Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-05
VICTORIOUS
TEAM BACK
souTHERNER's LOSS OF SEAT
MADE LIGHT OF
STROKE PRETTY AND
SPEEDY
Crew Recounts Story of Victory to
Jubiant Fellow Clubmen.
San Diegans Dis
gruntled

gruntled
Tired but jubilant. the victorious crew
of the senior fours of the l.. A. A. G. mas
! returned home from San Diego. Mon
dav night there was an impromptu re-
ception of their fellow members at th'
\ club house, where the story of the grea
race was told over and over again before
the admiring stay at homes were sat
isfied.
1--WE didn't mind losing the singles anc
Junior four for we had paid more atten-
ton to the senior four, and in that eVen'
| we won after grand race, was the gls'
of the explanation.
| The senior four -oared race will long DC
remembered by those who were able to
see 1t as one of the finest contests ever
rowed in western waters. The start had
to be repeated twice, owing to the eager
ness of one or another of the crews to
| be first over the line. Early in the day
there had been a discussion as to the
rules for starting, one club claiming that
the bows of the boats should be on the
line, while the others held that the stern
was required on the line by the latest
rules, and this was adopted.
When the three boats finally got away
| the DOlDnlnSi OIXCdH It ldnSlSSO iiub lily
best of it, but they were quickly out
classed by both the San Diegans and the
Los Angeles crews. who were going so
fast that none of the launches could
keep up with them
Courses Differ
Both the coxswains chose widely differ
ent courses De Long keeping straight for
the Judges boat, which lay on the finish
line. on the way to the starting line the
San Diego crew had taken off their red
shirts and could hardly be distinguished
from the L. A. A. c. boys in their white
suits.
AS the boats neared the Casino the
greatest excitement prevailed among the
spectators on the beach. 1t was impossi-
BILE to determine which boat was in the
lead, so all hands cheered for both
In the press boat, which was moored
on the finish lire, we quickly recognized
the Los Angeles boys, but in the dozen
or more local boats around us the enthu-
siasts insisted it was the home boat. For
fully five minutes we argued when the
San Diego boat appeared and settled the
matter.
Keeping the strong, easy stroke with
mechanical precision, De Long held
straight on his course, while the south
erners had 10 veer over to clear the bars.
finish the result could not be determined,
and all one could do was make a noise.
This was done with a will, and both
crews pulled as they never did before.
Over on the beach the crowd was maxi
ing a deafening uproar, as the local tall
ent went mad over the race. 1t was a
finish to see, not to read of, as the two
boats neared the line. Tie twilight was
deepening, and in order to get where the
II f1,a Co
swain kept over near the rival boat.
Flash Across
In a flash they had crossed the line. but
not so quickly but that we could See the
stem of the Los Angeles boat ahead by
few feet. Cheer upon cheer went up.
When it was announced that Los An
geles. had won by five feet, the cheering
diminished perceptibly, all but the visit
ors feeling something drop with Cark
brown thud. The two crews Immediately
went to their boat houses and were well
on their way when the Dolphins finished,
more than minute later.
On the beach in the evening the follow
ing colloquy was overheard, the speakers
being a Los Angeles and San Diego en-
thusiast:
S. D.-Ah, you fellows were lucky that
our stroke oar broke his seat.
L. A.-Why. I hadn't heard of it; did he
really fall off his seat?"
S. Dyes, the seat got off the slide
and he had to sit on the bottom of the |
boat. Didn't have time to fix it.
L. Al can easily understand why he |
didn't have time, but how did it happen,
in what part of the race?
S. D.-Just before the finish, and it is
lucky for you fellows. for you wouldn't
Here the conversation was interrupted
Wh n og-
planning it all over again.
Mishap Ludicrous
AS a matter of fact the so-called acci-
dent was really ludicrous, and amounted
simply to the sliding seat becoming un-
shipped no broken parts or anything seri-
Gus. In a bunch of good losers the mat
ter would not have been mentioned. and
even some of the local boys made light
of it. There was no excuse for the man
sitting on the bottom of the boat, for
with the coxswain's aid he could have
pulled the seat into place between strokes.
Winning the junior four-oared race mol
lifted the local crew somewhat but like
all of the others they had their mind on
the big event, and it was hard to see it
won by an outside. crew. Some of their
soreness, not physical, got into the local
papers,, but with good treatment it is
hoped that the invalids will recover in
time to compete for the cup at Playa del
Rey next year.
The Dolphins frankly admitted they
were outclassed with the barge they had
brought from San, Francisco, and prom
ised to bring an up to date shell when
they come next year They went north
on the steamer Santa Rosa last night.
The credit for the victory is really due
to the perseverance of Coach Treloar of
the winning crew Tor several months
he has practiced the stroke, which is not
only pretty to look at, but speedy as
we'll 1t is the same as was used by the
crew several years ago when
the Crimson defeated the Blue at New
London.
Representatives of the Los Angeles
newspapers are indebted to Lewis Requa
for the use of his launch, Venice Among
the details forgotten by the committee
was accommodation for the press men,
and Mr.. Requa very kindly. rendered his