The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-03
ROWING AT BERGEN POINT.

FALL REGATTA OF THE ARaoSAuTA Assoc1A-
Had IL not been for the exceeding roughness of the
Jersey Kills yesterday afternoon the tall regatta of the
Argonauta Rowing Association would have been fully
brilliant the previous one held during the month
of July Those who had the management of tho affair
displayed the same admirable wisdom in selecting the
various crews and rough water with scarcely
exception, the races very closely contested
A CROWD.
The balconies of the club house were crowded with
ladies and gentlemen the interior of little struc
which overlooks the Bay also filled with spectators
and the dust along the smooth, roadway which runs
from end of the the other was disturbed
by many rapidly revolving wheels. The course was
from above the boathouse to stakeboat and return,
distance, two miles.
THE FIRST RACE
was for pairoared shells between the following contes
tants:-W. T. Taylor, bow, and J. F. Ward, stroke;
colors, red, and NJ A. Phillips bow, and Ed Smith,
stroke; colors, white Both boats got away in very
good form, but the water so exceedingly
rough that appeared TO be q matter Of
get the The red took the lead the first
quarter, but the white 'shook up'' little squirt and
easily passed them. 1t evident, however that the
white had the toughest part OF the course and that
their boat was slowly sinking. Hence it was that when
the boats turned the stake and pointed toward home
white was fully twenty lengths behind Red won the
easily by at least thirty lengths but their victory
is partially accounted for by the fact that Smith and
Philips knights OF the white, when nearing the boat
house found their shell full OF that they were
compelled TO wade ashore. NO time taken.
THE SECOND RACE
was for four-oared gigs the following gentlemen com
prising the two crews IL d. Hyatt f. A. 5. Man,
s. b. Trask $. 5. Zabrske, stroke H. Meigs, Jr cox
swain; color, white A. T. vreedcnburg, L. r. Craft
j. A. Lodwick, K II. Jackson stroke, Ed. Smith,
coxswain; color red The two crews were exceedingly
well matched and as they shot of at the word it
evident that the race would be exceedingly close
one. Both boats were abreast as the Doathouse
reached when Zabriskic OF the whites broke and
the two crews were called TO the again.
AT the second trial the contest intensely
exciting but Smith OF the reds as the stakeboat was
reached forged about one length ahead. His crew
made an awkward turn, however, and white was
down TO their mettle and easily
gained the distance lost All the way home the race
very close, neither crew being able gain any
marked advantage the other. Smiths crew, how
ever, about onequarter Of length ahead as the
boathouse was passed. and owing TO the fact that the
bow in the other boat caught crab. won the by
several lengths
THE THIRD RACE
was for fouroared shells The following were the
crews:-Heavy Weights-E. l. Gunther, bow, f. r.
Craft NJ. G. Caval; William Gwynne, stroke; color,
red. Light Weights-James McNider, bow, r. e. Bal
lard, i. X Peck, G. E. Man, stroke color white The
'light weights had regular walk over' in their
race and won easily by several lengths
was the great one Of the afternoon The following
were the crews:-Four-oare shes-Edward Smith,
bow; j. f. Ward, N. w. Trask, Walter Man, stroke;
color, white. W. 7. Taylor, bow; J. A. Walker, b.
Stephenson, M. A. Phillips, stroke; color, red The
race from the start seemed in favor Of the
red, and down TO tho stakeboat was intensely
close and exciting. Red rounded the stake
boat arst but white speedily caught up to
them, Tapped and passed them amid great applause.
still there was upon nearing home scarcely a boat
length between them, when reds stroke Mr. Phillips
broke an The race at rowod again,
but though from st<t to finish the stru gge Of
the tghtest rowed on the Kills Smiths crew, the
white, won by about three quarters Of length.