The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04
SIEMBERS OF THE MINNESOTA
BOAT CLUB WILL CELEBRATE
THE FOURTH.
EVENTS AT WHITE BEAR LAKE.
THERE ARE EIGHT OF THEM AT
FORDING COMPETITION FOR
ALL CLASSES.
SOCIETY WILL BE IN EVIDENCE.
Medals and Badges for the Victors
VIII BE Distributed by Fair
Hands.

Not the least interesting part of the
glorious fourth programme for tomor-
row will be the twenty-fourth annual
regatta of the Minnesota Boat club at
fWhite Bear lake. The final prepara-
lions were made yesterday for the
events in which the wearers of the
cherry and white will compete. That
portion of ST. Paul society which
wishes to be 'de rigueur" must be in
evidences at the regatta, 50 that Isl
expected that the big paVil9h VII BEL
filled with the friends and admirers of
the OarSmen.
The course will be one mile, with one
Turn. the finishing point being directly
in front of the pavilion. The prepare
tory gun will be fired at 1890 o'clock
In the morning, and a special train will
leave ST. Paul half an hour earlier.
The White Bear Yacht club has placed
dts quarters at the disposal of the oars
men, and Col Price will turn over the
upper part of the pavilion to the. mem
@'bers and their friends.
II L. Wann will officiate as referee,
the judges will be DR.. Archie Nc
14aren, George c. Squires and L. p.
Ordway. the timers, H. w. Brown
and Roland Delano, while Trainer
John Kennedy will start the several
events. There are eight numbers on
the card. G. w. Potter, w. w. owens,
C. E. Dickerman Jr. and G. SOmmers
will pull in the maiden single for the
Parker medal and badge. In the
Junior single for the Corning prize and
badge are entered c. G. Whidden,
William Bjornstad, A. B. McCaughey,
A. c.. Wedge Jr and the winner of the
maiden single.
Percy HoughtOn, Harold Bend, N. P.
IangfOrd Jr. and the winner of the
Junior single will measure strokes for
the gold badge in the senior single.
There will be four boats started in the
Junior double and the event bids fair
TO be very close. The crews are G. F..
Dickerman Jr. and George Potter, w.
w. Owens and a. B. McCaughey, Will
liam Bjornstad and Ernest Bohland,
c. G. WhiddOn and Henry Blakeiy A
pretty race should be the senior
doubles for a gold badge with Harold
Bend and N. p. LangfOrd Jr. pitted
against William Bjornstad and Percy
HOughtOn.
The mayors cup and badges will be
contested for in the junior tours with
three crews in stroked by Fred Sabin,
wv. w. Owens and Theodore Griggs
C. E. Dickerman Jr., w. w. c. Bow
dom and VIII Langford will pull with
Sabin, Dr. Christensen, G. Sommers
and George Potter with Owens, while
In Griggs' boat will be A. G. Wedge
Nv. r. Stevenson and Reece Newport.
Perhaps the real struggle of the re-
gatta will be the senior four event,
the winners of which will receive the
Squires cup and badges and the Citi-
ZenS cup, both pretty trophies The
crews are as follows: c. E. Dickerman
Jr., Henry Blakely, c. G. Whiddon and
{. NJ. Bend stroke, H P. Bend, ]. D.
Denegre,, William Bjornstad and n.
= Langford Jr. stroke, George Potter
Ernest Bohland, A. B. McCaughev
and Percy Houghton stroke. If the
men VINO make up these crews do moi
nave TOO many bruising finishes before
ms race is called, the spectators may
rest assured of a hard fought raca
from the pistol to the fnishine line
The card Of events will be fittinglv
nfoUght to a close by a swimming RAGS
1ree Tor ALL no handicaps Among the
IIelnpers who mean to go in are Percy
HouSnton, a. B. McCaughev. Henri
Blakeiy, J. d. Denegre, the IsangfordS
BJornStad, Reese Newport. BEND ana
others who have become expert froI,1
9nucn practise at Raspberry island
An interesting feature of the regatta
VIII be the usual presentation of tha
medals, badges, etc, by the yonne
women friends Of the successfuI oars