The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-04
THE GREAT ANNUAL REGATTA
AUSTIN'S FAMOUS ANNUAL
AQUATIC EXHIBIT VERY
NEAR AT HAND.
THE T. P. AS ARE MAKING AR
RANGEMENTS TO VISIT
THE REGATTA.
Captain Crotty Says He Has Secured All
the Famous Oarsmen of Both Cont
nents for the Great Event-What
the Press is Saying.


The action taken by the local T. z. A.
| in appointing a committee to confer with
our citizens in reference to securing the
attendance of some 1000 knights of the
| Grip at the June regatta is a move in the
right direction, and it will not require very
much thinking on the part of any one to
readily see the Importance attached tc
such O body of the men who make our
nations business, and the matter of stop
over tickets and arrangements with the
San Antonio directors of the convention
has already been taken up, in the face OF
the hard fact that nothing has been done
towards guaranteeing the regatta to be an
absolute certainty. The press and public
at home and abroad have begun to look
rpon the Austin regatta as an established
event and numerous reasons have been
sat forth time and again in these columns
whv the regatta should be held every
summer. We now have the chance 10
direct the ewes of the whole world TOWARDS
no NV giving a series of championship
races on the lake in June that will BRING
tngethpr the respective champions OF
ENGLAND Australia and America in CON
tesfs for the worlds championships IN
singles. doubles and tours, which state OF
affairs has been brought about only aloer
a correspondence covering perlo1 Oh over
a year, involving many points anu ue'"l''
pertaining to such an event. .hr
Believing that the public 40 not tior,
oughly understand what the June les%Ve o,.
would consist of, Statesman reporter
called on Mr.. Crotty for an outline as
to what the races would be, ana the ap-
nroyimate expense for such an eVehu.
HWeII. said. Mr.. Crotty, latter corresc
nondence with all the leading oarsmeh Oh
the world, and with the united help Vi .le
leading sporting editors of this country
7 have. after years dithcult Work,
brought the respective champions a.
tonch with each other, and the prospects
right now for the oarsmen coming W
terms are very flatterng,, especlaily .ne
expressed willingness OF the LhSll IN, hnen
u ~ do famous by Gaudaur's performances
hnro Uarding's challenge to Gaudaur mas
boon accepted by him with the uHuer o
ntond;ng that the race be roWed mere
should Austin want it in connection WIN
t sho" donhIa and four. This would make
the races: ,n;onshin of the
IA So+yeen Harding and Gaudaur LII
S %Si1G a side and a purse, double s SUI.
T hSoUonionship between Harding an Ino Su q
S;uan Goudaur and Hanlon TOT SIyo4 :.
.;dn and a PURSE four-oared snen ~
S championship, five miles stTalsnt
away. between Gaudaur, Aanlon' D. 80
son. Rogers and Harding, Bupeaee,1 d ES,iS y
and Wingate of England Ior SnuoIH Tn
side and q purse. WITH tne t ioG, aide
glishmen here in training anu tnen ond
Snts danosited with q stakeholder anu
y rt;cles of agreement signed, am IN
cl;ned TO believe that it would create
and arouse an interest in the most latent
1arson In connection with this MISS
fSl,;e Ashley of Hartford, Conn, mas lsI
Oh ailaneed Miss Mosentheim OF 81
Inu;s to row her here in June for the re,
male championship and a substantial
side bet Miss Mosentheim Is tram
ing under the present amateur cham-
pion of America, Fred hoenlg, WINE
Professor Anterior is looking atter Mlss
Ashley's interests. The southern ANA
teur oarsmen comprised OF SIX ciups
from Louisiana and Florida are anxious
to meet all corners on our course, WniG Il
wonld finish out the biggest aquatic
program ever presented to the people;
The cost of such an entertainment would
only exceed the last one by $1,000. A
mere nothing considering the impor-
lance of the events. Mr. Richard X.
Fox has offered his cable service to per
feet arrangements, and it only requires
q committee to see what guarantees we
can give the oarsmen that the prizes are
on deposit to bring them from all points.
However, if this is not given them
within the next 10 days, we, instead of
witnessing the events described, will
read of them as cabled from England"
Mr.. Crotty has received communica-
tons from all of Austin's Aquatic
favorites, who in anticipation Of another
regatta here began training, and they
have one and all taken their che from the
press at large which is speaking in
glowing terms of Austin's third annual
regatta.
The following is from the Hartford