patches. of blue
Sky could be seen through the fast
disappearing fog, and ain hour later
clear sky overhung the whole country
from horizon to horizon. The water
was in splendid condition for the shell
races, which We're first on the pro-
gram, its breeze being unruffied 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. u.t .st,,r,
Stuttz' band enlvened the occasion
with stirring airs and the young people
made merry as on the two previous
days, dancing to the rythnic time. Brit
ish Vice-Consul T. J.. Cherry, Judge
and Captain Howes, the starter, Were
On 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
I1. Marshall and Mr. Franklin. Prize,
gold medal.
Ii 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
rifle, and ais the long, narrow shells.
sped through the water under the pow
erful stroke of the contestants, it
made pretty sight t'tl9
1t was evident from the start that
Marshall had the best of the race,
his stroke being more even and regular
than FrankIin's. Near the o. r. and N.
dock, Franklin nearly fouled 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;SO-5O, Time. 52-45.
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 Krln-
glebach and Brousey's, time was 9:O5.
The trird event was the. man-of-war
race, the Monterey coming out with a
six cared gig. Captain Gregory noti-
sled 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 himl
G seconds. 1t was finally arranged on
that allowance. by the Manzanita
changing her dinkey for the working
boat, which carries five oars, thus CIV
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
first It was seen that the whale boat
was going to Jockey, her steering being |
Wild When off the Monterey, the |
whaieboat deliberately fouIed the Man
zanita, and It was "a full minute be-
fore they could be separated, but the
race stopped right there, Capt. Gregory
blowing the big whistle on the flag boat
until they finally rounded to and came
back. The Monterey's gig had 4 good
lead at this time, and would undoubt-
edly have won the race. When the
boats got into Line again Capt. Greg
ory gave the .whaleboat coxwain a good
telling him if he couldn't run
a fair race he had better 90 back to his
ship. at the same time conphmenting
the Monterey's gig coxwain on the pref
ty start he had made. 40 svs-
They finally got another start, going
over the line at i1:sS-1s. and made
pretty race to The buoy. where the
Mohterey's gig rounded first, followed
l6 seconds later by the whaleboat 1t
was a pretty race home. the gig and
Manzanita's working boat keeping an
even distance apart. but the whale
boat losing all the time
AS they came in on the last quarter
OF the course. the crowds. .cheered from
all sides. whistles bowed. and hats
and handkerchiefs were waved from
thousands OF hands, II was a pretty
and exciting finish. won BY the Mon-'