San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-10
For National Honors.


tional Association Of Amateur
Oarsmen has an attractive propec-
tus for the twenty-second annual
regatta, which will be held on Sar-
atoga Lake today and tomorrow.
The local preliminaries have been
in the capable hands of Jem Robin
son. The race course is beautifully
located about four miles from Sar-
atoga. 1t is surrounded by high
bluffs, which afford an almost I'M
interrupted view. The lake it,
self is about nine miles long
and three miles across at its wild
est part. The course is situated at
the extreme northern end and well
sheltered from winds. A commo-
dious grand stand has been erected
at the finish.
The programme includes inter-
mediate and senior races for eight
oar shells over a straightaway
course of one mile and half, and
the following events over a course
of one mile and half, with one
turn: Senior scull shells, junior
and senior; double scull shells;
pair oar shells, four oar shells,
junior and senior. vSs~ess 1 -s;---
The challenge cups and plate of
the National association reward the
winners in events l, 3, 4, 5 and 8,
and every winning oarsman or
sculler will receive a gold medal
and a handsome silk banner for
his club. An additional prize Of
considerable value will go to the
crew finishing first in the senior
eight oar shell race. This is a sill
yer challenge trophy, and is to be
known as the Woodlawn Park Cup.
Colonel Hilton, of this city, gave
this prize. All races except the
Fights are at one mile and a half,
with one turn. The distance for
the Fights is the same, but they
will be rowed straightaway.
AS the regatta is open to all
amateurs in the world, it may in
terest many to know just what the
associations definition of an anna
teur is. Here it is: zone who does
not enter in an open competition,
or for either stake, public or ad-
mission money, or entrance fee, or
compete with or against a profess
sional for any prize; who has
never taught, pursued or assisted
IN the pursuit of athletic exercises
as a means of livelihood
whose membership in any
rowing or athletic club was
not brought about or does not
continue because of any mu-
tual agreement or understanding,
expressed or implied, whereby his
becoming or continuing a mem Der
of such club would be of any pecu-
MARY benefit to him whatever, di-
rect or indirect, and who has never
been employed in any occupation
involving any use Of oar or paddle,
and who shall otherwise conform
to the rules and regulations of this
association. We further define an
amateur to be one who rows for
pleasure or recreation only and dur
ing his leisure hours, and who does
not abandon or neglect his usual
business or occupation for the pur-
pose of training"
On this years executive COM
mittee of the National association
are the following gentlemen, all
prominent in the rowing world ::
Henry Whiting Garfield, Albany,
n. Y; Charles Catlin, Chicago; F.
r. Fortmeyer, Newark, n. j.; Har-
vey X. Hinchman, Philadelphia !;
Theodore Van Raden, New York
City; Walter Simpson, North
Cambridge, Mass. James r. Doyle,
Boston; Oscar P. Schmidt, Wash
ington; George D. Phillips, New
City; Conrad Berens, Philadelphia !;
F. D. Standish, Detroit, Mich, and
R. H, Pelton, Brooklyn. The Re-
gatta committee comprises Messrs.
Catlin, Van Raden, Berens, Slmp-