IN CALIFORNIA.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14829, 21 November 1913, Page 12

IN CALIFORNIA.

(I'.y our Special Uepre*entative with tiie Team.) THK GREAT PORTOLA FESTIVAL. SAN FHANCLSCO. Oct. 'JGth. 19R. The great Portola Festival has come and noiu', and I presume that the inhabitauls of this good city will now »>ttle gradually down to tiie ordinary mode* of life. For four, days and nij/ius King Carnival has reigned here and the Grand Finale, last night, will Ye lon« remembered by all of us. Athletic events of all kinds have been held during the festival, and have been largely attended. The carnival was inaugurated by a huge pavatio of Uncle Sam s naval and military forces, a.T.I a r recession through the main streets or the city. MATCH AGAINST SANTA CLAKA COLLEGE In the afternoon our team played a match against Santa Clam College, the game boing played at the Stadium, a fine grass field in Golden Gato Park. As this is a public reserve no charge was made for admittance, and tbo ai~ tendaneu numbered about 12.0 CX), which is a largo gathering "here for a Kugby game. Our opponents wore a sturdy Jot of follows who showed signs of having been put through a good preparation and, for a timo, thoy gave » good showing. One or two of their combined rushes deserved a score. At the end oi the firpt half tho score stood at nine points to nil in our favour, the result of . three, tries scored by "Dick Uoborts, none of which were converted. The superiority of our combination was very won evident in the second spell> and in spite of some solid dofunaive work by the Collegians, our score mounted rapidly. Lynch and McGregor each ecored two tries in this half, and Roberts, Murray, McKcnzie, and McDonald each scored one. Stohr kicked a penalty goal, and Graham converted three tries, the final score being 42 points to nil. Our aggregate score at the end of this game was 232 pointe to nil, and tho general contention in Kugby cirelea here now js not which team wilt win, but whicJi will be the first to score against us. VARIOUS ENTERTAINMENTS. At night we were well entertained by tho Press Club at dinner and a, social, and during tho evening the members of the team were presented by tho president on behalf of the Portola Festival Committee, with gold football trophi&s. The manager was presented with tl»o trophy given by the. committee for the winners of tho match. We had cordial invitations to bo present at a masquerade ball at tho Press Club on the following night, but only those who were not selected for the Saturday game attend•>d. During tho whole festival timo in--vitatious for various functions' pqured in, but we could not attend them, as most of them wen» not timed to commence untjl after 11 p.m. A GORGEOUS PROCESSION. On Friday morning we all turned out to vjew the monster gala parade, ana procession. The line, of route was densely thxotigcd long before 10 a.n>,, tho hour at which tho procession »was timed to utart. and overy window and roof facing Market street was densely packed. The crowd right out for enjoyment, confetti And. serpentine-throw-ing going on continuously. The pageant was a. gorgeous one, the' costuinos in most cases boing elegant, while many of tho tableaux were gorgeous. Tho procession was ft very long one, taking nearly three hours to pass a given point. Visitors from the country and neighbouring States had crowded into tho city, and the saloons, hotels, and cafes did famoue business. At night the illuminations were wonderful, and the sifilit of Market apd othor main streets will not be forgotten by any of us for many a year. Motor-ears, decorated and brilliantly lighted, and laden with passengers of. both syxee, moved in endless procession through tho city, the qccupantft keeping up a continuous fire of confetti and serpentines, receiving in return a vigorous fusillade from the thousands of pedestrians. Very fine displays of fireworks were let off from Union square each night, and every thoroughfare in the centre of the city was densely packed until -the early hours of morning. In fact, to copy a stock American word, it was "sonio ,, festival! DUKE KAHANAMOKU. Tho swimming tournament at Sutro Baths attracted tho majority of xis on Friday night to see tho famous Hawaiian swimmer, Duko Kahananioku. These baths aro ot enormous area, and splendidly fitted up with every convenience for both .swimmers 'and the visiting public. Soino fine contests wore witnessed, but the Honolulu ilyer proved too good for his opponents, and ho won every event in which he contested during tho timo that we were present.