The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23

with small boats and sailing craft that
kept constantly getting in the course of
the rowers, but outside of this difficulty
everything was carried out without q
hitch, and, taking it all in all, the first re-
gatta OF the season was pronounced sue
cess that will live long in the memory OF
the rowing contingent.
The boat houses on the edge of the lake
were decorated with fla gs and the numer-
Gus yachts which piled to and fro with
their sails spread gave the regatta an
animated appearance.
The rowing fraternity from San Fran
cisco was out in force to view the races,
and many prominent sports were discern
ible among them, the most conspicuous
being Young Mitchell, Alfred ], Fritz,
President Humphreys of the P. A. A. and
Jules Morton of the Olympic Club.
At exactly twenty minutes past referee
George Wilson sent the South End senior
crew and University Boat Club crew
over the course for the first race.
The South End crew got away to a strag-
Cling start and getting the lead kept it to
the stakeboat where the University crew
evened up with them.
After rounding the stake the South Ends
put forth their best efforts and crept
slowly away from their opponents and
crossed the finish line four lengths ahead.
Time, 4:45.
The personnel of the two crews is as fol-
lows:
South Ends-Henry Bode, bow; Bob
Macarthur, forward waist and captain !;
Gus Carson, after waist; Frank Duplissea,
stroke, and George McGill, boxswain.
University-A. D. Smith, bow; N. G..
Treu, forward waist; J. L. Wittenmeyer,
after waist; W. E. Cole, stroke, and Mel
son Eckart, coxswain.
The next event was the outrigger-skiff
race between members OF the Alameda
Boat Club This race was rowea in heats.
In the first heat Fred Ayers defeated j.
Lancaster by boatlen 9TH; time, 5:4S
DIR. Cecil Denniss defeated J. Pembroke
in the next heat by three boatlengths !;
time, 55.
Between this last heat and the final heat
was the slngle-scull event, in which were
entered William McCausland of the South
End Club, champion junior single sculler
of the coast, and Samuel J. Pembroke of
the Alameda Club, the champion outrigger-
skiff oarsman of the coast.
This race attracted considerable atten-
ton, Mr.. Pembroke being over 40 years OF
age and McCausland not yet out of his
teens
F. Duplissea was booked for this race.
but failed to enter, not having boat fit TO
row in.
This race was to be the star event of the
day, as the sports were anxious to see
Duplissea and McCausland match oars,
but Duplissea's IS failing to enter took all the
ginger out of 1t.
The race was won by McCauSland by
four lengths. Time, 6:05.
Pembroke made a game race of it, but
his boat was inferior to his opponents S
boat, which is one of Peterson's racing
shells.
/ For the final heat of the outriggers DR..
Cecil Denniss and Fred Ayers lined up.
The race was rowed over one-half of the
course, the rowers starting from the stake
boat and finishing at the starting point.
DIR. Denniss was victorious in this heat,
thereby winning the outrigger race of the
day.
After this event followed the barge race
between two crews from the Alameda Club
of the following makeup:
Crew No. ALFRED Bullion J. Penn
broke, w. B. Henchmann, DIR. Denniss
and J, Bull, coxswain.
Grew No. Fired Ayers A. Bangs, w.
G. Hanson, A. Webb and w. Steinmetz.
The race was won by the latter crew.
Time, 6:1S.
In this race the following crew from the
South Ends, Al. Fritz E. Scully, J. Ma
honey, Charles Cutter and E. Lenahan, in
the barge Blister, followed the racers over
the course and made an interesting finish
with the leaders. This race closed the
days programme.
The officials of the regatta were: Ref
cree, George Wilson; judges, Ed. Scully,
Al Rodgers and Leander Stevenson !;
judges at stake boat j. Pickett and George
Easton; timekeepers, N. Sullivan and w.
Barry.
The success of this regatta is all due to
Mr.. S. J. Pembroke of the Alameda Club,
and the universal opinion of the oars
men is that Lake Merritt is admirably sit