The San Francisco call., 1905-06-17
OARSHEN PLAN
MANY EVENTS
Regatta on Lake Merritt
to Be Under Auspices OF
New Rowing Association
SOUTH ENDS WAKE UP
Arrangements Are in Prog
reSs for Several Races Off
Ell Campo on July 30

The rowing regatta with which the
Olympic Boat Club was to have opened
the season at Belvcdere tomorrow has
been postponed indefinitely.
The South End Rowing Club. after
passing through stormy periods, is set
tied on a good basis again A number
of delinquent members have been
weeded out, and the interest in rowing
has incrsased. As the club has no suit
able barge for racing, it is likely no
barge crews will be entered on this
years regattas. The members are
thinking OF issuing a challenge to the
University of California Boating Asso-
citation for a race over a mile and a
half straightaWay course. the Berkeley
oarsmen TO pull in their Outraged
barge and the South End crew in an
inrigged barge, the object being to test
the merits OF the two types of boats
The Berkeley crew sits lower in it's
boat than the South End four does. 1t
is hoped the athletic manager Of the
University OF California will take up
this proposed barge race. 1t is sug-
gested that the losers should entertain
the members OF the winning crew at
dinner
The South End Rowing Club pro-
poses to hold an at home" at its boat
house on Sunday July 2, for the pur-
pose of opening its new quarters for
maIly. There viii be barge and out
ilSSeU SA4I races anu SWin1liltn5
events
At the Fourth of July regatta on
Lake Merritt there will be an interest
ing in a four-oared shell race between
crews OF the Ariel Rowing Club and
the Vallejo Yachting 2 and Rowing Club.
The start will be from the Piedmont
Baths and the finish near the Twelfth
street bridge. the di stance being about
mile straightaway- These crews met
in the regatta held at Vallejo on Deco
ration dag and each feels confident it
can beat the other. The Vallejo oars
men say their crew was leading by
three-fourths of a length when No. 3
broke his oar. In CONSEQUENCE of this
mishap the Ariels gained long lead.
but swamped. so the Vallejos crossed
the finishing line ahead
A regatta will be b held on Sunday.
July so, at Ell Campo Arrangements
have been made with the lessees and
managers of that resort to hold eight
or nine rowing races. Special steamers
will convey spectators to Ell Campo at
$3.50 and 1880 a. m and at D. M; re-
turning to San Francisco at 4:30 and
$3.50 D. m. The regatta will be under
the management of the Pacific Associa-
tion of Amateur Oarsmen.
The sad death by drowning Of e. s.
Mohr. who was forward waist of the
junior barge crew of the Dolphin
Swimming and Boating Club, has
broken up the four. New crews will
be organized in the junior and inter-
mediate classes to take part in the
Fourth of July regatta
The racing barges used in competi-'
tion on San Francisco bay are so light
and frail that they are good for scarce
ly more than two or three regattas.
being incapable of standing the strain.
After each regatta the braces must be
frightened The old racing barges do
not even make good practice boats AS
long as the races are held with turn
there Is great premium on a boat
that goes round easily. so that the
competition IS between boatbui1ders,
rather than between crews. Oarsmen
are thinking OF adopting shell rowing,
and, IL this Is done, straightaway races
must be held. as q shell Is unhandy on
turn.