Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
SAN DLEGANS FAIL
TO GET NEW SHELL
soUTHERNERS BORROW CRAFT
FOR REGATTA
Ten Events Are Planned, Including
Four Swimming Races-Local
Oarsmen Slow in Getting
to Work

w. A. Hege first lieutenant in the San
Diego Rowing club, paid this city and the
Los Angeles Athletic club officers visit
yesterday and made arrangements to Dor
row one of the local organizations four
cared shells. The San Diego club ordered
shell from Rodgers in Alameda last
October, but they were informed recently
that it could not be delivered in time for
the regatta which is slated for Labor day.
Down in San Diego interest in the COM
ing event is at fever heat, and the south
ern oarsmen are confident of cleaning up
everything in sight. They will have to
fight against the crew of the Los Angeles
Athletic club, and also the Dolphin club
of San Francisco.
In addition to the rowing events several
swimming races are scheduled. The San
Diegans are hoping that George Bromley
will come down from Frisco and compete,
for they are not convinced that he is the
master of their own representative, Will
bur Kyle. Bromley put it all over the San
Diego swimmer at Naples few weeks
ago, and the latter is itching for another
| chance.
| Scott Leary has also been invited to the
regatta, and in all probability the well
| known Olympic club man will be in at
| tendance. Many Los Angeles swimmers
have signifed their intention of compel
ing. and the entry list will be well filled.
The San Diego oarsmen are training
hard for the rowing events and are con-
! fident of winning. They have been doing
their work in heavy boats, but will be able
to use the borrowed shell next Wednes-
day. Coach Courtney will come here after
| it and take the craft to San Diego on
Tuesdays steamer.
While the personnel of the San Diego
| crew has not been announced it is prob
| able that when the shell is put on the
water those who will compete against Los
| Angeles and San Francisco will have first
chance at the oars At present Capt
Winter, Hege Kennedy, Baldwin, Taylor
| Lundblade, Jackson and Stahl are all lr
training, and four Of them will be the
| final choice of the coach. Either Cope
| land or Bowley will act as coxswaln'
Ten Events Planned
| Six rowing races and four swimming
events have been planned. The big stunt
| of the day will occur when the junior
| four-oared shells start out on their mile
and a half race for the cup offered by the
Coronado Beach company and the cham
pionship of the southland in that particu'
lar division. The senior fours will also
strive for a cup, while the senior and
Junior open single sculls will be fol
medals.
The race for the Courtney medal will
also be a feature. 1t is for single soul
lers and is an open affair carrying with
| it the championship of Southern Califor-
MIA Vaughan is the present holder of the
medal and will defend 1t against all
comers special event will be ar
ranged for novices of the San Diego clut
at three quarters of mile, with the club
| pin going to the winner.
| All the events with the exception OF
the affair planned for novices, will be
rowed over the mile and a half course ir
front of the Coronado hotel.
| The swimming races will be open cham
pionshp affairs over the fifty 100 and
| four-forty-yard courses, and a junior
event at fifty yards. Gold medals will be
awarded in all but the junior race, a
silver trophy being the award of merit
| there.
Local oarsmen are beginning to get
| busy, and from now on will put in lot
of time practicing. Coach Treloar is con-
| fident that If he can only get the men tc
settle down to training they will win the
majority of events at San Diego, but he
and Capt Isaacs are having some trouble
in gathering the bunch and visiting Playa
del Rey. Lelande who will row for the
Courtney medal, is in good shape, and
great things are expected of him by his
fellow Los Angeles Athletic club mem
| bers.