The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-23
FIELD OF ATHLETICS.
Amateurs Preparing for a
Lively Season.
ROWING A LEADING FEATURE.
Crews to Be Organi.ed-Sma1l Talk OF
Baseball and Footbail-Rod and
Gun Clubs Shoot.

The outlook for highly successful sea-
son OF amateur sport in Seattle is growing
brighter daily. With the Seattle Athletic
Club. the Fled Club, the state university
and the Y. VI c. A. all catering to the
popular demand for such entertainment
some fine athletic events are promised.
The branch of sport which seems likely
to create as much interest as any other is
rowing. 1t is reasonably certain that a
boat club will be organized as an adjunct
Of the Seattle Athletic Club, and four
cared shell, either of paper or aluminium,
will be ordered from the East. For
training there are already more
boats here than can be put into
use. 1t is the idea to arrange a senior and
junior tours, who will go into light train
ing very soon. There is plenty of material
here from which to pick the crews, and
excellent coaches can also be had. The
only obstacle in view is that of expense,
as the Athletic Club is still in its infancy,
without any great surplus in its treasury.
Rowing requires a considerable expendi-
ture for the necessary apparatus, to-
gether with the necessary outlay for
the expenses Of the crews, and no tinan-
cial return. This will probably not
prove serious draw back. as several men,
who are interested in rowing, have agreed
to make liberal subscriptions to put the
sport on q good footing. Furthermore, it
10 thought there will be little trouble in Sc
curing the donation of strip of ground
on Lake Washington as a site for q boat
house. by reason of the higher valuation
it would give TO surrounding property
and the increased traffic on lines of street
railway leading to the spot.
In case the crews are organized they will
enter the regatta to be held at Portland
next August, and will be out to win. The
regatta, which is TO be given by the North
Pacific Association of Amateur Oarsmen,
viii have entries from two Portland, two
Vancouver and one Victoria club. The
aforementioned club has recently &C.
CURED membership, but promises to
be formidable competitor for honors. 1t
has just received two new shells, built in
England. If Seattle becomes a member
of the association the regatta of 1894 would
undoubtedly be held on Lake Washing
ton. which would bring here one of the
greatest athletic events of the year.
A strong effort will also be made to put
amateur baseball on as popular q basis as
was football during the past season. The
Athletic Club will put as strong q team in
the field as can be gathered. and series of
games will be arranged with teams from
the athletic clubs of Tacoma and Portland.
The games will be between purely repre-
sentative teams of the young men Of these
cities, and it is intended thai local pride
shall be worked up to the same extent as
in the football matches.
All kinds of track and field athletics are
also to receive great deal of attention.
and with the promising material At hand
the field days of the year may not unrea-
sonably be expected to witness the break
ing of some of the Pacific coast records.