The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-21
TYPOS AT THE OAR.
ANNUAL REGATTA OF THE NoNPAREIL ROWING
ON

ANNUAL REGATTA OF THE NoNPAREIL ROWING
CLCB ON HARLEM RIVER.
The annual regatta of tho Nonpareil Rowing Club
took place yesterday Harlem River, on tho usual
regatta mile course from Harlem bridge to McComb's
DAM The cup is composed Of gentlemen attached 10
different printing establishments in this city, prncL
paIiy the HERALD and World newspapers.
Al about half-past one P. NJ, the steamer Fort Ice
left the wharf adjoining the Morrisan,a Steamboat
Company's wharf, foot Of Fulton street, East River.
with large number Of passengers for the of the
contest David Roach, Of the Dauntess Club was
referee and starter Charles Earwickcr, OF the Gram
Grey Club, an old rover, time keeper No judges
were selected, everybody being apparently salts
fled with the officers had the regatta under thoir
special charge.
The first race-par-oared egs-was for prizes pre-
scented by James Knott Distance one mile. Tho Iol-
loving the contestants according TO numbers, po
sitions in all the numbering from the New York
shore:-No. (coors white) ~ A Mohr, d. Kells
Charles Z. Cater coxswain; No tcoors gray D.
MuIroe, j. $. OSullisan, Alfred Browne coxswan;
No. (olors blue ana wh,el J. D. Beers, j. McKib
BEN j. button coxswain; No (colors bue) W. r.
kent, ). b. Couch, j. Hiney coxswaln There was not
much heavy betting, but Nos l and wero the favor
ties before the start
At a little after three p. NJ the starter gave his d..
pretty well in line together At the beginning of the
race No was declared to he rowing the best little
arh fnen S Which had been the hussns the
wcstchcser bank, began to put forth It's muscle and
cut through the water toward the lead. Tho contest
was quite spirited for some distance between Nos
and l. Nos 2 and3 meanwhile falling back the former
having tue tide agans! her all the way up Al the
Athletic Club Grounds No. was still going ahead, No
8 second, No. = third, No last Nearing the bridge
the position vi NO. 2 was better with No crawling
up, and No. apparently falling back, but the latter
suddenly made u squirt and came 10 ahead In I'm sos
No second. in I'm. Sos. No. third and No. fourth.
Tho second race was 10 be by iour.oarsd gigs for
la hadpA tOIh V N Mn tan 10
were NO l, colors bluew. r. Kent, g. W. John
son, j. B. Couch, J. Mckiboon, J. hlney coxswain.
Ed. Featherston. C. E. Cater coxswain. No
was allowed proceed without petitor III being
Her TOOK the matter easy, and made:the mile IN
7:l6 Some dissatisfaction expressed at this lone
game and protest was entered against the decision
Of the referee by the crew Of No l. All bets we're de-
cared OF.
II was time stated that the third Oh,
on account of OF tho declining the
oar. But it finally agreed to 20 ahead The
prizes were gold badges, presented by the club Four
csorso
coxswain. No tcolors gray)--J. Duttou, James $.
o'suilivan, J. F. shacKelton, D. Munro, Charles L.
Alfred Browne, whose name was originally in that
place. The start was even, the grays getting the
stroke TSo blues made good send.o Sa. they did
or,tng over the line in all sorts OF behind time.
The fourth race was Tor gold badge presented by
John Kyle Tor single scu shells. No. l. (bue)--W. r.
Kent sNo 2 (gray)-D Munro; No. (blue andGwhite)-
g. W. johnson. The latter was the favorte at the
start, but before they got fairly under way 1t was
PLAIN be that Kent was master of the situa-
ton showing some splendid rowing and proving IL TO
the finish in I'm. IS, Munro second IN I'm. 25s, John
son third in TN. Cos.
A swimming match concluded the sports in which
A. A. M0hr, A. Masters and James s. O'Sullivan par
ticpated-one contestant j. Doyle, being obliged TO
decline the race on account OF indis position.
Many of the members oil the club ended the day and
even ng's excursion by attending with their ladies'
the evening the picnic Of the Typographical Union No
G. In Harlem