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1873
VOLUME LVI.
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P. A. STOKES
Pure Prepared Paint
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Large assortment of unusually hand
some goods just received.
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have the neatest and most sanitary
laundry In the atate and do the beat
work.
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Ladies' Fall Suits are now on
Display, Ladies' Dress and
Walking Skirts.
ASTORIA PUBLIC IBRMT ASSOCIATION.
Demonstration In Honor of Queen Frances Yesterday The
Good Weather, Aided By Stiff Breeze on River
Makes The Day PerfectHundreds of
Tbs cUm ot today's event will mark
the end of the ninth annual regatta.
Tho lurttn of thf first two days of the
sport stamp the regatta of this year the
mt lUi'Cfmful or all'local regatta and
ipeuk eloquently for the managing
ability of Chairman Drown, Secretary
Weet and Treasurer BohlmpfT.
The great erowd of the opening day
was augmented by th? arrival of hun
dred of regatta, visitors'. Incoming
train and toll were leaded with pass
engers, In punt years It haa been the
i UHtuip of many visitor to return home
after the opening day, but thla year's
crowd l a atayrr. The fine weather
and IntereotittK aitr;iikin are keeping
THOMAS H. LINVILLE.
Sheriff of Clatsop county.
the people In the city and everyone
deem to be thoroughly enjoying him
self. The weather yesterday was all that
could be desired. A light wind prevail
ed and the freih aan breeze waa an
ac ei-tuble change to the vast concourse
of people who are here from the Inte
rior portion of the Northwest. The
regatta ball kept many out very lute
the previous night mid It waa 9 o'clock
before the grand stand waa declared
full. The eiowd thronged the neighbor
lug docks and hundreds ire taken over
the river In launches And other small
craft.
AIUUVAT. OK THE QUEEN. v ;
Queen Francs aiul her court occu
pied seittx on the grand stand during
the morning and witnessed the events
on water. Her majesty arrived wltn
her maids and ladles-ln-waltlng at
o'clock, the royal party going to the
grand statvl In aniages. Admiral
Smith and members of his staff accom
panied the queen.
Queen Francvs' arrival at tne grand
stand was the occasion of another fit
ting demonstration !n her honor. The
great crowd hal waited Imimtiently
for her majesty and wh-n she itacended
to the thron the vast throng cheered.
The throne, at the grand sUnd is
nrettllv decorated with blue and white,
regatta colors. With her majesty and
court occupying a central position in
the btg crowd the picture was one not
soon to be forgotten. The queen was,
of course, the center of Interest, her
araclousness having captured the
hearts of all. Th-re was an occasional
Informal rec ption at the grand stand
throne during the morning hours.
it whs almost noon when the Man-
isnlta came along side the grand stand
wr m.lestv and court left their seats
and boarded the M'aiuanlta, which pro-
reoded o the O. R. & N. wharf. Here
carrlng-s were In waiting and the
niton and her ladles prepared to view
tho street parade. Her majesty was .In
evidence for some '.line and tne crowu
never let slip an opportunity to mani
fest Us devotion to the ruler. Queen
Trances seemed Very much pleased
with the street pageant and waa luten
sely Interested In the great Chinese
dragon as It was carried through the
streets by the powerful Celestials.
At the conclusion of the parade the
queen returned to her palace where she
,.m.ine.l durln the entire afternoon.
The ordeal has been a trying one for her
majesty, but she ha borne up remark
ably. Teterdny afternoon the queen
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- QUEEN FRANCES rmrnrn
THE MORNING RACES.
The first part of the forenoon follow
ing the arrival of the queen at the gand
stand was the gasoline launch race.
Seven, boats started Fox, A'exander,
Jr., S. Schmidt, Elk, Harrlngton.Loulse
and Annie. They finished In the order
here given, the Fox taking first money.
Captain Keating of the Elk haa been
experiencing trouble with h's engine
and did not expeet to win. He started
at scratch and finished fourth.
A squabble ensued between the con
testants, on account ot the alleged Im
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proper entry of the Fox." The matter
was taken under advisement by the
regatta committee.
SENIOR SINGLE SHELL.
The senior single shell race, a cham
pionship event, followed, and ended un
satisfactorily. The contestants were
Gluss of Portland, Patton of Vancouver
and Duprlwe of British Columbia.
Patton had an accident on the start
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and soon fell out. The other two got
an even start and were well together
around the course. At the final stretch
just as the oarsmen were about to
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spurt, Puprizze collided wiib small
boat that had been sent out out to clear
the course of some drlftweed. At the
lime of the collision DuprUze led Glass
by a quarter of a length. The mishap,
of course, ruined the Canadian' chance
of beating out Olasa and the Portland-
ers shell crossed the mark first.
