The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-26
THE OARSMEN ARE READY,
Crews of the University and
Columbia Boating
Clubs.
Races That VIII Take Place To-
Morrow in the Oakland
Estuary.

Notwithstanding the fact that the Uni
versity boathouse and the clubs new and
handsome yacht was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday last, the rowing contests will
positively take place, as previously an
nounced in the CALL, tomorrow afternoon,
and an excellent days sport is sure to re-
suit, as the crews are well trained and an
xious for the race, which will be held in
the Oakland estuary, off Sessions Basin,
between the "U. c." Boating Association
and the Columbia Boat Club.
The men who will make up the U. G.
team are Dwight Hutchinson, No. 1; Viii
liam NJ. Cole, No. 2; John L. Written
meyer, No. 3; n. c. Grew, stroke and
captain, and Easton, coxswain.
Those who viii pull the oars for the
Columbia Club are A. D. Smith, No. 1;
Paxton Howard, No. 2; Alexander Ros-
borough, No. 3; Harry Haight, stroke and
CAPTAIN, and J. Clement, coxswain.
Both crews have been training faithfully
for the past six weeks and are in excellent
condition for the contest
The Columbia have slightly the advan-
tage over the U. c. team owing to the fact
that two men on their team are old racers,
having held places in the shell under the
colorS OF Harvard and Yale.
AhC ohlFCISibN CIeW HAS DScn Trailing
under the direction of Coach Garnett, the
Harvard graduate who did so much
toward interesting the college boys in
aquatic sports last year. At the opening
OF the training season this year so great
was the desire among the brawny armed
students to be put on the crew that nine
teen tried for the four places to be filled.
g. Folger of Harvard has had the Co.
lumbia crew in charge, and has spared no
effort t0 mt the m q N N eran1 fraininn
Two new racing-shells exactly alike in
every detail, each 40 feet long and weigh
ing 100 pounds, have been made especially
for this contest at cost OF $500 for the two.
The course over which the crews will
race is to be one mile and return, the start
and finish being at the same point.
A grand stand which will accommodate
1900 spectators has been erected near the
lighthouses, Immediately in front of the
finish, and commanding a view of the en-
tire course.
A new style of rowing for men on this
coast will be introduced by each team, and
the main purpose of the contest seems to
be to determine which of the two forms of
rowing will bring the best results.
The University Club team will try the
com bination stroke, which the victorious
Cornell team will use when they row
against Oxford this summer. The Column
bias will try the Bob Cook stroke, used so
successfully by the Yale crew Of '94.
In addition to the scull race between the
University Club and Columbia crews there
will be single SOULS by members of the
Alameda Boating Club, the Columbias
and University Club. If the weather per-
mits there will also be number of swim
ming contests.
Governor Budd and his staff have signi-
fed their intention of being present at the
race, and from the number of tickets that
have been disposed of it seems as though
it will be society event.
The officials of the day have not yet
been decided upon. They will in all prob
ability be named on the ground at the
time of the race