The San Francisco call., 1904-09-10
Senior Skiff Race Is
Won by Fred
Sherry.

After the Admission day parade at
Oakland most of the holiday makers
went to Lake Merritt and witnessed
the rowing regatta given under the
auspices of the Pacific Athletic Asso-
citation. The crowd was large numeri
cally and in enthusiasm 1t fairly
packed the sloping banks, extending
half a mile on each side of the course.
and scores of boats laden with passen>
gers fitted around the starting point
and frequently provoked the judges TO
profanity by their trespassing upon
the water reserved for the contestants.
Two brass bands alternated in produc-
ing good music and the throng never
sighted an opportunity TO cheer. Each
race was started amid encouraging
shouts and nnished amid mighty ac>
claim complimentary TO the victor.
In addition TO the seven pro-
grammed events there were three i'm
promptu natatorial features that
served 20 enhance the interest of the
spectators. Alex PaDe, the crack
odrsman of the DolDhins, had >the
senior shell race we'll IN hand and was
coming home easily when one of his
SOULS fouled a stake pole and he was
upset. Soon afterward Alex Keegan
oil the Ariels caught a crab" as he
was fairly getting down TO work in
the Junior outrigger Skin race. He
succeeded in rightlng his boat without
aid and was slowly pulling for home
when over and down he went again.
Then he and his waterlogged craft
were taken IN tow by sailboat and
were run ashore. In the final event.
for junior shells, Harry Dumont of
the Alamedas DANA ged his boat in
some unexplained way and after ar
irving at the finish 1t gracefully went
IL Lee L
several miShaDs seemed to be even
more productive of thrills among the
gentler sex than were the closest
finishes.
REGATTA WELL MANAGED.
1t was a we'll managed regatta.
The delay in starting the initial race
was. no fault OF the officials. who
courteously awaited the conclusion of
the pageant and 1.-The arrival of the
multitude. After the first getaway,
however, there was 10 dallyinp THE
three-minute interval between races
was vigorously insisted upon by Chair
man AL kim of the Native Sons ath-
letfc committee, and his attitude WAS
fully approved by mis- associates on
the judges platform. The other com-
mitteemen were FL. Van Tagen, III. L.
Newsom, J. ]. Mulgrew, F. S. Cone. f.
Bageley. c. r. Rose, George E. Cross
r. b. Haywood and c.. A. Rice. Among
the officials of the regatta COMMITTEES
were t. /. Fitzpatrick, E. J. Lynch.
w. b. Hinchman, A. p. Rothkopf and
Thomas Harris. Paul Carroll OF the
Reliance Club was the referee and
Leander Stevens of the Ariel Rowing
Club served as starter The timers
were a. RothkoDf of the Dolphins r
e. Browning of the Alamedas and
Thomas Mead of the South Ends.
Charles Farrell was the marshal OF
the course. The judges Consisted ~
Gus Roster and A. G. Bel Of the Ala -
medas, ~. A. Denver and lanes
O'Connell of the Ariels, T. Dixon an6
Val Kehrline of the Dolphins ana
James b. Foley and Edward SculIv of
the South Ends.
There was only one protested decf-
sion and the protest was unavaiIine
Alex Pape, after his mishap. comnIain-
ed that he had been driven off his
course by Leo Weinand of the De.Inb-
ins and that if he had been given clear
water he would have Stunned the stake
post and won the race. The Judges re-
ferred the protest to Chairman kim.
who promptly indorsed their decision
awarding the race to Weinand.
ALAMEDA CREW IN FRONT
The first event, an intermediate barge
race, had two entries-the Alamedas
and the Dolphins. In the Alameda boat
were f. Shay, f. Hunt, E. Edwards.
C. Mcconnell and Carson DonneIIv
(coxswain). The Dolphin crew con-
sisted Of w. F. Harris, T. Harris. a.
McKerron, G. Bertrand and GeraIa
Keniff (coxswain). The Alameda. crew
averaged forty-seven strokes to the
minute over the half distance and came