The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-24
SWIMMING AND DIVING.
A Very Interesting Exhibition
at the Sutro Baths Yes
terday.
THE OCEAN BEACH CROWDED.
Herr SCheel Led the Park Banda
Runaway Horse LaSsoed
in Time.

The bulk of the people who were on
pleasure bent yesterday seemed to select
the ocean beach as place of recreation,
and the trains bound beyond Lands End
were crowded until late in the afternoon.
The trains south of the park were also
crowded with people bound to the ocean
side. The beach is lined with promenaders
and here and there could be seen crowds
OF merry youngsters shoeless and stocking
less, boys with their pantaloons rolled up
above their knees, and girls holding up
their clothes in their hands, all wading in
the surf.
Those who tired of roaming on the
ocean sands went into the Sutro Baths to
witness the swimming exhibition given by
members of the Pacific Swimming Club,
assisted by members of the Olympic Club
swimming annex and the Dolphin SWIM
ming and Boating Club. The exhibition
was witnessed by at least 5000 people.
There were diving contests, racing, tub
racing, burlesque boxing on float. during
which the contestants, angry at the
decision of the referee, pitched him
into the water; also log and tub racing,
high diving, relay racing and skiff and
canoe races, but no time was taken as none
of the races were for records. Some por-
tons of the programme were very anus
ing and the exhibition as whole demon
strated that San Francisco has many ex-
cellent swimmers. Some of the swimmers
who wore the uniform of the Dolphin Club
wore the thinnest of thin swimming
suits that were cut very close top and bot
tom and when damp chung tighter than
the costumes worn by the bronze statues.
The Dolphins for the sake of decency
should in future exhibitions appear in
bathing dress that is not quite so clinging.
An amusing number was a water-comet
solo, Moonlight Senate" (Beethoven) by
Mat Gay. The performer holding his
mouth close to the water hummed the air
and produced sounds that were similar to
those of new beginner on the corhet.
The following is the programme that
was presented:
Plain diving by members OF the Olympic
Dolphin and Pacific Swimming clubs-Professor
H. L. Clark Of the OLYMPIC Club, Professor Edward
Mowry OF the Palace Bathing Company, Cato
Cradle, Put jackson, C. B. King, r, w. Cudworth,
G. w. Corbel, w. Smith, l.. Hiribarreen, F. NJ.
Wheaton, Daniel Green, A. c. Dodge, T. F. Kill
Ieen, II. Cutie A. w. Taylor, Wick Havens, w.
son, w. s. Taylor. e. ]. Knowlton, E. Rosenbaum.
l00-yard race (special)-Alex Pape, ]. E. Bart
man.
sO-yard race-w. B. wegener, ]. T. Baker
George w. Splller J. F. O'Connor, T. w. Connolly.
Coward dash-C. B. King, T. J. Knowlton
Water cornet solo, moonlight Sonate'' Gee
thoven), Mat Gay,
Club swinging-Louis Myers, champion club
trick Juggling.
Burlesque boxing on rate. T. Kreling. a. D.
Pariser; referee, w. s. Taylor.
Triple acrobatic act. X. La Rue, A. and l.
Landsburgh.
Glove set-to, three rounds-Frank Smith cham
pion bantam weight ofthe Pacific Coast, Charles
Cathcart, champion feather-weight of the Olympic
Club.
Log race-Trtons vs. Dolphns.
Half-mile outrggers skiff race-First heat John
II. Coughlan, George Van Guelpen; second heat,
HaIf-miIe canoe race-J. H. Coughlan. A. L.
Rouard, c. MOAN, ]. f. hartman.
Tub race-First heat g. I. kreling, James }.
Cronin, Gully Mogan, G. W. Corbel; second heat,
]. Tt. Baker, ]. II. Mulvey, A L. Ronard-
Overture, Won der Mehden
TrapeZe diving-Members Of the Olympic,
Dolphin and Pacific clubs.
10O-yard race-Victor Gaglieri 81. r. Plate, F.
Carter, j. FL. Boyle, II. B. Vandall.
lOO-yard race-C. x. Melrose and Thomas Bull
5O0-yard race Especially, ]. Stole, Daniel Green,
Dana Thompson.
Underwater swimmng-w. McDermitt, T. ].
Burlesque statuary-The Only Kahn "Rebecca
At the Welr': Fred Green as "Moses in the Bull
PUSHES
One-half mile relay race.
First Eelay1H: B. Ye .Ta, oy,mpics; Gully
Second-F. Carter, o.; James j. Cronin, D.; T. j.
Third~F. N. Wheaton. O.; ]. striger, D.; ].
Stole, p.
Fourth-c. H. Jordan, o.; Thomas ]. Kennedy,
D.. Waldo Smith. P.
Wegener, =.
sixth-Alexauder Pape, o.; ]. Spiller, D.; E.
Rosenbaum, p.
seventh-oato Cradle, O.; g. w corbel, D.; Mat
Gay, p.
Eighth. I. Baker o.: George Alfrltz, D.;
Thomas Bullanger, 2.
Ninth-C. X. Merose, o.; ]. E. hartman D.
Dan Green, P
High diving, elevation seventy-six feet-Pro-
fessor Edward MowTy BLINDNESS of the Palace
Bathing Company, Professor H. L. Clark In-
structor swimming Olympic Club) G. B. King, J.
Stole, T. +. Killeen, Mat Gay, T. J. Knowlton,
Dana Thompson, w. s. Taylor, Dan Green, Wick
Ravens Put Jackson, Ad Kahn, Fred Green and
+. l.. Partland.
Terrace Club Of Alameda, 10O-yard race-H.
Schmidt Louis Schroeder, George Schroeder, H.
de Chesne and t. Scully.
The club-swinging and boxing between
the bantams took place on the musicians
platform. The boxing was in dead earnest
and in the third round, Smith lost little
blood. The exhibition was under the di-
rection of George S. McCombs.
There were many people in the park. but
not so many as usual. In spite of all the
trouble he has had Herr Scheel led the
band.
During the afternoon horse in charge
of Henry Peterson, broke away from a
cart near the childreE's playground and
made for the main drive. He was going at
a lively gait when Mounted Officer ]. III.
Kavanagh skilfully threw his lariat over
him and brought him up with a round
turn, an act which greatly enlivened the
many on the drive and won for the officer
much commentator. In his mad run the
horse knocked down two children, but did
not hurt either.
man driving down the speed track
miscalculated his distance, ran against one
of the fence posts, was thrown out but
escaped injury.