Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-05

club houses to make way for the enc
croachments of building and BUSH
ness. Members would not go to the
lagoons provided for the rowing
practice and the sport fell off in im-
portancc. Regattas were planned
for Black Lake, Holland, and one or I
two other places, but the entry list
generally was confined to a few cx-8
pcrts. For five years no real earnest
effort has been made to revive the
once popular regattas. And the COM
sequence is that one of the most
healthful and beneficial of the OUT
door sports has fallen into the slough
of Indifference.
1.-THE Iroquois club. of which / have
been u member for many years. 10
active enough, but it is only one orr
ganization. 1t will endeavor to have
some regattas before the year is out.
Recently the sympathy of Gov. Yates.
of Illinois, was enlisted on the side
of the rowers, for a proposition to
build costly club home for rowers
in Lincoln park, Chicago. modelled
after the plans OF either the Detroit
Boat club or the Philadelphia Barge
club. All that is required is the per-
mission to build, and will guarantee
that the money for building will be
Forthcoming. Despite all of the de-
preston in rowing circles, John Cor
bett, ex-champion single sculler OF
America, works hard coaching the
members of the 1roquois crews. He
had contributed an elegant diamond
medal emblematic of the club cham-
pionship, which will be contested for
this year. look for general pros-
clyting expedition in the northwest
this year.
Strange, indeed, is the punfshmen.
that the victorious Cornell oarsmen
have placed upon one of their former
hard working colleagues-John NJ.
Francis. This Ithacan oarsman is
conceded to be one of the most prom-
Using scullcrs in America. yet the
Cornell crew refused to permit him
to row in the Poughkecpsie races.
Francis is the son of Minister Franz
els, the United States diplomat at
Athens, Greece. The latter made
long ocean voyage expressly to in-
terccde for his son, who wanted to,
row with his varsity crew. But the
young man, in his eagerness to learn
some extra frills in sculling, had en-
gagged Ned uanlan, the great oars
man and coach, to give Kim "point-
,ers."
Because of this-or was it because
Hanlan was coaching the Columbia
university boat crews?-the members
of the Cornell varsity crew declared
they would not row with Francis,
and the young athlete was barred.
10 the casual follower of varsity
rowing, there seems to be little diff.
ference between getting information
ON rowing at your alma mater from
Coach Courtney, Coach O'Dea or any
other. professional who is engaged to
impart his knowledge Of the stroke,
slide-in fact, everything about row
ing---and studying the science ofSfhe
oars with Hanlan, Ten Eyck. Nc.
Dowell or any other teacher .offhis
art
Since the defeat Of Pennsylvania in
the finals at Henley by the Leander
Rowing club veterans in the grand
challenge cup event. the varsity bows
have had many opportunities to
sound public sentiment at home.
Everybody is glad that they won two
heats in the trophy event and every
body is pleased because Leanders
were forced to the limit to win by 4
scant length. And every critic now
knows. or should know. that Penn.
sy's performance was the grandest
in the history of the Thames river
classic, for her rowers were mere
boys compared to the bronzcd vetcr.
ans of Leander. The latter are ex-
perienccd rowers whose arms have
been burned by the suns of many
summers. The Quaker varsity crew
is in good luck to have done SO well
against these almost amphibious Eng.
iishmen. EGG. WEsTLAkk n