Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-07
4 ROWING CLUB.
E6T Organization BEING EGjClOd at
SallalF.
Old Salt Lake Crew Turn Over Prop
erly--Y. NJ. G. a. Athletics
BcJcle Notes,

Salt Like is TO have an active row.
irg club, II present indications are cor
rect, n d the patrons OF Saltair viii
soon see the light racing boats ekim-
ming over the dancing waves that
divert themselves in sportive mirth
bout the great pavilion. 10 days gone
by the inland ocean looked IN pride
upon q crew of young men who bills.
tered their hands, tanned their iRir
cutn pie xions and hardened the NUT
cles Of their arms by the practice for
an otcas opul Itgettn that was held.
Tben circu instances became unfavor-
able, lnteIes, flqgged, and the osrsmen
rOwed no more.
Sons years ago when the Lake Park
pavilion was built au orgapigation
WINS formed and boats Of the value OF
| SO 600 were purchased. AS this resort
| sank into oblivion the rowing club
transferred ilsqusrters to Garfield and
transformed the steamer Garfield into
boat house. The water was not the
| best to row In there on account Of the
| tr, quent roughness. and the member
| ship dwinuled down to tsn while
actusl rowing became thing of the
past.
| Recently arrangements were begun
| with the Saltair management, and the
| agreement has now bean reached that
the boats ehall be given over on condi.
ton that The surviving members OF the
old boat cluO be made charter MEM
| nj ia. tta, Ia M md
Lby the management Of the reeort ana
| that they he exempt from dues and
transportation expenses. The Saltair
people are to own the boats on condi,
ton that they keep them In repair and
succeed In maintaining rowing
CLUB.
There are eight boats In the flotills
arrange III pairs, aud they are OF the
finest quality. On the light wooden
framework covering OF paper IL
placed, and on the water side this Ia
coated with shellac. A csnvas pre-
teots the Inside from stray eplaehes.
All the boats are provided with rolling
seats aud OF course with strap foot
braces and racing Cars. The most ex-
peuslve boats, and the bsst for all
uss are the larger. These otsft
are six.oared, the crew consisting OF
SIX oaTsmes and u cyXswRin. They
can ba used when the water Ia 80 rough
SO to prevent the smaller boats from
going out. Then there are two for four
rOwers, "A pair OF doubles and two
singles. Some OF the boats are out OF
repair but a ekillful cabinet maker 10
to be engaged Immediately, and insid o
week they Will all be ready for the
water.
The owners OF the boats and those
who Twill constitute the fret mem
, bers OF the new club when the trsns-
los Ia made to t5altair are w. H,5hesr-
man, John KEEL y, III Penn broke, T..
II. Pembroke, w. =. Jennings, WV.
Brown, q. Auer, A. ii. Peabody, Max
II. Smith anu j, w. Rookledge. AT
least twenty more will be taken In ns
, members and the dues will be no more
, than the management Of the resort
find necessary to keep the boats In re-
I pair. 1t ID probable that at leasl
D enough for one crew, seven men, Will
Q be- taken from the Athletic association
= OF the University OF Utah.
The privileges OF members OF the
club Will be free transportation to the
resort and private bathrooms. The
company is now erecting b1athouse
aud will have competent person take
!, care OF the boats. There Will proba.
bly, be q provision in the rules OF the
association that u member shall lose
his standing II he fail TO row. It IL
not deslTe to have list OF members
who use the bathing privileges and
transportation, without doing any
. work on the water.
|. 1t must be said that prospects are
2 very bright for increased Interest
In acquRtics and there Is no reason
+. why Salt Lske City, though an inls D d
/, town, should not make a record FOL
herself In this important branch o
athletics.
/, The Y. NJ, @. A. has arranged sr
j; excursion to Garfield August l7,h,
and among the attractions are bi-
l. cycle ROAD race and list of tract
/. and field events. The program OF a!h
etics to be carried out at Garfield
+. are 90 yard, 100 yard and 22(
/. yard dRshes hOp.step-and.jump
pole vault, putting the shot
/. standing and hitch hish kicks; thre
/, standing Jumps; running broad jump
standing high Jump; running his
!: Jump; and hurdle race.
L The events are strictly amateur anC
only one medal will be given In eac
y. event. Entry is open to any one o
amateur standing whether he ia
> mem per OF the Y. M. g. A. or not.
"a Very encouraging results ar
being bad IN the road race. 4
, waverly bicycle has been cen
a trlbuteu as first prize. Besides this
a silver set has been given by Mr.
v Jensen, the jeweler, and Prem