The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-24
AQUATIC NOTES.

The Bachelors Barge Club, of Philadelphia, organ
lied July a. 1853 Is and has been since that time In
highly iourishing condition. In several regattas
its boats have been the winners, and although Il
has not for the past two seasons done anything In
the racing way, 1t still possesses the name Of old
needing but the opportunity to call them forth. b,
permission OF the Park Commission their large boat
house on the Schuylkil is having wings added
which, when completed, will make the edifce one
Of the finest in America devoted to such a purpose
The club owns eight boats and barges and has mem
bership Of fftythree, composed OF bankers lawyers
merchants and physicians. The Bachelors from time
to time have entertained In their famous style sew
eral boat clubs from other cities, notably among
these being the Atalantas and Nassaus OF New York.
and the Alcyones Of Brooklyn. The present officers
OF the Bachelors Club are as follows:-President,
James M. Longacre; Vice President, Colonel J. w.
Latter; Secretary, John Huggard Treasurer, +. G..
Prosser; Coxswain Westcott Bailey; Assistant
Coxswain, T. l.. Huggard.
The annual meeting OF the Maine State Boating
Association was held In Portland 10th inst The
four clubs of that city, the Bowdoin, OF Brunswick,
and the CLEAN, Of Bath, were represented. The
officers elected for the ensuing year are as fol-
lows :-Presdent r. Williams, OF the Una Club |;
Vice President, =. c. Davis, OF the Emerald Club !;
Secretary, F. S. Waterhouse, Of the Bowdoin Club
Treasurer N r. Shaw, OF the Clean Club grand
review will take place In Portland harbor the early
part OF June. The annual autumn races were left
The Bay City Boat Club, OF Bay City, Mich, re-
Gently elected the following officers for the ensuing
year:--President, George ii. Van Etten; Vice Pres-
dent, II. s. Raymond; Secretary, Alexander Gull
BERT Treasurer, Clarence +. Piper: Directors J. b.
Newton, w. Hawkins and II. p. Watkins; First Cox
swain, Clarence f. Piper; Second Coxswain, Edwin
Wood, and Third Coxswain, X. J.. Paddock. The
club was organized in September, 1871, and has up
wards OF seventyfve members.
The Ulysses Boat Club, OF Troy, N. ", recently
elected the following officers for the ensuing year.
President, Theodore Youmans; Captain W. K. Ben
Belchcr; Trustees, H. Wheeler, r. P. Averl and j.
X. Cox. The double scull Harriet Balch, of the
Ulysses, manned by Captain Benedict and W.
son In their vicinity, morning 18th inst.
The officers OF the Yale University Boat Club are
cs aeacSeT st hoS
Y; Purser l.. BOycc, Chicago Ill. Captain OF Crew.
w. +. McCook, Pittsburgh, Pa. Each class has also
and fall races In the harhor or at Lake Saltonsta
During the past winter the more prominent cand
dates for positions In the University crew, which is
to be chosen about the 1st Of May, have been prac
Using daily In the gymnasium. The crew will in all
probability be selected from the following number
land, Me-; +. Cogswell, Marbledale, Conn. X. J.
Cook, Cookstown, Pa; II. w. Davenport New York
city; J. Day Catsk N T.; W W. Flagg, Yonke a
Pittsburg, Pa. T. p. Nevins, Waterford, Conn. OF
these men Flagg and McCook rowed against Har
ward in the race Of 1870, Adee and Day In the Fresh
man race at the same time. The four are members
OF the Junior class the boating class in college now,
and besides engaging In numerous class races they
were members OF the Sophomore crew, which last
year only allowed the ATLANTA crew to lead them
at the judges stand by six seconds. Buck, Cogs-
well, Davenport and Nevins are all well-known
oarsmen in college, having carried Off many prizes
in numerous class and department races Gum
and Cook are younger men, the first Sophomore,
work In the future. The Freshman class will organ
ize for the purpose Of meeting the Harvard Fresh
being built.
The Triton Boat Club, OF Newark, N. j., is pro-
crossing very satisfactorily, and anticipate during
Their sixoared gig is 81 feet long, 10 inches wide
and inches deep. The clubs permanent quarters
are on the east bank of the Passaic River, the
course being from the Paterson and Newark Railroad
bridge one and half mile up the river and re-
turn. The colors and uniform OF the Trt0ns are all
blue. The officers OF the club are president
Samuel A. Smith; Captain, Frederick Il. TOwnley |;
Secretary, Joseph Henson; Treasurer, William q.