The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-30
CHEERED BY THE BELLIES.
How the Crews OF the Pioneer Boat Club
were spurred TO their Best.

Over one hundred young ladies, tastefully
attred. looked down adInirngly from the bal
comics OF tho Pioneer Boat Club house, on the
shore OF Gowanus bay yesterday as the crews
were launching their shells. 1t was the annual
regatta OF the club. and their neat and well ap-
pointed house had been prepared with much
care 10 receive their guests. The many square
flags. burgess. and pennants that had been won
in former regattas were arranged 40 AS TO fall
in festoona from the walls OF the interior. while
the national flag the union Jack. and many
streameIs DANCED Gayly from tho staiis on
ne roSi A. S27 signal TCna gun hTgd TI60 from r,
neighboring wharf. announced the beginning
Of the. first contest. fcnr-oared gig race The Ihe
beyond before two forty foot shells shot out
from the large float in front OF the club house
and took their places in mldstreHam: cam Below are
crews:
Punch-color.. bluc-i, Il. ? Reddani q ch.s Goslipe
ea6l. e. d smith, '''1' o. ''''''' ''A'""'"' u II 'AD
Five minutes later they got the word Go"
Then eight oars dipped almost simultaneously, ~,
and amid the waving OF handkcrchiefs by the
ladies the rival crews sent their shells sptnning
toward the stakeboat. half mile distant. From
the stakeboat the course was back again to the
club house.
When half way to the turning point the blues
to their rivals SO strokes. Before reaching the
turning point however. the reds Tapped them.
and both crews turned their respective stake
boats at the same minute. On the way back the
reds spurted. pulling AZ strokes q minute. and
gained NJ every stroke. Tho reds were unable
10 keen up this however. and fell behind The
blues won by u length. Time. minutes. 10
seconds. .
The next race was for single sculls. for which
there were two entries. Mr.. George Cox, Jr.,
carried white and Mr.. j. II. Board cardinal
colors. The latter got the water first and OBJ
tanned a good lead. pulling thirty six strokes to
his adversary's thiry-two. At the turning point
he was two lengths ahead. There Cox had TO
turn aside 10 avoid foulng passing boat. and
Beard came in about five lengths ahead He
wins gold badge. Time, minutes 40 seconds;
There We're two entries in the eight -oared
barge race for the prize pennant. Below are the
names OF the boats and their crews:
Pioneer-Coors blue.-i,w H. $. Carlisle; 2, eph
Packard; g. Geo Cox Jr., T. S II Swan 8, + n Baker;
6,w H. sayre, ,. Fink stroke, Frank g. swan cox
Nereii-Coiors red i F. II. sayre ?. T. f. Evans 3,
| H. Mackay, /. J. + Baker, s. H. IL POWELL q. A. Gun.
ther 4 Vim. II Tandy stroke, &. sullman, coxswain,
o. X CAuehois
The blues had the advantage at the start, and
maintained ii 70 tho turning point. There.
however honors were even. On the way home
the reds fell behind but although they pulled
In the waeh OF the competing boat. and against
a flood tide they succeeded by many spurts In
closing up the distance between the two boats,
and both came speeding down the homestretch
side by side. When near the finish the boats
fouled each other. and came in with locking
oars II was thought TO be dead heat but the
race was finally decided in favor OF the blues.
Time, minutes AS seconds.