The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-05
AQUATICS.
The Rowing Resatta ON the Charles River
Interesting Two and Four Oared Boat
Races.

A"'oN~ss"o A"O auo rOur OureO bOot
Races.
Boston, July 4, 1870.
The rowing regatta on Charles river was largely
attended, and. although comparatively slow time
was made the contests excited great deal of inter-
est. The distance to be rowed In each race, except
that for four Dared boats, was two miles, In the lat
ter case one mile being added to the course. For
the first event. for prize OF $780, divided into three
premiums, four boats appeared at the ropes. The
T. s. Gilmore, rowed by l.. McKenley ana J. @. Nc
Henley won In Ism. S7hs The second race
for single SOULS, was won by Walter Brown IN 16m.
AS; the third for double scus by the A. q. Pike,
rowed by Butler Bros, in Ism 40 49, and the fourth
i0r lour Dared WORKING boats by che George b. Nc
w wsa AM IN i4m Sans me culmina9n OF affairs
Tered LOT the lour-oarcd race On this the Tom MUIR
phy, r0weh by Walter Brown, II. G. Butler John and
by G. A. Conner M. Fenton, p. Regain and =. Nc.
Nulty, next; the Harvard, rowed by +. o. Lyman, q.
Charles u. Bacon, rowed BY Frank L. Barnes, VIII
liam FISK, Martin Kennedy and G. Whittemore, took
sae OUTSIDE S Tne Harvard crew rowed IN lap
more dihcult TO pull than the shells OF their OppO-
nents. They succeeded however, In coming In sec
Brown crew IN ism. z5xs. The result result was hailed
with cheers by the populace.
Ruthcrfard Park misunderstanding C.I..
bratiOn or the Fourth the Pnssnsc River.
The first annual regatta OF the Rutherford Park
Boating Association was held yesterday on the Pas.
safe river. Commodore Benjamin +. Brady, Of the
HUDSON River Rowing Association, a cted referee,
and Theodore NJ Tuthi, Of the Atlantic Boat Club,
as timekeeper. The Regatta Committee comprised
Commodore John McNulty. J. Fisher Satterthwaite,
Secretary John Ii. 0heteurcr, assisted by the fol-
lowing Iudges:--Messrs. A. +. Hurst, Major
L. Purdy, John c. White, a. w. Wheeler.
J. Mexican and n. Rutherturd me display
sGfT.
q stakeboat ana back. There were eight COM
petitors for this event, 81. only two succeeded
In reaching the judges boat. The winning tub was
manned by Mr.. c. Wise. who went over the course IN
1855. Mr.. Purdy not being satisfied with the result
a match was made between Messrs. Wise and Purdy
over the same course when the latter succeeded in
turning the tables on his opponent and in ASS.
Tho eastern banks of the river were lined
with carriages OF every description. At
twelve O'Clock there was general review
OF ali the boats and they passed In line before The
Judges boa as follows:-The Albatross six Dared
GIG Captain Wray double SOUL she'll, OF Paterson;
the Weasel, four cared gig, OF the dundee Club OF
Paterson; the J. q. Kirkland (sx cared glg) the
passalc lslx cared gig. the Oornela double SOUL
sale Club. The Oneidas, OF Jersey CITY, entered q
six cared barge tthe Fayofltal q four cared gig,
vorita Club After the review gun was
fired and the competitors for the first
scuIl seventeen feet working boats, q mile round a
stakebOat and back. There three competitors,
OF whom Benson, OF the Atlantic was the lavorite;
but owing to his losing time by mistake In round
Ing the stakeboat he Olly gained second place. The
beats come home In the following ORDER
M s..
Nellie. y. Sabriskie. La Favora.... Il 4s
Lizzie ..J W. Benson. Atlantic Is 81
No Nance A O. Benedict .Passaic. ~ %
The second race was for single scull shells, one
| mile round a stakebOat ana back, and after good
| race was won by j. Newton, In the Swallow, time
1917. The Unknown, pulled by T. Roberts, came in
| twenty seconds later. The third race for double
| scull Shells mile round stakebOat ana return,
brought their boats to the start and was won easily
! by La Fayorita crew.
The fttn race for four cared gigs one mile round
! stake and back, was competed for by two scratch
\ crews who came home In tile following 0rder:-
lie Favorta.-E. Lucy bow; g. N. King A. J. Du.
| plgnac $. N. Campbell, stroke; and Seth Noyse
| coXswain-l1:42.
| Weasel.-A. 3. Swan. bow; J. @. ONeu, Alexan.
der Handy, Theodore Van Raden, stroke; and J. j.
| Anderson cOXswan-1l:52.
| The last race was between the Passaic slx-oared
gig, manned by n. w. Mason, stroke; John Taylor
| i. n. Crane, +. Harris. j. Kirkland Samuel Kear
and -- Gray, coXswains, and the Oneida Club, II
barge manned by ID. 5 Gregory, bow; ID. Henry
| w. j. Walsh H. G. Nelson, w. q. Pearson, " d
| SchencG aad +. Curtis, c0xswans. This was th,
best race OF the daJ and won c.everly by the Onet
| daS In 1850. ter the races the prizes were dis
| tliDuled by Commodore McNuiiy and Others OF thu
committees. The days amusement wound up with
| bail at the hotel.