The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-24
THE CLOSING OF
THE CARNIVAL
Day Of Splendid Pield Sports Wit
messed bv Thousands.
THE SUCCESS OF SUCCESSES
ronlauders aud AstoraHs Want TO Make
the Regatta a State Annual Event
kiaasfs Of the Sports
THE SUCCESS OF SUCCESSES

The 1885, regatta and carnival g. an
ctoul Of he past. Il Wis the most sue.
osrsful affair ever undertaken az the
mouth OF the Columbia river II must
not Oo forgotten that tho managing aud
subcommittee. who worked 30 hard aad
faithfully. were the direct means OF the
success OF the carnival Acting with the
committee. Admiral J. y Day. who came
down from rortlaaI in bis handsome
launch. tho Sadie b. AZ heavy eX.
pcnsr apd from his personal resources
"a - much 10 make tho Saturday alght
marine parade the brilliant annir thut
u was. and Commodore Gregory Wee.
Commodore ilanthorn cap,a4n OF the
Flee, Randall. President Gossia and
cha rmaa GrAi,. OF tho athledc sports
committee. left no stone uuturaed to
add tn the pleasure and happiness Of
Astorians and their visNors. Thr unique
features wcr, the opvasg ceremonies OF
tho day parade. coronrs son OF the queen
evening marine parade Chinese bo,t
race and athletic neld day.
Visitors from Portland wvre loud In
thcr praises OF the various vyotss aad
cnurc entertainments, aud many Of them
declared fhn anoth"r year Portland
would jolA Hands with Astoria N max
tx the regatta at the mouth of III" Co
lumbia an annual state event and TO
his end are very anxious thU "a cor
porutioa b. formed Tor the cosrluct OF
thr.c carniVals.
The managing committee have not yet
awarded an the prizes In tho various
water RACES, Up to las, cycn-ne. how
ever. decisions were roHdcrvd in every
c,,gY, cxccp, the caunvry tender aud sat
urlays hsh boat races. which viii b,
decided today. Al races which were not
sailcd within the required limit OF Tim,
were las, night declared On.
Saturday. contes, passed on smoothly,
and the committee awarded tho following
prEcs:
chincsc racc-Captull Ju Jim. Elmorc's
canncry
noys' swimming r1oe-Chorles Gray
Tom Ross second.
toe-rollms contest-Cummings nrst
Johnsoa second,
Gasoli.c launches-rrton first. Helen
Scott second
Frc,.for-un sloop=-Mlynowcr first,
r'ndin, second. columbia third.
y-gooters-Ausri first, COris Soc
ond
Yesterday was field day, 1t made a
fitting close TO the thrcc-days carnival,
and an OF the events wcrc attended by
crowds Everyone Stranger and citEco
alike. compliments the committee tn that
tho carnival was not stretched over TOO
long n period OF time. 1t was Just l"ns
enough and made mos; successful en-
tertainment. In the morning there were
one or TWO events on the water front
principal among which was the clay pig
con shoot, which created much t"'ercs'
among the throngs Of people. Bert
blanchard won, with score OF u out
OF e5: Monteith tied with Loughery FOR
srcond place. with a score OF 81 ana
Rober was third with. 20, The tive-mile
hicycle rae, followed. and the team cap
tained by Don Ross, consisting OF pr
Reith. Sellers and NJ Crosby won against
Captain George Corners team-Chris-
tiansen, Hart and JOIN son.
In the afternoon. some 5000 people
gathered az Van Dussn's grounds to W.T.
ness the field sports. The baseball game
between the Fats ald the Leans. In n
two-inning game, was one Of the fea-
lures Of the day. The Leans were the
winners The following We're the mem
bers OF the teams;
Leans-F. J. Taylor, II, C, smith j. n
Griffin. Herman Wise, $, Gilmore, n. De
Lin. J. T. Ross, r. y. stuart, Charles
Mcdonald
Fats. w. Hare. MIR. Cathoart Is
Van Dusen, Walter c. Smith. V. /.
Painter. W. A. Stine, sam Roberts, W.
q Cosslin, Mr., McCroskey
II. G. Van Dusen acted as umpire OF
the game. and had hot time Of 1t.
The Astoria military band discorrsed
nne music during the entire afternoon
The cornet. clarinet ami bass horn solos
were particularly Well rendered.
IN the hnish pillow contest. Gus Nick
ander was the winner.
Prof Baislee the trick bicycle rider,
is one of the cleverest men who ever
mounted a wheel and the large audience
again and again complimented his Won
derful feats.
The lOO-yard dash-Allen won, Curtis
second. Time, lOis seconds.
Broad iump-John Young won, Is feet
inches; Mcbride second, Il feet inches.