The New York herald., 1874-09-27
BOATING ON THE HUDSON.
Fall Regattas of the Atlantic
and Oneida Clubs.
Fine Rowing, Pleasant Weather
and Everybody Happy.

1ne waters OF the Hudson between Pleasant
VALLEY and Shady Side were yesterday afternoon
cleft py the prows and lurred into little waves by
the paddles OF numerous vessels. There were
steampoats and Darges, laden with young men
having exuberant health and animal spirits, and
ladies blooming with beauty ana endowed with
all the graces that are likely to make sensitive
reporter become rhapsodIst; while tugs were
crowded with knowing young men indug.
ing m loud comments on the strong
armed Oarsmen who propelled the smaller
craft. TWO boating clubs having regattas
on the Pleasant Valley courses were the causes OF
all the excitement yesterday. They were the
Oneida Boat CLUB, OF Jersey City, and the Atlantic
club, OF Hoboken. The former club conveyed It's
numerous guests to the course in the line steamer
Josephine, and besides that vessel had the tugboat
Levi Davis to take the judges and referee over the
course Immediately in the wake OF the contestlng
boats. The races in
THE REGATTA OF THE ONEIDA CLUB
we're three in number, and each OF them proved
very interesting from the sturdy manner in which
It was contested. The first was Tor the working
boat championship, and its course was two miles
long, from the Pleasant Valley Dock to the dock OF
the Chemical Works at Shady Side. The entries
Tor the race were:-
NAMES Weight. Cbsors
G. +. Uckerhauscn. B5 Red.
VIM Clarke Jr.............. lU and white
Mr.. Henry did not come to the starting polnt
however, and Messrs. Ockerhausen and Clarke
a handsome gold medal. rhey were started at 81.
34nl. $751;, Ockerhausen t king water the speedier
sua getting thus leaa OF about hall length.
Carke's strokes at first lacked the force oppo
nents when they had rowed about haif mile,
Clarke, having increased the power OF his strokes,
beSa TO work up 10 MS leader, and by The
time they had passed over One-thlrd OF the
course he. had taken an even position
with nim. He was now apparently determining
to 20 by his adversary when Ockerhausen followed
the example shat , mad S been set tor MN, and by
won and lost. Now, he either steered badly or
thought that ne could safely take Clarke's water.
a. Mr.. Clarke determined not to be stopped by
sucn little thing as the broadsIde of wOr king
injured, however, and the oarsmen again started
to finish the race. MIR. Ockernausen started first
after the loul, with an sdyantage Of several
lengths. But his opponent did not hurry him; so
he essened the numDer OF MS strokes. aud finished
the course AZ 3h. 47m 2os. His time over the
was 12m. 45s. Mr.. Clarke pulled easily alter the
ioul and passed the goal twenty lengths astern OF
Ockerhausen His time was 14n. Sos, but as the
foul mad been done TO him the judges oec.ared him
the winner of the race. The next race was Tor the
SINGLE sCULL CHAMPIONSHIP,
and Sari, there were entered s.os, ior it, c,,..
J. ?. Hardenburgh, Jr..... iyo ..... Blue and red
B. ssSsScyK 49, i$S hssry ae and white
?. = jordan; ......... l5o ........M hltc.
j. H. Ohphant. White and black.
All OF these gentlemen appeared at the starting
point except Mr.. Ohphant. Tney were placed,
with reerence TO the shore:-drst, Schanck; sec
on the outside. Tney stan ted at Al. 31m. 2s.. Jor
dan getting the best Start, Hardenburgn coming
next aRa worrying nm wns SSyegr
termined rowing OF Schanck, VINO came alter
h'm and last. Soon Hardenburgh, who put out his
JORDAN, VINO quickly lapsed 10 ,he rear, Gregory
and Schanck lasslng HIM In turn. Hardenburgh
was last, pulling as if he had no desire to get q
better position, while for the time the interest OF
the race was 10 the struggle be ween Scnanck and
Gregory. THIS Schanck ended 10y passing his CON-
petltOr and then pulling away from him rapidly.
