The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-21

"Why can't we have a regatta on the river as we used to?" inquired a well-known citizen last evening. "A good regatta would tend to relieve the dullness of the season and would interest great many people. In years gone by there was no trouble to get enough boats to enter to make fine races. I will admit there are not as many sharpies as formerly, but there are more power boats than there ever were sharpies, and there would be no difficulty in getting a large number in that class. But there are sharpies enough to afford a fine sailing race
 "All that is wanted is some one to go ahead and work up the arrange ments,i this man continued. There is no doubt that the local merchants would contribute a sum sufficient to afford prizes for all the classes. The regattas that used to be held on the Quinnipiac river were enjoyable events I don't see why such re- gatta could not be got up this sum mer."
 This man is right about the interest which local regatta would afford. It would call out hundreds of spec tators and create an interest and en- thusiasm among the boatmen who would compete.
 The three young priests who re- gently celebrated their first mass at St Francis church leave tomorrow for their parishes. Father Sullivan goes to St. Thomas church, Southing- ton, as assistant to Father Doolan; Father Mooney goes to Colchester as curate, and Father O'Brien will go to Watertown.
 Although rather late in the field, the Nonpareil baseball team has just been reorganized and the members feel pretty confident that they can win some games during the remain der of the season. This team would like to play any fast team in the city averaging seventeen or eighteen years. For Saturday they have a game scheduled in Meriden. Chal- Ienges can be sent to c. H. Carroll, | 156 Grafton street.
 l The barge Warren came in yester" day with about 900 tons of gas pipe for the New Haven Gas Light com pany. This boat has a heavy derrick and it is used in hoisting out the heavy sections of pipe. The company | is using many cargoes of mains this season in extending it's service.
 Mir. and Mrs N. W. Kendall ant son, and Mrs. Harriet Terry have gone to East Hampton.
 The work of improving Ferry street, between the drawbridge anC Chapel street, is we'll advanced. Tht railroad has relaid the double track with new and heavier rails from tn, bridge to Front street, and the road way has been top-dressed and is II fine condition. Workmen are jus completing the work as far as From street, but it is understood that tn, roadway up to Chapel street will no be improved until the railroad lay its new rails further north. Nothing has been done on the sidewalks alont the bridge approaches, and that is ; piece of work that should be com pleted before another winter sets in. w. H. Rowe, of Baltimore, is th' guest of J. P, Morrow, of Clinton ave nue.
 Joseph Murphy, of Maltby place, i i'll with typhoid fever at the New Ha ven hospital,
 Mrs. w. H. Hosley and daughter Doris, of East Haven, have return ed from Southbury.
 MT and Mrs Edward c. Rowe anC daughter and Arthur Rowe and fam fly left yesterday for the Thimble Isl ands, They will spend their vacation at Governors Island.
 MT. and Mrs. c. D. Parmelee, O Quinnipiac avenue, are entertaining MT and Mrs. c, W. Parmelee, of Prov idence,
 Miss Mae Murphy, of ExchangC street, left Monday for Long Branch
 Mrs. E. J. Linsley. of Ferry street has gone to Stockbridge.
 Miss Augusta w. Foote, of Ex change street, is enjoying her vaca ton in Baltimore and Washington.
 MT. and Mrs. G. ". Bristol, of Ex