The San Francisco call., 1901-12-28
BOATING CLUBS
ELECT OFFICERS
FOR THE YEAR
Preparing for a Season of
Activity on the Bay in
Barge and Racing Shell

The principal business occupying the
attention of the rowing clubs at the pres
ent time is the election of officers. The
Dolphins have already chosen a new
board to serve during the coming year.
At the fortnightly meeting held in the
boathouse at the foot of Chestnut street,
Alameda, last Monday evening, the fol-
lowing We're nominated for the various
offices of the Alameda Boating Club: For
president, Charles H. Smith; vice presi-
dent, f. S. Cone; secretary, w. B. Hinch-
man; treasurer, a. G. Bell; captain, H.
e. Nelson; Lieutenant, z. T. Thorning;
members of the executive committee-A.
L. Kihm, E. B. Thorning and ]. S. Peter
sen. There is at present no sign of OPP
position to any Of the nominees, and it is
likely all will be elected at the meeting
to be held on Tuesday, January IA. The
Alameda Boating Club made consider
able sum at its recent annual entertain
ment and is in good financial condition.
The bCathouse' Will be put into good or
der and the assembly room will be var
nishedT painted and partly refurnished to
render it more attractive to the members.
PertodlcatIy, the question comes up be-
fore the Board of Supervisors of remov-
ing the Obstruction at the southerly end
of Third street. OF these distractions the
princtpI are the boathOuse and handball
court OF the South End Rowing Club. A
representative of the rowing club appear
ed before the board and asked for per-
eighteen months, during which time the
club would endeaYor to secure another
site. Supervisor w. n. Mccarthy said
the removal of the boathouse would leave
the street in a worse condition than 1t is
in now and should not be enforced until
either the city or the owners of the prop
erty in that spot show they intend to i'm
prove the street by building a wharf. The
Supervisors were in favor of making some
concession to the rowing club, and OH
the attorney of the' club giving a pledge
that no further extension of time would
be asked, gave the club permission to re-
months longer.
At the last session of the State Legis-
lature 1t was intended to introduce a bill
allotting a definite site for lighthouses for
but in the scramble at the close of the
session nothing came Of It, 1t is believed
that a bill to this effect will be definitely
framed at the next session.
About five months ago the Triton Boat
ing Club, finding that sand had encroach-
ed so much on the water near their boat
house that 1T was quite difficult to launch
a beat placed the house on a float and
erly location at the foot of Larkin street
After traVersing about three hundred
yards the barge, which was in a leaky
condition, filed and sank in shallow wa
ter. On December a second attempt was
made with a new barge and the house
was successfully conveyed to its present
site This is on the beach near the foot
of Iarkin street and is we'll adapted for
boating and swimming. The new wharf
for the italian fishing craft has recentIy
had a breakWater added to 1t, which has
broken the force of the tide rip and rem
dered the water between Black Point and
the works of the Equitable Gaslfght
Company calmer.
Some of the owners of arks which are
mer have expressed an intention of spend
ing the winter at North Reach