Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-25

off in the west The various prizes for
the events are on exhibition in the
show window of the H. j. Whitley jew
elry company.
The prize for the four-oar champion
ship race consists of beautiful silver
cup; there also will be a gold medal
presented to each member of the win
ming crew. A silver coup also Will be
the first prize for the winner of the
open gig race for the championship of
California.
The winner of the single gig race for
the championship of the Los Angeles
Athletic club also will be presented
with a silver cup.
The distance for the four-oar race
will be the same as that Of the Henley
course, which is regarded the world
over by rowing authorities as a stand
ard course, and the distance is one mile
and $50 yards. The distance for the
open gig race will be one and one-halt
miles with the turn. The distance for
the Athletic club single gig race Will
be $50 yards straightaway
George Spurrier yesterday afternoon
was appointed to act as judge. Other
officials will be appointed today.
A special car for the members of the
Los Angeles Athletic club and their
friends who are planning to attend the
regatta will leave the Pacific Electric
station Thursday morning at 8:25
o'clock. Tickets for this car can be
procured only at the club for the reg
ular round-trip fare.
Coach Treloar of the Los Angeles
Athletic club announced yesterday that
the first event in the big Thanksgiving
day regatta which is to be pulled off at
Naples would commence at 10 O'clock
instead of II o'clock, as heretofore
stated.
rrI, ,,-sI1 ,.s,,ra tho thousands of
people who are planning to attend the
races that they will be able to get back
to Los Angeles in time for any of the
afternoon attractions.
Practice work in the shell showed
much Improvement in the rowing OF
the Los Angeles Athletic club crew
yesterday and Sunday, and with con-
tinued Improvement the -four should
be the winning boat in Thursdays big
regatta on Alamitos bay at Naples.
The criticism of the last few days from
several experts in the game ana
through the newspapers has had the
effect of putting the boys on their
mettIe, and the result is that much
better work in the shell is being done
"If the men keep up the work IN
the next few days and retain the forEl
they exhibit at present see no excuse
for losing that race" is the way Coach
11elOar eADIeSStu lAlllotAL a. N'A~
letic club last night. "The two work
outs on Sunday and this morning
spin on the bay really were a reVela-
ton to me. The rowing was as nearly
perfect as any l have seen ana the
shell developed an amount OF speed
surprising to those who have watched
the workouts heretofore. The men are
training very faithfully and, especlallY
during the last few days. nave peen
careful to heed all my instructions. l
think we shall still call ourselves cham-
pions of California this time heN'
week. So,
"There Is little chance in these days
to become heroes through the old way
of wars, exploration, pioneering ETC.
and sports are the only outlet FOR the
surplus energies of man." said Frank
A. Garbutt in speaking of the WORK
of training for a race. He continued;
''No sport is like rowing in bringing
ont the best there is in man. To
Train for a big regatta like this
planned for Thanksgiving day requires
an amount of will power. self sacrifice
and devotion to duty seldom required
in other lines of athletic work. Train
ing often causes conditions which make
For considerable pain, If not real agony,
vet the men have to stay with 1t, can
one imagine any more eNeruclatinS
pain than pulling at an oar Wnen one
hand is raw with blisters? The feet
where these fit into the rests also
bIister. and another spot becomes pain
full All this must be endured If the
crew is to be kept together and made
a unit for the regatta day
"Such things have been endured by
the local crew in their training. These
men have been conscientious and care
full in their training, they have stuck
to il through an amount of criticism
which would have made another set