The Canadians protested that Glass
had acted unfairly during the race, and
that he had fouled at the turning buoy.
The regatta committee also took his
protest under advisement. - The junior
shell race was run over from the open
ing day. On the first day ' the men
raced, but through some misunderstand
Ing there were no judges and timekeep
ers for the event, with the result that
the contest waa declared off. Tester
day's fluke therefore had a tendency to
discourage the participants.
SENIOR BAUpE RACE.
The senior four-oared barge race, a
championship event, followed. The Cal
ifornia ns, whose course is rough, use
barges exclusively, while the northern
J. W. SCPRENANT,
Mayor of Astoria," .
clubs employ shells. The California
crews took part In yesterday's event.
The championships went to the Ala
meda crew, which defeated the South
End four after hard struggle. ' V.,
FOCR-OARED SHELL RACE.
The four-oared shell race gave the
"'anadians an opportunity to meet an
American crew, the Portlanders hav
ing finally reached the city. The Vic
toria four maintained its fine work and
won, with Vancouver second. ; ; The
barge and shell racing was quite Inter
esting from a spectacutar viewpoint
and espxia'ly interesting for those to
whom ruwinj is uncommon.
The double-paddle canoe race was won
by the Vancouver pair.
Among the niinor events before the
grand stand were the swimming race,
which .vas handily won by Smith of
Luiiine Club; the greased pole exhi
bition, which greatly amused the crowd
and netted Jamieson a prize, and the
high diving contest, which went to
Ueddes. '
THE STREET PARADE.
The long expected Chinese dragon put
in an appearance yesterday at noon.
It was expected by the crowd that the
dragon would be paraded on the open
ing day, but the Chinese had so exten
sively prepared for their event that the
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Elegant Iron Beds
Handsome Tables and Chairs
Prices gnaranteed the lowest
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1903
NUMBER 200.
committee determined to give over t t
them ' the entire entertainment. All
expectations were surpassed, for th
Chinese certainly performed their func
Hon with satisfaction. : ,: .
- The dragon Is a wonderful creation
of sltk and measures 479 feet in length.
One hundred' and twenty men are re
luired to carry It, while the full com
plement of men In line numbered fully
MX). The head of the dragon pictures
all that la terrorizing in beasts of fic
tion. Its great eyes protrude glaringly,
and from open Jaws of Immense propor
tion bang a tongue that wabbles about
In truly grotesque fashion. Home add
a bloodcurdling aspect that faithfully
carries out the terrible effect desired
to be created.. The dragon Is wriggled,
snake-like, by an army of Celestia's
In native costume, and is Indeed a rare
sight ai it winds Its way through ths
streets. The dragon ceremony la a re
ligious one, sacred to the Chinese. The
evil spirit Is greatly dreaded by the
heathen, who relies upon the dragon
to vanquish him,' Ergo the dragon Is
r!g3jded with genuine reverence and
the Chinese leave nothing unturned t
honor his presence among them. -
The parade was a mlgnificent success
In every particular and an Immense
crowd viewed it.
- THE YACHT RACES.
The free for all yacht race took place
yesterday and . through good fortune
the Willapa bay boat Undine won. The
following yachts started: Undine, Sky
lark, Wizzard, Blue , Jacket, -Olympic
and Oriole. On the first reach Sky
lark, which was counted upon by the
Portland eontingent to wbv started
hard and fast almost opposite the grand
stand. The crew floated her, but the
accident set her back two minutes.
While shaking out a reef after rounding
the extreme stakeboat a hole was torn
In the malnsale, and this operated to
the disadvantage of theboat. . The Wiz
ard had her quota of hard luck.carrylng
away a stay and grounding. The Will
apa bay boats sailed the course without
mishap. : - , ;..,;'v ' ' -,' .
Undine, the winning yacht, sailed the
course in 1 hour 14 minutes, 48 seconds.
For second plase there was a hard
struggle between Skylark and Wizard.
The boats came home, bucking an ebb
tide, neck and neck. Skylark winning
In the last 100 yards by the narrow
margin of, 8 , minutes and 41 sec
onds behind Undine. ' Blue Jacket,
Olympic and Oriole followed in order.
Protest was entered by the Skylark
against awarding the Undine on the
ground that the latter was not proper
ly entered. " . .- '
The cannery tender race was won ly
Frank Sanborn, with Aleck second and
Elena third.
THE CUTTER KA'CES.'
The grand stand was full of enthusi
asts yesterday and all the participants
in the events were warmly applauded.
When the junior cutter crews from the
Concord and Marblehead lined Up the
crowd cheered. The Concord aggrega
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