The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-21
THE GREAT REGATTA
Weather Still Keeps Perfect
and Everything Is Gay.
ASTORIA is FULL OF VISITORS
Teday's Racing Will Include Some
Splendid Bursts of Speed
Among the Boats.

Yesterday proved to be another beauti-
ful regabha day, Though for several hours
In THE early morning everything looked
DUN and gloomy, with a very light east
wind and a smoke and mist all over the
river. AT a little after 10 o'clock, how
ever, the breeze freshened up, blowing
from southlwesterly direction, and soon
disapated the clouds. Before the Col
umbQne put out from her dock all the
wharves were crowded with people, the
grandstand being particularly well pat
ronized. The city itself was better dec
GRATED and more lively tnan on the PEE
Wous day, and the regatta spirit seemed
TO have got hold of everybody in earnest.
In addition TO the hose race and cham
plonshlp wet test drill of the firemen
on shore the morning entertainment in
cluded several good rowing races ON the
river, and Ithe afternoon was well flied
up with some of the prettiest sailing
contests that have ever been witnessed
In this CITY, The breeze which had been
gradually growing stronger up Ito noon,
began TO perceptibly sjtiffen after that
hour and by 4 O'Clock all conditions
were most favorable TO fast sailing.
Throughout the day the Columbine was
visited by large numbers of people who
went off in steamers and boats to en-
joy The hospitality of the commodore for
a few minutes. The fishing boat race
in tine Afternoon brought upon the
judges more work than they wanted ana
It kept them busy ito obtain accurately
and as quickly as was necessary all in
formation concerning the boats as they
flew by the starting polnt In swarms
However HhaDks ito a system of quick
marking, no mistakes were made and
everything went off pQeasanltay. In the
appearance of the crowds and the gem
eral aspect of joliity among them there
seemed Ito be a considerable amount Of
enthusiasm which was much less no.
ticeab1e on the preceding day, Photog-
raphers, from the stately professional 70
the Kodak fiend, were everywhere. They
took pictures of almost anything that
happened to suggest itself and two or
three of them were out in boats all af-
ternoon trying in vadn ito get a good Shot
at the big sloops in racing trim. They
could not get close enough to make a
good picture, and besides the water
re ughened up SO much that Ut was hard
ly possible Ito hold a tripod still for a
moment. The CoCRrmbine's officers and
guests were Snapped" In good styie
during the afternoon. The government.
survey steamer Lincoln took a dav off
from her sounding work and carried n
large number of Aslborie's ladles and
gentlemen ito several points of interest
In the afternoon the city hand went
aboard the Colllmbine. whila the hand ,of
the Fourteenth Infantry remained ON rbe
Both organizations rendered
some excellent music, which was greatly
enjoyed. Indeed the general complaint
does not p;ay often enough and II would
possibly help matters ON Ahe whnrves a
little tf Its members were W1lIdne 70 be
A. 1ittle rnor-e generous In Hrhe matter. of
music The hollowInp a. n rst M the
races that will he ram todav.
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