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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1906)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER i, i,fl. 1.1...,,, .i THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. ASTORIA ACHIEVES TWELFTH GREAT SUCCESS The midday of the Astoria regatta showed marked improvement on the first, in every way. The sun shown brighter, the wind wa fuller, the pro gram was more elaborate, the hour achednle were better observed and rrwwd wa bigger, the iest and snap and rvaliMtioiu of the day were ampler, and there was absolutely no "dragging;" ev. erybody was pos-eased of a lively, friendly, joy-hunting spirit that served its end wonderfully in making it a record-breaker for entertainment. At 10 o'clock the grand stand and the water front was a solid mass of peo ple, out for the best of times, and pleased with anything and everything; and if there wa a hiatus of any sort. H was filled in by the volunteer fun of the host, and the laugh was kept humming along with the swing of the music and the splash of the tides, the shouts of the boatmen and the hailing of the megaphones. And jnst when all hands were feeling happy and easy, the signal came that the lovely sovereign and her court were coming and amid the thunder of band music and the ac claim of the great crowd, Queen Esther entered the grand stand on the arm of Admiral Kuettnen. preceded by the young ladies of the navy and the ciieen's middies. She returned the courtesies of the morning with the people and then went aboard the steam er Heetro which had been turned over to the royal party for a cruise on the bay, by D McKeon, of the federal hos pital service, and as she left the Fla vel pier, the crowd settled down to watch the unfolding of the fine program arranged for the day. The first thing to engage their atten tion waa the log-rolling contest between Mecart. Spencer and Peterson, which, for half an how made ny amount of gen nine fun for the on-looker. Spencer won the trick by forcing his colieage into the water three several times. snappy single-scull race was then pulled off. between Tatton and Gloss over a mile and a half course, Gloss taking the event without any sort of trouble. The same race will he rowed this morning with a minute and a half allowance in favor of Patton. ' George Beard. Ivers Johnson and Wes ley Welch then treated the crowd to the humor of a greased pole contest for the flag and So in cash which was captured handily by Beard. But it was funny enough if no one had won it. The fihboat rowing race was then called and started with three entries, and which resulted in the success of J Taraborchia, with .Anton Pinich second, and X. Taraborchia third. In the double canoe race which fol lowed Gloss and Gansmiller were the winner. The canoes were then brought over to the grand stand and the fun of the hour was increased notably by the tilting contests which ensued and which was thorough appreciated. The star event of the forenoon then took place. It was the cutter race be tween two crews and boats from the warship Dogalia, and was the most pre cise and methodical engagement of the day. The boats got a superb start from the flagship and went over the course to the blare of whi-tleg and cyrens and brass bands and water-level daylight wag never seen between them all the way over. They finished with a mag nificent spurt and less than a boat length to spare, and ag they swung down in front of the grandstand the T TO Now Is Ashland Peaches $1 a Box California Grapes 25 Cents a Basket And all Other Seasonable Fruits FRUIT JARS JELLY GLASSES FOARD & STOKES C Astoria's Greatest Store lustry, hearty lad got all that was coming to them in the way of grateful acknowledgement from the huge multi tude on the water front, winners and losers alike, blue-flag and white-flag, the encore were for the boys and the ship they represented and ly way of thanks for a notable and pleasureable event. And on top of the shore demon strations .the yard and spars of Do galia sent forth howl of approval and shouts of pride from the sailor that covered them like flic. It was an inspir ing sight. Water Ho then got its first start in Astoria, two team having entered for the event, one led by Will I tinger and the other by Xlervin Trover, and the fun in the water between the float ing wickets, th big niblier ball and a shouting, struggling mass of young ster was a pleasant innovation to As torian, and the visiting host and won hearty and freqnet applaus;e but. un luckily there was a foul culled and the game was passed up for reptition this morning. The simile iileasure-boat race was taken by the young brother of Ed Gloss in easy and deliberate fashion. And thi...wa followed by an ardent event in