The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-07
MUST Be ROWED AGAIN,
1t Was impossible to Award
Places in the Junior
Barge Race.
TESTIMONY TOO CONFLICTING.
A New Contest Ordered VIII Prob
ably Take Place a Week
From Sunday.
TESTIMONY TOO CONFLICTING.

There is to be another contest for the
trophies put up by the South End Rowing
Club. Such is the decision of Referee NJ.
A. Whidden.
When the junior barge race came to
conclusion last Sunday a protest was i'm
mediately filed by Harry Brenra, captain
OF the Ariel crew, against the Olympic
crew on the ground of a foul
The race was given under the auspices OF
the South End Club, which offered silver
cup for the winner and gold medal for
the crew that came in second. 1t took
place off Long Bridge, and was three
quarters of mile and return. There were
seven entries, the following clubs being
! represented: Olympic, Acme, Ariel, South
End, Pioneers, ST. Mary's College and the
| Dolphin.
| Not only was there the formal protest of
| the Ariel made, but there were numerous
other charges of fouling and failure to turn
| the outer buoys.
Under these circumstances Referee
| Whidden refused to make his decision I'M
| til he had conference with the seven
judges who respectfully represented each
OF the contesting crews. This conference
| took place Wednesday night in Judge
| Barry courtroom, new City Hall. In addi-
ton to the judges and the referee there
was a large attendance from the clubs in
terested, and the proceedings soon as
sumed the dignity of regular judicial in
quiry. Every one but the referee, judges
and the newspaper representatives was
excluded from the room. The judges were:
John Elliott, representing the Olympic
Club; John L. Jaunet. ST. Mary A. H.
Melletz, South End; ". c. Espy, Pioneer;
Ariel Albert P. Rothkopp, Dolphin.
Soon after the formal discussion opened
the question was raised as to whether the
| Olympic crew had turned the buoy before
starting on the return course. Consider
| able desultory argument ensued, and it
was finally decided to call in the captain
Or one of the crew of each boat to take
| testimony.
There was not the slightest trace of acri-
mony in any of the proceedings and all
expressed their willingness to have the
referee decide the whole matter without
taking testimony, but this responsibility
Mr.. Whidden refused to assume. While
| this debate was going on Elliott of the
| Olympics in the heat of enthusiasm for the
crew he represented flung out challenge
to Upland of the Ariels offering to put up
a trophy himself for a race between the
Olympic and Ariel crews, no matter how
the referee might decide the matter under
discussion. His challenge was promptly
| accepted.
The defiance was directed against the
Ariels in particular, as the further issue
has arisen as to whether the Ariel had
fouled the Olympic boat or vice versa.
Before it was determined to take testi.
mony suggestion was made to have the
race rowed over, but Jaunet, the St. Mary s
judge, stated that it would be impossible
for the college crew to participate in an
other contest, as commencement was only
two weeks off, and after that the crew
would be scattered.
After the testimony had been heard,
Harry Brennan, captain of the Ariels;
Fred A. Michels, captain of the Pioneers
J. E Pickett of the South Ends, J. w.
Ion of st. Mary's, James Kennedy of the
Acmes and William Patterson. captain of
the Dolphins, brief argument was made
by Elliott OF the Olympics claiming first
place for his club.
After reading over carefully the notes he
had taken of the testimony and looking up
the rules of the Pacific Athletic Associa-
ton, which governed the race, Mr. Whidden
stated that he could not decide the matter
OF placing the boats, as the evidence had
been too contradictory. He then con-
Guided: "My decision is that the race be
rowed ever at some future time"
Jaunet asked that the ST. Mary's crew be
given second place, the other crews to con-
test for first position. On being put to a
vote, the decision went against him. No
date was fixed for the race, but sugges-
ton was made that it take place week
from Sunday next, and this will probably
be favorably considered by the regatta COM
mittee of the South End Club.
As St. Mary's will not be able to take
part in this contest, her crew was given
the privilege of challenging the winner.
Jaunet stated, however, that his club was
now out of the affair altogether.
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