The herald., 1896-07-06
RED0ND0'S CELEBRATION
II Was Q Day Of Sport and Crest
Enthusiasm
nasqusrade Bathing Carnival st Night.
Program Repeated Yesterday

SS@SANV SAty WeS AANVAy 0AA 0Ay Win Lu6
booming Of fire crackers. the presence
of great crowds and the din Of rousing
celebration. Besides the many en-
camped there for the summer and those
staying at the hotels, there were hun
dreds who came in on every hourly
train until long after noon. Many came
merely to enjoy q days outing. others
to fish. but the great majority were at
tracted by the yacht races and general
field and athletic sports. The day was
almost an ideal one There was a slight
haze over the sky, and the heat was
otherwise tempered by a mild breeze
from the ocean.
Although the beach was lined with
people at an early hour. the celebration
proper did not begin until 80 p. m.
The first event of the afternoons
sports was a rural horse race for quar-
ter of mile. with the following entries:
Hathaway's bay, ridden by John Roach;
Hughes gray, ridden by Bert Gwin;
Whetmore's sorrel, ridden by the owner;
and George Henry's bay, ridden by Den
mis- Arbuckle.
Hathaway's horse carried off the
prize, a IS hat. The race was close and
exciting.
The next event was a 10o-yard foot
race, won by Thomas Carter, with
Owens Hathaway second.
In the quarter-mile bicycle race Carl
ton Burke came out first and Charles
H. Roger took second.
After the races the slide for life was
announced, and William Maxey mount
ed the top of the bath house and was
soon sliding down the long inclined
rope towards the pier, hanging to the
slide with no other support than MS
teeth. The distance covered was more
than 1000 feet. the highest elevation be-
ing forty feet. 1t was fine sight to see
the plucky performer flying through
the air, with arms extended as though
floating. When he neared the pier the
crowd held its breath for fear he was
going to crash into it, but by clever
turn he let go his frail mooring. and
dived into the surf. and wild shout OF
applause went UP when he rose from
the waves unharmed.
Then came the chief feature Of the
day. a yacht race between seven OF the
best boats of Redondo. The yachts
were divided into two columns as fol-
lows: First-class-Kee We, owned by
Capt Frank Whitley; Victory. ]. M.
Bracewell; and Bonnie Belle, belonging
to w. f. Mcdonnell. Second-Class-Mys-
terry, G. Bartlett; McGinty, A. G. Ed
Charleston, owned by ]. Gallfvan.
owing to the difference in the lengths
Of the boats, time handicap was ar
ranged, which will be shown in the
schedule Of starting and finishing.
Promptly at 2:30 s. D. Barkley, editor
of the Redondo Breeze, who acted as
starter, and to whose untiring efforts is
partially due the success Of the race,
lio..tAa the flag for the start, and the
various crart ep-Aad extra canvas and
came about toward the beginning of the
course, an imaginary line running per
pendicularly from the end of the pier TO
the channel buoy. There was good
sailing breeze blowing from the south
west quarter. The Kee We was the first
te %cfory going over the m4 the
The Bonnie Belle followed close on at
2:44:20.
The course was triangular in shape
and about eight miles in distance. After
the boats of the f1rst-class, the second
class craft, the first of which was given
9 minutes and the other various handl-
caps, reaching as high as 12h minutes.
according to their lengths, were sent
across, according to their specified posi-
tions Then the race was on in earnest
and the great throng that had gathered
on the wharf strained to watch the
changing positions of their favorites. 1t
was clear from the start that the. first
was even money on either the Bonnie
Belle or the Victory. After the first
stake boat was rounded the former took
the lead, and held 1t. coming in on tho
home tack at 4:10 p. m. The Victory
crossed the line on the return exactly
minutes later.
There was difference Of opinion as
to the course, which resulted. in the
McGinty and the Mystery sailing each
over a different route. 1t was. there
fore, impossible to decide which of the
two won first money for the second
class craft, and each was accordingly
| given $40 Of the purse.
| The Bonnie Belle was declared win
ner Of first prize, and her owner. who
| acted as skipper, was awarded ISIS.
| Captain George Blackburn, who sailed
the Victory. got $40 as second money.
| The names of the other shippers were:
| OF the Mystery. Capt. Hanson; McGinty.
| A. G. Edwards, her owner; Kee We,
| Capt. Pete Peterson.
| The yacht race was splendid sue
/ cess in every sense and furnished an ex-
cellent bit of sport. The judges of the
race were: w. J. Hess, E. H. Mix and
F. D. English. Timers: f. l.. Cass and
tleman had charge of the aquatic
sports for the day. and their success
is mainly due to his able management
During the afternoon part of the
| great crowd amused itself by dancing
at the Casino. visiting the hotel or the
famous carnation gardens, picnickins
on the beach or taking swim at the
warm water plunge. great many
went out on the tug Pelican, which was
temporarily transformed into a pleas
ure boat. Fishing was indulged in by
some and with considerable success, as
the mackerel were biting briskly.
1t was in the evening, however, thai
oil 10 70 anti tot he
guests and create good time generally
Then the grand feature of the celebra-
tion, the masquerade bathing carnival
came off at the plunge. 1t was a de-
cidedly unique affair and created no enc
of fun for the great crowd that remained
to witness it. At o'clock the revel be.
gan, and by that time the bath house
| was literally jammed with people The
curious feature of the carnival was tha,
most Of the bathers appeared en- masque
| Besides that they were dressed in every
fanciful costume that could be con
| ceived. There were clowns galore, ole
women and summer girls, negroes, In
| dans and horribles of all descriptions
And they behaved themselves as be-
fitted their wild dress and the genera
hilarious feeling of the occasion. Under
the electric lights, with the gay decora
tions of the place and all, the effec
was peculiarly beautiful.
Every one was delighted with the car
nival and all were sorry when at
o'clock masks were removed and ordi
nary bathers We're given a half chanc;
for their lives. The carnival was indeed
the most original and altogether mos
enjoyable part of the days celebration
Yesterday RedOndO gave a. sort O.