The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-05
AQUATIC CONTESTS oNTHE LAKE
Ball Game at Madison Park. Yacht Race
and Naval Parade on sound->ham
Battle on the Hill.


The fun will begin In the forenoon and De
continued in the evening. The public VIII
nave chance of witnessing the seattle
Athletic Clubs crack four-oared crew IN
the handicap race and the reorganiZed
BASEBALL nine al the ball park against a
team from the Tacoma Athletic Club. on
the Sound a yacht race, open for all. VIII
take place under the auspices OF the Elliott
Bay Yacht Club over the inside course.
and In the evening the illuminated naval
parade will be held. At o'clock the sham
battle by companies of the National Guard
will take place. This is expected TO be
one OF the features OF the celebration.
The First Regiment band will play at
Madison park from II a. m. TO p. m
Programme of Lake sports
The sports at Madison park will begin
promptly al II O'Clock, a. m. and p m. In
the following order:
II a. m.-Singie scull race, first heats,
Parein, Scullin. Ring and Lyon.
u:30 a. m. Second heat, Keesling.
Blanck. Hansard and Larson
II m.-Double scull race. Lewis and
Jones. Garrett and Peck, Crogweu and
Barnes. Larson and Blanck.
1230-Singie scull, finals.
J. .. m.-Launch race. class 2.
80 p. m.-Iaunch race. class 1.
D m.-Handicap SOUL race.
2.3o p. m.-Walking creased pole and tub
race.
p. m-Log rolling contest and swim
ming race.
s,39 D. m.-Canoe race. Inverarity and
PelIy. Folsom and Goodwin, Robbins and
Ballard. Fiskin and Haines.
p. m.-indian canoe races.
p m-Fireworks.
Off1cials-Porter. referee: Goodwin. clerk
OF course: Watson, official timer: Waller.
Judge at finish: Ashton, Morton and Ma
deau, Judges at start.
The Baseball Game.
The baseball game between the D A.
C. and T. A. G. teams viii come on, ram
or shine. at 2.s0 O'Clock, and promises TO
be a spirited contest. The teams were
to have played yesterday, but the rainy
weather caused a postponement, much 10
the sorrow of the many fans present
from both cities.
The names OF the players of the rival
teams In batting order are given below:
Tacoma Grant. G.: Barrager, r. II
Baker Oh: Gregg. ID; Shane, !. f.; PIN
Gus. SIS: Brice. 3d.: Cory. c. f.: Peer. p;
Hanklns, sub.
SeatIe-Blrd C.; Green. D.; Cummings,
r. T.: Jackson. d.. Campbell ID; Call
houn, C. f.: Fcwies SIS. Ballard. !. f.;
Swanson. 3b.: Huber and Carrie subs.
The Local Yacht Regatta.
The local regatta 10 be held under the
auspices and over the course OF the I'll
lott Bay Yacht Club promises to be
the most successful. wind permitting
ever held on Puget Sound SO far thirty
entries have been made divided into four
classes The start will be at II a. m
sharp, and owners are requested to have
their yachts at the rendezvous off Elliott
Bay club house by 10 a. m. at the latest
The regatta committee VIII he composed
OF the same gentlemen that served yes
IL 81 af f-F11ar n
B. H. Colby. G.. V. r. Lansing and Capt
Minar The course OF the Elliott Bay
Yacht Club Is along an imaginary line
from a stake boat of the club house TO
and around a mark off Four mile rock.
thence around the automatic bell buoy
off Duwamish head, thence around the
buoy off the Oregon Improvement Com
panv's coal bunkers. thence across the
starting line which shall be the finish
for Yachts of classes and u. Glasses A
and shall continue 10 and around the
automatic bell buoy off Duwamish head.
thence around the buoy off the oregon
Improvement Company's bunkers. thence
across the starting line. All buoys shall
be left TO popt.
The entries posted In the Elliott Bay
Yacht Club race will not close till 10 O'Clock
this morning but so far are:
Glass A-Xora. Kelpie. Myth, Linda
Voltage. Oracle Felitz. Rainier.
Glass B-Hornet, Dores. Truant. White
Star. Edna NJ. American. Earle.
Glass C-Tyee. Daisy Belle, Nellie. Ma
mic. Koleta Azelea. Hattie Belle. Gar
land Defiance. Ariadne. Evelyn May.
Glass D-Nellie r. Mollie. Flora, Bernice.
Lucinda. Flora.
Atep m the Illuminated naval parade
on the bay followed by the naval sham
battle. I'm which a monitor is 70 be bonn
harded and then blown up. will take place.
The parade viii consist Of two lines OF
yachts brilliantly illuminated with Japan-
csc lanterns and armed with Roman can
dies instead Of cannons. The monitor will
run the gauntlet. splitting red and blue
balls al the feet. which in return viii bonn
bard the monitor until her magazine
catches fire and she blows up throwing out
nyriads OF stars halls and rockets
The sports at Lcschi park will begin a :
T. m and will be under the supervision OF
the Turn Vere'n society. They will con
sist Of tumhiing feats on the parallel bars
and races, G. II. "Reminiscences will
referee the games and H. e. Schacht and
A n Springer Will &c. as Judges.
The First regiment hand will give a con
cert az Madison park today from u O'Clock
n n iii n. m. and has arranged a choice
programme.
The Washington National Guarfsrneu
/ intend % make the sham fight which IS
- take place on the Squire tract hack
81 th- James street power house az {
! o'clock this afternoon the feature o. the
tw0-days celebration. Workmen have
been busy throwing M earthworks in
which are 20 be placed several pieces Of
ordnance IN The charge ~ Grand Army
men SharpShOofers viii be stationed a.
different poiBts IN the nald just as IN
actual hattie lines q sktrmishers wilt ne
thrown out and the troops. which have
.Ao~of,vAfv r@hea-ent their ~ ovan,e,.s
will give realistic representation that
WIN recall wildly ~ she minds ~ the
veterans the terrible DAYS of he war.
There rs the greatest enthusiasm among
all 0ho are 10 take part In the stirring
Srsna.