The San Francisco call., 1899-03-18
IN BARGE AND SKIFF.
Several Regattas Are Being Planned
by Leading Rowing Men.

The circular to the various rowing clubs
around the bay and at Victoria, B. C.i
Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, Astoria
Stockton and San Diego, requesting that
three delegates be cent from each club to
a convention of oarSmen, is about ready
to be sent out. The suggestion is made
that the rowing clubs either form new
organization, to be called the Pacific Row
ing Association or join the National AS
sociaticn of American Oarsmen. 1t is
contended that the Pacific Athletic Asso-
citation, a branch of the Amateur Athletic
Union, has no right to assume powers not
exercised by the union, and that 1T might
just as we'll assume control of yachting
as of rowing. If each club has three rep
resentatives in the proposed association
it will be difficult for small clique TO
gain control, and it is unlikely that a CLUB
will be without a representative at any
meeting of the board.
The Alameda Boat Club held an enthu-
saStic meeting recently at Whcn the
plans for the enlargement or the poat-
the representative of the CLUB on the
board of managers of the Z. A. A, was
instructed to vote against the proposed
amendment to the constitution that row
ing be included in the sports over which
the p A. A. assumes jurisdiction. The fol-
lowing new members have been recently
added: A. f. Estabrook, b. e. RemEnel,
j. H. Tfmmens, Fred Klarman, Henry +.
MARITIME and George N. Atkins.
At the South End Rowing Clubs regular
meeting, held last Tuesday, the amend
ment raising the entrance fee to $40 after
April l. and limiting the number of mem
berS to 100, was passed.
j. R. Bockman, president or the ooard
of managers of the P. A. A, and DR.. H:
A. Pless of the Ariel Rowing Club, visited
the Alameda clubs bOathouse last sun
day, with the view of seeing what oppor-
tunities there are of giving regatta on
the Oakland Creek. If funds are obtain
able it is likely that a short programme
of four races two for barges and two for
outraged skiftsg may be given. Bockman
will go up to Vallejo and look over the
chances of getting. up regatta there 1t
is also probable that a regatta will be
given at Guerneville under the patronage
of some Santa Rosa people, who are will
ing to leave the control of the event III
the hands of the board of managers OF the
p. A. A.
The new senior barge crew of the Ariels
is made up of William Howe, ROBERT
Ellis, James O. Connell and Frank 10th. In
the junior barge crew E. McDonough, A.
Haughton and +. Lynch are left, and a
fourth man will be found among the new
members. The Wilson crew has chal-
lenged the Pembroke crew, which con-
sists of S. ]. Pembroke and his four sons;
The race between the family crews would
be an interesting event for the Ariel Club
On Sunday, March 10, shortly before
noon, the race between ]. S. Earls' and
T. ]. Sullivans barge crews will take
place from the Dolphin boathouse. About
the middle of April the first of series
of races in outraged skiffs for medal
will be held. The medal must be won
three times before it becomes the property
of the winner The competitors will be
w. Bush, George Baker, J. Farrell, DR..
Axton and c. T. Roach. The medal is the
so long a time that it was regarded as
lost. Recently A. P. Rothkopf recovered
it among a quantity of old gold intended
for the smelling pot and restored it to