The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-31
PASTIMES OF THE SEASON.
YACHTING AND Rowing IN NEW
JERSEY YESTERDAY.
A Cofinthian Race or Perth Ambov-Hesstta
ofthe Atlantic Boat CIub at Hoboken The

A Cofinthian Race or Perth Ambov-Hesatta
ofthe Atlantic Boat Oiub at Hoboken The
Bayounc Rowing Associatiou's Regatta.
The Perth Amboy Yacht Club, Com.
James NJ. Chapman, enjoyed the opening regat-
"a Of the season yesterday. II was Corintbian
race, the boats being sailed and manned by
members OF the club. The yachts In the nrst
olass were the Ocean Spray, Capt. @. white, 27
It. IN in.; the Cynthia, Capt. H. p. Miller, 20 n,
Gin; the Ada g.. Capt. J. Brown, rs it.; aud the
Chemaun, Capt. +. w. Meeker, rs n. TIE Hitty
McGinn, Capt. J. l.. Kearney, q n. ~ in, had
walk ever In the second class. The Ripple.
Capt. J. @. Hall, 10 Il. 10 In, and Lula, Capt. H.
p. Boees, 10 II. In, started In the third GLASS;
] he course was from stake boat OF the club
house to Wards Point buoy, thence across Rar-
itan Bay to Baat Point buoy, thence across again
TO Red Bank buoy TO Wards Point buoy TO
homo stake boat. and repeat that part Of the
course from home stake boat TO Wards Point
and return. the latter being for the benefit Of
the spectators on shore. There was q time
allow ance Of minute and a half to the foot
cat rigs allowed half minute extra. Tho re-
gatta committee were Philip IL. Thomas, Henry
Farmer, and Eben II. Hail. Joseph Il. Chapman,
Judge.
on a nyina start the CYNTHIA got awav at
liSl;16, aud the rest followed at short intervals.
good breeze from southeast bv south, which
stirred up the white caps and gave The little fel-
lows all they could st eoer under. The Ripple,
after going short distance, lost her oowspiit
and abandoned the race. The steam wont
Luhe, with the regatta committee ON board.
wac DELAYED IN starting, and the race as far "a
the East Point buoy could not be seen. Coming
back To- Heo Bank buoy all bad lifted sheets, the
the Ocean Spray following In the order named.
From there to Wards Point buoy 10 was exolt-
ns work; and md ,e .s, o.s%ag1 gained Fo eonsd
Point to the homo stake boat 1t was
NIP and tuck but the Cynthia keot her
short beat back to Wards Point. The Cbemsun
and the AID 3. were not SO far Uenind, however,
but that time allowance might tell In their
favor, and tue finish was the most Interesting
part of the race. The breeze held good, aud as
one Se aiteT sn9tner ,ass r9ubaeq wsrds Point
81 S:s s , ss r iss NO. s'G s
rived At 2ll;6Si the Ada b. 2lS'to; and the
The Chemaun won the race In her class by
min. 90 zee. on time allowance. The Hitty NO
CHM and Lula won the prizes in tho second and
third classes respectively.
The Atlantic boat Club Of Hoboken opened
the rowing season yesterday BY reRatti over
the course on the Elysian Fields. An Invitation
mad osen extended 10 other rowing associations,
which was accepted by members Of the Gram
Grey. Germania, Meteor, and v4lentla Clubs.
The regatta, which was to have consisted OF
races between pair-oared working boats, four
cared bsrges, aud four-oared shells, was con-
lined To the two former classes, on account OF
the rouehness OF the water For the ir-oar
mile and n half and return, and won In
eighteen minutes and fiye seconds by DR.. Nc
Queen and j. Bryson, who, with John Devlin
AS coxswain, led the boat containing Robert
Murray and j. Allaire, capt Benson, coxswain.
by two lengths. The four-oared bateee fouled
early IN their race, which was declared OF.
After the regatta the club aud their invited
guests psrtook OF a COLLATION..
A merry throny 1lled the club house OF the
Bayonne Rowing collation. yesterday after
mon to see the opening OF the regatta season.
Unfortunately the wind was high, aud the water
IN the bav so rough that only two-mle barge
race could be rowed As late as y. M. The
bachelors crew, +. Il. Mettaul, G. H. Van Ripper,
II ent ". Meltam. Luther Van Buskirk, and J.
Lyon he CHI, cOxswain, accomplished the dis
tance IN minutes 40 seconds. Ihe married
crew. j. I. IL. Collins. Frank IA. domaine, j asper
Cadmus, Andrew q. Smith, aud Jno. II. Els
worth. LIN. took minutes 81 seconds, and
were ueaten by three lengths. The four-osred
shell race M well as the SINGLE smell race were
the more reluctantly abandoned by the Presi-
dent, u. :. boyce, as crews and boats OF the
Hudson. Pioneer. Argonaats, Orion, Hespsr.
and other clubs graced the fesLivity with their
presence. The hours of delay were however
pleasantly passed with dancing and music In tue
upper rooms, followed at night by reception
and collation..