The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-04
AQUAT1Cs ~ JERSEY.
Rowing Hsgatts on heNPasssic ~ New
ark Yest<vday-Fine Weather, Fine

Rowing Hsgatts on thcFasssfc ~ New
ark Yest<vday-Fine Weather, Fine
Crowds and n Fine Days sport.
The Passaic River, just above Newark, Is one OF
the loveliest streams In che neigHVorhood Oh the
metropolis and abounds IN charming WE'VE De-
sides being sheet OF considerable water III IL 40
mitted by old and experiences boatmen 10 be 80
mrably adapted for aquatic sports and yesterday
afternoon and well into the evening this fact was'
tested to a most successful apd enjoyable
issue. 1t was the annual regatta OF the
Passaic Boat Club, OF the earliest.
best organized and most popular boating
association in New Jersey. and. lin addition to some
capital contests between the members. the pro-
gramme included a well contested challenge six.
Dared shell between the PASSAGES themselves
ana another Newark, club callsr The TritOns S
name which events during and subsequent to the
race seemed to be somewhat OF a msnomer The
desired and the attendance must have numbered
a. az ie nassr 1900 persons on both sides o!
BOYS IN BLUE, OF THE pAsAAIc CLUB,
alone crowded large barge and the best part OF q
rOomy tug. This party Included large number o.
= ladies, and altogether was one chat any boat CLUB
might well be proud to have present. handsome
little steam yacht, said to be owned by Nh. Aspin-
wall, gaily decorated with bunting and having
board gay party, added to the enlivenment OF the
There was Just one drawback. The arrange
ments were miserable. especially on the Judges
boat, and caused delay, which was tedious and an
noying. DIR. OCOnnOr, stranger, with am Ordi-
nary watch, had to act as timekeeper The referee
was Mr.. Charles A. Peverelly, ex- President OF the
James Watson for the PASSAGES, and MI. JamesTen
Eyck for the Trit0ns.
THE FIRST RACE
was the sixoared challenge, for which entered tho
two clubs as follows
PAssAIc colors light bluel-E; M Roberts, bow;
+. L. Marsh, No. 2; f. II. Hamilton, No. 8; n. ID.
Northrop, No 4; G. ii. Remer. No. 8; W, K. William
son, stroke and captain.
captain; W. @. Myer, No. 2; s. A. Smith No. 8; w.
Ryn0, No. 4; John Young, No. s; George Clark,
This was o threemile stretch, one and a half and
return. 1t was not until ten minutes past nye
O'Clock that the boats had got IN position ana the
a tribe in advance, Williamson, the blue-cap
stroke having caught very ugly crab d At the
ere the first bend in the river, half mile from the
starting point was reached. The Holsters pulled
were length behind the blues. On the return
there was some pretty pulling done, the Holsters
working opponents. On the homestretch the
respective crews were encouraged by. the
rs cain Ine pos ways ana e S
blue caps were the fayortes. They shot past the
winning point just three lengths ahead Of their
contestants. The time oil the PASSAGES for the three
miles was ION. Dos that OF Tritons just 2omi 40
seconds behind. The Tritons took their defeat
interfered with them but after listening to all
they had to say the declared the airiy
won by the PASSAGES. subsequently the whipped
club acted like an organization akin TO rowdies,
in strong contrast to the PASSAGES.
There were three other races. One for WORKING
boats distance one mile, was won by George q.
Muller over Z. w. Allison. The
LADIES' CHALLENGE CUP
was won by c. H. Remer. W. j. Gardner, a young
gentleman of fine physique and good skill, carried
or by three boat lengths the single scull champion
ship race, two miles, straight away The DAYS
sport wound up with tub exhibition by moOn-'
light i'm which c. H. Roberts won the prize IL
was nearly eight O'Clock when the programme was =
concluded. No serious mishap OF any kind inter.
fered with the complete pleasure and success Of