The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
WITH THE OARSMEN
Preparations for the Big Thanks
giving Regatta.

giving Regatta.
The rowing clubs of this City and the
| interior are making great preparations in
anticipation of the Thanksgiving day re-
gatta.
| The entry list up to the present time is
unusually large. The leading oarsmen OF
the State have signiied their intention OF
participating, and there is no doubt that
the regatta will be the best that the State
has ever had.
Valuable prizes have been offered for
| the different events by James G. Phelan,
| William Alvord, William d. English,
Irving NJ. Scott, William A. Deane, Au-
ditor Broderick and the Southern Pacific
| Company.
The Alameda Rowing Club will enter a
splendid crew for. the intermediat race.
The South Ends have kindly loaned them
"a Eugene Hadcock. (2) William Hansen,
| (3) A. Webb, Fred Ayres stroke, and E. v.
Hansen cockswain.
| Under the skilIful coaching of Mr.. Penn
broke, they are developing a good strong
stroke DR.. Dennis will enter the senior
skiff race, and Eugene Hadcock and j. A.
Lewis the junior skiff race. 1t is also
expected that the club will furnish police
boat to patrol the course.
The Stockton Rowing Club has entered
its giants in the senior four cared barge
race. They are: ~ c. Spencer. ~
Davis, w. E. Dolen cocks vain and j. Par
rott substitute.
Captain A. G. Brown, who defeated Nc
Causland on the 9th of Septem Der, has en-
tered the senior shell race. He has Nc
Causland to row against, and an exciting
struggle is looked for.
J. Foley has entered the junior shell
race, and will give good account of him
self. The men will come down to the
City day before the race so as to become
familiar with the course.
There is a rumor that the Stockton
people have put $1,000 in the hands of a
representative to back the giants and
Brown.
Through the kindness of J. H. Budd of
Stockton, the University Club will enter,
as he has promised to hive boat for
them, their boat being too heavy for rae
ing purposes. The crew is as follows:
o. R. Tryer, (2l w. Gibbons, (3) w. o.
Blasingame, az W. E. Cole; E. Hammer,
cockswain. Captain Cole has worked hard
to bring the crew to the front, and they
expect to be close up at the finish.
Arthur Smith is entered for the junior
skiff.
The old timers race will prove one of
the most interesting races of the day. 1t
will be race in skiffs for mile straight
away. The entries are Leander Stevenson
of the Ariels, William Thomas of the
South Ends, and John f. Sullivan of the
Pioneers. There is great deal of rivalry
existing between Mr.. Stevenson ana Mr..
Thomas Both gentlemen are now coach
ing rival clubs.
The Dolphins have entered T. j. Ken
nedy and w. o. Patch for the Junior skiff
and I. r. keenan, for the junior scull.
Jack Caughlin the clubs crack swim
mer, will give good account of himself
in the senior skiff race, as he is in perfect
condition.
Captain Patch will try an experiment
by using shorter oar with more inboard.
The oars weigh but IA pounds, which is
two or three pounds less than those gen.
orally used.
The South Ends have two crews in train
ing-the senior and the intermediate.
The senior crew won the intermediate
championship at Stockton ana will give
the giants hard race. They consist of
the following: ~ Ed Scully, (2) James
Pallas, 80 Mat Beeen, az George Bates;
George McGill, cockswain, and James Foley
sub. The crew has been under the care of
Captain William Thomas and has been
training faithfully for the last two weeks
AS for the intermediate crew, although
all good oarsmen, they have not been
training faithfully, and unless they show
up more regularly at the boathouse the
boys from the university will stand an
excellent chance for first place.
In the senior skiff race the club will
enter Frank Dupiissea, who can be seen
training every evening. He is reported to
be in good condition.
In the junior skiff the club will be repre-
sented by Robert Macarthur and Mat
Breen. In this event a lively race Is ex-
pected, as the men are evenly matched
Captain Thomas will represent the club
in the old-timers' race. He has been
training for the past three weeks and is
in excellent condition.
On next Monday Mr.. Pembroke and
Colonel Mention and a surveyor will go
over the course and measure it so as to
have record course.
The officers of the day are as follows:
President OF the day, Mayor-elect James
6. Phelan; referee, Charles G. Yale:
starter, Admiral Won Schmidt; timer
John Elliott. At start Walter Blake and
Artie Mellitz and at finish Leander Ste
venson and George ColIopy.
next.
Handball.