The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30
PIONEER BOAT REGATTA.
THREE RicEs-oIG, SINGLE scULL AND EIGHT
| DARED BARaE-THE wINNEEs.

THREE RicEs-oIG, SINGLE scuLL AND EIGHT
DARED BARaE-THE WINNERS.
The weather and the water could not have been
finer than they were afternoon tor the an
nual regatta oil the Pioneer Boat Club The ole
CANT club house. ut the foot OF Thirty fourth
street, Brooklyn, was tasteiuily trimmed with
flags and ssreamers, and It's balconies and
rooms wero occupied by large party
OF ladies ard gentlemen friends Of the members OF
the CLUB. An excellent orchestra played choice music
during the races and aterward the covered
with the devolees oil Icrpsichorc until quite late IN
tho evening. Tho Pioneer Club which was organized
in 1862 oil tho rongcs. boat clubs about
this ciiy, both numerically and financially. and their
boats anu house about as perfect Us can 10
RAcga
The Regatta Committee, Messrs. Stiliman, Swan and
Ganlher delayed the first until about Ave O'Clock
account oil the oppressive heat. Al twenty min-
utes OF tive the warning gun was fred from Captain
Swans yacht-lhe Hope--and tho contestants Tor the
tour-oarod gs race were quickly IN tneir boats. All
the were one mis-, witn u turn.
FoUR-oAKED GIG RACK.
Two gigs were entercd Tor tns race, named re-
spcctively Punch aud Judy The prize VA set OF
coors The following were the crews:-
PUNCH. JUDY.
Coors, Blue. Cotcrs, Red.
III. +. KoudAiL III. v. Cox.
2-Charles GosliEg "A. A. UucndilL
SC 4. HotcGkiss. S-E Smith
Stroks-FruuA Z. swan. Slroko-G. n. Jacobs.
Coxn-G. J.. Thatcher Coxn-O. K Cauchois.
Al the sign both crews got away together held
for several hundred yards. the Judy
crew splash Cd little anu lost some ground, but
spurcdit up again as t1cy ncared tho turning boat
Punch pulled u 40 stroke and Judy about ~.
They turned tho Uvats At Tho same Time and caino
along together lin. STYLE JUDY sleercd wiuly, and
Punch wisely tooa the inside course aud beat by ono
englL ~ Sun. los
SINGLE SOUL KAcs
For the single race, Tor Guam pun gold medal,
there were tue following sntrlcs:-
H. N. Jacobs, red.
1. Hoou Nun, blue.
George Cox, j., wnite.
James X. Board, caruinaL
J. +. Baker, rcu, white aud blue.
The ouiy Two starters wcrc George Cox Jr, white,
anu James H. Board, cardinal Inc wus made vi
so. sam. 26s., With white leading aui pulling SO
strok,. CARDINAL followed putling about 81 and
ing 30 wildly that lou almost occurred. White
crcpt up anu i've lengihs ancaa al On IN OBS
Tins an. Los.
sf RAGS.
Tho eighi- CARED ~ for tho club coiors
aud there two entries, as 1vllows:-
PIONEER. NEREip
COt0rs Blue COtors, htI
Nv. h. >. Carlisle. lie. Il. Sayrv.
= Joseph Packard. I'll Il. Evans
3--Georgc Cex, Jr. 3--H. Aackay.
As H. swan. -. f. BAKER.
5--F. n BIkcr. 5--A. H. Powell
6-W II. Sayre. "a. GuntheE
~. Fink. Nv liam II. fandy.
S,roKc--Frank q. swan. Stroke-C. SlIlilnan.
Coxswain--H. ~ Jacobs. Coxswain-- o. L. Cauchos.
the close one throughout The start
was made AZ Oh. 2lm. 55s Pioneer pulled IA 81 stroke
and Nereid ABOUT 49, Both iurned me boats at the
mc aud crossed tho home line side by side with
locked oars ut Oh ISM. 40s IL was u hrst declared
u dead heat, but the judges aitsrward awarded the
prize ~ the Pioneer crew gu iou