the tug of war line, between crew of two in two fishing bout and wa a mighty contest of endurance, but like all things else, had its victory and it defeat, but just who they fell to was beyond reportorial ingenuity to find out. The Chinook Indian canoe race was one of the features of the morning pro gram, with Chief George Charlie in com mand of one and White Cap in charge of the other. The get-away was fine and the race well sustained over the entire coure, but the winning provi-ion lay in the "capsize"' at the end of the run. which counts in the sum-up of the event, and though the chief won in distance. White Cap took the honors by reason of his crew being the most ex pert in righting and bailing the canoe quicker than their competitors. The double pleasure-boat race was won handily by P.enniik and Pacquin and was a pretty affair from start to hnt-ti. The race of the gasoline launches came to naught by reason of misunderstand ing as t0 the cour-e, and will lie made good this morning. After due honors had been paid to the demands of luncheon, the busy, jol ly crowd re-aembled at the thousand points of vantage along the city water front, and made ready for the specta cles of the afternoon. They were not kept waiting long for entertainment, as event after event was performed with speed and precision, and all the ac companiments of fun and uproar and music. There was a fine net throwing contest, in'hore, that was a revelation to thousands who had never seen the trick done that serves the world's ta bles with the salmon of the Columbia, and it was cheered to the echo. The swimming race between men was aban doned and a contest called by George Beard and Wesley Welch, Beard taking the honor and the cash prize fop a quick swim from the Fisher dock to the grand stand. There was a pretty contest between a bunch of Whitehall sailors that engaged the interest of the multitude; a fishboat sailing race that was well carried out in the fair, stiff wind that prevailed all the after noon; a free-for-all yacht race in which the Zephyr, Comet and Hoot Mon participated, issuing from the contest CANNING the Time f a P-c. . - ) . . - ' v r'-C . . AJi IJCKK.V ADMIP.AI. in which Boost came out winner with Oansmiller second; and a gasoline tWh- Ixiat race with a goodly nuinlH-r of en tries and a clever wind-up, and a mul titude of lesser events, including onie bicycle nices, font race, and fiiii-mak-ing sports ashore. There was strong interest mnnife-ted ill the pigeon -hoot at the west end of the Fla vet pier, on'- 10-bird and two 20- ; bird shoots, with eight entries. W. 11.' Fechheimer, of Portland, won the tirst by 9. with Charles Bays and -lack Itvnu close la-hind him with 8 apiece in the; .wn,l Mr VVlil,i.iini.e u.-,.n be l'l birds. Bay taking 17, and in the third, Fech- heimer captured IS, Bays Ijeing creditecl with 17 again. In the two last shoots. A. K. Peterson scored 1 Sand K! birds, respectively, and Charlie Wi-e took 14 and 15 respectively. There was lots of glad-hand" given the gun-men and the. event was one of the best of the day; j it wag unique, and enlisted the imine-1 diate interest of hundred who were mountain retreat, incipient brain tron glad of a change. There will be u free-; having declared itself a a result for-all shoot this afternoon at the same ' f the mental strain to which he was place and hour, for a handsome cup and ! subjected. The only consolation accru a purse, and it is hoped there will be n,t t this high spirited and self-sac- a large attendance and, lots of entries The baby-show at the old Hess res taurant was among the happy events of the day, though it was marked by a foul and shabby tri'k played upon the gen ial chairman of the committee, Frank .1. Carney, whose Dimple and straight forward Irish soul was shocked by the consequences. It seems that there was a concerted plan in the committee to start a rank misunderstanding about something or anything, and then pull out, and leave the onus and weight of the awful responsibility upon the shoul ders of the devoted chairman, and it was done to the "queen's taste," if not to Carney's. But the reprehensible gang gained nothing by their desertion at the critical hour, for Mr. Carney, with the courage of his forebears nerving him to the dread task, entered upon his scrutiny of the fifty-odd babies that confronted him and gave them careful and deliberate attention, summoning a cold and callous front and demeanor against the blandishments of the solici tous mothers and doing his duty with a desperate boldness that has won him a niche in the local temple of fame (wherever that may lie) ; one by one he overhauled the squirming, crying, goo gooing mass of midget humanity, --and one by one he passed strict judgment upon the qualities