The San Francisco call., 1896-06-06
THE OARSMEN.
Dolphin Boating Clubs Excursion.
The Stockton Regatta.

Dolphin Boating Clubs Excursion.
The Stockton Regatta.
The Dolphin Boating and Swimming
Club will hold Its annual picnic and ex-
cursion o-morrow in the Santa Cruz
Mountains. The AS and the 9:15 A. NJ.
beats leaving the ferry landing at the foot
of Market street will connect with special
trains on the other side of the bay. A
run of three hours will land the pleasure
seekers at Sunset Park-a beautiful picnic
resort, surrou nded by large pines and red
woods. The ommittee in charge of the
excursion will spare no pains in maintain
ing strict order. In at, the rough ele-
ment Invariably steers clear OF the Dol
| phins' picnic.
Now that the Ell Campo regatta is past
the rowing fraternity is already looking
forward with good deal of interest to the
announced rowing regatta to be held on
Stockton Channel on July 4, under the
! auspices of the Stockton Athletic Associa-
tion, which has received the sanction OF
the P. A. A.
Recollections of the regatta held at
Stockton year ago last Fourth of July
are still fresh in the memory of the rowing
fraternity. 1t was undoubtedly the best
managed and prettiest regatta ever held
on this coast, and the oarsmen are ex-
ceedingly anxious to take part in the
coming one, and are already at work con-
ditioning themselves for the contests.
The Stockton people were so elated over
the success of their last years regatta that
they have asked the Pacific Coast ANA
teur Athletic Association to set aside the
Fourth OF July as regatta day for Stock
ton, ana there is talk of holding one at the
Slough City on the National holiday of
each year, as Fourth of July regattas on
the bay here, it is thought, are sporting
features of the past.
The Stockton Channel is undoubtedly
the first boat-racing course in the State,
being straight as a rife barrel, free from
back to Stockton is the terrible summer
heat, but as the oarsmen who will take
part In the coming regatta intend to stay
and train at Stockton for several days
before the contests, they should be pretty
we'll acclimated when the eventul day ar
rives.
The Ariels will send up two outrigger-
skiff oarsmen, two single-scullers and two
barge crews, senior and junior. This
club is making itself known in the rowing
world now, and at the Ell Campo regatta
it carried off the lions share of the prizes.
]. Wilson, w rowed under the clubs
colors and won the outrigger skiff race. is
going to row in the singles at Stockton
against McCausland. Duplissea and Brown
He is a very clever oarsman and great
many think he can defeat any OF the
above rowers.
The South End Club will send quite
batch of oarsmen, as it expects two out
rigger skiffs to be completed by that time.
l. Caughlin, in the single scull, and
couple of outrigger skiff oarsmen, will be
the only representatives from the Dol
phins, as they have no crews organized fit
to represent the club.
1t is confidently expected that the Pio-
neers will enter this regatta with their
crack senior crew, and if they do the other
clubs will have to look to their laurels, as
the crew has improved wonderfully of late
and intends to train faithfully for future
contests.
The olympic Club crew will undoubt-
edly line up again, as the boyS are anxious
to show what they can do when given a
fair show in a race. They certainly got
the worst OF the deal in the last regatta,
being busy strengthening up their boat for
the start when the pistol cracked and get
ting OF a bad last, succeeded in coming in
third.
The Alameda Boating and Swimming
Club intend to be well represented at
Stockton this year. They intend to hold
regatta shortly, the winners of which
will be the clubs representatives at
Stockton.
The Stockton Athletic Association will