The San Francisco call., 1899-10-14
WILL PULL IN
FOUR-OARS FOR
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Rowing Races in FL Campo
Waters May Furnish Some
Surprises.

The annual championship regatta of the
Pacific Association of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union viii be held tomorrow over
the FL Campo course. The starting line
VIII be TO the south of the steamer
UKah's landing place, and the course will
be in northerly direction past the dane
ing pavilion one and a sixteenth miles to
he stakes the finishing line being in full
view Of the crowd on the beach. A good
list of entries has been received, though
there are no representatives from the
Stockton Athletic Association, the Olyn-
pic Boat CLUB or the University of Cali
fornia. The DOlphins have not entered a
barge crew, but have contributed three
single-scuilers. In the junior skiff race
there are four entries, and in the senior
skiff event there are three. The latter
the entries in which are A. w. Pape, Dr.
{. G. Dennis and George Baker, Will prob
ably be the most exciting ana keenly con-
tested event of the day, all the men being
in excellent condition and hard workers
The two first named have had a vide eX-
perience in boat racing.
For the senior shell race there are three
entries. and the same number for the
junior shell race. In the former event j.
i. Foley of the South Ends is likely to
prove the winner, and in the latter George
Lewis of the Alameda Boat Club. The
Alameda champions, the Pioneers, and the
South Ends are entered in the senior
barge race. but only f. w. Ayers and w.
that rowed at Astoria, E. b. Hadcock
having taken the bow seat and d. G..
Greenleaf rowing No. 3. The South
End crew, consisting of Pallas, Breen,
Lyons and Scully, with G.. McGrill as
cocIswain, have been praCticing regu-
larly, and in their new Rogers barge are
likely to win.
The South End junior barge crew is in
good trim and consists of strong men well
trained. 1t viii probably win the junior
championship. If it does SO 1T VIII = row row
barge championship. Several of the con-
testants are entered in two or more
senior skiff, junior and intermediate barge
shell. 1Hnior and intermediate barge; d.
G. Greenleaf rowing. in the senior and
junior barge crews Cf the Alameda Club,
and Z. b. HadcOck of Alameda being en-
tered in the senior shell race and also in
the senior barge event. r. w. Ayers not
being able to secure a boat to his liking
has not entered in the senior skiff event.
In the Junior barge race the Ariel crew
consists entirely Of men entered in that
South End crews have two men each who
are entered for other events. This ought
to be Il decided advantage 70 the Ariels.
who har' oeen practicing faithfully and
doing Foou work.
There viii be a cutter race between di-
visions ! and Of the Naval Battalion.
were given in Tuesdays Call, while the
following make up the crew of the first
division: J. Beattie. o. Smith, F. Bush,
O. Olson, G. Nickle. ]. Back, J. Bode. B.
Kaufner. w. Ldndecker and II. Paulsen;
j. f. Murphy cockswain.
Last Sunday the new handball court Of
the South End Rowing Club was formally
opened. Al Hampton and partner playing
four games against Kilgallon and Line
han of Ryan's court. Each pair won two
games. The senior and junior intermedi-
Rogers boat under the direction of Cap
tain VIII Thomas. Both crews rowed well
together. and they have hopes Of pulling
off all three barge championships, the in
ter1nediate going by default.