T he Ke l o w n a C ourier NUMKICR 1 VOf.UMI*: 33 l\cl(»\vii;i, Kritisli Columbia, riiursday, Auj^iist ()tb, 1.936 Biggest Crowd in Regatta IKstory JOAN CUSHING, YOUNG KELOWNA Spectators From All Parts Coronation oj Lady oj the Lat^e MISS, CAPTURES Y/RIGIEY TROPHY lmpic';;si\'c mid (ll,i',iii(i<‘d vv;»s tlie Al 2 30 (i'clocl< the launeli Ijearing ceremony wliicli ;i(len(leil llie ci’own- Miss Hill ;ind lier three .Mtiendanls, B.C. and Wash. Throng to ing of Mi.ss ly Hill as I,.Illy of llie Misses B.'ii'b.ira Hall, Bremla Carrntli- Bake, who II reign over A((uatic ers and Bena I’ioli, arrived at tlii' Ilual. IN BIGGEST WEDNESDAY UPSET to lie greeteil liy Mr. W. W. Beltigrew. A((iialie Chil) I’ri'sident, Miss .fanel Canada' s Premier Regatta Craig'. 193.9 Bady of till' Bake, and Mr. Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Turns Back Strong 0|)position Rnlpli Isinon, of the American Can Cn., Vice-Com niodon’, From Coast Swimmers — Events Run Like Kelowna Swimmers And Rowers Take A w ay Big Share 1 'I’hc' American I.egioii Biigic' Corps Clockwork First Day I sounded a fanfare while llie eoun w;is Of Prizes— Vancouver Doubles And Fours Defeat National Revenue i i f e j lining np on the llo:it in front of tlu' I niicroplioiit'. 'I’wo ,Sea Cadets carried .IiKiii t’lisliiiij', 15-\-(>ai--(ild Kl'l()\^'^:^ Kelowna Crews— Three Penticton War I biHKiuels of Mowers. mi.;;;, captiin'd llu- applati.sc' of Ibe bip Collections S h ow SCHOLARSHIP FOR Mr. Betligrew llu'ii announci'd dial (Tim'd oil the (ipeninp day ol’ the lliir- Canoe Teams Triumph I Large Increase [ Miss Kay Hill li;ul lieeii named Bady lietli aiimi.i' Kelowna InlcMiiational of tlie B;ilu' in llie contest arranged in KELOWNA STUDENT conjunction witli the Vancouver ,Iu- Uegall.-' DU Wedne.sday al'Ii.Tiiomi, General iiiipruveinent i n bilee. He alsy exiilained llial the con­ when .she ploughed throug'li tlie w:it- LADIES RELAY SWIM FEATURE TODAY Alongside this hiishie.ss is reflected in the test was not oviM' so fai’ as tlie .Jubili'e story can be sih' ii ers to del'eal all oppo.silion in the hall- liKiires of National Kevenue was concerned, and ;iny of tlie four Allan Me Ken/.ii’. niil(" .swim and ca|jlure the be.-ailil’nl 'I’ho biggest crowd wliicli (.•vi;i' a1 - Cup and llie clnnnpicmship c)f Olcana- collections, made at the local girls still liad a cliaiice to liceome Miss brilliiiiil Kelowna new Wrigley Imphy. tended a Regatta in Kidowna was gan Lake. [ Customs and Excise office, Mr. Bi’itisli Columbia and travel to Van­ Bruce Millar, of Pc-ntictejn, snciiked | A. D. Weddell, Sub-C'ollcctor. siudent, and son ’I'llis is llie llrsi occa.sion lli.-it a Kel­ present tliis afternoon loi tlie I'liir- couver for the .lubiloe functions. owna girl has WOI.1 lliis most eoveted ahead of Cook Ry;in in Uie 100 yartls | For the three-month ]>eriod oi! Mr, and Mrs. tieth Annual Regatta wliicb is now Mr. Raliih Ismon was tlien brouglit of awards, and site was loudly cheer­ men’s (;pen swim ;md Uiei'cby captured j from April 1st to .Inly ;(lst. X George S. McKen­ concluding. The grandstand was before the ‘‘mike" to present Miss Hill ed as .slie liiiislied 21) yards ;ihe;id of a B. C. championship. 1!).'{(>, eolleetloiis at Kelowna zie. Allan won tlie crowded to its utmost capacity, llie with her iirize and the oilier girls her nearest eompetitor, Pal O’llai’a of The sea liorse race, the balloon race, totalled as against U.B.C. scliolarslii]) Aquatic Club was IHled to overllow- i with the bouquets. He was sure tliat tlie Cryst;d I’ool, Vancouver. Mary and tlie apple box race were novelty! $8,3fi0.()0 for the eorresponding of .'P150 for obtain­ ing, while hundreds of si^ectators lin­ one of llie Kelowna girls would be ing tliird liighesl B;iggele\, of the Vancouver Amaleui (wents wliicli drew appreciative l;iugh- ! period in V X i S , an increase of ed the beaches to watch this linest ter from tlie largo throng. | Miss British Columbia and Vancouver ranldng in Senior Swimming' Association, placec* tliird. or over 31 per cent. would be iiroud to have a Kelowna athletic event of its kind staged in the Vernon Man Wins i / Matficulati on in Broke Junioi- Record Dominion of Canada. girl at the Jubilee. the province, and .loan's time in this evi'iit was 14:- Competitors from all parts of thi* C Class outboards and 22.5 Class | " MISS KAV HILL Before he finish of the ceremony, second