The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-01

With all the spirit of the golden west
the Admission day festivities program
is growing in the hands of the com
mittee, and from every point in the
state daily reports come into headquar-
ters indicating record breaking crowd
September 6. and 10. With every
parlor of Natives from Shasta to San
Diego reporting its delegation the 1910
Admission day festival of this year
promises to awaken all the $old San
Francisco carnival enthusiasm and good
will.
While gowns are being made for
Queen California and her ladies in
waiting plans are being perfected for
the grand bal masque which will be
given at the Auditorium on the con-
Guiding night. Though the great struc-
ture can accommodate nearly 10000
persons, it is feared by the committee
in charge that they will be unable to
give admission to all who present them
selves at the doors. A great spirit of
friendly rivalry has evidenced itself be-
tween the Native Daughters and Native
Sons, who are ambitious to capture the
prizes of the ball. With an award for
the most original California costume
the north and south are wing with
each other to win the prize and cap
ture for their part of the state the
approved California type.
A feature of the ball will be the
showers of confetti and the brilliant
colored lighting scheme Dance music
will be discoursed by large band. and
ample room is to be provided on the
floor for the participants, even though
the doors have to be closed to keep
the crowd back Tickets have already
been sold in every corner of the state
and it is expected that the supply will
be exhausted before the first strains of
the grand march are heard in the big
pavilion.
The committee in charge of the fes-
tival sports reports a varied program
of unusual interest and novelty. A fea-
ture of the occasion will be the four
Carosio sisters, ANGELA, Venus. Clara
and Amelia Carosio- Deasy. These four
young women are to be seen in fea is
OF daring in the waters of the bay,
being experts in diving swimming and
canoe racing. They hold a swimmin z
record of 20 miles down the Sacramento
river and have .ventured into the
choppy waters of San Francisco bay
when their more timid sisters could
not be induced to dip off the beaches.
Their exhibitions will be given Sep
TENDER 10 at the foot of Van Ness ave-
nue., the racing course being from the
Dolphin boathouse to Black point
wharf and return.
tiers will not be the only aquatic attrac-
ton on Saturday, for there will be
barge, skih and cutter races under the
auspices of the Pacific association of
amateur oarsmen.
After them will come 100, 200 and 40
yard swimming races for men. AT 1
o'clock the regatta under the auspices
OF the Pacific interclub yacht associa-
ton will start. There will be yacht
races for the McDonough trophy and
for trophies given by the Admission day
festival committee. The race will be
over the channel course. starting and
finishing at Meiggs wharf.
The aquatic sports will be brought to
an end by a drill of fire tugs off the
Howard street wharf which will start
at 8 p. M. and an hibition of high and
fancy diving given by Ernest Bradsten
and Gus Johansen, two Swedish divers
who will dive from the Wellington dock
height of over 35 feet. They will per-
form the elaborate swan dive. leaving
the wharf with arms outstretched and
entering the water without splash
Other unusual features of their display
will be the German roll, the Katherine
wheel and the quadruple somersault
dive.