The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-03
lis COMING.
HE is EXPECTED TO VISIT THE
CAPITAL CITY VERY SOON.
SOME FRESH AND NEWSY RE-
GATTA RTPPLES.
The Big Golden Slope Champion Sculler
to Arrive This Week-Other Notes
Anent the Great Event That
Will Interest You.

Henry Peterson the big champion from
the Pacific Slope will arrive here Thurs
day night and go into training for the
international championships. The fol
lowing message was received here yes
terday:
San Francisco, Oct. 1, 1S95,-Henry
Peterson left for Texas yesterday.
REGAIN.
Peterson will begin active training as
soon as he arrives as the waters are very
rough this season of the year around the
Golden Gate city. rendering sculling inn
possible. He will rapidly get into con-
dition as he is strictly q cool weather
sculler and has hopes of rowing Gaudaur
down this time as he is great rough
water man while Gaudaur does better
work in smooth water. If a light choppy
sea is running when these gladiators of
the oar meet, it will be great race with
Peterson the favorite.
President Peeler yesterday, received
advice from the Houston and Texas Cen
trail railway passenger department that
they would put ON the same rates for the
regatta that they promulgated for the
Dallas contest. This will go u long way
towards getting the crowds here. Mr..
Peeler has received assurances from the
other roads that they would make like
rate and expects official notification in
few days.
Major Lewis is again looking after the
oarsmen to see that they are extended
the courtesy of free transportation for
boats from their starting point to Austin,
and this will insure them as safe trip
down to Texas.
The genial major is always on the
look out to boom Austin and will pilot
the Southern Passenger Agents con-
vention down to the big regatta. They
are liberal spenders and royal good fell
lows, the kind of guests Austin likes to
entertain.
President Peeler asks The Statesman
to request all those interested in the sue
cess of the regatta to call at headquart-
ers in the Driskill hotel and get pack
age of handsomely printed strips adver-
Using the regatta They are about the
size of q postal card and can be placed in
an envelope with ones mail. The mer-
chants are especially invited to avail
themselves of this method of bringing
our enterprise before the people.
The genial George Walker of opera
house fame, and the enthusiastic edmir-
er of physical culture promoters came in
yesterday from San Antonio. He told
a Statesman reporter that he was on his
way to Houston where he was booked
to hold a conference with the little Ma
polian, Bill Brady. AS George says more
than his prayers, this declaration was
not satisfactory, and so the reporter pro-
ceeded to apply the pump.
The fact of the matter is he was a
little bit uneasy as to the outcome of this
special session and thought probably the
presence of one of the fstic artists in the
capitol during the solons stay might
please some of the legislators, and be-
fore he left he arranged with Captain
Jack Crotty, the genial manager of
Austins International regatta, which is
booked for November 4, 3, g and Z, to
bring the lanky Bob over as soon as
Hanlon, Peterson, Teemer and Gaudaur
the oarsmen arrive. Bob will give an
exhibition of being 'hit made easy" one
night at the opera house and the follow
ing day Captain CrOtty will have Han
Ian. Peterson and Teemer perform on
the lake in three mile race with Fitz-
simmons as referee. These events will
Dc IL SOlL VI IL pltluuC " thC us iS6ubt"
in which the English crews will go
against Americas swiftest flyers on lake
Mcdonald.
Mr.. Walker is very much interested in
the reagtta and said he would bring a
big crowd over from San Antonio. He is
also very much interested in the prize
fight-you wouldn't think it tho to look
at him. with his round face full of COM
plexion and as smooth as his talk. Still
this young man is made of the same stuff
as Brady and he has been backing the
sore-kneed and tenderfooted Corbett for
all the surplus he made in last years
theatrical business. He said he didn't
do a thing with Fitzsimmons' perfor
nance last Sunday night at San Antonio
but rake off $1,000 net. 1t was the only
time since he has been running the opera
house that it was too small. He left last
night for Houston and will return here
next Saturday.