The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-09
PAWTUCKET BOAT CLUB.
An Aluminium Shell Ordered From
D. J. GaIanaugh.
TO Be READY BY APRIL FIRST.
Not tn Weigh Over Thirty Pounds-The
Pawtucket Club will be Among the
First to Adopt the New Idea-Other
Pawtucket Matters OF Interest

Not to be outdone by any club In the
country In point OF having the equipment
necessary to an equal competition with
the best amateur clubs going. the Paw
tucket Boat Club is to have&n aluminium
racing shell.
The aluminium shell Is new concep-
ton, so new that it has never yet had
trial, but IL has already aroused an al
most universal interest in the aquatic
world, as IL is believed to be destined to
revolutionize sculling as the kite
shaped track has revolu tionized trotting.
The peculiar properties ofNluminum, It's
great strength and tenacity, and most
valuable OF all its extremely light weight
make il by far the best material that
could be applied to the building OF rae
ing shells. The great expense which is
attendant upon the production OF alumni
mum from its compounds Is probably
what mas heretofore prevented its use In
beat-building,- experiments have
proven that an aluminium shell one
twentieth OF an inch in thickness VIII an
swer every purpose, and owing 10 this
thickness and the small quantity OF
metal necessary In consequence. can be
produced at IA cost not so greatly above
the cost of first-class cedar shell.
A few days ago franklin q. Appley,
the well-known sculler of the Pawtucket
Boat Club, who last summer performed
the feat of rowing to New York and back
in cedar shell, went TO Philadelphia,
unknown to at least the grester part OF
the members Of the club, and placed an
order with ID. j. Galanaugh, builder OF
the aluminium racing shells, for shell
of that material, with deck OF the same.
This will be feature OF this she'll. as the
most OF the aluminium shells are made
with n cloth deck. The she'll Is guaran-
teed not to exceed thirty pounds In
weight, and is to be completed by the
first OF April.
rhe club recently presented Mr.. Appley
with handsome gold watch in recogni-
ton of his feat III rowing TO New York
and back, but whether this action OF his
is for the purpose of getting square" or
not is not known. The members OF the
club. however, will probably not press
tins inquiry, but it is sale to say that
Mr.. A pley's action will not be forgotten.
The club has alrea taken steps
towards having a new single aud double
cedar shell, aud the appearances are that
the club will be heard from the coming
season.
Mule Spinners Meet.
The Paw ucket Mule Spiuners Assocla-
ton held its monthly meeting Saturday
evening in Sarslield Hall. The nine-hour
bill now before the general assembly
was discussed, as also the mills that have
not yet granted an increase Ia the wages
OF the spnners.
The District Court.
In the District Court yesterday three
persons were fined s, aul costs for
dru keuness and reveliny.
In court this morning the case against
John Fullerton for Dastardy was contiL-
ued until February q, owing to the illness
OF the principal witness.
W lillian Mitchell who said he belonged
In Holliston. Mass, went into Anderson's
restaurant last evening about O'CLOCK,
got his supper, and then refused to pay
for it, He was arrested, and when
searched over S. was foundi in his pockets.
He was fined 81 and costs for drunken
ness and reveling.
Three others were this morning fined a
like amount.
Points of Interest.
A portion Of The boiler az the City Hall
blew out Sunday morning, and the work
of repairing it continued until late last
evening.
SATURDAY. afternoon man snatched a
lady's wrap from in front OF tue New
Idea Store, ju nped into wagon, and
escaped.
Thomas Corcoran. the insurance man
who goes to Troy, y. Y. in dai or two.
was presented Saturday evening with a
watch and chaiu by several agents or the
company.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
board OF aldermen will be held Wednes-
day evening.
This evening the annual meetings of
the Business Mems Association and the
Veteran Firemen be held.
The board OF license commissioners
will meet this evening To consider the
matter of revoking the liquor license of
Frank Ullrich.
The Installation OF Off GERS of Court
Love and Truth, A. o. 4. Of A. will be
held this evening
The annual ball of ST. Mary's Chris
tau Doctrine SJcietv will be held Friday
evening, ut Music Hall Assembly rooms.
This evening Passions Slave" will be
presented at Lothrop's Grand Opera