The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-01
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Little is talked of at present among the
rowing men except the regatta at Guerne-
willie The Guernevflle Improvement Ciup
Is SHARING no pains to make the event
success. and the oarsmen OF San fran
cisco have responded enthusiastically TO
their invitation. The course is one ana
Quarter miles straightaway. and from the
level banks of the river every lllCloent y.
the races can be. clearly seen. Inc river
hos been damned up and forms sheet
of water known as Bohemian Lake; nara
nv are the noble redWoods Of bohemian
Grove
AS il was expected that the champion
ship regatta would be held toward Inc
close of October, several large crews anu
skiff men are already in good prac ,r'l
and glad of the opportunity TO race. Inc
Olvmnfc ROat Club would like 10 Seno d
crew, but as their boathouse is at 1ipu l5o,
the members cannot pracuce Oh anS rer-
except Sunday; If they can OBTAIN per
mission to use a barge belonging 70 any
other club, a four will be got togeLHISa-
1t will probably consist OF JULIUS 80 Str IN
h Collins, Frank Grim and PauL Sturue-
want: H. Herzer will not be aValaple, s9
he starts on his vacation To-Day anu icI W..
not return for two weeks. ne O4J iiP -
hope also to enter crew at the cndIn,
pionshfp regatta. A meeting Will pc ueIu
next Tuesday to discuss this and other
rowing matters. III, ,o,d
a barge crew and some single scuilers 70
Guerneville, and will have a senior ana
junior barge crews IN the 81 eha Rreen AND
]. Lyons are going out freque ,iII roh ~
skiffs; V. Roster and G.. Bates Will prop
ably enter the junior skiff event at the
A performance will be given at Union
Square Hall on Saturday evening, Octo.
Der s, for the benefit of the parents of
the late Daniel d. Connolly, well-known
and highly esteemed member of the south
End Rowing Club. FL Dorado Parlor NO.
So N S. G. W.. and Golden Gate Coun-
eli No. "a, Young Mems Institute, will
W. o. Patch of the Dolphins will pull
in the Skiff race at Guerneyille, and A. W.
Pape and V. Caglieri will enter the swim
ming races. The Dolphin intermediate
barge crew is keeping up its regular prac-
tice.
The Tritons, who do a good deal of
rowing during the winter, are having all
their boats put in order. Though they
have joined the association they. will not
enter any barge crew for the champion
ship regatta; they may possibly enter
skiff-man.
ing, and will send their junior barge crew
to Guerneville G. OchS will pull In the
skiff race on Bohemian Lake, and many
members will attend; two tents have been
engaged already. George Callopy has re-
turned from the Klondike, and is expect
ed to reach, this city in a few days; he
will pull either in the intermediate barge
crew or in the championship Junior skill
event. The Pioneer men who are to take
part IN the GuerneVllle regatta Will ~
up either on Friday night, October IA, or
on Saturday morning, October is.
The Alameda Boat Club, at its last
meeting decided to take part in the
Guerneville regatta, to which 1t will send
a barge crew and skiff-men Many of the
members will attend 1t was also decided
to buy pleasure boats for the use of MEM
bers. There is much activity around the
clubhouse. especially on moonlight nights.
George Hagy was elected a member at the
last meeting. The Alameda junior four
is made up thus: Chester Ayers, bow;
Bert Guild, No. 2; D. Greenleaf, No. 3,
and E. Hunter, stroke.
]. O'Connell and Archie Taylor of the
Ariels met with a mishap last Sunday;
they were rowing in pair-oared shell,
one of the oars snapped and over went
the boat; they were in the water for a
quarter of an hour before a Pioneer barge
crew picked them up. f. Wilson and
John Ffckert are regularly training for
the championship regatta G.. Phelan and
G. Sternberg will represent the Ariels in
the skiff race at Guerneville. There will
be a tryout tomorrow between the Will
son and the Lynch barge crews; the win
ners will be tried against another crew
on Sunday, October 8. A set of barge
oars and two pairs of SOULS have been
received from Donahue, the Eastern max
er, and the new barge built by Al Rogers
is expected to be ready tomorrow. The
Ariel barge crews have been in training
for three weeks already.