The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
SOME EXCITING
CONTESTS ON
LAKE BOHEMIA
Alameda Champions
Are Beaten.
WEBB DEFEATS PALLAS
DIR. G. G. DENNIS WINS THE
SENIOR SKIFF RACE.
Barge Race Between Dolphins and
Pioneers Results In Easy Vic
tory for the Long Bridge
Oarsmen.
DIR. G. G. DENNIS WINS THE
SENIOR SKIFF RACE.

Even on Saturday Guernevflle was full
of visitors from Santa Rosa, Petaluma,
Healdsburg and other neighbortng cities
who thronged the grand stand and Wes-
terlyN bank of Lake Bohemia to view the
barge and skiff races and other aquatic
events arranged by the oarsmen OF the
San Francisco Bay clubs.
The first event yesterday was a
The first event on the programme was a
barge race between the Olympics, the
Dolphins and the Alamedas. The Ala
media seniors had been victorious at Ell
Campo and Astoria, the Dolphins had
practiced more regularly and faithfully
than any of the crews, and the Olympics
coming winners. The Dolphins had the
center station, the Olympics the outside
and the Alamedas the inside. Pape set
very fast stroke at the beginning, and
the Dolphins jumped away with the lead.
After about two-thirds of the course had
been covered all the crews took the inside
water and the race became procession
the Dolphins winning by three lengths
and the same distance separating the
Olympics and the Alamedas. The crews
were made up as follows and finished In
the order named: First, Dolphins-VictOr
Caglieri bow; F. Schwarting, No. 2; w.
o. Patch, No. 8; A. w. Pape. stroke, and
Ed hartman, cockswain; Second, Olym-
Paul Sturdivant, No. g. H. Collins, stroke,
and Roy West cockswain. Third-Ala-
media Seniors-E. B. Hadcock. bow; w.
u. Hansen, NO. z; AlWeli NSpoL NJ. o.
F. w. Ayers, stroke, and Ed Hansen.
cockswain.
The second event, a canoe race. be-
tween ]. S. Earls of the Dolphins, and
L. Hammersmtth of the Olympics, was
won easily by the latter.
The third event, the junior skir race,
brought out J. Pallas of the South Ends;
Bert Guild of the Alamedas and Atwell
Webb of the Alamedas, the winner OF
Saturdays heat. A. Webb won comfort
ably by four or five lengths, J. Pallas
Rorf n
The fourth event, the final heat Of the
Senior skiff race, brought out G. Ochs of
South Ends and Fred Ayers of the Ala
medas. On Saturday Ochs had beaten
the South End representative, and yes
terday he led him for considerable dis
lance, but. after a game struggle, Ochs
was passed by DR.. Dennis, who won
fine race by about two lengths. F. Ayers
did not finish.
The skiff race was followed by water
polo contest between the Lurline and
Olympic swimming clubs The l,d LH1line
Tam f. A ce WidemaD DI j. Geddes, N De
Lyons, f. Smith, P. Sheppard and S.
Macdougall; The OLYMPIC team was va
race TaTIor up Of NJ con9neiy, 4. ". Taylor.
Lester Hammersmith and J. A. Jackson.
The game consisted of two fourteen
tested. c; Kreling kept goal for the
Olympics in the first half and L. Ham
mersmith in the second half; H. A. Wide
mann was goal keeper for the Lurlines in
the first half. Both goal-keepers stopped
some clever throws for goal, and no score
was made on either side during the first
half: in the second half the Lurilnes
scored one goal.
The sixth and last event on the pro
gramme was the most exciting. and the
one about the outcome of which the
most doubt was felt. The Pioneers were
q strong crew, while the Dolphins had
won their heat earlier in the afternoon
by considerable margin. However, as
soon as the barges came in sight 1t was
seen that the Pioneers were rowing
strongly and had a long lead, while the
Doiphins were rowing a fast stroke, but
not pulling it well through. The Pioneers
won as they liked by ten lengths. In
Justice to the Dolphins 1t should be said
that their stroke. A w. Pape, was in
disposed and ready not fit to row, and
that the crew had already had hard
race.
DR.. w. Cole placed his launch at the
disposal of the regatta officials, and
worked untiringly. The event Is the first
one of its kind that has taken place
on Russian River, and If. as seems highly
probable, the regatta should become an
annual occurrence, better provision will
doubtless be made for the comfort of
oarSmen and visitors.