The morning times., 1896-08-06

An preparations for the annual tourna-
ment at the bathing beach today have
been completed.
The entries were closed last night and
any protests must be filed by noon today.
IF they are not no attention will be
paid to them. The affair promises to
be the most In Interesting ever held here.
At the beach last night there was a
great deal of interest expressed by all
the men and boys. Supt. Stevens was
besieged by anxious inquiries and 1T kept
him busy trying to answer the many
questions asked. lie managed, though,
TO keep all In q good bumor and was able
to close up at 8 o'clock. els more than
pleased with the outlook and expects the
largest crowd ever seen at the beach TO
witness the contests.
REGULATIONS AND ENTRIES.
The regulations governing the tourna-
meDt were published in The Times yes
terday morning. They will be strictly
enforced and the water must be cleared
by 4:15 O'Clock. The entries for the
events and the order in which they come
are:
Plain divlng-Prizcs, gold medal for
first; silver medal for second Entrants
Gustave Harrison, Soldiers Home: Arthur
McNamee, 9OS Q street northwest: Lee
Counselnan, 936 Twenty y-siNth street north
west, Brstow Adams, 947 Rhode Island
avenue; Clifton Hasselbach, 921 T stree:
northwest; Albert Chism. 23O6 street
northwest. Charles l.. Smell, Anacostia:
w Joseph Mangan, of Carroll Institute,
1927 Fifth street northwest, and Charles
w. Thomas, 2:S Thirteen and a half street
southwest
Fancy diving-Prizes, gold medal for
first; silver medal for second. Entrants:
d. O'Connor. 512 Twelfth street north
west: Lee Counsel ran, Bethesda, Nd;
George Chase, 336 TwentT sixth street
northwest; F. Sanders, 629 S street north
west; w. Joseph Mangan, 1927 Fifth
street northwest. and j. L. Kassin, Sew
enth and NJ streets northwest.
Jong-distance swim under water
7 =zes, gold medal for first, silver medal
fof second Ent rants: d. O'Connor.
5I2 Twelfth street northwest; Edward
Sizer, 1862 c street southwest: Gustave
Harrison, SOLDIERS Home; Kingston R
Wilson, Ii5 Is street southeast; E. W.
EddiS, SO7 Sixth street northwest, John
c. Boss, $40 ] street northeast: !. S.
Hamilton, walkaway Athletic. Club. To1
street northwest; Paul +. Hughes, l15
Third street northeast. w. Joseph Mangan,
htIstt IbTtuWeSt- D. MI
Quade, 115 Fourteenth street northwest; :;
Lewis c.. Hamilton, 1O7 ! street, and
DR.: F. W. Grenfells, 14O7 Z street.
Fifty yard swim for boys under sixteen
Prizes, gold medal for first, silver for
second. Entrants: George Chase, 936 Twen-
ty-sxth street northwest; Richard Berry.
1888 Road street northwest; Matthew II.
Ames, 3026 p street northwest; r. e
Bresnan, 223 Fourteenth street southwest;
Richard Dean, 1900 F street northwest,
George Welsh, 2I12 street northwest:
Charles b. Green, 1908 L street north
west. and II. E. DefIer, 3o5 Tenth street
southwest.
THE LONG SWIM.
One hundred yards swim, open TO all
Prizes, gold medal for first, silver for
second Entrants: Edward Sizer, 1862
c street southwest. ]. j. Taylor, Pitts
burg, Pa; D. O'Connor, 512 Twel fth
street northwest; Warren c. Reed, Nin.i
and ID streets northwest, F. c. kocht. 636
street southeast, II. X. Gibson, 21o4
Ward place northwest; Z. W. Huntington,
3O45 n street northwest; Joseph Schrot;
Frederic c. Pratt, 213 Eleventh street south
west; Charles r. Knott, Tenleytown; w
p. Rider, 936 p street northwest; Lewis
94T Rhode Island avenue, and DIR. F. w.
Grenfells, 1407 f street.
Prize winners all around contest. prize
to be won twice-Prize; gold medal, Of
fered by The Times. Entrants: W. B. Hud-
son, 1924 Thirteenth street northwest;
Frank ID. Simonds, S11 East Capitol street;
j. T. Taylor, Pittsburg; Bristow Adams,
94T Rhode Island avenue northwest; W.
Joseph Mangan, 1927 Fifth street north
west, william P. Rider, 936 p street
northwest, and Lewis c. Hamilton, 1o1
street.
Amy of the winners in the events pre-
vious to the last can contest in the race.
This race has created great deal of in
terap, and several more contestants may