The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
MANY CONTESTS
FOR SCQLLERS
Recattas at Lake Merritt,
Vallejo, Sacramento and
Stockton Are Talked OF
ARIEL CREWS PRACTICE
Coast Amateurs Association
of Oarsmen Proposes to
Hold First Event in May

The chances for an interesting rowing
season for the oarsmen of San Fran
cisco Bay seem good. The newly or
ganized Pacific Coast Association Of
Amateur Oarsmen Is making arrange
ments for a regatta to be held at Val
lejo in conjunction with the Vallejo
Yacht and Boat Club on Decoration
day.
1t is likely crews from this city and
the neighboring towns will take part
In some of the rowing contests to be
held at the Lewis and Clark Exposition
at Portland, Or. On the Fourth Of July
a regatta to decide the barge, skiff and
shell championships OF 1905 will be held
on Lake Merritt. under the manage
ment either of the Pacific Association
Of the Amateur Athletic Union or OF
the Pacific Association of Amateur
Oarsmen. On the 9Th OF September a
series Of rowing races will be held at
Sacramento In connection with
Native Sons of the Golden
West in the capital city. In
addition to all these events the Ala
media. Dolphin, Ariel and South End
clubs will hold members regattas, so
the oarsmen will have plenty TO en-
gage their attention
Last Sunday was a busy day for the
Ariel oarsmen, the club boats being in
constant use. Four barge crews were
out for practice. The first was made
up Of George Goodwin, ]. A. O'Connell,
Lyman Jennings and A. Pollock. An
other crew comprised William Mckee,
E. Smith, Henry Kalmbach and Charles
Davis. A third crew consisted of n. A
Denvir. H Valdespino. s. KIarnett and
Johnson Hardy. E Stack, T. Quinn,
r. Chisholm and A. Sharp were In the
fourth crew. The Outraged skiffs were
used for practice, handled by A. Kee-
gan, Herman Opeldt. z. Harmon, L.
Jennings. ]. NJ. O'Connel, ]. Byrne,
Charles Wilson and E. j. Lynch.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Ariel Rowing Club was held last Mon
day. A new series of bylaws. in which
several important changes are embod-
led. was adopted Henry Williams and
James O'ConneH were appointed a COM
mittee to visit Stockton tomorrow for
the purpose Of comforting with the rep
resentatives Of the rowing clubs with
regard to the regatta which II Is pro-
posed to hold at Stockton at some early
date. The members requested the
board of directors to acquire more boats,
both for racing and pleasure It was
decided that the club shall make as
many entries as possible in the regatta
to be held at Vallejo on May 80.
The Pacific Coast Association of Am
ateur Oarsmen held a meeting at the
Ariel Club house last Sunday. 1t is
proposed to hold a theater party, the
proceeds of which will be used to de-
fray the expense of bringing Ten Eyck,
the professional sculler, to San Fran
cisco to race against the single shell
champion Of the Pacific Coast.
Progress is being made in the hand
ball tournament OF the Ariel Rowing
Club. The team made up OF J. NJ
O'Connell and e. j. Lynch has won
three games and lost none. A. Pollock
and Johnson Hardy, with two victories
and one defeat, are second. The win
ming team will receive a trophy pre-
sented by the club.
A bowling tournament Is being ar
ranged by the Alameda, Ariel. South
End and Dolphin clubs. The Ariel
bowling team is the holder of the inter-
club championship.
The annual ball Of the Ariel Rowing
Club will be held at Native Sons Hall
on Tuesday evening, the 25th inst.