The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05

STOCKTON CARNIFAL OF SPORT.
Races Land and Fater, Fotioiced by
Boring Tournament.
STOCKTON, CAL, July 4. = To-day's
carnival of sports was great success. The
regatta on the channel was witnessed by
thousands. The first event was the junior
outrigger-skiff event, in which George w.
Phelan of the Ariel Rowing Club and A.
c. Webb and E. B. Hadc of the Ala
media Boating Club entered. Phelan was
the first to get the water and led the way
down the course. He turned the stake
boat two lengths ahead of Hadcock and
came away an easy winner. He romped
home in easy time and won by two
lengths in 13 1-5 minutes, with Hadcock
second.
The second event was the junior barge
race, In which the South End Rowing
Club entered: Ed Tobin, bow; Matt Breen,
forward-waist; = James, after-waist; ].
L. Scully, stroke; George Mcclure, cock
swain. The Stockton Athletic Assoeia-
ton entered: w. Folger, bow; Fred Ar
mold, forward-waist; J.. Silva, after-waist;
J. Burns, stroke; w. Dolan, eockswain.
The Stockton men were the first to
! catch the water and led for q time, but the
South Ends were rowing a 3S-stroke to the
Stocktons' 40, and the steady pace of the
men from The City counted in the long
run. The STOCKTON men turned the stake
boat first, but on the run home the South
Ends caught and passed them and won by
three lengths in 10 min. 81 sec.
The next race was for the senior out
rigger skins in which there were three
entries-F. W. Ayres and s. J. Pembroke
of the Alameda Boating Club and James
Wilson of the Arlel Rowing Clab. Ayres
pulled we'll and surprised the knowing
/ 4.
on the home journey Ayres forged ahead
and won BY eight lengths in IL :49. Wilson
finished second, with Penn broke out of the
race.
The single scull event was surprise TO
everybody. All expected to see McCaus-
land win. The entries were W. ]. Nc
Causland of the Ariel Rowing Club.
Frank Duplissea of the South End Rowing
Club and Louis Giovanessl of the Stockton
Athletic Association. Giovanessi got the
best of the start, but after that he was
never in the race as Duplissea pulled the
race of his life and led from the start 10
the finish. He won by two lengths in
IL :23 2-5, from MeCausland.
The last race in the regatta was the in
term ediate barge race, in which the South
End Rowing Club entered the same crew
that went in the junior race; the stockton
Athletic Association the GIANT crew with
Tom Carkeek. bow; Charles Spencer, for
ward; G- 4. Chapman, after-walst, Carl
DAVIS, stroke; VIII Dolan, cockswain.
Owing 70 a long delay on the part of the
South Ends and to the statement made by
Pembroke OF the Alameda Rowing Club
that the South Ends were not going 70
row. only two crews started. The other
crew was that of the Alameda Rowing
Club, composed of Al Bullion, bow; W :.
Hansen, forward-waist; Al Webb, after
waist; f. w. Ayres, stroke. The Stockton
men won as they pleased.
The field-day games were even more sue
cessful than the resstts. In the bicycle
race there were five entries. The race was
for the championship of San Joaquin
County, and was won by. ]. Z. Crump in
2:27 2-5, with T. R.. McCuen second.
w. E. Dawson of the Amateur Academic
League won the pole vault, with Donald
Woodrum Of the same team second.
In the one mile handicap there were
twelve entries, and ]. E. Crump of the
Stockton Road Club, the scratch man,
won in 2:33, with T. r. McCuen of the
same club second.
The 100 yard dash was won by Tom Car
keek of the Stockton Athletic Association
in 10 2-5, with Z C. Mau of the Amateur
Academic League second.
In the running high jump, W. B. Samp-
| son Of the Stockton Righ School won with