The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-05

SO long az the others. a fac. ~-h,ch
ore against them in the race
az ahe meantime the rain hsf ceased
Srh- s.aks boat had been anchored of
ter 80 ie dock. a mile and quar-
haa naaa S starting buoy The harbor
Ianrss ofne cofted with rowboafs and
- ehes, and I. was some time before
curse could be cleared. when the
anu L. reached the buoy. the Perf,ans
60 puiieo up and landed III p Nadeau
n Norton Among those rernsfr-
80 ga me Perhaps were City ComptroIler
A., Saenn Van de yanter. /. A. Ma
- ana I'd l. Terry.
ne three war canoe. "a -
Sar q nag, white for Tulalir red for
e. ira and green for Port Madison As
,hs. ooats lined up. the gaze of the thirty
INDIANS was bent straight ahead
-. at the pistol shot the paddles strucs,
1itaneousiy and the fra,l-looxtng
,sn,, uarted forward like arrows. AWAY
60, went the paddles working as IL a
brnasr, 80 OF machinery and the dark
.lr.a- ooules moving up and down IIks,
ShSS"ork. Not stroke vas missed 81
a haIl mile the men struggled Ifks
"S ana the canoes each stood The
80. Up and down went the warriors
,.S -louf strokes TO the minute tbs
r 1911 al. striking together. II was tn.
pas' race ever started I'm Elliott hay.
tha 49,. the hrst mile had been covered
90. s.torla crew forged steadily ahead
WIN Tulaiip Just a IittIa sns.a ,ahsss'
-. -.Iaaison was working hard Al the
- iuiaHp showed wonderful skin for
81 the Nlctorians made a wide berth.
aas nearest competitor swung in close
eu the stake boat by an inch ana
kfas, iead. An instant later Port
Ise turned In on the second half.
DOWN the course they came white ,as
ana green. Still the couner-c,ioras 80. 80
men DENT TO the work and the bigb
pIo"ed war canoes shot forward faster
"eiore. One. two. three-TS1lalsn
us ~as now going sixty-flve strokes and
, ofia was straining every nerve IN
..ose up the gap; but the superior skill
T,,Is,s at the turn won the goal for the
~. al VINO led by a length and covered
II,a - IN Nv Victoria crossed the
me with Port Madison lappinr over her
stern tapping osef her
-. was pretty good for a short s,oat
oau one or the latter's crew as fhir,
money was handed to him. The rrizea
were sS. 80 and SIS
Iulalip squaws Are Winners.
sne sauaw race two war canoes were
gu, edcn containing ten kiootchrnen
kaHy attired and having gorgeous look
tis neaddresses improvised from colorea
sHaieherchIefs. The canoes were guided
-. women.
while Port Madison had a crew Older 8,
appearance. The start was made from
the stake boat and the course ended AZ
the buoy. III was sight TO inspire poetry
10 see the measured stroke as the thin
canoes darted forward through the quiet
waters. but tho contest was one-sideC.
and Tulaiip easily finished in the lead.
iiihe' $40; hrst prize. S5: second. SIS.
n struggle and IA Triumph
The double paddle race proved the
cfosesf and most exciting OF the afternoon.
Fort Madison entered crew OF three.
West Seattle crew of three, and Victoria
a crew OF two. the last in a thin cedar
smell that looked like paper. The boats
made off in beautiful style but West Sc
attic took the lead and Victoria fell far
behind from having shipped water At
the turn Port Madison was three-quarters
OF length in the rear. and the crew
threw the canoe within a hairs breadth OF
the stake boat. and for an instant IL look
ed as II IL would strike it's rival fairly
amidships But the boats were cleared
by a bit OF manipulation splendid to be-
hold and exciting in the extreme. West
Seattle maintained it's lead until near the
end. when a magnificent specimen OF ply
steal manhood in the bow OF the Port Mad
fson canoe threw himself forward and
bent with redouh1ed energy over the side
OF the craft. The effort told. and despite
the cries OF 'Hyak. hyak.' 90 West Seat
tie, Port Madison crossed the line first.
At the finish the young oarsman. who had
saved the race, dropped from exhaustion
on his hack in the bottom of the canoe.
but as he lay there pulling like a por-
poise, ne raised his trusty paddle in tri-
ump'f.
The race was so close that within a few
feet OF the end II was impossible 10 pick
the winner. Victoria, with only two men.
gave up long before the end. Time. 3:5i;
first rsrize SO: second, $50; third. s..
Fishing boat race-First. Carlo Masco-
limo with crew Of four men. by about
four feet: second. August Dupond and
crew of four men, The prizes were SIS
and $40.
More Contests To-day.
This evening at O'Clock there viii be
similar Indian races of Madison park.
Lake Washington. and 10 Is expected that
the defeated crews will make a strong ef-
fort to come out first. II possible. Viz
toria's great war canoe. Sea Lion. the
swiftest among those az Ballast island,
will be entered. Yesterday IL was ruled OF
the course by the action OF the other In
dams. who claimed it gave that crew too
great an advantage.
WITH FIRE