The San Francisco call., 1898-08-21
DUPLISSEN WINS
 IN SINGLE SCULL Will Bring the Portland Trophy Home. BEAT LAST YEARS CHAMPION ACHIEVES A VICTORY UNDER
 DISADVANTAGE Little South -Ender Carried on Stall wart Soldiers = Alex Pape
 Takes the Senior Skiff
 Race.
BEAT LAST YEARS CHAMPION
ACHIEVES A VICTORY UNDER
 DISADVANTAGES
Special Dispatch to The Call.

to-day with the weather clear and the atmosphere somewhat warm. Scarce ly a ripple was perceptible on the race course, and outside of a strong nooo tide the conditions were excellent for the aouatic contests. It Is estimated that fully 4O,OOO people witnessed the different events. The course was lit orally alive with craft and grander regatta scene was never before Wlt- messed on this coast.
 After preliminary races between m dian canoes, Chinamen and men-oi- war gigs, etc, Alex Pape of the Dol phin Club, Dr. Dennis of the south Ends and Coney Ochs of the Pioneers lined up for the senior skiff race. Pape had the outside position, Ochs the cen ter and Dennis the inside. The latter course was much the better, as by mug ging the shore one could oodge the strong tide. At the report all got away to an even break, but Pape rowing 3S- -to-the-minute stroke, soon LOOK the lead, with Ochs right at his stern. Den- his had planned to row an easy race to the stakes and with slow stroke he kept about four lengths behind the leader. The Pioneer and Dolphln men were working hard in the row up ana at the turn they were around together, both turning the same buoy. Ochs mt his outrigger. against the stake boat and lost a little time by his oar flying out the rowlock By the time Dr. Dennis had turned, Pape was nearly seven lengths ahead of all, with Ochs second and the South Ender third. The latter let himself out in the row home and soon passed Ochs and cut down Pape's lead considerably. The former was too fast, however, and crossed me line a good four lengths ahead of the ContI, with OchS badly QlS- tanced Time, 1352
 The greatest event of the day was the single scull race for the Portland trophy, valued at s125 and emblemat1c of the Pacific Northwest single scull championship. The entries included G. J. McCommon and J. Patent of the Portland Rowing Club, G. Alexander of the Vancouver Boat Club and Frank Duplissea of the South End Rowing Club of San Francisco. The northern scullers are the fastest oarsmen in this section, and J. Patent of the Portland Rowing Club won last years champion ship trophy in the singles. Outside of voting McCommon, who is only a little more than boy, the San Francisco lad looked midget alongside of his large and muscular opponents. lie roWed paper shell, which is somewhat slower than the cedar boats of his. opponents, and sat in 1t for the first time in his
  disadvantage, as shell has to be rigged just to suit the rower or little speed can be got out of the boat.
 Only three of the original entries lined up, the Vancouver sculler with drawing at the last moment. This left Duplissea to row against the two Fort land men. The latter won the toss for positions and took the outside and in- side course, leaving the middle station for the California boy. The latter got the lead, getting off before the pistol cracked, with McCommon second and Patent third, all well punched Half way to the stake Duplissea and Nc Common gained two lengths on the last years champion, and held this to the turn. McCommon quit here, and Patent made the turn and was after the South Ender, rowing a 36 stroke. Duplissea's right arm hurt him con siderably in the race, but he pluck1ly kept on rowing, and finished amid hot finish and terrific uproar two lengths ahead of the best sculler in the Northwest He will bring to San Fran cisco an annual trophy the winning of which Is the pride of every oarsman In the north. Time, 13:42 2-5.
 Duplissea was carried shoulder high after the race through the streets to his hotel He Is considered the great est sculler that ever rowed in this sec tion His victory is all the more merit ed from the fact that yesterday was the first time he sat in shell for a year, while his opponents had been training for months for the contest.
 After this event the people of Astoria were anxious to see the Alameda crew pitted against the Vancouver four who defeated the Portland four in the regat- ta yesterday for the championship of the Northwest. It was simply an ex- hibition race, and was scheduled to be ~II found too rough for the shell in the af- ternoon, so both crews rowed barges, the Vancouver four rowing the South End boat, with George McGrill as cockswain. The race was a three-quar ter mile straightaway. The water was quite choppy when the crews started, and both were well filled before the never rowed a barge before, but were at home in the boat when they pulled a few strokes, as their style of rowing is similar to the barge system. The Alamedans kept up half boats length lead from the start, and both crews were rowing beautifully and just tear ing through the waves, which threat ened to swamp them at any minute Near the finish the South End cockswain called for spurt from the Vancouvers, and quickening their stroke they fairly lifted the boat out of the water. Both d race The Alameda barge swamped just as the line was passed.
 The personnel of the Vancouver four is: R. Watts, stroke: T. o. Alexander No. 3; E. Wragg, No. 2; and R. Spinks, bow.
 The California oarsmen left Astoria by to-night's train for their city. and have nothing but congratulations to offer the Historians for the treatment they received while here.
 F. M Gum, owner of the Hotel Mur- ray, where the rowers stopped was presented with a souvenir by the Cali fornians for his kind treatment.
 s. J. Pembroke of San Francisco was warmly thanked by the regatta com mittee of Astoria for his efforts in bringing the Californians up here.
 Among the San Franciscans at the regatta were: Miss L. Butz, Miss J. F. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Finn, Mrs. Peter son, Fred Bailey, J. Hadenfeldt, Syd Weinsbuck, Sydney Soule and Louis Miller.
 The Astoria regatta committee de- cided tonight that the Alameda crew outrowed the Vancouver shell crew in the exhibition race to-day, and have given them medals bearing the inscrip- t;oy aCba y,onjOp Crew Of the Pa1i6o