highest out­ Okanagan, from the Kootenays, from boats roared over the course in Iki'ee i fJ C U U V D p T IT IO W IQ Bert Johnston called upon the side of Greater i i i 23.3 a. which, if slie had been eomiiet- ' The Lady of the Lake ing in a junior c\-enl instead of an the Coast and from Seattle were pre­ heats each, making thrilling dare devil, TEiIVIV 1 1 J u llllV / 1 ^ lO gathering to give three hearty cheers Vancouver .schools. Allan McKoir/.ie sent to carry away the coveted tro­ turns and giving the crowd plenty of for Miss Kay Hill, I^ady of the Lake, Born in Kelowna, open contest would have badly shat- jictivities in Kelowna unlil the 1937 H;red tiu' Can.-idian nr rl; Of 14:48, it phies and other awards. Visitors have thrills. Cecil Clarke, of Vernon, in' which were accorded with a will. Aljan has spent all ms scnooi ciay.s SIGNED BY NEARLY R egatta. w;s stati.'d. flocked into the Orchard City from all "Skippy", was tlie winnc.-r of cacti ! right liore in the Orcluird City, and Each event on Wednesday afternoon points. This has been one of the big­ heat in tlie 22.5 Class. J THREE THOUSAND has also built li[i an enviable trad; g e st R egattas ov^er staged, c la im o f ­ Cabin cruisers, launclies, outboards. | record, besides participating in many was run off wiUi clock-like iirecision, STOCKWELL’S WILL and tlic afternoon’s programme was ficials. row boats and canoes dotted the lake I Music Plays other branches of athletic activity'. Kelowna To The Fore in front of llie stand. Further out' Kelowna Board Of Trade Plans concluded on lime. Every olTicial were the sailing boats to add a billowy OCCUPY NEW STAND knew liis job and carried out his Kelowna and Penticton cnti’ies It:i v (.‘ Letter To Be Sent To Minister Large Part duties with tlie iniiiimum of confusion. been to the fore in most of the swim­ grace to the scene. A balmy blue sky, Of Public Works . The gaily decorated Aquatic Club ming events, with the Orchard Cit^' with a blazing hot sun bursting forth Business To Be Transferred To ELIMINATION OF and grandstand provided a jierlecL set­ from the fleecy whit / 2 clouds, made the In Regatta keeping at home the m ajor portion of ! B e tw e e n 2.800 an d 2,900 n a m e s linve Jerman Hunt Premises day a real pleasure for contestants and ting for tlie opening nf this feature tlie awards. In open diving the Coast been attached to the petitions circu-: spectators alike. QUEBEC CRATE event of its kind in Canada. Tlie iiub- is in the forefront'. lated by the Kelowna Boards of Trade Kelowna’s thirtieth annual Re­ Announcement was made this week lic addre.ss system furnislied everyone Rowing has . been divided between Such Kelowna names as Cook Ryan, in this district and in other Valley gatta miglit well be termed a that Stockwell’s Ltd., will move from in tlie Park with news of tlie residts Kelowna and Vancouver', while in the' Malcolm Chapin. Alice Thompson, Dor­ towns, asking for a continuous free musical success, as three fine its present premises at tlie corner of immediately after eacli event. News­ othy Smith, Max Oakes, and others AGAIN SOUGHT war canoe races Penticton repeated ferry service, according to an announ­ band organizations parade the Ellis and Bernard to the Jerman Hunt reel cameramen from the Associated its successes of a week ago and cap- were continually lioard over the public cement made by Mr. E. W. Barton, streets and hold concerts for the store across the street. Stockwell’s Screen Service were presen*^ to cap­ lured all three events. (Continued on Page 1 0 ) Secretary. at Tuesday’s executive vast throngs which have crowd­ will occupy two-tliirds of the ground Grades Committee Wires Fruit ture the highlight.s of the day. One of the feature races of the session.’ ed Kelowna during the past two Moor and the upstairs. Commissioner Asking Recon­ As an extra entertainment, Gordon Thursday afternobn's programme was Ill Kelowna district alone the names days. Opening of Stockwell's in, its new Finch showed his prowess on water 200 yards relay swim for ladies, sideration Of His Stand the total about 2,200. while from Penticton With the streets gaily decorat­ premise'.s is expected to take place on skiis, a new form of sport to the Ok­ which was won by a ‘’nose”, by the to Kamloops the Valley towns sup­ ed with flags and bunting and S e p te m b e r 1st, alth o u g h the stock an d anagan.