The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-13
TIE ARLlNGTONS REGATTA.
FOJR INTERESTING RICEs orr SCI
CLIFF, LONG ISLAND.
PIdgt on Heating Thomas with Four Lengths
10 Spare Valentines Crew Beating Hrigh-
tons, and oung's Beating Pidacon's Time.

The third annual regatta Of the Arlington
Rowing Association of Greonpoint was the oyent
at Sea Cliff. l.. J., yesterday. steamer and
barge took up the members. md n largo and
merry party Of their guests. The course was a
short milo and half. turn about. Judge c. d.
Elliott was starter John Keppcl. referee Saml.
Taylor. timckcepcr; and W. II. Goodnow and J.
II. Murray. judges The water was rs smooth
as glass. The first race was for senior scul,s.
The starters were Frank Pidgeol, Jr. George
Thomas. and J. Il. White. White caught tho
water first. and kept the front for an eighth Of
milo. Pidgeon soon forged ahead and took the
lead. turning the stakeboat FIRST Thomas turn
ing second. Aitcr Strengthening out. Pidgeon
gained on the homcstr tch. and shot by the I'm
ish four lengths ahead Of Thomas. who was five
ahead Of White. pidgeons time. & min. sec.
The second race was for junior sculls. Tho
starters we're James Hutchinson. VIM Rextcr
and Benz +. Briggs. Briggs and Hutchinson
took II good start together. and for hundred
yards were nearly n length ahead OF licXtcr
At the half mile RcXtor sent his bow tip ahead.
lie turned length ahead. and. after close
struggle with Hutchinson won 10y over two
lengti- Briggs doz'n or moro lengths be'und
Hutchinson: ReNter's time, 3 min. 40 see. The
third race was tho first heat for pair-oarcd
gigs. Th" crews were. \. IA. Giltmnn. bow /;
G. Book, stroke: j, I. valentine 'nAswain: and
George Brighton. cONswain. Valentines crew
yards had been rowed. At "A half milo the lead
was Increased To three or four lengths. and
BrightsOns crew returned. We broke u
stretcher." said he. What's n strctcherf"
other boat Valentines crew pulled over lcis-
urely in minutes 30 seconds. In the second
heat, for pair-Oared gigs. the crews were j. b.
White. bow: Frank Pdgeon, Jr., strokH Geo. ID.
Cushmnn. cOxswain; and WIN. ReXter, bow; B.
i. Briggs. stroke; Geo. Lucas. coNswain. This
was u close and plurkily pulled race all the way
through. Cushmnns crew caught the water
fret. and sent their bow tip II foot to the front in
hall a dozen strokes. incrras ing the lead hut
slightly to the turning mark Both turned sim
ultun"Ousy, but tushmans crew strengthened
out first. and drew away to n length and clear
water to the fore. II was nip and tuck d wn
the hOmestretrh. but Cu-hman crew sent their
bow tip across the finish first. after a hot con-
test in minutes 20 seconds, beating Lucas =
crow short length and q half.
The great race Of the day WAS for four-onrcd
shells. The crews were: George Thomas bow
Frank Logan. No. 2; \. j. Valentine. No. 3: H.
y. Young. stroke. j. b. White. bow: William
keNter. No. .: Geo. Iuens, No. 3 Frank Pid-
teon. Jr.. stroke. \. ii. Bultman. bow; {. b. h,
No. 2 james Hutchinson. No. 3; J. ID. Brink
man. stroke.
An caught the water together. and n beautiful
start was made. The Brinkman crew steer n
badly soon fll astnrn. aud louuG's crow took
the lead. At the half mile the BrinAmhn crew
were Steering wOr-n than ever and wrre wi
IDENTIFY oui of the race. Pdseon'- crew chased
Noung's hOty up 10 the tuning point. and
turned almost at the sane tlntN Nodn- rrtw,
| admirably -t"ered. straightru'd out first and
reasel t. about four at tn, finish. iOuns +
time. I min. sec.