The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-13
DOLPHIN OARSMEN
READY TO RECEIVE
GUESTS OF HONOR
Members VIII Row in Outraged
Skiffs, Shells and Bar9es, Swim
and Dive to Please Fair Sex

n MEMBERS of the Dolphin Swim
"E ming and Boating Club hold their
annual entertainment to-day for
ladies. The committee in charge, consist
ing Of Captain w. o. Patch, ]. 8. Earls,
T. Seibel, Henry Pernau and Leo VIE
nand, has arranged an excellent pro-
gramme. The clubhouse has been. prettily
decorated with flags and banners, and
many forms of aquatic diversion have
been prepared.
The first event on the programme is a
race between two four-oared barge crews
the ''lightweights, consisting of Curry,
Siebel, Woods and Hammersmith and the
juniors" Dixon, Adderley, Reimers and
Wienand. Woernner and Ferguson will
contend in a gig race against Perazzi and
Coney, and DR.. T. R. Axton against w
o. Patch in a shell race. Leo wienand
will try conclusions in the outraged skiff
with 7. J. Sherry, who rowed second to
w. G. Hansen in the Lake Merritt re-
gatta- The event which is looked forward
TO with most interest and which will pro-
woke the keenest struggle is the barge
race between the Irish and German
crews, the Hibernians having won the
first race in 1898 and the Teutons having
been victors in 1899 and 1900.
There will be a quarter-mile handicap
swimming race, and for the entertain
ment Of the fair visitors several comic
events have been provided such as kyack
races, walking the greasy pole and an
old-clothes race, in which the swimmers
must wear coat, vest, trousers, hat and
CHI and
everything on, the distance being fifty
yards out and back.
The Olympic Club is DESTROYS to secure
long lease Of suitable ground in East
Oakland near Sessions Basin or in Ala
media near the Alameda Boat Club quar-
tiers, but so far has not been able to get
what 1t wants. 1t is said that some of
the members Of the Olympic Boat Club
would rather retain the Belvedere house
but the advantages Of that location are
small as compared with those of quarters
on Oakland Creek. Oakland or Alameda
can be reached every half-hour during the
day, and large number of associate
members could be obtained from those
towns who do not care to incur the e,1-
pense Of joining the Post-street club. the
dues of which are high for MANY yo,,ny
men. 1t is certain an accessible boathouse
and smooth water to row upon would
greatly increase the interest in boating
among the Olympics, who have plenty of
excellent material for oarsmen. It is
almost equally sure that rowing will
never acquire much hold of the OIympic
members as long as the inadequate. in
tanned. It is hardly possible to train 2
racing crew in Tiburon Cove, numbered as
it is with arks and yachts, and the upper
bay is not suitable for rowing on sum-
mer afternoons.
Many Alameda and South End oarsmen
were out last Sunday. The South Ends
had a race between crew consisting of
Charles Jenkins, Ed Pallas, j. Pallas and
N. eastman in the racing barge, AMI a
four made up of c. c. Dennis, Matt Har
ris, ]. P. Foley and ]. McGeorge in the
barge FELTON,, the latter receiving thirty
seconds start. The race to the Union
Iron Works and back to the clubhouse
was a close one, the FELTON, crew winning
by one length, though on the previous
Sunday the McGeorge crew in the racing
barge, conceding one minute, had been
beaten. 1t is likely that some South End
oarsmen will attend the Dolphin entor
tainment to-day. If the South Ends can
get the loan of the Ariel racing barge
they may send two crews over to the Al
media Club regatta on Lake Merritt, the
date Of which is not yet settled. Charles
Melrosc. the well known Olympic SWIM
mer and water polo. nlaVer ia rowine
from the South End house and may join
the c1uD.