they presented for especial mention and award and nt last, perspiring, blanched of face, trembling of hand and gapping for breath, he F.ST11KU. I . ... ' I . . -S A i KCCTTNKR. ummarzcfl t'le ri-snlts f his inqiiW tin in t fiiilnwiug report : I'n-ttiesi baby, one year class, girl F.lixnbeth O'Brien. Prettiest baby, one vear class, boy, liichiird Klipier. Prettiest baby, two year class, girl Minerva Charlotte Hotman. Prettiest baby, two year class, boy Mmer mill. Fattest baby, girl. Clatsop Princess Indian. ' Fattest baby. laiy. I.eo Lahnmpara. Mnalle.t Imi.y. girl, .Nora lias-ei. I Smallest baby, boy, b'-ter Tibbetts. ' Best bcliavcd baby, boy fieorge If Ijingfon Most I. Ir. musical baby. jirl, Julia Mat girl. Helen Frederick- thews. With most h-iir, son. With h-a-t hair, boy, Ihin Hannula. Mr, Carney's family physician ha- or dered his immediate departure to some lilic'mg citizen, is, that be did his whole duty wlnn others, with paltry and cow ardly purpose, abandoned him at the very moment of deadly peril. It is hoped he rnny soon recover his wonted cheerfulness ami his organic Celtic men tal balance. His heroism is without parallel in the annals of Astoria. The Pumici' Fair was the center of extraordinary attention yesterday and the spaces about the exhibits were im passable for hours. Comment of sur prise and commendation upon the scope and beauty of the fair, were heard on every side and it hits become n proverb that the agricultural display is n fix ture of nil forthcoming regattas. There arc superb specimens of everything that appertain to the farm, garden, dairy; and side-shows of every line of kin- j died supplies in the way of harness, wagons, implements, and lots of extras to please and interest those to whom the science of food production hns nl-. lurement. The Portland Flouring Mills , company yesterday, tlirougn Messrs, ; Boss, lliggins & Company, placed n i bfinvl of "Olympic'' (lour at the dispo- ! sal of the fair committee to be used j as n premium and it will be assigned to- j day. The stock show will be held be-1 tween 10 and 3 o'clock today. Owing to the condition of the streets adja cent, the parade has been abandoned, and the stock will be on exhibition on the vacant lot on Fourth street, be tween Astor nnd Bond strets, Ten fine head of entile arrived for the tock ex nihil yrsteldity evening "lid it wW well worth the close atentlon of how men, dairymen and farmers, and It Is hoped they will be there In force. The judges will pa on the stock and looses at p. in. at the yard aUive men tioned. Among the pleasing Incidents of the day was the visit of Queen Miter and Admiral Kueltner, Mayor Wise and Culled State. Senator Fulton, with lH'y of the aides, both ladles and Jen- tlemen, ut a dinner given by laptaln the Marquis I'appmmwa, on bon'd the eruloer Ikignlia last evening. The gen iat captain took this inraii of lindiiig an opportunity of expressing the sincere delight he and his offlcei have had In the regatta and the deep appreciation all have for the courte ie shown by the city of AtoiU and the committee and oltlccr of the water festival. And It goe without " that with uch a representative group of gue.l on board, the oilbrr of th Mm were made Ihoroiiuhlv aware uf the sense of obligation under which the j community ties for the graceful conrci-j sion made III keeping the ship hert dur- ig th. regatta. The Ouccir. nc-nlion at the home of Admiral and Mr. F. 1. Knrtner. N", Ml I Ktchange street, tast night, wa the crowning social event of the day. and hundred availed themselves of the opportunity to pty their rcNvt. to the pretty young sovereign who hm !orue her dignities and hmii i'h giace and modestv for the past two day, and who h' lent a dctlmlo vhaitu to the en tire ccL'utta I'criod, ! 'I l. I , m.i nu.rl ioiMp.I on" vesterdav al'teniiK.H on Bond street, were full of vim and inlere-t, and only that space forbids, the eents, the entrir and the winner .would !e named in this lue. but must be dcferre, until toinortow, The event of the afternoon were car ried off without a hitch to mar them and the immense crowd a'niii enjoyed the sport to the fullest. The White, halt sailing race came off In good style, with the following result: Kiit, Bobbj second, Morgan; third. A, M. Wright; time, 1:11:12. 