The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-19
FAST TIME OVER
A SHORT COURSE

At the recent championship rowing re-
gatta held over the Long Bridge course
the times made in all the races were sur
prisingly fast min. 30 sec. for the senior
barge, min. 43iz sec. for the intermediate
barge and min. IS sec. for the junior
barge. In the first heat of the senior out
rugged skiff and in the second heat Of the
junior outraged skiff only two men came
10 the starting line, so that, both being
certain of their places in the final heat,
no attempt to cover the course in quick
time was made; but the second heat of
the senior skiff was done in min. 21a sec.
and the final heat of the senior skiff in
8 min. s 3-5 Sec, and the final heat of the
junior skiff in 9 min. 19 2-5 sec. With re-
gard first to the time made by the four
cared barges: The fastest time on record
for the stewards challenge cup for four
oars at Henley regatta is min. 81 Sec,
and was made by a Brasenose College
Oxford crew in 1890. The four oars in
the stewards cup race are light racing
boats carrying no cockswain, and the
course at Henley from Regatta Island to
the bridge is one mile and 500 yards,
straightaway and almost free from cur
rent, for on the days Of the races the
locks above and below the course are kept
shut. The conditions at Henley are thus
most favorable to fast time. On the
Long Bridge course the tide is against the
SAAO
boats lose considerable time in turning
are clinker-built, comparatively heavy
and carry cockswaini and yet the senior
mile and $50 yards in min. 30 Sec, or
seven seconds faster than the record time
at Henley for course $50 yards shorter
The fastest time recorded for the Dfa-
mond SOULS at Henley is S min. sc Sec,
made by the magnificent oarsman Guy
Pape, in a boat of an inferior type, is
supposed to have covered the Henley dis
tance. plus $50 yards, and turned stake
besides, in 8 min. A Sec, which Is actually
seven seconds better than min. 81 sec,
the best Henley time next to Guy Nick
ais min. SO sec. The obvious and only
inference from these facts is that the
Long, Bridge course must have been sew
eral hundred yards short of the reported
one and a half miles.
While the barge races at the recent re-
gatta were won by the favorites, the skiff
and shell races were disappointing. J.
Klunder of the Pioneers won the junior
mates. who entered to prevent the race
going by default. F. DupIissea of the
South Ends. being unframed and out Of
against Pape or Wittkopf In the senior
skiff race, Or. G. c. Dennis was disquali-
fed for fouling and A. Webb of the Ala
medas won the junior skiff championship
from Fickert Of the Ariels on a foul.
The South Ends have not retained one
out of the five championships won by
them last. year, but by entering in four
events only one of which they had good
chance of winning, they cleared them
selves Of the charge of feeling a luke
warm interest in the regatta of 1898 The
championships are now scattered. The
Alamedas hold three, the Pioneers two
and the Ariels and Dolphins one each.
Three fouls were claimed during the
races Two of these-in the senior and
junior skiff races--were allowed but the
third claim, of the Ariel junior barge
against the Pioneers, was not allowed.
The rowing season of 1898 has been, on
the whole. very successful one; There
have been regattas at Long Bridge and
FL Campo and pleasant outings and good
racing at Astoria and Guerneville The
clubs have shown more friendly DISPOSE
ton toward each other than In past times,
and there are indications of the growth of
more genuine amateur sentiment.