New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18

everything pertaining 10 the sport. lts ehue"'0'"
have been successful beyond measure and II is now
the largest and strongest association OF rowing
The present list of officers is as follows; julius
Wa Ma B. c vice Robert Pei
ton. Brooklyn, treasurer and Fred H. Fortmeyer'
Newark. secretary.
AFFILIATED CLUBS.
The membership OF the clubs in the association IS
as follows: Alameda Boat Club, Alameda, Cal;
Albany Rowing Club, Albany; Alpha Boat CLUB
Chester Penn; Arundel Boat Club. Ariel Rowing
Club. Argonaut Boat Club. Baltimore; Varuna Boat
Club wallabout Boat Club, Ariel Boat CLUB
Aquatic Boat club Seawanhaka Boat Club. Brook
Ign Rowing Club Crescent Athletic Club Nautilus
Boat Club Nereus Boat Club of Brooklyn; Ata
Ianta Boat club Claremont Boat Club. Dauntless
Rowing Club First Bohemian Boat Club, Friend
Boat Club Hudson Boat Clue. Lone Star Boat Club.
Metropolitan Rowing Club. Nassau Boat club, New
Boat Boat CUB ie' wav aver Boat CLUB. WyanoEe Boat
Club, New-York: Arlington Boat Club, Arlington,
anc Boat cub o Vaenca Boat Cub Hoboken
Bachelors Barge Club, Pennsylvania Barge Club.
Fairmoun, Rowing CLUB. Malta Boat Club, Mana
yunk Boat CLUB, Montrose Boat Club. Philadel-
Rha Bqrge cT6 gTdlne Bsrse cSH Cnyspsy
ton, Crescent Boat CLUB; Union Boat CLUB. Dos, Bos-
Cambridge Mass catlin Boat Club, Della ware
Boat Club. Chicago, Detroit Boat club. Mutual
Boat Club, Mutual Pleasure club Detroit; Colnm-
Club Camden, y. j.: Ecorse Boat club. Ecorse,
Newark: Exce.sior Boat Club. Paterson y. j.;
6 shn n B9S cHo o d1ng saTa
High School, Worcester Mass; laureate i Boat
o1 TTG S s Rn G9R cGssea Maa MHn
Rowing clue;. Buffalo; Narragansett Boat club wt,
chelle \ Y: Nyack Rowing Association Nyack.
~ Y; Oneida Rowing Club Burlington. n. j.;
Fsads Ra5 Go Samn BOAT $o %ssh
Ington Ravenswood Boat Club, Long Island City;
fon Press Ggb scranton Staten IsIand Boat
Club Yves, Brighton. staten Island; St John Roy
Louis: Wyandotte Athletic Club, Wyandotte, Mich
SMALLER ASSOCIATIONS.
There are a number of other associations includ-
ing the New England Amateur Rowing AssocIa-
tlon which has a membership Of some thrty-thrce
clubs; the Harlem Regatta Association with thir-
teen clubs: the Middle States Regatta rAsSocaton'
with twcnty-seven clubs; NOrtnw stern Amateur
Rowing Association, twenty -four clubs: Mississippi
Valley Amateur Rowing Association. twenty mine
clubs: Schuykill Navy. twelve clubs; Loag Island
Rowing Association eight clubs; metropolitan Am
ateur Rowing Association (Boston) ten clubs; Mia
nesota and Winnipeg Amateur Rowing Associa-
ton seven clubs; Southwestern Amateur Rowing
Association four clubs and Canadian 'Assocla-
ton Of Amateur Oarsmen, fourteen clubs .
ISOLATION ia the best known locally. because II CON
talns the clubs along the Harlem River. me as
ISOLATION IL composed Of the fol owing clubs; Az
Atlanta Boat club. Columbia Unit ersity Boat Club.
New York Athletic club. Ddunt,css Rowing CUB,
ESnGsP o Bga Si9 GS fs' aer Roa G@b Net
ropouian Rowing club. Nassau Boat club. Non
pare Rowing club Union Boat Club and the
Wyanokc Boai club
STRONG NETWORK CLUBS.
or these cubs the ATLANTA Boat club Is prob
ably the Oldest II having been organized In 1873 ana
Il has n membership Of more than one hundred
The Daun,ess Rowing club is another strong or
ganzatlon It's history dates from ls'i ana ''o
members answer 20 its rolcalL The Harlem ROW
Ink club is young. but thriving. Il was organized
only ave years ago but It already has a member
ship Of nearly one hundred The First bohemian
Boat club came into existence In l%l. and with
membership OF los ardent oarsmen. 1t has made II
The Friendship Boat club dates back 10 1853 and
il small and compact organizatlon WIN "a mn h
bership Of sixty. The Lone Star Boat cup mas
..venfy members and has been known 10 boating
history since 1890 The Metropolitan Rowing S,uDi;
with sixty or seventy members. was orsanZ t
eighteen Years ago, and has always been one OF the
foremost Of the Harlem River clubs uo,, c,uh
which mas NOR han eighty memSfrs beIc n cb
It's rowing department should be a strong one ~,
one OF the larssst ana peat SIab Wien was
another big organization Is the Wyahoke boa'
club. with membership OF l'o.
STATUS OF THE AMATEUR
The National Association Of Amateur oarsmen
co,tros all racing between clubs affiliated with II.
and has formulated series OF rules for their guid-
ance The one great object Of tho National As
ISOLATION has always been the advancement. ana
Improvement OF rowing among amateurs. Inc as
ISOLATION is composed Of clubs when nave adop'''
the following dchrltlon OF amateur: zone
who does not enter in an open competitions or for
either n stake. public or admission money OF en-
trance fee. compete with 90 asalnsi a proies-
sued or assisted IN tne pursuit OF atm@1f
clses means OF livelihood whose h'ine'Smp r
brought about does not continue. because OF any
,n,,,,oI agrean,ant or understandings expressed or
Implied whereby his becoming or continuing
member Of such cldb would hc OF any pe.uhlttty
benefit 70 nm hdn wlnnpiSyr IN any occups,Gn in
yolvlng any OF the oar or pe1ile, VINO rows ior
wh5 does not abandon or neglect his usual
business or occupation for the purpose oi training
regulations Of this association"
A TEMPORARY SETBACK.
Under the fostering care OF the National Associ-
alton rowing has 1ouIshed exceedingly. II IS
true that when cycling began TO gain great popu-
larity IT Injured rowing somewhat. Since then.
however the athletic young men OF the country
have discovered that they can engage In NOR"
than one sport with beneficial results and interest
I'm rowing has revived again. \ number Of the
most progressive clubs do all they can to encour-
agc rowing by providing free OF al expense sites
for boat cubhouses. holdhs reSat'"s ana uo''b
other things. ~. l.,
the moro IL u lid'AlStu inc DrAA' ~ i'h'N4'
person who starts IN rowing In his youth generally
follows Il when possible as long as he can WELD an
oar He seldom leaves II for any other form or
physical exercise Rowing certainly comblnes me
play about every muscle OF the body. and develops
them all.
There have been many improvements OF late
years In boats. oars and The other accessories OF
the sport and rowing has been reduced 10 n inner
art than ever before. Professional rowing has not
nourshed 10 any great extent here Some OF the
greatest professional oarsmen of the, world, how,
ever have come from America. and the United
states has to-day the champion amateur sculer OF
the world.
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