The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-01

! head ai cattle arrived Tor the ""'h -
hihit yesterday evening aud II WI 20
we'll worth the close attention ot horse
men, dairymcn aud farmers, and u Is
hoped they viii he tberc in to't"' inc
Judges will pass on the stock aud horse"
at Lao p, m. At the yard above mem
| toned,
Among the pleasing incidents Of the
lay was the visit of Queen Esther and
Admiral kuettner, Mayer Wise aud
United States senator Fulton, with a
he,y Of the aides, both ladies and gen
tlrmrn. at dinner given by Captain
the Marquis Cappomoraa, on hoard The
cruiser pogala last evening The gen
ial captain took this mean' OF
finding an opportunity of expressing
the sincere delight he and his officers
have had In the regatta aud the deep
appreciation all have Tor the conrtr'
sies shown by the city Of Astorla anu
the committee and officers OF the water
festival And Il goes without saying.
tha, with such a representative group
OF guests ON board, the officers Of The
ship were made thoroughly aware Of
the sense OF obligation under which the
community lies for the graceful eonees-
sion made In keeping the ship here dur
ing the regatta.
The Queens reception at the home of
Adnirl and Mrs. +, u, knetnrr No.
6Gl Exchange street, last night, was
the erowning social event OF the day.
and hundreds awaited Themselves Of the
opportunity to pay their respects To ih"
pretty Young sovereign who has borne
her dignitirs aud honors with grace and
modesty for the past two days, aud
who has !ent definite cAatm 10 the Ell.
tire regatta period
The land sports pulled of Yesterday
afternoon on Bond street, we're full Of
vim and interest. and only that space
forbids, the events, the entries and the
winners would be named in this issue
but must hc deferred until tomorrow.
The events OF the afternoon we're car
ried oH without u hitch to mar them
aud the immense crowds again enjoyed
the sport TO the fullest, The White
hall sailing race came oil In good style,
with the following results; First, Robbi
second, Morgan; thirl A, NJ Wright
time l:ls,l2,
The race for b. p gasoline hshboats
resulted in; First, y. Driscol; second,
Wrotcn & Gray; third. II, Bennett,
The re.ults in the ashhnat. sailing race
were; First. NJ. raraborchiai second, c
Christensen; third, Dominic. Time
l:s.ll.
In the evening the marine parade at
tractcd the whole city 10 the water
front and the docks were linei for
blocks with spectators,
Thi. feature OF the regatta l. nm
doubtedly the most spectacular and cn.
joycd by the greatest number Of per
sons OF any other single event The
long line OF boats stretching ont inr
almost II mile and each craft from the
lnrgcst to the smallest Illuminated with
a myriad Of china lanterns and ahlazc
with red fire, Roman candles and sky
rockets formed picture Of rare beau
ty,
At o'clock the sudden blast of III,
whistles Of te entire fleet announced tc
the crowd that the parade was on and
there was general rush for the docks
The flagship Heather was in the lead
with the other boats following. The
sight was such that an involuntary rhcet
broke fro mthc spectators and contn.
ucd until the line had passed. The tw,
powerful scarchlights of the Italian
cruiser DogaIia we're turned on the
boats ns they passed and everything
was reflected on the waters Of the ha}
in finishing silver and red gold. Tho
line Of march was from Smith point
past the city to Tongue Point and re.
turn.
Among the boats in the parade wcr,
the Heather Patrol, Pilot, Lottic, In
dependence, four yachts, A. Booth, Bet
ty Electro and Major Guy Howard. TO
gether with many small launches anC
firh boats. The awards for the best
decorated and Illuminated boats wcrt
not completed last night, the commit.
tee expects to have this done some time
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