Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-01 | Page 15 | Stanford Beaten in Coast Regatta

ff STANFORD BEATEN 3 IN COAST REGATTA iTi "I Bough Wenther and Choppy Sea3 J Swamp Boats and Endanger ii Rowers' Lives. i i Hi VUNZVERSITY 0F CALIFORNIA, i? ril SO. The first Intercollegiate ro-jl ro-jl attain the Pacific const was marred H Us afternoon by several accidents, the d Kt severe of them being the breaking Ta ieat in tho University of "Wash-Jji "Wash-Jji ifton's boat, preventing the Northern rartlly from competing. The 'varsity M ice was easily taken from Stanford by glfornla, and the raco between tho .M?5 crews resulted in a walk-over California. Tho course Avas a mllo a half straight away over the Oak-;l1"tuary. Oak-;l1"tuary. Tho officials followed the iw3 ,n a tue. while the enthuslastia Witlsans of tho universities occupied aVll8" AVas oxceedlngly choppy dur-lsEc dur-lsEc mC bptwen the freshmen, and AK stajl fordites wcro swamped to such extent that they were compelled to i shore and ball out. Berkely won Wi'a i 1 n Wter of a mile. ;Aathe Stanford boat neared tho finish 'Mn WCre swamPcd. endangering the -K?t3 tho rowcra and necessitating ''ml "u?- Just as the Washington &m was auPPsed to be the best s-Bi?,e was ready to complete with flSE" . and Callf0"m, its sliding seat 'S'E!raiu?..brok&- After considerable .JMPJ California raced Stanford, win-Bifftri".sL!CMl!nstns- Washington and mt? i raco iIonda'- President tfB!!?!lIlle Wheeler acted as referee. .LKiu the Judges of the courso was ldent David Starr Jordan,