The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
FAST OARSMEN
AND SWIMMERS
FOR ASTORIA
Carnival topIhciude ALI Sorts Of
AquatIcs.
ScuIIers and Crews From British Column
bia and Oregon viii Row
in the Regatta.

The programme of the sixth annual re-
gatta and water carnival to be held at
Astoria on the LIST, I'D and Z3o INST. mas
been definitely arranged. There Will De
a military and civic parade on the morn
ing of the 21st, to be followed oy the
singing of national airs by chorus oL
five hundred voices, addresses of welcome
by the Governor of Oregon and the
Mayor of Astoria and the crowning or
the carnival queen. The United states
training ship Adams and the Ohlteu
States protected cruiser Badger, manneu
by the naval reserve of oregon, VIII Do
in attendance, and there will be Dig
fleet of gayly decorated boats. Among
the Oarsmen who will compete at the re-
gatta will be crews and single SculIeTS
from the Ariel Rowing Club, the Alaneda
Boating Club and the University OF CanI C5
fornia from James Bay, Victoria ana
Vancouver in British Columbia, and from
Portland and Astoria in Oregon. The pro-
rugged skiff, double sculling and senior
and Junior four-oa:ed barge races for the
oarsmen. There will also be, races be
sh 99a Gasoline si0oR steam
launches, tubs and whitehalls: The
equatic sports will include swimming
races tug-of-War in fish boats, log roll
ing contests, net contests, obstacle races,
Chinese boat and Indian canoe races,
duck hunt, high diving ie and other other deiI fea1
will be given by crews from Fort Candy
and Fort Stevens. Dr. Riehl of the Dol
phin Swimming and Boating Club of this
city will exhibit his life-saving kite. On
the evening of the 21st there will be
ball, at which the queen of the carnival
evening OF the 23d there will be a marine
parade of Illuminated boats, balloon
ascension and parachute jump, and walk
ing over the water on tight rope and slack
wire There will also be baseball, foot
ball and other athletic games.
The Pacific Northwest Association OF the
nual meeting on Saturday, the 18th, and
the programme. will include track and
yard, 22O-yard, quarter-mile, half-mile
and one-mile races, high jump, broad
jump, pole vault. hammer throw and
The University of California will send
its four-Oared crew to Astoria to COM
pete in the barge races. The crew has
through the efforts of George James, cap
tain of the Olympic Club. Ray Fryer
went into training at once; The crew Will
be made up as follows: ]. Hopper, bow;
f. Waggershauser, No. 2; Ray Fryer, No.
3; - Tracey, stroke. ard E. Hammer,
cockswain As the university boys do not
wish to seem to have any advantage not
enjoyed by their brother oarsmen, it is
proba BILE that Al Lean, the trainer, will
not accompany them to Astoria. The uni
versity may enter the junior as well as
the seniors barge race, as the junior race
won by them at Ell Campo on June % was
not a championship event. J. Hopper may
go up to Stockton to-day to confer with
the directors of the Stockton Athletic
Association and try to induce them to
loan their fast barge to the university
crew.
H. A. Widemann does not expect to be
able to go to Astoria. but j. A. Geddes
and J. Redican of the Lurline Swimming
Club will enter the swimming events at
the northern carnival.
The Alameda seniors are practiCing
every night and are in better condition
than they have ever been. They are GER
tain to render a good account of them
selves. c. l.. Ochs of the Pioneers is
training for the she'll race and II. Witt
kopf of the Ariels will pull in it also. The
Alameda Boat Club is in a f1ourishing
financial condition, having no debts out
standing and more than $3.50 In the treas
ury. There are ninety-Seven members in
good standing. The following officers were
elected at recent meeting: Charles H.
Smith, president II. w. Mass, vice
president; w. B. Hinchman, secretary;
Julius c. Stamer, financial secretary;
David Greenleaf, treasurer; w. G. Han
sen, captain: John G. Lewis, lieutenant
captain; James Lewis, sergeant at arms;
Joseph H. Timmons, Frederick S. Cone
and Arthur G.. Brown, members of exec
utive board. Several former members of
the club are in the First California Regi-
ment and on their return an entertain
ment will be given in their honor by the
boat club.