The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-01
Aquatic Affairs.
CINCINNATI BOATING CLUB.

The Cincinnati Boating Club, an incor-
porated stock organization, with fifty mem-
bers all told, have secured fiat and con-
tracted with Samuel Coffin, Superintendent
of the Coyington Ways, for a boat-house,
which win be completed in week OF two,
and probably located at the foot of Broad
way. The boat-house will be 80 feet long
and 10 feet beam, with cabin 16 feet high,
having two stories. the lower floor being
for storing boats, &c and the upper apart
ment will be used for dressing rooms, re-
ception of guests, &C., and Will have bal
cony running around the outside. Withal
the new boat-house will be tirst-class in
every respect and something that the gen.
tiemen may boast of.
The Acquatc Boat Club, as before stated
have a fiat and are now figuring on the new
boat.house they will build this spring. A
special meeting of the members OF the Club
has been called for next week, when the
matter will be definitely settled and every
thing agreed upon in connection with the
construction OF the bo t-house.
NOTES.
The Mississippi Boat Club received a new
boat from Troy this week.
w NllcOA " hlIk uaNC lchtoNGu buClf bOdb-
house to the foot of Lawrence street.
e. Rumor has it that Elliott, the English
.oarsman, will make Pittsburg his head
quarters while in this country.
The four-oared gig, built here by Sleek,
Weeks & Co., for the st. Louis Boat Club,
has been christened 'St. Louis"
Courtney is said to have invented new
rig for sculls, 1t is to be hoped that it is
an improvement over his old rigs on the
public. t." 1-.
Wallace Ross is hard at work on the
Charles River, Boston, in preparing for the
international professional boat race on the
17th of June.
The Modoc Boat Club, of st. Louis, il
having four-oared scull, of new pattern
after the style of the one used by the Co
lumbias in England, built in Troy.
The Executive Committee of the Missis
sppi Rowing Association will meet at No
lihe next Tuesday to arrange the details
for the regatta to be held there early il
June. ..s,
The Hop Bitters Company now propos,
to offer q $500 prize to the winning four O.
lIlc CO1iCSC lCSdltd3 Will oCCuT VI
Lake George between June 22d and July
| 10Th. .-.. ..- ..s
Boating will boom on the Ohio River thi
season, and it wouldn't be bad idea fol
| Cincinnati parties to get Pittsburg o.
Wheeling sculers to come down here for
race or two. .st. ..u ,.
The "Evening Stars'' serenaded tn
| Aquatic Boat Club boys early Thursda,
morning, and were right handsomely en-
tertained by Mr.. AL. q. Banks, Secretar,
and Treasurer.
| The boating men are still talking of hav
ing regatta at this city next fall. whel
all the leading crews of the West will com
pete. They only ask for assistance in ordei
to carry it into efect.-lSk Louis Post
Dispatch.
The wharf at the foot of High street
Georgetown, ID. G., was leased last week b.
the District authorities to the Columbi
| Boat Club for ten years, at the rate of $40
per annum. The Club will immediatel,
commence the erection of boat-honse, il
! style similar to the one now occupied b,
] the Analostans.
| JOHN A. KEENEDY-Feeling satisfied
| liOH bbC iObE SAtChNC AuaAhtnAilCa Wy vi
challenged party, that Louis Felsing, of th
Nail City Club of Wheeling, W. Va, ha
no intention of accepting his (Kenpeds's
challenge last week, withdrew the deposi
i placed in our hands Herewith. Perhaps
the Maine sculler had invited George Weis
. gerber to trial Of prowess he would hav
Jared better.
At Cramps shipyard, near Philadelphis
two costly steam yachts are being bull
They are twin vessels, and will cost abou
800 600 each. Their names are the Strar
ger, of whom George A. Osgood will be th
owner, and the Corsair, TO be owned, b
Charles J. Osborn, both being New Yor
brokers. In addition to these anothe
4 steam yacht, to be called the Yosemite. an
! TO be owned by William II. Belden, is bein
built at Roch's shi yard at Chester. Thes
vessels are three OF the four (the other bein
built at Newbllry) that will compete for
l prize of $50 900 to be awarded to the yacf
making the best time next September b.
tween New York and southampton.
i From the present outlook it is more tina