Jordan and Gregory had a short contest, in which
who was rowing remarkably well, caught up with,
passed and lett Haruenburgh IN his rear. The
ing, Har0enourgh second, but tagged. with the
sturdy Jordan coming up to him rapidly; Whine
Gregory, in the rear. was as much Intent upon
the straps OF his stretcber as upon the race.
About mile OF the course beng gone Jordan
came up with Hardenourgh, and, alter slight re
sistance on his part. re passed him. Schanck was
Btill leading and pulling finely, and Gregory was
last. The latter was pulling rather weak until
he happened to get q view of the tagged Harden
laudabe intention no doubt. of proving the Scrip
tural declaration that the first shall be last, and
the last shall be first" But, unfortunately, his foot
straps again attracted his eye. aud ne stopped TO
gaze at them for the purpose of future recognition
also stopped, and thus both virtually put them
selves out OF the race, although trey quickly
started again: All this time scnanck and Jordan
were pulling finely. Schanck's IS i0rcefu strokes
per m mute kept him away from competition
and he reached the goal about ten lengths ahead Of
Jordan, finishing the course in I'm. 35s. Jordan's
time was lam. los. Tue time of Messrs. Harden
burgh and Gregory was not taken. The lOrmer
was about thirty lengths astern OF Jordan and he
latter ABOUT thirty The prize awarded to Mr..
Schanck was gold medal. The third and last race
OF the Oneida clubs regatta was
SIxOARED GIG RACE.
The prizes for the winners of this were six ele-
giant embossed leather medals. There were two
ere" g entered. which were composed as loliows;0
q. II. Ockerhausen, stroke; +. ). Jordan. d.
Henry, William Clarke, Jr Il. &. Vroom j. p. lar-
denbulgh. L. G. Wilson, coxswaIn. Colors, blue.
E. Z. Nelson stroke; V. D. scnanck, r. S. Jor-
dan. .. +. 0ckerhapsen. +. &. Wo!bert, G. +. Doug
lass, +. II. Curtiss, coXswain.
The crews were sent Off at 5h. 4am. $685. and
Nelson's took first place Immediately 1ney
pulled about 81 strokes per minue and
quickly put themselves lengln in advance OF
Seemed es o have % IN, nfie @ sfens,h 2n "ns@ Eel
fourth OF the coptse Neisoi''S naf an advanla@o
OF two good icngtbs UcserHausen nov Increased
lis speed 9nd closed up tne sap between the
boats. Tucn his men. who lacked staying power.
again fell OF. Halt way 10 tle goal Nelson's
crew Towed about 36 strong strokes and were
about q length in advance. Ihe shouts ui their
friends again nerved Ockerhausen's men, but the
same CRIES put more VIM INTO their competitors,
ana " hat the former gained by d spurt the latter
OF the way Nelson's crew were pulling 10 strokes
and had the advan tage OF three lengths. SpurtS
by the others reclaimed one OF these distances
and when Nelson's boat passed the goal Ii was
but two lengths ahead of the other. Time OF VIII
ming crew, 13m. 40s.
During the first two races the tide was a. the last
OF the ebb; and during the last at the first OF the
Hood. The referee and starter during the regatta
was MIR. K. G.. Nelson. Time keeper, dudley
Gregory.
Alter the race the boats OF the o1rsmen were
taken on board of the Josephine, and while that
steamer was returning home, the medals were
presented to their winners IN the presence OF
many smiling maids and envytng fellows.
Regatta OF the Atlantic Club.
The members and numerous guests OF this club
crowded an excursion barge, which was moored
about one- third OF mile from the Pleasant valley
Dock. 1t was impossible for them to see from It
more than the beginning and close OF each race,
and consequently the intervals between che races
and the times while the competing boats were
going toward and coming from the stakeboat,