The San Francisco call., 1899-11-04
OARSMEN SEEM
RELUCTANT TO
CLOSE SEASON
Practice Spins and Socials
Help Keep the Boating
Enthusiasts Together.
-HE Ariel Rowing members gava

TEy He Ariel Rowing members gave
4 their annual entertainment and
dance in Union Square Hall last
Wednesday evening. After the overture
by Hynes' orchestra Johnson Hardy made
a few Introductory remarks and George
P. Clark rendered comic recitations Gui-
tar and mandolin selections by Harris and
Bailey came next, and were followed by
tenor solos by J. Desmond who was well
received. Then Mertyn Franklin contrib
uted negro songs and dances, and Ashton
Boardman and Joab Parker presented 1
juvenile cakeWalk with much success.
Miss Charlotte johnson recited, and Vln-
cent Kennedy concluded the programme
with an exhibition of wing dancing The
hall was then cleared and a programme
of thirteen dances was gone through The
floor was under the management of P. ].
Enright, president Of the Ariel Rowing
Club, assisted by f. c. Stenberg and a
committee of ten; the reception commit
tee consisted of thirteen, with e. Bailey
as chairman; and the committee of ar
rangements of five members E. P Nc
Donough being chairman. The members
and many friends of the club enjoyed a
pleasant evening.
The entertainment and races that were
to have taken place at the home of the
Dolphin Boating Club tomorrow have
been deferred on account of the death Of
one of the members. When the next
meeting of the club is held a date will be
set for the third race for the diamond
medal, which has been already won twice
by George Baker. If he wins it a third
time it will become his property. George
Baker is much disappointed over his fall
ure to last the distance in the champion
ship race at Ell Campo, but he had a heav-
Ter boat than his competitors and set a
fast pace to the turn. Pape used the slIiff
belonging to the Triton Club which is a
light and fast craft, and DR.. Dennis had
a good boat. Baker was somewhat over
trained and not capable of his best
Pape intends to take up shell rowing next
season.
There Is not much going on round the
city boat houses now, but over a. Oakland
last Sunday the Alamedas had a barge
crew out, and several of the members of
the University of California took some
practice on the creek. s.. j. Pembroke
has on two occasions coached a UniVer-
sity boy named Ktngman, who was at one
time champion wrestler of the Olympic
Club. Though he is inexperienced in row.
ing, he shows great aptitude, and Will
probably develop into good .sculler.
The University crew has disbanded. f.
Waggershauser and Roy Fryer have both
place in the University four. But rowing
will excite comparatively little interest at
Berkeley until the sport is taken up at
Palo Alto, and there are prospects of an
intercollegiate barge contest President
Wheeler recently spoke highly of rowing
as an exercise and sport, and it is to be
hoped his words will produce good effects
The Olympic Club directors have under
consideration pldu IOI acquiring ground
at Alameda and erecting thereon a boat
house. adjacent to which would be run
ming and cycling track. lawn tennis courts
and appliances for many outdoor sports
If this plan is successfully carried out.
there is no doubt that rowing will receive
a great impetus and that the Columbia
Rowing Club and the boating association
of the University of California will take
II up with fresh vigor and interest The
rowing of the Olympic Club has hitherto
awakened little enthusiasm on account of
the inaccessibility of the boat house The
Olympic Club proposes to have its four
cared shell fitted into the tank at the
club house, so that it can be used for
practice. 1t is intended to arrange 1t in
BILE of being removed when the tank is
wanted for water polo or other aquatic
sports. The blades of the oars will have
holes through which the water may pass
when the stroke is pulled, offering enough
resistance to furnish good exercise.