The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23
DR. DENNIS IS
DEFEATED IN
SK|FF RACE
Loses Pacific Coast
Championship.
GOOD AQUATIC SPORTS
SEVERAL MIsHAPS OWING TO
ROUGH WATER.
University of California Grew Is De-
feated After Very Exciting
Race With Alameda
Spiders.
SEVERAL MISHAPS OWING TO
ROUGH WATER.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ASTORIA, Or, Aug 22.-The weather
to-day was much better than yesterday
and the races were more interesting.
The course was smooth in the morn
ing, but in the afternoon the water was
rough and two of the shells filed. The
first event was the final heat in the out
rigger skiff race, the preliminaries of
which were run yesterday. There were
two contestants in the final, Ayres of
the Alamedas and Dennis of the South
Ends. Ayres suffered from cramps in
both wrists during the last quarter of a
mile, but had a good lead and finished
several lengths ahead of Dennis. This
event carried with it the Pacific Coast
championship. Ayres time was 11:19.
Then the University senior crew went
against the Alameda Spiders. The
stroke of the varsity four was i'll and
his place was filled by GreenIeaf,
trainer for the Alamedas. The college
men held the Spiders down until
within $50 yards of the finish, when the
Alamedas spurted and finished a length
ahead.
The double scull race between Alex
ander and Thompson, of Vancouver,
and Hart and Scott, of Portland, ended
in an unsatisfactory manner. The Brit
ishers LED to the stake, in turning
which Alexander lost his rowlock. The
Portlanders passed the VancouVers,
but, seeing the predicament of the-lat-
ter, waited for them to come up so as
to make a race. Alexander rearranged
the rowIock and tried to row out the
race, but the lock soon got out of or
der again, and the POrtlanders finished
ahead.
i
cipated in by a crew from the Alameda
club and one from Portland. The
Britishers. whose shell is frail, refused
to enter, as the water was quite rough
and they were certain of losing their
boat. The Alameda shell filled before
the crew had gone quarter of mile.
For a time the men stayed with it, but
soon were compelled to swim. They
were pi ked up by launch. The Port
land boat also shipped considerable
water, but although the shell was
nearly full the crew managed to finish.
The Britishers endeavored to secure
a postpOnement of this event, as they
were desirous of defeating the Port
landerS, but the management refused
to do as requested. The Portland crew
went home tonight, several of the
oarsmen being members of the Naval
Reserve, which is to go on cruise to-
morrow, and Vancouver must await
another chance to settle matters.
The four-oared barge race between
the Varsity crew and the Alamedas re-
suited in a victory for the latter. The
university crew put up a good race
however, the Alamedas squirting and
finishing a length ahead. The twenty
footer race was won by the Lark; time
1:29:20. In the free-forall sloop race
there were three contestants, the
Dauntless White Wings and Blue
jacket They finished in the order
named; time 2:14:5S. The whitehall
sailing race was won by Will Tallant's
boat, Warrens boat getting second
place Tomorrow the international
race between the Alamedas and Brit
lshers will take place. The Alamedas
will use the shell of the Astoria Row
ing Club This promises to be a most
exciting event. The race was to have
taken place to-day, but the Britishers
would not contest.