Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-18
AQUATIC SPORTS

o. J. PSotta, the American amateur, will not leave England empty-handed. He was the only entry for the single souls at the great Marlow regatta which followed Henley.
 Jake Gaudaur has posted a forfeit of S25O with the Minneapolis Tribune and issued Q challenge to row Ned Hanlan three miles on Lake Minnetonka for from $1 ,OOo to S5, GOO a side. Hanlan is in Duluth.
 Nickalls and Holland won the pair cared race at the great Marlow regatta. Psotta, who was the only entry for the single sculls, did not go to the regatta at all, as he left England for France im- mediately after hisdefeat at Henley.
 John Y. Park satisfied Benjauin Elliott that he is the fastest quarter mile sculler in the Schuylkill Navy by beating Elliott in two heats, July 2o. Park won the first heat in 1:46, but on the ground of interference by a barge, the race was ordered over. In the second trial Park won by three feet in 1:46, and in the third trial he again won by two lengths in 1:S9
 The Minnesota and Winnipeg Anna l teur Rowing Association held their an- nual election July 24 with this result: President, George F. Gait, Winnipeg; Vice President, w. F. Alloway, Winni- peg; Commodore, John B. Mather, Win nipeg; Secretary and Treasurer, F. W.. | Herbert, Winnipeg. It was decided to hold the annual regatta of 1891 at Win nipeg, on the Red river.
 The nineteenth annual meeting of the National Association of Amateur Oars men will be held in the new house of the Worcester Boat Club, at Worcester, Mass, on Wednesday, August 13, when an election will be held to fill the places caused by the expiration of the terms of James S. Aborn, J. A. St. John and w. Howard Gibson. The association will also hold a regatta on August IS | and If.
 The Nautilus Swimming Club, of New ark, held it's first contest July go on the Passaic river, near the Midland railroad bridge, in the presence of several hun- dred people, including a number of la- | dies. The course was one and one. twelfth miles. There were seven con- testants. The first prize, gold medal, was secured by E. F. Hoffman, whose time was 49m., which was Am. ahead of the record. Siegmund Lother was 2d, in | 59m., and Helmeth Schumacher, Sd, in | T0m.
 A number of athletes have just organ ized the New York Swimming Club with headquarters at the foot of East Sixty-fifth street. Among the origin ators are H. T. Braun, the holder of the 100yd. swimming record; Charles Ken | ner, George Renner, $. E. Marks, John Hatton and Charles Ans, who were al | one time well-known members of the now defunct Olympia Athletic Club and | the Spartan IIadiers. The club will hold tis first open handicap amateur swim ming tournament on Sept. IS, The events will be 220, 44O and Ss0yd. races. The entries will close Sept. 6, with JohT | Hutton.
 The trial heats of the second race fol the Jackson medal were rowed July 2E by the Palisade Boat Club. The con testant and handicaps were; c. Reeves and J. B. Forsyth (scratch), P. P. Getty and c. P. Holden (2s.), T. R. Holder
 (5s.), T. P. MofTat (ss.) Forsyth, Getty and Moffat rowed in the first heat, Moi fat winning by half length from For was won by G. F. Holden by two length: iron c. Reeves; time, 5m. 57s. The final heat was rowed July go, the con testants were c. r. Holden, scratch, and F. P. Moffat, 5s. Moffat gained about eight lengths on his handicap, which Holden succeeded in overcoming al | three-quarters of a mile. From here tC
 the finish the race was hotly contested
 Holden winning by one length. Time
 brn. 5Ss.