The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23

junior barge race tomorrow, and should win without much difficulty. The Wilson crew was originally made up thus: IL Wilson, bow; J. O'Connell, forwardwaist; E. McKenna, afterwaist; J. Wilson, stroke; but J. O'Connell being absent from the city his place will be taken by George Steffern.
 will hold a ladies day at its quarters at the foot of Van Ness avenue. There will be rowing and sculling races, swimming and boxing contests, music and danclhg The Irish and German barge crews Will row from the clubhouse round Alcatraz and back The German crew is made up thus: J. F. Hartman, bow; F. Woerner, forwardwaist; F. SchWarung, atter"alS3t aa3t A. w Pape stroke; A. Schuppert, cock swain The Irish crew is made up as 1oi- lows: w O. Patch, bow; C. M Farrell :, forwardwaist; T. J. Hopkins. afterWalSt' , T. J. Kennedy, stroke; J. $. Earls, cock swain. The cockswains have invited both crews to a French dinner. It Is not un- likely that w. O. Patch will row against A w. Pape in skitfs, and the deferred Junior skiffmen will take place during the day. The entries for the medal are Elc- tor Caglieri, T. R. Keenan. T. J. Hopkins, c. M. Farrell and E. J. Hartman. frop7 lSd5 ably one of these entries will be scratched and the race will be rowed in two pre- liminary heats and a final.
 The South End Rowing Club intended to enter a senior and a junior crew for the crew has been withdrawn owing to the lack of condition of Paul Sturdevant, the Olympic man who socIor occupied Crew she George Bates is afterwaist in the place of K. Me Arthur, who was protested against py the Pioneers on the ground or d Prolee rlee- fessional who coached the Midget barge crew, has been coaching the senior crew for the past two weeks. There was a large crowd of members at the south End boathouse last Sunday; every boat was kept in constant use all day. pr. C. c. Dennis was out sculling. He will ToW to be built by Al Rodgers is ready.
 The Alameda senior crew has been do- ing good work lately and has consider, ably improved under coaching. It should
 Three members of the Alameda Boat Club. D. Greenleaf, G. A. Rosenberg and which has a towing propeller. This, will be taken out, new one put in and the launch put in thorough order At the last meeting of the club Harry Nelson r1 an, ana
 Some members of the regatta com mittee are determined to bring the Pape- McCausland fiasco before the Paclhc Attn letic Association and have an -inVestlga- tion made. The result will probably be the suspension of McCausland for several months. At present some blame seems to event McCausland should have come fully prepared with everything needful for race. Pape should have refused to pull in a match in which he had no com petitor, and the regatta committee, know ing that the public wished to see a race between Pape and McCausland, should gether Excluding the shell race. which. in the absence of the Stockton man. was a row-over there were only three events on the programme. and the order in immaterial to the spectators. By defer ring the special match till after the senior skiff race, McCausland could have had Patch's sculls. and would have been left absolutely without excuse; he must have either pulled or definitely refused to pull against Pape. Determination in carrying out a programme is an excellent thing, but in this instance it deprived the spectators of the event they came to see.