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The Kill Won Kul Rowing Association
Has an Outins-The AIcy0nes, the


The Kill Won Kull Rowing Association
Has an Outins-The AIcyones, the
Favorifes, Win Only One Race.
The fifth annual regatta of the Kill-yon-
Kull Rowing Association was rowed yester-
day afternoon on the Kill-von-Kull over o
one-mile course, straightaway and with the
ebb tide, the start being off Faber's dock at
Port Richmond, S. l., and the finish off
the club house of the Staten Island Ath-
letic Club at West Brighton. The day was
suspicious for the event, although the
water was at times rather lumpy. The Or
CARNATIONS represented among the entries
for the several races were the Staten
Island Athletic Club, whose crews cap
tured every event in which they partici-
pated the Clifton Boat Club, of Clifton,
s. l.; the Bayonne Rowing Association. of
Bayonne; the Alcyone Boat Club, of Eliza.
beth, and the Arthur Kull Rowing Asso-
citation, of Elizabethport. The officers of
the day were: Referee, s. B. Hazard, of
New York; judge at the finish, 81. J. Tim
kin, of Hoboken; timekeepers, j. Fl. Abeel,
of New York, and Charles L. Mum, Of
Bergen Point; regatta committee, Henry
E. Duncan, Ferd. J. Flicker, Edward e.
Van Buskirk, William G. Rowland and w,
c. Davis.
In the first event for senior single shells
William G. Rowland, s. /. A. c., had q
walk-over, the other entry falling to appear
at the start. Rowland's time was min
utes and IA seconds.
For the next event. for junior four-oared
shells, the entries who came to the scratch
were: Alcyone-J. r. Breeze, bow; B.
McAdam, No.2; A. Shomburg, No 8 !; J.
Bownes, stroke: s. I. A &C. B. Arm
strong, bow A. F. Rodewald, No. q; r.
Penn Smith, jr, No. 8 f. O. Speddon,
stroke: Arthur Kull-W. d. Delamater,
bow; W. NJ. Frohwein, No. 2 j. Checker,
No 8; John Fountain, jr., stroke.
The Staten IslandIcrew were off first, and
they soon took the Arthur Kull water At
the half they led the Alcyones by length.
An exciting struggle ensued between the
three crews, and although the Staten
Islanders pulled the slowest stroke they
finished first in 6 minutes, A seconds.
The crews who contested the pair-oared
shell race were: s. l. A. C.-R. T. p.
Fiske, bow; r. Conyngham, stroke AL
stroke. The Alcyones caught the water
first. but soon the Staten Island crew went
to the front. Up to the half the race was
nip and tuck, but within 200 yards of the
finish the Staten Islanders spurted: and
the Alcyones, who had been pulling rather
feebly, gave up. The time of the winners
was minutes, 43 seconds.
The pair-ored gig race ensued, the entries
being: Bayonne-G. s. Stitt, bow G.. O.
Stillman, stroke; E. e. Van Buskirk, cox
Arthur Kull-D. G. Bartlett, bow Eugene
Bartlett, stroke; ]. Fountain, jr., COX.
The crews were off we'll together, and they
rowed tight race up to the half, when the
Arthur Kulls took The lead and maintained
the position to the finish, the Bayonnes be-
ing ten lengths in the rear. Time Arthur
Kulls, 5 minutes, A seconds Bayonnes, 6
minutes, seconds.
Fl. w. Jansen, S. I. A. c.; Frank Lang
ford, Clifton; jones r. Breeze, Alcyone,
and James Cameron Acyone, were the
competitors for the junior single sculiing
race. Jansen teok and held the lead from
the start, and finished in minutes, /
second. Cameron crossed six seconds
later.
Two crews pulled in the race for senior
single shells, as follows: Arthur Kull-S.
l. Bartlett, bow; @. II. Moore, No. Q; E.
Bartlett, No. 8; D. G. Bartlett, stroke.
Alcyone-J. W. Shrsve, bow; A. B. Haugh-
won't, No. 2; Chas. Kurtz, No. 8; William
Gillies, stroke. The Arthur Kulls had the
best of the start, but were soon overhauled
by their townsmen, who pulled finished
stroke. Then followed the most exciting
struggle of the day, and for three-quarters
of . mile the shells were rowed side by
side. The Alcyones won in 5 minutes,
% rs seconds.
For the fsnr-oared barge race the rival
crews were: Arthur Kull-C. II. Moore,
bow; Z. Bartlett, No. 2; d. G. Bartlett, No.
8; s. Z. Iartlett, stroke; j. l.. Ballantyne,
eoxswain, Bayonne-G. S. Ststt, bow;
]. G. Bull, No. 2; M. A. Hyatt, No. 3; G.
O. Stillman, stroke. Clifton-C n. Smith,
bow; Fsrd. j. Ticker, No. 2. I. Doherty,
No. 8; s. N. Dix, stroke; j. B. Eccleston,
coxswain. The Cliftons and Baysnnes
fought lard for this event, and the former
crew won in minutes As 2-3 seconds.
The final event was for eight-oared shells
and the entries were: s. La C.-R. Conyng
ham, bow; F. G. Jaussen, No. 2; G. Rich
ards, No. 3; @. b. Armstrong, 4; G. A.
White, 5; b. Penn Smith, Jr., 6; 81. w.
Jansen, z; w. @. Rowland, stroke; A. s.
Ls Duc, coxswain. Alsoyne--G. Levitt,
bow; w. Weber, 2; W, D. Wilson, 8; j,
Ball, 4; W. ellis, 5; G. Kurtz, 6; A. B.
Haughwout, III. w. Shreye, stroke; W.
81. Shrsve, coxswain. The Staten Island.
srs were in better form than their op-
ponsnts, and finished winners in 5 minutes