The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

mile with turn, and some of the races
will have to be rowed in heats.
Mayor Davie will be asked to officiate as
referee.
Appended is the programme of the races
Senior four-oared barge, junior four-oared
barge, single e-scull race and senior and
junior outrigger skiff races.
There Will also be special race between
a crew from the Columbia Club and the
University Boat Club for handsome silk
pennant given by Regent ]. B. Reinstein
of the University of California. The
entries are:
South End Club: Senior four cared
barge-Henry Bode, bow; Bob Macarthur.
forwardwaist and captain; Gus Carson.
afterwaist; Frank Duplissea, stroke, and
George McGrill, cockswain: singles, Frank
Duplissea and William McCausland; out
rigger skiffs, Charles Cutter and Daniel
Connolly.
Ariel Club: Senior crew-George Wilson,
bow and captain; Gus Harters, forward
waist; Bob Ellis, afterwaist: Henry Tank,
stroke; Ed Wilson, cockswain; singles,
Henry Wittkopf; outrigger skiffs-J. ].
Larkey, A. j. Prendergast and G. T. Nc
Ginniss.
Pioneers: Senior crew-Fred Orr, bow
and captain; George Col!opy, forward
waist; COney Ochs, afterwaist; John Cliff
ford, stroke; George Fitzsimmons, cock
swain.
The other clubs have not their crews
made up as yet, but by the end of the
week training will be in full blast among
all the clubs
The star event of the day will be the
race between the South Ends senior crew
and the Pioneers crew. Both crews have
old scores to settle as the outcome of the
Sacramento regatta on September last,
when the race was given the South End
crew by default
Another race that is attracting unwonted
attention is the single-sculi race between
frank Duplissea and William McCaus-
! land
j. Borden defeated J. Casey in a white
hall race around Mission Rock last Sun
day, and states that he is ready to row any
amateur whitehall oarsman on the bay.
At meeting of the South End Club
held the other evening committee con-
slsting of William Thomas, Ed Scully,
Frank Duplissea Al Fritz and e. P. 1obin
was appointed TO purchase an outrigger
| skiff for the club Immediately. William
y Brlen. Edward M. Conynes and Charles
Il. Cutter were elected to membership.
William McCausland, who damaged his
shell some time ago while out for q spin,
has bought new one, in which he will
] row In the coming regatta.
| An effort Will be made soon to settle the
much-inooted question of supremacy be-
| tween the following crews OF the club:
Crew Tom Barry stroke; Dave Camp
| bell, Henry Smith and George Bates.
Crew 2-Jlm Fickett, stroke; Charles
Cutter, afterwaist; Ed Pallas, forward
waist; Dan Connolly, bow.
Two new members have been elected to
the Ariel Club who will materially
strengthen the clubs racing crew. They
are John G. Casey and Harry Benedict.
The club anticipates having its launch
| completed by the 4th of July.
The Pacific Athletic Association has not
decided whether it will set apart July or
May 30 as the day the Stockton Athletic
Association may hold its annual regatta.
The success of the last Stockton regatta
is still fresh in the memory of the rowing
fraternity, and the oarsmen are just ach-
ing Tor another chance to measure strokes
! at Stockton.
The Pioneers are renovating their old
boathouse, and indications point to an
enlargement of the rooms for the accom-
modation of the lady members.
James j. Cropin and Edward and Joseph
Sullivan of the Dolphin Club rescued two
boys, who were drifting out to sea in a
small boat last Sunday.