New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-01

The HUDSON NAVY REGATrA.-Tne first annual re-
gatta Of TIE eutson Navy took place on Saturday
afternoon Of the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, and was
witnessed by u large number Of persons. About
o'clock upv ard Of 500 persons guests OF the Club the
nso,iiy of whom were ladies' assembled on board the
large Peter SuyvasaDt at tbs foot Of CHARLES street,
aud thence were conveyed TO the scene Of the race.
Ample opportunity offered for all to see he sport,
tut through some nadgeraDce the part of tde con-
modOre the barge was anchored at TOO great distance
from the lagboa 70 that the guests experienced con-
siderable difficulty in distinguishing tie boats they
went out and came in.
The boats belonging to this navy classed as fol-
lows: Fret Cla-s--Skeleton Laps reaks aud Shells
Second 3-Ootigger Barges, aud, Tnird Glass
Bsrges There were three races the first race being
the Handicap, for the Champion Flag. Toe folio wing
enirees were maze: Boat Wrat Is It," By the Wa
ve1ly Club; Excelsior" by the Atalsnts Club;
/" Ljghtioot," by the Atlantic Club " Aurora" by
the Aurora Club " Mantle" by the Mantle Clubi
Oar Jessie by the Atlantic Club, aud the Voante
by the the ATLANTA Club. The two Last boats with
drew before the IaCe.
Tho flag boat Wss stationed at the distance of mile
and halt from the stake boat and the total distance
to be rowed for each race was three miles. At the
appointed hour the boats drawn up ia ins, and
upon the signal being Vi by tie judges they set off
with will, amid loud cheers from the spectators. Toe
Excelsior" returned in 81 minutes the LightfOot'
in "a minutes and T. Mantle in 81 minutes. The
other three boats came ia soon after but were not
timed by the lodges Owing to the allowance Of 80
many seconds per mile to boats Of different classes and
pulling lesser or greater number of oars, this race
was decided to be 4" draw, and the two clubs will
have another trial.
The pIize Tor the fecond racs was a silgerhooped
waterksg. Five four-Oared boats were entered, but
only the What Is 1t, by the Neptune Clab, the
ivabhce, by the Waverlsy Club, aqd the Y0laute,
| by the a,lsn'a Club, made thsir appearance When
the signal for starting was gven the rowers pulled
away merrily, abt for about three quarters Of mile
the boats kept alongside of each other The club on
the Ivanhoe at this point threw up their oars, thus
ittdrawng from the race. The V,lante came in
amid load cheers 10 % mputes AND seconds, and tbs
Wbat Is It 10 % minutes and So second. The former
was declared vim and received the prize The Ata-
snta by the club of the same nams, aud Oar Jessie
By the Atlantic Club entered the third race as contest
ants for the third prize silver rudderyoke. The first
| mentioned made the distance in % Minutes aud g
seconds and the second in p minutes and % seconds
The Judges were MessIs. Roberts of the ATLANTA Clnb
Med % gal of the Atlantic, Ro iuson Of the Aurora
Brady of the Wavery, Heatpa Of lie Mantle, Michael
Carvey of the Neptune, with Commodore Tuthll and
Yiee-C Commodore Delamatsr. Justice Brownell acted
| as referee.
Tie weather was all that could have been desired
ard the spout was eaty enjoyed by al pressnt
| About two hundred persons were assembled on tbe
Hohoken share, where they afforded fine OPP
portupiy OF wtressir ,is race. During thu return
to he city, many Of the company engaged In tn'
dance, excellent music being furnished BY Dod~oitn
Band. Ire manly carsmen circulated about an.'ng
their friends and of al scrts of reasons were
assgned by the defeated for no; bearing of the
prizes.