New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-24
DRY GOODS MEN or IHE WATER.

RACES At THE REGATTA OF THE DRY GOODS AS
socINIIoN-LoRp 4 rAYLoR's MIN TAKE MOST
OF HE HoNOKs.
a number of the employees of dry goods
firms bent tlcr the Idsi,iu River yesterday
pleasing diversion the routine ot the counter
the Occasion the second re- satta Dry
Goods Regatta Association. W j.. Curtis acted
"A referee andJ Wright timck"cpcr Two harccs
anchored At the finish, below ", Combs Bridge and
were black with friends the contestants during the
afternoon. Many others watched the from row
boats. Many members ald representatives, of the firms
Interested were ON the referees boat. fresh breeze
roushcncd the water soucw nat hut So cooled the
men and the spectators The cOurTc mIlc. from
below the Madson-tve. bridge pier to McComb's Dam
Bridge. The races began at 23o y. and continued Till
nearly y. Lord TaJ lors employ took the lions
share OF the medals.
In the first event the first heat of the junior single
SOULS. W. :. shaw. % Dale butcher Co., and William
Goodpody. Bouticr BROTHERS. were the only start
crs A. ". Dnnung, ot Coaday, rroup Il CO., falling to
appear he" did not hear the cannon" Shaw proved
to have IA better body than Goodbody and dlstanccd
him in the slow time OF -:5Oil In the second heat j. G.
Kccney. of Lord ~ Taylor. had easy with A. W.
Dunning though the latter rpurtcd plucGiy at IN" fin
i~i and came up within two lengthsof the winner
Time sea
In the senior snglcscull Waldo Spraguc, of Field
Norris Church CO., and j. j. CulbcrtSon OF j. J. Dig
giles, made very coutc't to watch Spraue took
slight lead at the start and managed to increase II 10
two lengths the iniah, winch he reached in the good
time OF T:1,4
The four-o.,rcd gig enlisted the most men, and
aroused tie most excited cheering of any event OF the
day The a. r. Stewart X Co had the west shore,
the lie Boutcr brothers the centre and Lord raA Tor
tn" Gust Tine latter crew secured Slgt advantage al
the start, which maintained by halt pullng
throughout The pm for second plac" was Close" ana
caused some excited and ragged rowing. besides 81 dis
lra ing the cocNswns that thry Stc"red III most Ss
ferrous way The Lc Eoutilicr men got IN length
ahead of the Stewart ana two lengths behind the
winners. Time. 7:21l3
The double scul working boat race would have been
men, who were younger their opponents, and had
pulled straight ana WclllOu@ht course thus ar rnn
INTO Il boat the shore few rods from the finish.
the Lord ~ Taylor took the race in minutes 80
seconds. In the final neat of the muOr singles hc"ney
was 80 tired from having roWcd Two races already that
shaw mad easy victory. Time, minutes, Big seconds
Inc PAIR oarcd-gig was close ibrou5 hout, the
Lord n Fay Iur men Winnn- in minutes 20 seconds,
WIN the lie Houtllicr two lengths behind leading
the stewart men by length. Thc swimming match
was " swinoyer" Tor t. \. Cone of 4. /. Stewart N
co. The tuh race decidedly funny. About n nun
dr"d boats, ranging from barge amt eight Dared shell
down 10 mnutlvc punt. covered the short course so
mat r tduS in danger running several oil them
down. Lord II Taylor lie Boutilllcr brothers, a. 4.
stewart Il Co., ana tOlladay Troup " Co., cach ltir-
hshcd man who cared 10 get III IA luo. Very Scnuy
tHcy padded along. and by made graceful froS
leaps IN the water their tubs bobhcd ont from under
Them The stewart alone escaped voting Dun
hlhS, pl tolt,tay, IrOup Coz the event ana cap
SIZED just alter crossing inlsn.