The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-08
ROWING ON THE HUDSON.

THE EDGEwArER CLUB UNDER lNAUsPICIOUs
cIacUMsTAScEs-A PLEASANT REGATTA,
NolwITHs STANDING, AND @ Cd ROWING.
Tho E1gewaicr Amateur Rowing Association had It's
Hrst annual regatta yesterday the Hudson Pleas
ant Valley. Tho day was singularly unpropitous, in
tersrug altogether with tho lighter moro skilled
forms 81 rowing and troubling also the rougncr oper
atlons Of ''working," or as they are better known,
"whitsha boats" Tee races In these latter classes
wero the principal feature OF tho regatta and wero
spendidly contested. The conditions OF wind aud
water were unfavoraDc. the tids being strong flood
and the wind down stream, thus making the water 30
rough that the coartest work was often the most
enectual.
uSFAvoRABLE CONDITIONS.
Az the time set for beginning the regatta the skies
were cloudy and unpleasant and all day they hold
enough OF menace and were so actually damaging
that the spirit OF the proceedings was sometimes
weakly and inadequate. But ALcrc a local innu.
euce which Kept tho sporting people upon thcir met
Everybody had some iricnd rowing boat, anu the
Immediate applause Of friendship was great stimu
lus TO excrtion. The visiting osrsmen wcro tho
wavsrcys AID tho Resoutcs, IRON the other eide Of
the hudson, aud, In single scIll race, tho Fanwood
iustisuto was also represented.
sfNGLE SOULS.
The FIRST race was tor single SOULS, and In this
tbcro were ave starters, all Of local reputation.
These we're James Annette, Jr.; Frank Dewitt John
A. win,erDurn, Clarence weekes, Antonio O'Brien
and George l. isher. he distance was q mile and "a
hall, and covered by the winner, Frank Dewitt In
I'm. Ale. Antonio O'Bren, VINO was second made a
record OF Ism. 5ts. James Annette, Jr.. was tnird
Jonn A. Winterburn fourth, George Lasher nfth ana
Clarence Wsekes next
PAIK-OAks
A pair-oared race between visiting clubs was next
g. rider, and by tho Kosoiu les, with y. Is.
Clarke w. B Pcet and Y. X. Brock as coxswain rep.
rcsenting tho club Their defeated rivals werc a
crow OF the wavcricy, inciudus N. N. McDonaid, W.
stewart and T.. Lynch, coxswain. The Kesoluto
win the utmost ease over course oi two miles IN
Ism. j5Iss. The waves were sometimes up to tho
pretty, but rather low amdships and 100 long tor
ehopping water.
scuLLa
A race for double souls was supcrbly contested,
won by james Fitzgerald add Frank Dewitt,
with Richard Annette and Goorge Usher second anu
Jonu A. Wintcrburn aud Clarence eckes third There
all eight starters, ana the distance m 10
and a half IL was superb race, and was won by a
very narrow marsiu. Zine On ~ rs.
CONCLUDING
A race Tor single SOULS followed (thc water being
now calmerl wherein Mr.. Morse, oil tho Rcsoiutc
easily defeated Mr. Poet, OF tno Fsnswoods, aud IN
race for trpie SEALS George L1sher Clarence eekcs
aud Richard Annette gained n narrow vi"tofy over
Flank Dewitt, James Fitzgerald aud A. O'Bricp. A
tnird crow consisting OF James Annstte, Jr, William
azee aDd Char,es Annette, was not Tar behind. Tue
time of tho winning crew was On. l7hsS
Colonel Emmvus Clark aud George AIdee were tho
and tho other functions appertaluing 10 the
regatta we're In competent hands.