The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-21
SAUGERTIES REGATTA.

SPIRITED ROWING CONTESTS ON THE HUDSON
TEE oLYMpICs WIN THE FoUR-oARED SHELL
RACE.
SAUGEIrIEs. August 20, 1879.
The annual regatta OF the Ssugerties Rowing AS
ISOLATION held here to-day and there four
contests and one "walk over" By noon hundreds
of people crowded the piers and the river
filled with steamers Of every description from other
places. among them being the Midget. from King
ston: Charles p Manney. of Albany. with
the Olympic Club the Highland, OF Peekskill.
with large party of ladies and gentlemen
on board; steamer and barge from Coxsacksie; the
Blue Stone. Harvest Queen aud Alice from. German
town, and half dozen!oh There were also nearly
hundred small boats in the stream filed with
ladies and gentlemen. Mr.. Elijah Holmes. OF Brook
Ign. referee The judges boat was the steamer
Jonty jerks. and among others board Judge
was mile and half streightaway, from stakeboats
OF Glascoe, the finish being at the stern of barge
at Saugerues Dock.
SENIOR SINGLE SOULS.
The first race was for senior single souls. The
tries L. L. Van Buskirk. OF the Bayonne Club.
and n Monahan. of the Olympic Club. The wind
blew ruildly from the south and strong Hood tide
running. Van Buskirk had the inside position
next to the west shore, with Monxhan outside.
When the word was given Monahan shot away from
his rival and was rowing so strokes minute to Van
Buskirks ~. Monahan opened gap of three
stroke, allowed Van Buskirk to get even with him.
the friends OF Monahan on the tug Manney yelling to
him, Take it casy!' and he :did take it easy,
keeping just enough ahead of Van Buskirk to tan
talize him. Van Buskirk increased his stroke to
80 minute. and did not seem a bit disheartened,
while Monahan. quarter of mile away, dropped
back to %; but soon after he made another
squirt and opened big gap. and finally won as he
pleased in llIn u.s., Van Buskirks time being
lin. 5s.
JUNIOR SINGLE SOULS.
The next race was the junior single SOULS. in
which there we're four starters. follows:-George
W. Thomas. Arlington Cluo Brooklyn; g. +. Ocker-
son. Hudson Club, OF Jersey City; Fred Ere. Mitch.
wanh ka Club, Greenpoint. n Y. They had splen-
did start, and were on even terms for while. when
Elliott drew ahead tritie with Ockerson second and
Mitch third, Thomas falling far to the The
leaders were averaging 80 strokes minute. "A quar-
ter of mile away Ockerson holiing Elliott and
Mitch to the eastward. two lengths behind. nurs
ing his strength. Soon Ockerson fell back and then
the latter out in the stream and getting the full
benefit OF the tide. Nearing the finish it was
plainly apparent that Elliott had kept too close in
shore, as he was compelled to mako u sharp detour
to clear Saugerties dock aud the barge alongside OF
it. while Mitch had straightaway course. and
keeping it he shot ahead and won by twenty lengths
in ION. 3Os., Elliott's time being 10m 4os.
DOUBLE SOULS.
| The third contest tor double SOULS. The
starters the Hudsons. Of Jersey City III. Ocker
housen and w. Clark Jr and the Olympics Of Green
| and Olympics came to the and received fine
. start. The Hudsons bad the inside position. and
like the inside oarsmen in the prev-
Of f' keeping too tar in shore Nevertheless
they pulled well. and tor quarter of mile both
menced to open daylight and gradually forged
| ahead. both crews pulling AZ strokes minute
OF mile Of the finish the Olympcs were ve ieng
ahead and held it for short time. when the Hud-
sons spurted but it was too late. the Olympcs beat
ing them in fully five lengths in lin. 5s. the Hud
| SONS time being lin. S.
The next event put down was for par-oared race.
| The Olympics-T. j. German and r. I. German
the only entry, were allowed to row over the
alone and they made the mile and half in lin. lis.
FOUR-oARED
The last of the day and the one in which the
most interest was felt was the four-oared contest.
The entries were:-The Olympics. Of Albany II.
| Givin. bow; L. Monahan. +. Mitch. Il. J. Wilson.
stroke. Highlands, OF Peekskill-D. c.. Hasbrouck,
bow; William Tompkins. H. +. Dain. +. n Seymour.
stroke. Saugertes, OF Saugerties-F Phillips. bow;
Edward Young. J. Young and J. o. Austin. stroke.
| The water now smooth and the tide slack. Be-
fore the start the Saugerties were the favorites.
The Olympics had the inside position. the Highlands
in the middle and the Saugerties outside the latter
being the most advantageous place TO get away FROM
| The start very fair. The Highlands seemed to
catch the water first and then the Oympics. the Sau
gerties crew acting dull. Quickly the Oympics hit
AZ strokes a minute, which told against the other
crews. and soon they went to the 'front.' Tho High
lands leld second place tor short time and then
fell back to third position and then Saugerties and
the Albany had race of their The
Olympcs increased their stroke to AZ per minute.
while the Sargerties crew pulled long but power
full stroke Tho latter i'll the middle OF tho
river. the Oympics lying along the west shore. but
not too close. Half u mile from the start the High
lands twelve lengths behind Suddenly
the Olympics shot out into the river and then.
they drew close to the Saugerties. it was
that the latter three four lengths be-
hind. Their friends shouted to them from a tug to
squirt and they did, and from that time the race
exciting. quarter of mile from the finish
the 3augerties had closed two lengths OH the
Oympics. Squirting again. they closed another
length amid cheering, when the Olynpcs made a
squirt fortysix strokes minute and that told the
story, they shot across the line, winners by
length and half in ION. As, the time Of the Sau-