The San Francisco call., 1898-06-18

ting out their hands, and there is little or no catch at the beginning of the stroke. The lack of catch" however, is, doubtless, to be attributed to the weight of the barges which do not re- spond quickly to the oarsmen's efforts, and so lack life" All the men seem to have been put on slides before they had learned to row on fixed seats, and the lack or uniformity of style is attributable 10 ln- sufficient and imperfect coaching 1T one of the barge crews, with its lack of even swing and watermanship, were put into a racing four-oar, the boat would roll to such an extent that the men would never feel sure of getting their oars out of the water at the end Of the stroke. and would be liable to feather under water. Yet the senior crews of the Ar1els and South Ends, by dint of hard work and good time, undoubtedly make their boat travel. These criticisms are made from the point of view of man accus- toned to the perfect swing and rhyth- mical uniformity of the best eights at Oxford University and Henley, rowing in smooth water in the lightest boats. Such waters of the bay, and the comparatively heavy barge calls for no special degree of watermanship in the oarsmen. But no excuse can be offered for the ungainly action of the outer elbow seen in some of the rowers; no matter what kind of craft he is sitting in, the oarsman's el- bows should come close past his sides.
 If the regatta committee, of which the van is chairman, can secure a good ap- propriation from the Fourth of July interclub regatta on the Fourth.
 Last Sunday the Senior four of the South End Rowing Club-R. McArthur, stroke; Tom. Lynch, afterwaist; Walter bow, and Charles Skelly, coxswain-went out for practice; also the junior barge crew, consisting of c. Jenkins, stroke; c. Creighton, afterwaist: l. Williams, for I and Mat Breen were out in skiffs and w. Thomas in a shell. w Fox, of the champion intermediate crew, is still in San Jose, convalescent, but not able to row. Another member of the intermediate crew, Alec McGeorge, is sick. Walter Duplissea, of the Irish" barge crew, has now at the Presidio the two Lynches have also intimated their intention of en- listing in the regular army. It will be ganize new senior, intermediate and jun for crews: G. Carson and F. Duplissea will be the nucleus of the senior crew. The sculler. pr. c. c. Dennis, Is not and J. s. Foley, last years junior skin champion, may enter the senior skiff race at the Fl Campo regatta. The South End Club has received several applica- tion for membership: T. Brennan, w F. Murphy, William Otis, the boxer, Frank Dougherty and F. c. Raymond will be initiated at the next meeting. The club has ordered new set of barge oars from the East and expects to receive them in time for the next regatta.
 oarsman to take the place of George Willis in the junior barge crew At a general meeting of the club on Tuesday. June 14, arrangements were made for get ting the boats to Fl Campo; they, as well as the oarsmen, will be transported free
 S. J. Pembroke has received a letter from his son. who writes that there was a great days sport at Lake Bennett on May "A. Rowing, canoeing, running, ]. from early mQrning> until late at night: