The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-02
FLASHING BLADES,
Hoboken Boat Crews Hold
Exciting Contests or
the Palisades.
THREE THOUSAND sPEO1AToKst
Results Of the Various Events
Sundry Points on ent~
door Sports.
THREE THOUSAND sPEO1AT0Kst
THE CALIFORNIAN GLIB sRoRgs

Fully three Thousand people Witnessed
the Hcboken Eesos regatta on the Hn6-
con near Gutenberg yesterday ALTERS
noon The rain interfcred with the COM
pietion Of the events. But nevertheless
all hands had an enjoyable time.
About four tnougand lnvitation tickets
were issued for admission To the barRes
TO witness the regatta and attend pro-
posed moonlight excursion ii tie eveT
ming. The weather was excsllent when
the two barges crowded to their fnli cap
acity left the Fourth ssrsss dock
st haIE-past two O'Clock and
everyone looked forward 10 =
naosr interesting series OF contests and
pleasant sail in the evening. They wera
not disappointed III the former, aitupuGh
some of tbs events were postponed. but
those that were run OF were exciting
from start to 6nish, and much money
changed hands. Evsry one 81 the cars
men entered trained hard- and Is WaS
dificult matter TO pick winner, aithouEn
the members of the clubs were all sure Of
their fayorttes becoming the Fictura All
preparations were made 80 have the xe-'
gatta run OF without the sslzh test hxteh.
and the energetic efforts OF this Regatta
Committee are 70 be cDmEaeu0ed.
Everything was in firss-ciass condition.
stake boats being properly arranged and
the ecasss surveyed by City Surveyors
Boyer and McCann. Thas Well-kpown
firm saw 70 it that everything wAs per-
feet in their Line, and course WAS laid
out witch VIII remain Tor any Subsequent
fegattas, something which has 1exef
been done before. The distance sras olsn
and a half miles straig Getaway, beEinHinE
al point opposite the famous 1914ilu'
Hotel and ending near the Chemical docks
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stationed at the finishing point and She
shore was lined with many residents II
North Hudson, and others who missed
the barges and rode uD il the ears.
No person was allowed on the IuGboaf
which conducted the REGATTA except the
officials and members Of the press. the
clubhouse OF the Atlantic H1at Club AZ
Gutenberg was given over 70 the differ
ent contestants who were allowed Ess
store their craft there. The elnbs com
peting were the Geruanias, Rnsedaies.
Valencias, ActiFes and A1lanties. The
water Was in fair coudltious tbs boats
moving with the tide.
SINGLE SHELLS.
The opening race Was for aiugIe slcIis,
Ii which there were only tHo entries. j.
F. Fuessel or the Rosedales and III. C..
Kudlich OF the Atiantics Eueessi MAIDS
splendid light for hAlf the distance bus
the hard training and steady practice et
his opponent soon showed itself, aud
Kudlich came In an easy winner. The
time was slow. II min. 81 sec.
FO0R-oARED BARGEs-
The principal event Of the day. and one
in which there was the heaviest betting,
was the feur-oared barge race in which
the following crews took parts--
Atlantic B. C.--A- Heyne, W. Trenkamp. A.
Linnenann- ". FotSeler and Lake Brandt cox
Active B. CT. states. Il. Kraatz, ].
Mohlnan. G. Mohlman ami II. Thotns cox
Rosedaie B. c.-E walscheidt, F. Booker. g.
Rosenbaum o. Alces and G. Ferris, ooxswain-
Valencia B CA. Schmidt. @. s. Norwood,
n. Kuempel, O. Bergman and Il KiAan. cox
swain
There was some delay in starting tae
crews, owing to the Over-aDxiety OF The
Valencias and Atiantics to get away, but
at the pistol shot there was an excellent
start. and for tne first half mile i vas q
pretty race and all the crews kept even.
The Atlantics- with their tnirtg-elghr
stroke, were the first TO draw away, fol-
lowed closely after BY the Nalelcias, VINO
soon pulled up, and the RosedalEs ann'
Actives were left behind. An exciting
race between the leaders followed. pu5
the Nalencias kept up steady stroke and
won easily. Time, s minute 10 seconds.
A special race for cup was TO have been
ran between the first three crews in this
event, but It was postponed On ace0unt Of
the storm
The third race was for single gigs, and
was between o. RaubeHhesaeE Of the
Valencias. o. Alces of the Rosedales aud
w. J. Tomlin Of the Atlantlcs. A good
start was made, but Tomlin. WHO IS oGe
Of the youngest oarsmen in the country,
soou showed his superiority. Alces was
swRmped, after making good race Tor
mile, while RauBenheimer saw he was
beaten, and fell back Gu his osrs. Tom
LIN won IN II minutes So seconds.
PAIR DARED GIGS
The pair cared gigs concluded the
races for the day, as the storm then ar
rived. The contestants weres--
Unattached - Hugo Maeriander, WIliissR
Maneuai 1 Simon. coxswaia-
Rosedale B. c--E Fang, Z. Rosenbaatn q.
Active B &C Kortlang. f. Wendei. J.
Thomas. cOxswalrL
Valencia B. Gil Bauer, r. stursbsrz J.
Atlantic B. CA. L.nneraann, " votfaior.
Luke Brandt, ccxsw1in,
1t was grand race for nearly mile
but the Actives and V2lencias made the
fight for the finish, the Actives rOlnang IN
q winner In 10 minutes 10 seconds.
The swimming and diving contests, the
special four-oared barge race, and the tub
race were postponed
The winners were presented with club
banners and gold metals after the return
The storm disappointed many who In
tended to participate 10 the moonlight e.
cursion
The officials were:
Regatta Ccmmiftee:-R.J Thinker. Val
encia Boat Club: Il erman Eayen, Active
Boat Clab G. Trautwein, Atlantic Boat
Cluh; John Fuessel. Rosefale Boat Club:
r. j. smith, GerInaBla boat B.ub. and !.
r. Henchy, the EueHln6 Nctcs-
Referee-F. r Fortmeyer. Director
Rowing Departments Manhattan Athletic
Club
Judges at finish Michael B. Foy. Met
ropolilan Rowing Grub: judge James
Tighe, Naruna Beat Club.
TiIne-keepers Henry SteGamau1.
Union Athletic Club; G.. Erkenbach, Ger
mania Boat Club.
Club representafives--ai encia. N{&x
Borchardt; Active, n. Eayen; Atlantis.
Col. Chas. ErklsnkotEers Hosedaiss 4,
Peterson.
AQUATIC SPORTS.
Beings Of the Yacht Clubs A10nx -
f;recnxilse Shore.