'the race for ll h. p. gaoline flshboat resulted in: First, ', Drisco!; second, Wrote,, A limy; third. II, Bennett. The result in tlwJUbhuat. sailing race were: Firt. M. Tsralmrvhia: rcond, C I liMstcnsen; third. Dominie. Time, 1:8:41. In the evening the inniine parade at tracted the whole city to the water front, tiiid the dks were lined for bbeks with spectator. This feature of the regatta I. un doubtedly the most spectneiilnr ami en joyed bv the greatest number of per sons of any other single event, The long line of almost ii mil boats stretching out for ji ii il each eralt. from the largest to the smallest, illuminated with a myriad of china hint ems and ablae ith red lire, lloiuaii candles and sky rocket formed a picture of rare beau ty. At !l ii'iloik the sudden blast of the whistle, of t'le entire fleet announced to the crowd that the parade was on ami there was a general rush for the disks. The flagship Heather wa in the lead, with the other boat following. The sight was such that an involuntary cheer bloke fro mthe spectators and contin ued until the line had passed. The two powerful searchlights of Hie lliiliaii cruiser Dogalin were turned on the boats as they passed and everything Was rcllecled on the walcrSt of the bay in Hashing silver and red gold. The line of march was from Smith' point past the ity to Tongue Point ami re turn. Among the boats in the parade were the Heather, Patrol, Pilot, l.ollie, In j dependence, four yachts, A. Booth, pet ty, Fled ro and Major Guy Howard, to gether! with many small launches and fish bonis. The awards for the best decorated anil illuminated boats were not completed last night, the commit tee expects to have this done some time ASTORIA PHONE, MAIN 68i. COFFEE WE ARE SOLE AGENTS FOR GREGGS BRANDS OF COFFEE JUST RECEIVED A FRESH SHIPMENT TODAY THIS COFFEE IS THE VERY BEST ON THE MARKET; EVERY POUND IS GUARANTEED TO PLEASE OR YOUR MONEY REFUNDED. . CALL FOR A SAMPLE PACKAGE. ALL KINDS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WHEN IN SEASON. today, Tixhtv the great Is'iuli show of Hue bred dg W l" p'ace, under th pb-h mid lulerestml ilervil"i trf CliuiMiKiil I'd, l.h'el,M( d his cum Hill tee eolli'iigiies, Mer. Mrt I'oht anil Ulis S hoeubiilt'lilrr, There nlll e l -IV four splendid ranlne In the kennels and about fotiiteeu classes, The kennels hae liei-u built In the wel wing of the new conil houe, oh the gioiind II'mii mill o arranged to give every n- ny all the room and coiiifort po. Ihle. All will I CItop dogs ami It I -cled Iheiv will be a big ntlendanc. It will be thiiiwn open l.t Ithe public alHiut noun tmtay and lll ! kc. ojen till the regatta clo.es ut ml Inlght, Tho geiitli-nii n in clmige have worked intel ligently and faithfully to make this at dibit Ion a pi line success and It will un doiibtedly le nuuilwied among th star element, of the "Twelfth Annual," a jil should be, j . , , , PROGRAM FOR TODAY i ll : .10 VciUhI of Queen. P;45 Single cull, eonsolallon, Tl- j I'hy. '; M VM' T'" roiling, i ropur Ift: IS - Four oared race. Trophy, 10: 3a Gasoline fish boat ra.-e, 4 h. p. 1st. tt.1; 2nd. !. Ill 4(1 . In. linn Canoe race It -On-- l!adlne launch race, under 20 h. p, 1st. m; 2"d, II" Grand tand pntt. fl 1115 Cutter. 2 11:20 Tug of war, lt, 20; 2nd, 10. I:, in -Use slock parade. 2 .1(1 100 yard, fiee for all. Commer cial treet, l'.t, 1.1; 2nd, 1. 2 40 Potato ra.e. ).l. ' .Ml; 2nd, II. 2:50 .fto -yard. Iy under 12, tt. 12 i 2nd. II. 3 no S,k ra.-e t, 2; 5ml. II 3 -no to 5 no Band concert, County Fair and l"g Show, M yard rs'v ley under 12, 1st, 12 80; 2nd. II no AO ynnl, girl under 14, tt. 2 SO; mL 1. Fat men' rare, 200 pound. SO yards, lt, l-V 2nd, 2W. Barrel rolling race, 1st. 100; gnd. ?1 &1. P. k ra.-e, .t. 2 SO ; 2nd, II.SO. Blindfold race, 7t WOO. second. l SO. Skip rope race, girls, 1st, 12 Mj 5nd. 1 1.. '.. Boys under 12. 1 it , 12 Vi; 2nd, II. Ml, Tug of war, lwy under lfl, Ut, 5.00; sei-ond, 12 ."iO. At the "Star" The star Theater wa crowded again last evening and stand ing room was at a premium. No at traction ever brought to the city ha seemed such a patronage. The show t advertise,- itself a. everyone who tend is anxious that hi friend and neighlsir should it When Mima ger lieivurtt announced that he would give an attraction that would meet Willi the public npplnval '-e certainly knew what he nits talking about, The entertainment Is one f the most re tlnd and amusing ever picscnled In As toiia and ihi I attested by the thou sands of people who are anxious to gain admission to the theater. It might have I I, aptly termed an "all star" combination, a every one on the pro gramme evceU In his particular line. The moling pictures are probably the most aiuii-lng of any ever produced, and keep the audience convulsed with laugh Icr, Tonight and tomorrow night will be a repetition of the perfoi inailce of liiM night ami the theater Is certain t be crowded. SERIOUS EXCESSES. lUVHAItlCST, poiimania, Aug, .'10. Scii,,us excesses marked an mill -Greek ib'inonstralioii at Gahitz today, A thou sand demonstrators after listening to llery speeches marched through the -licet wrecking many grog shops nnd finally assembled in front of the Bus sian consulate, the windows of which GROCERY 53 COMMERCIAL STREET.