New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-19
BOATING AND YACHTING AT BAYONNE.

RACES FOR FOUR-OARED BARGEs AND sHELLS-THE
YACHTING CONTEST w0N BY THE ARGONAUTA.
A large number of persons attended the
formal opening OF the new comm0dous and handsome
boathouse Of the BayOnne Club Saturday. Boat and
yacht given. The conditions for the days
sport excellent, the wind being favorable and the
water smooth The fist race for fOur-0ared shells,
and was rowed about p H. Two boats entered for the
contest. The coors red and blue, and the
were follows: Red-Waltcr Manu. Stroke; f. Shaw,
No. 2; j. +. Beach, No. 3 ". l.. Vanbuskrk Bow. Blue
f. r. Craft stroke; j. Camus, No. 81 W. II. Jasper, No.
q j. H. Ellsworth Bow. At the start the Red boat took
the first and went off in splendid FORM all the
pulling steadily together. Blue depended upon strength
endurance alone the stroke lacked uniformity the
steering wild and led Me boat entirely out OF the
course and then she fowled with passing boat and the
appeared TO have become completely discouraged
they recovered afterward and the way home
proved their rowing but the rolling OF their boat and the
uncertainty Of their stroke indicated want Of prac
tice together. Walter Mann's stroke OF the Reds
prsed his wTest admirers and helped greatly TO bring
his boat In ahead after having gone the course in
minutes and 20 seconds The other boat arrived 10 sec
onds later.
The next race was for touroared barges There were
two entries, aud the coors were blue and white The
following gentlemen comprized the two crews:
Blue-L Vanbuskirk, srose; j. Chadwick, No. 8; G.
Van Rfer, No y George SUIT. bow; G.. s. Boiee, cox
3; Theo. jasper, No. q, David Jasper bow; w. J.
started away a rapid rate with the Blue however in
dyance The Blue boat gained seadi its rival and
when the stak.bOat reached the Blue led by full
seven boats lengths Tie distance between them Was
increased the pull home, and the Blue came In 20
seconds before the White. The winners time was
minutes and 80 seconds.
Next came single scull race between T. L. Beach E.
E. shaw, and W. l.. VInbuhkirk. They started oil well
together all three pulling with great power aud deter
mination and for considerable distance kept about
| even Then vanbuskrk made great effort and went
little In advance OF the others. Shaw redoubled his
Efforts and contested the endeavour OF yanbuskrk TO
keep the lead, and succeeded in remaining line with
Inn until the stakeboa rounded Nearly all the
Nome the boats kept well together, but upon nearing the
goal Van Buskirh made squirt which gave him the lead,
and he home the winner In III minuIe5 time.
Shaw's time 10 seconds longer. and Beach In
seconds aerward The Of small yachts ended the
This open for all classes, aud there
- competitors The principal yachts the Rebeeca,
Argonauta Sadie, Noble and Jennee. The course was
frOin BayOnne around fho lighthouse ami return. The
start flying ono, and the signal given the
whole ncet started evenly. A very close contest o.
CURED between the ArGOnauta And kebccca, but the
former got windwArd and lod the other nttle and
home 20 sceonds ahead After the kebecca
the Mole follow ID ut abort intervals BY the Of the
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