The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
r Y Y Y F Y r r r r r OARSMEN ELECT
 OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR

At the last general meeting of the Ariel Rowing Club the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, r. J. Enright; vice president, Robert Ellis; recording secretary, A. Taylor; financial secretary, Eugene Flanders; treasurer, H. A. Pless: captain, James Wilson; lieutenant captain, James Me- Kenna. The delegates to the Pacific As sociation of the Amateur Athletic Union are J. R. Bockman, A. Taylor and John OConnell; and the directors are D. J. Sheehan, Johnson Hardy, D. OConnell E. Lynch and G. w. Phelan. The three delegates to the Pacific Association will choose one of their number to serve on the regatta committee.
 The Ariel club has been notified to take its boathouse away from Long Bridge, which Is doomed to early demolition. A committee has been appointed to seek a suitable site for new quarters for the club, and if 1t is suceessful in finding one bonds will be hoated and the Ariels will erect one of the largest and best-appoint- ed boathouSeS on the bay.
 The election of officers of the South End Rowing Club for the next half year will take place on Tuesday evening, December 2t. The following are nominated for the various offices: President, J. D. Mahoney; vice president, T. I. Fitzpatrick; financial secretary, James B. Feehan; correspond
 
 urer, Joseph P. O'Dea; captain, William Thomas; vice captain, J. Lyons; sergeant at-arms, James Pallas. The nominees for the board of trustees Give to be elected) are: A. McGeorge, H. Hawkins. A. J. Mellitz, c. Creighton, J. Began, John Ross and Victor Martinez The nominees for delegates to the Pacific Association of the Amateur Athletic Union are Edward Scully, Robert McArthur and James F. Foley. One of the three last named will be chosen to serve upon the regatta com mittee, and if the choice should fall upon R. McArthur a curious state of affairs will be produced for about no matter that has come before that committee have more animated discussions been held than as to the amateur or professional stand ing of Bob" McArthur The last dele committee was M. Breen, but as he was absent from two meetings in succession the club was requested to send another representative The South Ends are somewhat lukewarm members of the as- sociation, and from time to time talk is heard of their withdrawing from it and joining the National Association of Anna teur Oarsmen.
 bers and friends met at the Triton boathouse at North Beach and en- joyed fish dinner The following were present: J. P. Cahill, P. Lohmann,. P. Maeney, w. Hines, J. Mccarthy, J. Me Donald, A. Langford, T. Mullen, J. O'Con- nell, F. Wilson, A. H. Schimpf, G. Bar uet, A. Re1merS ana J. hehrlein-
 The medals won at the championship rowing regatta held at Long Bridge on November were distributed at the Olympic Club on Wednesday night, after the water polo tournament. There was no ceremony or speechmaking, W. c. Espy, the president of the regatta com mittee, simply handing the trophies to the winners or their representatives. Of the thirty-six medals the Alameda Boat Club carried off thirteen-ive for the senior barge championship, five for second pionship medal in the senior outraged slkiff race and both medals in the junior outraged skiff race. The Ariels carried off five medals for the intermediate barge championship and the Dolphins won the senior shell championship. But the Pio- neers took the lions share, winning no fewer than seventeen medals-five for the junior barge championship. ten for sec ond place in the senior and intermediate barge races, the junior shell champion ship and second place in the senior out -1-s