The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-06

/ Cathlamet Regatta; Admiral Shep-
herd, of the Astoria Regatta; Chair
man Herman Wise and Astoria's
Regatta Queen, Hattie /, and live
ly party OF ladies and gentlemen and
the Uppertown band of 10 pieces on
board, left up yesterday morning
early, for Cathlamet; followed imme
diately by the Julia B., with another
big crowd; the racing motors Green
horn,' Skinch II, and Ethel, showing
all boats the way up the river.
Mr.. Mac Beth, Of the Oregonian,
who went up early in the day, return
ed home on the steamer Spencer and
reported that the day was being de-
lightfully spent up there and that fun
was fast and furious and all manner
OF interesting events being pulled of
constantly. He saw Queen Marion
crowned and says she is beautiful
and dignifed young 'potentate"
(Which last is Macs own word for
it). This story of happy day, was
verified by Captains McCully and
Johnson, of the Lurliue, who put the
steamer through her PAGES in the
grand marine parade there about 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and who
declare that Harry Blanchard took
the first prize for the "most modest
purser on the lower Columbia river"
the prize being hand mirror Of ele-
giant design, devised so that the win
ner need never lose sight of the mod
est champion nor the peculiar virtue
that won the trophy.
The dandy Heather was busy about
the bay yesterday morning and among
other duties done, she replaced the
black spar-buoy on the sand-spit |
opposite the city, which was adrift .
and which was missed by land-lubber
and sailer alike, about Astoria, as it /
was employed by the shore people to
indicate the run of the tide, every
time they look at it. On Tuesday
morning next she will leave out with
supplies for Tillamook Rock light;
and will set buoy on the bars at Til
Iamook and Nehalem.
The State of California docked at
the o. R. & N. piers yesterday after
noon at 4 O'Clock, en- route to San
Francisco. She came down the river
With 240 passengers on board and
.ook on So more in this port, includ-
ng A Cinnamon and Japanese just
lome from the Alaskan fisheries. She
departed for the bar and open sea at
o'clock, promptly.
The gasoline motor schooner Con
lor sprang leak early yesterday
morning and, with three feet of water
n her hold and considerable of her
argo, sugar and other perishables, I
,adly damaged, she was hauled to the
over Fisher dock, where she dis /
harged, and will be put on the ways t
t Leather's yards today for thor
'ughly overhauling.
The steamer Sue H. Elmore came
n from Tillamook City yesterday af $
ernoon, with plenty of passengers !
nd freight to show for the voyage
among her passengers was John L.
'ozarth, of Bay City, who immediate
Y left up for Portland on the Spen- g
er to enter for another year at the a
'ortland high school. 3
The steamer Harvest Queen came
own yesterday after the German
hip Aster, and left up about q o'clock /
m. She will return for the barken- t
ne Puako today or tomorrow. The e
rev of the latter vessel, 13 all told, il
-ere paid off yesterday afternoon at
lie custom house, $902.67 being ex-
ended in this behalf. +
R. M. Leathers, the boat builder "
as been quite i'll since the first day
{ the Regatta, but was on the streets
nd at his yards yesterday, and is s.
owly recovering. His trouble now L
-. s.z.a.,o4nJ fonao &c nc4L.,o :.