The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10
RACING At
STOCKTON
Cyclers Compete en- Land
and 0arSmen on the
Water
MOTT OF OAKLAND WINS
A WHEEL.
The Speedy Pedaler First in
Both of the Amateur
Events.
LAURELS FALL TO MILL CITY
BARGE CREWS.
Senior and Junior Trophies Captured
by the Local Team in Close
Contests.
LAURELS FALL TO MILL CITY
BARGE CREWS.
Senior and Junior Trophies Captured
by the Local Team in Close
Contests.

STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 9.-From the
time the Admission day parade was over
until long after o'clock to-day the crowd
continued to pour into Goodwater Grove.
The bicycle races between the crack riders
of the State was the magnet that drew the
people from the streets of the city.
P. r. Mott of the Acme Club carried off
most of the honors, he winning both of
the amateur events handlly. Mott made
all his race in the stretch, laying away
during the first part of the contest. When
he wished he easily drew clear off his
opponents and won with lots to spare.
The mile open race was won by Terrill
of the Bay Citys. The result might have
been different had not collision occurred
and Osen and Edwards been thrown.
They were going easily when the accident
occurred. Several other riders were in
the mix up, but none were seriously in
jured.
a half-mile for amateurs was the first
event on the card. Mott (R. a. CD won
easily from Golinda "a. O. in 1:19 2-5.
Letevre "a. c. won the second heat from
Hirsch &C. C. W. IN 1:171-5. Craft
"a. CO. captured the third heat, with
Hamlin &C. C. W. second, in 30 1-5.
Leitch &C. c. W. captured the fourth,
with Robinson (F. S. r. CO. in the place.
The time, 1:14, was very creditable. Mott
won the final as he pleased from Craft,
with Hamlin third. 1t was simply loaf
ing match, as none of the contestants
would set pace. Mott won by a length
in /: ID 1-5.
The first heat of the mile open was de-
clared off because of the tactics employed
b,r% riJ NJ aI
race. Terrill finished first, with Long Sec
ond, Edwards third and Byrne fourth
The time was 2:35 As. Despite the warn
ing of the judges, the second heat was but
a repetition of the first. After the spill
TerrilI (B. Q. W. won by length from
third and Byrne fourth. Time, 2:35.
Mott placed the mile amateur handicap
to his credit. He won the first heat from
Webb, 1. c. c., in 2:18 40. Nav, an un-
attached rider. beat Craft, A. c., in 2:22 20
in the second heat and Smith, A. O., won
the third in 2:1S 2-5. The final was a
beautiful race. The riders lay closely
punched to the last eighth, when Mott
drew clear and without an effort Wrested
first position from Wyman, A. c. (95
yards), who got the place from Webb,
l. @. &. go yards), in 2:18 2-5.
The result of the mile professional ham
dicap surprised the knowing ones. Itw
the best race of the daY and the pace set
was g warm one. Try as he would, the
scratch man could not oyertake the lead
ers and Terrill did not finish inside OF the
money. Whitman. i. A. c., who started
on the 70-yard mark, lasted long enough
TO win from Long, b. G. W., whose handi-
cap was 90 yards. Chapman, 0. G. w. go
yards), was third and Ackerman, P. w.
(S5 yards) fourth. The time made was
2:14
The regatta on Stockton channel this
affnTn0nn N a hof he
ever been held on this coast. The pro-
gramme was long one, but the principal
interest centered in the barge races. Long
before $3.50 O'Clock, the hour set for start
ing the races, there were thousands of
people along the banks of the channel and
by the time Starter John +. Budd sent off
the first racers on the water there were
fully 10, GOO people about the waters edge
and on the numerous tugs and launches
that piled up and down to watch the Vari-
GUS events.
The first race was the first heat of the
race for outrigger skiffs. S. J. Pembroke
CT the Alameda Rowing Club Fred Ayres
OF the same Club and j. H. Coughlan of
the DoIphins were the starters. Ayres
caught the water first and went away in
great style. he was closely pressed by
Pembroke, but the latter fell behind be-
fore reaching the stake boat, and Coughlan
made Ayres work thereafter for first place.
Ayres won the heat, with Coughlan Sec
ond, in 1921.
The second heat of this race was as ex-
citing as the first. The starters were J..
w. Pembroke, G. c. Dennis and George
Phelan. Dennis got. way first and was
never headed. He came in an easy win
ner from Phelan in 1922, but it was evil
dent that Phelan was saving himself for
the final heat.
This was not called until after the Junior
barge race and the starters were the win
ners OF the first and second place in the
trial heats-AyreS, Coughlan, Phelau and
Dennis Phelan was the first to catch the
water on the start, and after that the
others could not catch him, though Dennis
made gallant effort and made the race of
the day in the single events. He headed
Phelan for 4 time and kept in the lead
until within few hundred yards of the
line, when he managed by the very hard
est work to forge trifle ahead and won
by very few feet, the PROV of Dennis
boat being within an eighth of q boat
length from Phelan's.
The junior barge race was the third
event on the programme. Ii proved de-
cidedly interesting. and brought forth
cheer after cheer from the assembled
thousands as the Stockton crew came in a
winner by fve-boat lengths from the South
Ends. The Pioneer crew, which had been
picked up by the knowing ones for the
winner, was not in the race, and finished
lengths behind.
When the word was given by Starter
Budd, the Stockton men shot their boat
ahead like rocket, and after that they
had the race their own way To the stake
boat the South Ends traiied them but the
new barge OF the Athletic Association is
the best one ever seen on the coast for
turning, and the local oarsmen gained full
three-boat lengths on the turn. When
they staightened away, they went sailing
toward the finishing line and won by five
boat lengths in very fast time, making the
distance in 1917 %. There was much
interest in this race, and several were
bitterly disappointed that the Pioneers
did not win.
In the race for junior outrigger skiffs
there were three starters in the first heat
Will Patch OF the Dolphin Club, It. j.
Wilson of the Ariels and w. E. Cole of the