The New York herald., 1874-07-08
BOATING MATTERS IN JERSEY.
The Passaic Navy-Its Personnel and Its
Prospects.


Prospects.
Even the noble Hudson offers no finer field--lf the
term may be used In such an anomalous connec-
tion-for aquatic sports than the beautiful pas
toral stream called the Passaic which rises in Nor
ris county and sends itself down along Somerset
Union 8Dd through Passaic and Essex counties into
Newark Bay. Up TO Newark and beyond Bellevte
as lar as the Paterson Falls IL is fine, broad
bOsomed stream, fringed on either bank with
scenery most charming and picturesque During
the last half dozen years 1t has witnessed
many nne rowing regattas, which OF course have
inspired widespread affection for aquatic sports
among the youth OF Newark and vicinity. Hence
there have been organized q number OF rowing
clubs, most OF which are prOspering finely. Thus
far this season matters have been quiet on the
Passalc though perhaps no more so than up to
similar date in former years Spoken to on the
subject recently by HERALD representative,
AN OLD SUN BRONZED PASSAIC WATERLOO,
Bill Bowers said he thought the dull times affected
the boating the same as everythln ese He de-
piored the spectacle OF long string OF boats
which lay idly moored, humping each
others gunwales at the landing. The
"young snips,n he said, hadn't the stamps
this year and therefore kept. clear OF
the river HIS "prognosuc' was that matters
would not improve much the balance OF The
season. Some OF the young ips,' however,
wnen questioned on the subject, expressed much
yet Tor much activity on the river, but still there
was scarcely an evening that there were not scores
OF skirs, six-Oars and SOULS, out practising Along
about the latter part OF August IL Is beieyed tue
river Will be alive with rOwers, and before the
season Is over 1t is predicted the racing matches
will be as numerous and as prolific OF good sport
as the record OF previous seasons. A proposition
is even now under consideration to have
GRAND PRIZE MATCH,
open to outside as Well as home clubs. The propo-
stlOn Is for all the PaSsalc clubs to combine, make
up a purse purchase some handsome prizes and
offered incentives Other
plans are talked Of for exciting contests which go
to show that the Passac rowers are neither dead
nor asleep, but merely biding the proper time lOr
q squirt or two. The following is
LIST OF THE CLUBS
forming the Passalc navy, compiled exclusively
Tne Passaic Club.-1his is the Oldest OF the clubs
now nourishing on the Passac. 1t was organized
July s. 1865, and incorporated by an act Of the
Legislature, March a. 1867. 1t numbers thirty six
active and fourteen honorary members. The
Harris. Harris Captain; G. b. 5. Horthaop, Secretary, who
also acts as Treasurer; G. Ii. Remer, Trustee and
UtneT be ssced nv The total np
ing the last year was 5,7o7. They
possess one six-oared shell, six-oared gig
persons; three long shell ''paper boats" thirty
leet long, one four-oared shell and several working
boats. They have also nine seventeen foot shells,
ana four thirty IOOJ wooden shells. The club Is
almost exclusively composed OF Newarkers aud
has It's headquarters In Reynolds new house on
the east bank OF the river, near the Centre street
railroad bridge.
The mystic ClNb-Th1S association Is a transplant
from Mystic, Conn, where it was organized In
1865. Its ofncers are william Evans President !;
9. F. Beebe Captain; George $. Duryee, Secretary !;
OF thirty active young men and possessed OF one
sIX-Oared gig TWO louroared shells, one two-oared
scull three working boats, SIX single SOULS and
some other boats. This club Is about equally COM
posed OF Newarkers, New Workers ana Brooklyn
ties. II promises a fine future on the Passaic.
THIS is the CLUB which beat the Rutgers College
crew lately by one minute.
me triton Club-This is four-y year.Old Organiza-
tiOn having been organized In 1868. Last year,
rowdy element, it was considerably below par In
the matter of caste. Since then. however, the un-
desirable element has been eliminated, and now
great things are promised by Its members and
friends. 1t has an active membership OF twenty.
five and Is officered as fOllOws:-Charles Kase,
President; F. E. TOwney, Captain; Alexander
Eagles Vice President; Alexander HolbrOok,
Secretary; william c. Myer, Treasurer. The club
has been busy for some time past erecting hand
bank Of the Passaic just above The Cedars, the
home Of the famous William Henry Herbert and
the scene OF SO much ghOstly conJuratlons some
months ago. The building will be finished about
the lst OF September.
Besides the three foregoing clubs there is the
Eureka, spllt-OH from the TritOns, and the Wood
side Cub-tne Woodslde, a fine but rather exciu-
sive club, that Is prelerring to make up matches
among themselves than compete with other clubs.
There Is also the Paterson Club ana the Dundee
Lake R0v' ng Association. The race course at
Newark Is between the Newark and Paterson Rail-
road Bridge and the Midland Railway Bridge. The
cOlOrs worn by the various clubs are as follows:-
PasSalc, blue; Mystic Roman red; WO0dSide, blue
and white; TrltOnS red.