The Portland daily press., 1897-08-16
THE SHIPS OF WAR.
How the Tars Were Entertained at Ports
mouth Saturday.

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| mouth Saturday.
Portsmouth, N H., August 14.-The
third day of the summer carnival given
| in honor of the visit of the North Attain
tic squadron to this port, opened bright
and clear. All of the morning trains
brought large crowds of people and at
II. 30, when the procession was started
fully $4,000 people were present.
The principal feature of the morning
was the coaching and industrial parade
and no finer sight was ever witnessed in
this section of New Hampshire. New
Castle, York, Rye and Hampton beaches
contributed to the success of the coach
ing parade, while nearly all of the prin-
cipal business men of the city had one or
more teams in the line.
The procession was formed ON Market
square, with M. I. Betton, chief marshal
Thomas e. O.. Marvin, chief of staff
Charles Charrisen, bugler; DR.. l.. Pope
Arthur Williams, Daniel Heron. solomon
Sohurman, Lieut.. Levi Little, aids:
Third Regiment band of Concord. car
riage containing Alfred Stavers, chair
man of the parade; Charles W. GRAY
Henry E. Evans and Simon R. Marston.
The first float was floral one from
Hon. Frank Jones's greenhouses. and
was composed of choice ported plants
and ferns, and made a handsome appear
ance 1t was drawn by four horses, and
was in charge of Harry Kimball and
John Watson.
Hotel Wentworth, Newcastle, was re-
presented by tally-ho drawn by four
handsome horses. The top of the tally
no contained several women ,gayly dressed
for the occasion.
Hotel Leonia, Hampton, was represent
ed by neat hitch drawn by handsome
pair of blacks and driven by oolored
coachman. f. n. Crosby, Miss D. H.
Gross and Miss Carrie Dill comprised
the party.
| Old York was represented by gaily
trimmed blackboard, containing 10 young
misses attired in white dresses. They
were Misses Nellie johnson, Lucy John
son, Bessie Marshall, Edith Marshall
Helen Davidson, Belle Goodwin, Bertha
Sinclair, Mary Armstrong, Lucette
Smith, Ethel Bragdon, Mabel Judkins,
Almira Fuller, Charlotte Blaisdell. The
| party was chaperoned by Mrs. Henry
| Evans.
Rye beach was represented by gaily
| trimmed coach drawn by six horses.
The next in line was handsome display
of farm produce from the Maplewood
| avenue farm of Hon. Frank Jones. The
float was resplendent with ears of yellow
corn, squashes and other vegetables. The
float was drawn by four horses and was
in charge of W.R. Clark. The industrial
parade was large and fine.
| At the conclusion of the parade it was
reviewed by the judges, Cap. Albert
Parker of Attleboro, Geo. D. Marcy, John
S. Rand and the prize were awarded.
Fifteen thousand people were spectators
of the regatta on the Piscataqua river,
under the direction Of Col. T. E. o.
| Marvin, and Flag Lieutenant F. H. Har-
| low this afternoon. The races were over
a two-mile course. The results were as
| follows:
IottCo lOf U6u-OareQ crews from war
ships, won by New York, boat No. g.;
second, New York boat, No. l.. Prizes
SIS first, SOS second.
| Second race, six-oared whale boats,
won by Massachusetts, crew; Maine crew.
second. Prizes, S25 to first; SIS to second
Third race, ten-oared cutters, free-for-
all, won by local fishermen crew; New
York crew second; Maine crew third.
Prizes $50 first; 500 second.
The baseball game at the park between
the mines from the New York and the
Maine, was won by the former by a score
of to Z.
Admiral Sicard and the officers of
the squadron, were rendered a brilliant
reception at the Wentworth, Newcastle,
tonight, by Hon. Frank Jones, which
was attended by about 600 people from
all over New England. A magnificent
electrical display was made and the
grounds were brilliantly Illuminated.
| A lunch was served during the eve-
ming. Among the guests was United
States Senator Chandler.