The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-15
HILLSIDE C%bUBREGAqTA.
A Pleasant Days Sport at Gutenberg
Despite shel Rain

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Despite shey Rain.
Tho annual regatta Of the Hillside
Boat Club. of Hoboken. was held yester-
day off Gutenberg, and Notwithstanding
the threatening weather a large crowd
viewed the sport. The tug boat Robert
Sayre carried a large numb er of the mem
bers Of the club and their friends. The
first event was for pair cared gigs
to be decided best two out of three heats.
The following were entered in the first
heat: - G. Church, bow; w. Watson,
strokes. G. Workman, coxwain, and ID;
Butter6eld, bow; c.. Watson. stroke, and
j. Middletown, coxwain. Butterfield's
crew won. The final heat was won after
q splendid race by Watson and Butter
field.
The four Dared barge race was as fine
as has been witnessed o II the course in
some time. The crews were T. Haldy,
bow; w. C. Farmer, Q; R. Sparks, 8; G.
Church, stroke. and G. Burkhardt. cox
swain; and p. Kon ert, bow; C. Workman,
2; p. Stumpf, g.; g. Clarke stroke and G.
Kurtchingle. coxswain. After rowing
evenly over the course the, crews passed
the finishing line at the same TING amid
wild yeIls, and the referee decided the
race a lead neat. 1t win be run off next
Sunday. The prizes for which the crews
battled were unique gold watch charms.
Commodore w. Baker, of the Atlantic
Boat Club, acted as referee.
Tho Athletic Arena.
The Lorillard D.. and A. A. will hold its
annual meeting on Tuesday of next
week. A lively nvas is going on, as
there are seven aspirants for the first
honor and innumerable candidates for
the other offices except secretary and
treasurer. The present incumbents of
these two offices will probably have a
walk over.
The Lorillards gathered in FIVE prizes at
the games on Saturday--a gold medal, a
silver medal and three bronze medals.
The field officers who served at the Lor-
Hard games were royalty entertained by
of the Wayne A. c., and had an inn
promptu entertainment. Champion Bob
Stoll gave an exhibition of his skill on
the rings, other stars displayed their
talent, and there were songs n reci5a-
lions. 1t was daYbreak before the jolly
party dispersed.
Willie Day, the famous record breaker
of the New Jersey A. c., VINO tainted in
his last race, is resting quietly and will
not enter n races until the champion
ship meeting at Washington, Cd. CD next
month.
me c0lOTS OF the local cFuDS Will noG De
missing at the games of the Manhattan
A. c. next Saturday.
Grogan. of the New Jersey A. c., who
was recently reinstated by the A. A. u,
will represent his club in the sprint
| races.
The cross country races will soon be-
gin. The Y. M. C. AIS team is practising
industriously.
The Wayne A. G. team takes an occa-
sional run, the Lorrlllard runne go out
every week, the T~abernacles will have a
team, and the Scots expect to be repre-
sented by a strong team, with Dolan as
the star.
The Tabernacle A. A. will meet tomor-
row night. AS the baseball season is
dra wing to a close, the team has made a
creditable record; the interest will in
crease in the other branches. a football
team will probably be formed.
Willie Farrell. of the l.. d. A. A, has
been entered for the high jump at the
Manhattan games, and Moran, of the
same club, in the 500 yards novice race.
The games for the all-around champion
| ship of the Lorillard d. and A. A. were
not held yesterday, as the members were
tired after the games and picnic.
The A. A. u. will meet at Washington
on October Il