The New York herald., 1874-10-11
BOATING ON THE KILLS.

BOATING ON THE KILLS.
An Exciting Contest Between the Oneida
and Bayonne Crews-victory Gained
by the Former.
The Bayonne Rowing Association, OF Bayonne,
N. J., Is young organization with mighty desire
to become known in boating circles, and 1t is sus-
tained In It's aspirations by the other rowing
organizations OF its immediate neighborhood TIE
Oneida Rowing Association, OF Jersey City, has
been organized for several years, and though
its members have never made 1t famous by
their deeds at the oar, they have always felt
that they could SO make their association II
they did but try earnestly. To sum up, the first
named organization has good deal of ambition,
while the latter overnows with vanity. The Ar
gonausa and Neptune associations, whose course
is on the XIII Won Kul have urged the Bayonne
association to compete with the oneida. and num-
bers Of the Argonauta have coached" the Bay
onne crew while they prepared for contest with
the Jersey City oarsmen. Much talk has been In
dulged In by partsaus OF both the Oneida and
Bayonne associations. In fact, loquacity
seems to be gift, perhaps useful
though certainly troublesome, which attaches
TO all persons who connect themselves with these
organizations. Yesterday afternoon, when the
race between the rival crews took place, the only
person having an interest IN 1t who did not chatter
without cessation was the referee, and he for.
tunarely has acquired the habit OF putting all his
opinions upon paper. The crews were with much
trouble started at weight minutes past nve
O'Clock. The obstinacy of the old captain of the
steamboat Josephine, who was almost over
/ whemed by ON avalanche OF commands, and
patent desire on the part Of each crew, especially
the part OF the Oneidas, to overreach their op-
ponents, were the princlpa! causes OF delay. The
n nn
just south of the can buoy opposite West Brighton,
Staten Island, and ending at the lighthouse In the
XIII Won Kull. When the starter, Mr.. Fred Enge-
hardt, who was also re eree gave the word "gou
tue Bayonne crew Immediately went and thus got
slower to catch the water. Both crews pulled
quickly, their strokes averaging 40 per minute
which they started and kept about tnree-iourths
OF length ahead OF the Oneidas until they had
gone over about quarter ofthe course Then the
latter crew began to creep up to them, and at
,, the end OF the first mile they passed them.
The effect Of the evidence that the Oneida
crew were gaining was startling to everybody un-
used to the power or lungs expanded BY rowing
practice, and when that crew went BY their oppo
OF their opponents "that they are tough as pine
Knots;o that there 'are no
FREsHFIELDs AMONG THEM"
and that "they can low for week without pump
ing out" To say simply that the scene on the
Josephine was ludicrous and that the expressions
or the young men aboard OF her were peculiar
European had been translated by some my sterious
party OF dancing dervishes 10 place on the upper
deck OF the Josephine 1t Is likely that he would
thought that they were tricking him. The noise
aud the posturtnG would have remained un-
S TO
to the story Of the race The Oneidas, having
passed the Bayonnes, rapidly drew away from ron.
were length and . half ahead. They now
sacsed Their speed somewhat Ra, as n the
swain OF the latter crew, urged them to spurt by
which they closed up Of the gap made D
Ssnsses. sas, ana 'pSss the same sins e crew
test, and they continued their spurt rney
only gained half length by continuing 1t, how
the wary and why coxswain (smith) Of the other
crew made up By his steering much OF the dis
tance his men lost by their rowing. The one.das
were now pulling finely, without symptom OF
WEAKNESS. while the Bayonnes, though pulling
with strength kept back their boat with the di.
In their boat also evidently Jagged out
From this point the Oneidas kept about two
staseboat when Smith again urged the Bayonnes
to spurt and they pressed rtn their ss. lead,
s0is ss point %S about s saa snn o 5
Bayonnes; but the men in the stakeboat used
their nags awkwardly, ana to some hopeful youths
1t seemed that they announced the latter crew to
have won. Then clamor increased upon the Jose
prime. One party howied ont tha. M the S n!se nag
offered to bet enormous sums tnat the white nag
fell first. Confusion reigned for about half an
hour, ut the end OF which time Mr.. Engehardt
the referee announced that the Oneida crew had
won the race by about half length The time OF
the winning crew was aSm gs the tide
crews were composed as f0lOws:-
BAYoNNE--(colors light blue).
W. J. Mcintyre, bow.
]. Close, Jr.
E. +. Shaw.
j. Cadmus.
j. H. Ellsworth.
W. J. Van BusklrE stroke.
Ed Smith, coxswaln.
oNEIDA-lcolors dark bluel.
William Clarke, bow.
X. s. Jordan.
+. s. Jordan.
W. G. Pearson.
v. ID. Schanck.
f. C. Nelson stroke.
G. Afford, cOXSwain.