The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-29
AMERICA'SGREATDAY
Celebration of the Fourth on
Land and Sea.
TO CONTINUE ON THE FIFTH.
Complete Programme OF Parade, PUB
lie Ceremonies, sports, Drill,
Music and Fireworks.

rous,nx meeting Of the Fourth OF July
COMMITTEES Was held at the Chamber OF
Commerce last evening. The various COM
snitfeeg reported encouraging progress
and few minor details remain 10 be COM
rleted before the entire programme Tor
the celebration viii be finished
There will be two yachting regaftas. the
entire charge OF which has been placed IN
tho hands OF Commodore j. IL Johnson,
OF the Seattle Yacht Club, and OF ComIno-
dorc H. Hensel, OF the Elliott Bay Yacht
Club. on the Fourth the races or the Pa
cific Northwest International Association
will be sailed over the Seattle Yacht Club
course. and afterward the yachts will an
Choir AZ tho foot OF Battery street TO pre-
pare for the evening parade. On July
there vfIl be local regatta over the III
ltotf T2av Yacht Club course. for which
the prizes amount I'm all TO sl7s given ny
The citizens' committee. Nearly every
yacht I'm the harbor D. now beng over
hauled Ia preparation for the celebration.
The rules OF the Northwest International
Yacht Association will govern. There will
be four classes Of boats, as follows; First
clssa 81 feet long or over second. 20 70 b.
third. y TO 81. fourth. all under = feet.
There will be time allowance in the vari-
Gus classes as between the boats of these
classes. In the first class. for instance, u
has been found practicable and just 20
make time allowance of three seconds
FER excess foot I'm the length of a boat for
every mile Of the course. The rule for de-
termining the racing length OF the boats
Il 10 take the mean between the overall
length and the water line Sail area was
assessed In the recent regatta at Victoria
in arriving al the ratings of the boats. but
~ viii not be here.
There will be p meeting Of the yachts
y..s.~ Il n
necessary arrangern nts for the event.
The programme for the two days has al
most been completed. and in general out
line ie as follows:
July Fourth.
Suurise--Salute.
. a. m.--Conrert In Pioneer place, First
Regiment band.
n a. m.-Pande.
II A. LIBERALIZATION by fireboat.
II a. m.-Races International Yachting
Associa ton, over Seattle Yacht Club
course.
u.3o a. m.-Literary exercises at the
university grounds.
1880 y. m.-Sports on Pioneer place:
tug-of-war. sailors VS.. longshoremen:
catching of creased pig; climbing of
creased pole sack races. 20-pound dumb
bell endurance contest: three-legged
races ple-eating contest: hand-over-hand
rope-climbing contest: tug-of-war. news
boys vs.. bootblacks.
go p. m.--Baseball at Madison park.
: r. m-sports on the water front. In
dian war canoe races. squaw canoe
race; double paddle race; fshermen's
boat race.
y. m-Competitive drill for the Ma
tional Guard In Pionee- place.
r. m.-Concert in Pioneer place. First
Regiment band.
p. m.-concert on Cherry street. Van
conver. y. c.. band.
2 p. m.-Iliumlnated naval parade sham
battle In the harbor and fireworks.
July Fifth.
II A. m-sports at Madison street park:
Single scul race. double scuil race; four
cared handicap. canoe padding race: tub
races: swimming races: launch races. walk
Ing CREASED pole: log-rolIing contest.
II a. m.-Yacht races, open TO all. over
Elliott Bay Yacht Club course.
4 p. m.-sham battle BY National Guard
and other military companies. in Squire
tract. east of Pacific school
D. m.-.fndIan war canoe race; squaw
canoe race. double paddle canoe race.
balloon ascension: fireworks.
Prizes for the Lake sports.
The COMMITTEES on sports has issued the
following circular OF information as TO
the athletic events 10 be held on Lake
Washington July &:
AiimbEaE ETtftSFu puffr tHtEr ItiStSs
valued AZ s. each.
Single sculling. one-half mile. one prize.
valued AZ $40
Double scuiinE one-half mile. one
prize valued al $40.
Handicap between winner OF singles
and winners ~ doubles and the four-oared
she'll one prize. pennant. valued At ST..
Tub race. one prize. $40 cash.
I.og-rollIng contest. one prize $40 cash.
swimming contest. one prize. $40 cash.
Launch race. one prize. peuant. valued
al $40
Launch race. one prize. pennant. valued
SO.
Tho above entries are open 10 every
body without exception. Keats for pracilc-
ING can be- obtained free 81 charge by get
ring a written order from a. J. Ballet on
the hoathouse keepers Those hiring
boats WITHOUT such written order viii
have % pav for tho same at whatever
terms the hoathouse keepers may require.
\ hand of sixteen pieces has been So
cured for The second DAYS celebration.
This evening a. O'Clock tho reception
commiffce viii hold meeting ~ the Of
fec Of Mavcr Phelps and AT Q o'clock the
committee on sports viii meet Al the o.
fiec ~ " Z Nadeau in The Northern Pa
clhc depot.