New-York tribune., 1877-05-31
OCTDOOR EPORTS.
AMATEUR REGATTA on TIE PASsAIC.
rng COLUMBIA CREW WIS The FoUR-oAaLo sHLLL
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AMATEUR REGATTA on TIE PASSAIC.
rllH COLUMBIA CREW WIS The FOUk-oAKl.D sHLiL
RACE.
There has seldom been gathered upon the
Pa,,aic RIVER the near West Rutherford faih'
such number of boaurH vest ri"y took part m the
amateur regatta There waa material present for cor
test of unusual interest, and he high ana sia!y banks OF
the river were crowded with people. while the river
seemed alive with guests o; the clubs, III cub boats.
steam yachts. ara tus Considerable disappointment; was
felt however. before the regatta WAS concluded. for t'
rrraneemcnt- we're such To- re expected rom
the oxpcreucc of those Ia carG" TIE course is very
tprtuos and accustomed 20 thc many turns, there
were several narrow c-c,pcs from running ashore, and
one or tyo actual collisions with .he boats huiuE Il. Be
ycud ts he slacwn,ss of ihc uycr made il inp'>si-
bic Tor tine referees tue follow the and
finally lft aground by thr fa!lin. tide The start
made from point the Pis-aic Bridge station cr tie
Erie Railway, aud the course WAS about one and hlt
lc long II d.I not appcar have .en measured, 50
little importance was attached 10 the time made
The first iacc was fcrpaoared sgs and tlo first Lcat,
owing t. the withdrawal Of the Pas-ac club Of Newark,
wa- won by tae boat Tie Damtoss C,Ib Of Harlem.
pulling tloYy and alone over tie cour,e. The second
heat wa- between tho b., .tic Gut Triton tiph oi Ne0a
easily won hy thc former Later ip the Jay tbc
huIl heat 90 tui- won 10y TIE lhlnrs0 l'n'l
There were ilroc entries Tor the Tairoarrd suc race
Columbia Cn'cgc. tle HaG'llHs o. !, ,it,hl' and y"
1TitJu-but Tho latter " thircW D. ]. Goodwin ana l..
T.. sage pulled str"k" and bow, rcspcuNcIi, ln tht
Comnbd'- boat, and +. \. Lcycin aud ii. " walsh -
the otucr There "a "pOd t"al Oi cItcg', 81 erA-
with both, and several tim.s L'y seemed bent upon run
min ashore. Nevertheless. 10 "io-r amt
Was ila!y won 10y tue Nautilus crew by ahon hail a
length.
1nrrc II entries in sng!" sculls nine starting,
including btgt- from tine following clubs: Triton, Pa--.'
of Paterson, Atlantic o H""okcn. Excelsior or Paterson
fa--tc of Newark, Adcluhi oi BlOuh!1. Athlete oi
New York, DduuIeS7, ahd ~ SIZE Tine anal heat
easily won ry H. ". E3fIborne of the Ajhc lcs. Gh.-
race had narlV been concluded when the falu hc,u 60
fan 30 torrents. ami continued for over half an hong.
A. soon as II asan c'ealed th" iour-oafrd shell race
was called which ccHicrcd tur Interest ot the GHy.
CouInua Co!rs", Nautilus, Triton, and Hudson ~
Jersey ttv We're entered IN" Columbia ,rcU. with j.
+. Goodwin, stroke, g. :. Boyd H. Co'gll", ana l. =.
s.e. dcicad Ar Nauiu- crew in the first heat ANA tne
Trtous and Hud.une u the second. The tiuai h.tj
Won by The Columbia mru by bstcId lengths, Whra ,ne
air ,ndrd with The cry OF the college boys who were
present iu large numbers. only Two sINodrd -> came
forward in tine next Etce-t.os" from h hdtilr-s ald
ty site Clubs she a,ter winning toy about two lengths
Despite the number Of races and interruption hl tut
storm, the regatta was concluded much edller than
ptci,d. No tine taken of the latter for tuc
referees boat being ground The judges Nrit o,aiy
distributed On shore hr W"ru hr start and Tie finish.