The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-15
SPORT AT COMMUBIPAW..
Yachting, Rowing, Swim
ming and a Ducking-.
Other Events.

other Events.
& The ~Communipaw Boat Club did not
elects good day for its sport, but they had
q jolly time despite the rain and cold
wind. The event attracted o goodly num-
Der to Murphy's boat house on Phillip
street. In fact, the crowd was so great
On the narrow md frail foot bridge lead
ing to the float stage that it collapsed, and
Il score of men and boys were precipitated
into the water. Luckily the water is very
Shallow at that spot where the bridge did
span it, and there was not the slightest
apprehension that any one would be
drowned. h the accident provoked
laughter. b unfortunates received q
thorough 5ucking. They waded through
the water, which was scarcely three feet
deep, to the fioat, where they were hauled
out and sent to the boat houhe to dry their
apparel. Several boys were excited, but
their alarm was attributed to the fear of
the rod or slipper when they reached
home.
The sport opened with the regatta.
There were three classes. Glass No. l
was for caSboats over Is and not over ~
feet long. The Eureka, Woelsey and
Carrie wore entered. In class No. 2, for
ttIN ~ = ~ kklClO -WtICl
Several entries, but they all retired ex-
cept Captain Roe. who entered the Juliet.
Class No. 3 was for skiffs is feet and I'M
der. The j. EssLee, AaryS., Speedy and
Jennie g. We're entered and started. The
course was ten nautical miles, with the
start and finish off Murphy's b~oat-house.
The winners were the Eureka, a class No.
i the only boat that finished. The Juliet
Ind q walk over in class No. 2 and the
Lee in~ciass No. 5. The summary fol
lows s9sss
III staff. Finish. tine.
eureka ' g:H.s 1880 Is 81 3
Juiiet-A walk over fAAss NO
J. e. Lee.......... 3:25:l5 4:51:o0s 1855
Jennie G.....:...- S:sS;s0 5:os:00 l:4s;s0
speedys.--...... S:a5:S5 did not finish.
1.-The 100 yards swimming match for
boys under fourteen years old had
twenty-five starters. P. Morris crossed
the line in the lead in 2 minutes. He was
closely followed by G.. Mcmahon. l..
Murphyywon the third prize.
The two mile race In working boats
brought out Captain Brown, the veteran.
whosheld the championship of The county
Tor many years. He is now ifty-flye
yearsol and can ply his oars with the
skiuof a. professional. His rival was
Peter Johnson, his nephew, who is thirty
years his opponents junior. 1t was a
good race until the close. The veteran
showed remarkable staying qualities, and
he spurted at the finish, and crossed the
line q winner. His time WAS 15 minutes
andI5 seconds. which. was fast, al the
waterswas rough and the wind strong.
The officers OF the day were Christian
Eotderman, referee; John Regain and
George Logan. judges.
Rifle and Shot Gun.
There will be a big shoot at the Jersey
City Heights Gun Clubs grounds shortly.
The Eureka and the Algonquin Clubs
will nave match with teams of ten at
five birds under the American Shooting
Association rules.
Important meeting tomorrow evening.
There, are several invitations to unite
wish other clubs in forming leagues and
several challenges to be considered.
The ClaremonJ Gun Club will hold its
weekly meetings until Thanksgiving
day. when the final shoot of the season
viii be held. At the traps. cast Saturday
were Qurmby and several other cracks.
The New Jersey team won the cham
pi0pship in the Interstate match, but
this season they had to be content with
second place, not only for the champion
Sutps UnO dkoQ LUZ tlG l1lAbDu cup 4uctI
opponents were the Washington, D. c.,
teams and the New York State team.
They defeated each in the contests but
missed the honors. The Hilton trophy
was won by the Washingtonians, who
put up a total Of I,017, which was IS bet
Iersthan that OF the New Jersey team
99S. The New YorRers' total was eS6.
In the Interstate match the New
York team had the top score. They
duplicated their figures in the other
match, 986; New Jersey had 945, and
Washington 938.
Ex-Governor Green, State Comptroller
Anderson, State Treasurer Toffey, Gen
era1 Donnelly, General Redding, Colonel
John Van Cleef, Colonel Kuser, Colonel
Loutrelle, Colonel FELTON,, Colonel Owens
and Lieutenant Colonel Bamford were at
the Creedmoor range on Saturday to wit
ness the defeat.
gael4 "a WhirI of the Wheels.
The bicyclists will have a chance to
gather in prizes, as races on the wheel
willsbe the feature of the inter State fair
toIbe held at Trenton. 1t will open on
September 90.
The Atlanta .wheelmen will have a
clambake at the Shore House, Bergen
Point, on September 26.
Zimmerman and Bowman have done
well, as they have gathered in numerous
honOrsTecenrly.
w. E. Edridge, If the weather is favor
able, will take his twelve hours run on
heRahway course on Saturday to estab-
fish a new record for the Hudson County
WheelmeR.
Awarning to wheelmen:-Light your
lanterns at night If your are in Orange.
Eight of the Passaic wheelmen We're
fined IS each a few days ago for violating
this ordinance.
The Citizens' Ri Club will not be in the
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