The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-14
Names Of the Boat Clubs and
Their Members.
Uiscinnati to be Represented by Three
Clubs the Coming Season,
and Maybe More.
Soulling Squibs, Notes About
the Boys, Personals and
Other Miscellaneous
Mention.

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prominent sport for the coming season. and
all that is required to make it so is the as
sistance of the public. Besides being en-
juyable and healthy exercise, rowing il
very exciting. Boat clubs prosper in st.
Louis, Dubuque. St. Paul. New Orleans
and other Western and Southern cities;
and all of the above places have theiI
annual regattas and rowing matches and
why Cincinnati should not be represented
and stand foremost in aquatic sports is q
question which has often been asked, bui
never yet satisfactorily answered. We pos
sass all the advantages in the world ovel
any Of the above named cities The Ohio
River, during the proper season OF the veal
for rowing, is generally at very good
stage, and the current slow, while that o.
the Mississippi River is strong and difficult
to stem. In the next place the number o.
steamers, tugs ferries, &C., that navigate
the Ohio and interfere with racing are few
compared to the number constantly run
ming up and down the Mississippi.
For the season OF 1880 Cincinnati will
have at least three boat clubs namely: The
Cincinnati Boating Club, Aquatic Boa
Club and Acme Boat Club, all of which are
apparently solid associations In addition
to these there may be a few more clubs
organized before the season fairly opens.
The Acme Boat Club embraces the fol
lowing members: President James Ward
Treasurer, Jthn Klein; Secretary. Ed.
Wisnewski Captain, John Swartz; Emile
Linhardt, VIM. Nepper, Fred. Felsberg,
Louis Ruprecht, Charles Ruprecht, VIM.
Huffyky. The members are making great
preparations the coming season.
The Aquatic Boat CLUB begins its fourth
season under very favorable auspices and
will this season have their own boat,house.
The same will be contracted for at an early
date. The members of the Aquatic Club
are;- J. Edgar Wegelin, Captain; AL. G.
Banks, Secretary and Treasurer; Frank R.
Peek, Coxswain; VIM. Higginbotham,
Joseph Scheck, Frank Gaetz, George
Hatley.
The Cincinnati Boating Club, an incor
porated stock concern, and composed
mainly of members formerly connected
with the Cincinnati Athletic Club, is the
most solid organization, financially, in the
city. Whether the Cincinnati Boating
Cub is to be a professional or amateur
association or not is unknown. We under.
stand that Mr.. Medary and others classed
among the best oarsmen in this city are to
belong to this club. The club already has
large list of stockholders and the mem
bers are mostly well-to-do and prominent
business men, who 60 into the thing for
the fun, amusement and sport it affords.
The club is having a ten-oared barge and q
couple of four-oared gigs built in the East.
The following are the officers of the Gin
cinnati Boating Club: Col L. N. Anderson,
President; s. N. Maxwell, Vice President;
Charles s. Eaton, Secretary; Paul F. Mohr,
Treasurer. The above points were gath
cred from members OF the other Boat
Clubs, owing to the fact that we were I'M
able to find any of the members of the Gin
cinnati Boating Club.
scULLING sQUIBs.
''Shu file" them, AL.
Whoop EN- up, boys.
Ed Wisnewski, of the Acmes, has oul
thanks for favors.
Captain Johnny Swartz returned to-day
rom LOUISVILLE.
George Hat1ey has recently joined the
Aquatic Boat Club. ......
The Aquatic Club took the first sail OF
the season last Sunday. ... .....
The Aquatic boys will be out on the river
every Sunday hereafter.
Frank Peek takes the cake on counting
hats in a check-room. Hey, Frank.
When AL. Banks gets OH the floor tt
dance waltz quadrille every body takes I
back seat. Fact.
Bovd, who defeated Elliot this week o.
the Tyne course, is expected to meet Han
Ian this summer.
John Barber is building for himself tw'
double sculls, about twenty-one or twenty
two feet in length, to be used this season.
The Acme Boat Clu will build four
cared pleasure boat this season. An orde
for the construction OF the same will b
given to John Barber about March 1st.
The STAR will pay particular attention t.
boating this season, and all information
forwarded to us from home or abroad vii
be appreciated and published if worthy O
Insertion.
Lyons and Mccain, Of Fulton, this city
contemplate organizing boat club, o
crew for the coming season. Lyons vii
be remembered as the gentleman who ha
charge of Schmid t's Boat-house last season
~ match between William Leahy; of Sa
Francisco, Cal, and VIM. .Cotsford, OF Viz
.toria, British Colnmbia for 81, 900 side
the formeS to be allowed $3.50 expenses fo
Eoing to the latter's waters will probabl
loon be made. 40
Tie 81 John Rowing Club Of New o.
Ieans La, have issued a circular annount
ing an open ans: s:eur regatta, to be held m
der the auspices of that organization in Ma
or June next on Lake Ponchartrain. Va
liable prizes will be offered, and as th
project Is III good hands its success woul
ieen assured ~ s'tF". .af. eai se o,-
Tie Executive Board Of the Northwest
ern Amateur Boating Association held
quarterly meeting at Detroit, Mich, Janu
AIRY 28tb., when the Waite. debt" was can
cded.: and q. K. Steseps, u II. Southaft
end O. Lesher appointed . COMMITTEES to re
ceive proposals for the location of the re
satts Of 1880 asi asf..s alsasi .o-l-
A convention of canoeists is announced
tobe held at Caldwell, N. T., head Of LAX
George. August 3D., 4tt. 9th, 9Th, the objec
being to organize National Association
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