Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-06
CANOES RACE AT wOoDMONT.

Annual Regatta or the OwanuX
 Association Spirited Sailing and
 Padding Contests-A History of
 the woodmont Canoe CIub-Social
 Events of Interest.
 The annual race of the Owanux Canoe association, whose encampment is now holding at Merwin's Point, Woodmont, were yesterday witnessed by nearly 800 guests and visitors from New Haven, Bridgeport and the Naugatuck Valley. The club, at present in the third year of it's existence, is in an exceedingly flourish ing condition. Nearly forty members are on the roll, of whom about twenty-five are spending the present week at the camp, for seven days. The members of the Owanux association were originally mem bers of the Pequot club, which started in Bridgeport five or six years ago and was composed chiefly of Bridgeport canoeists. In 1889 the club elected set of New Haven officers and inaugurated further change by admitting yachtsmen and per sons of social prominence into its ranks. Bridgeport watermen preferred to see one organization devoted exclusively to canoe ing and started an association of their own.
 The present club includes not only Bridgeport people, but also residents of New Haven, Milford and Ansonia. The Bridgeport element is naturally the largest and has many of the most prominent social people of that city.
 Yesterday was a gala occasion for the Owanux. In addition to the races there was fine parade of canoes, illuminated with Japanese lanterns, in the evening, in which about twenty canoes took part. After this huge camp fire was lighted in front of the camp, and a general jolliica- tion followed, which lasted till very late hour. The results of the races were as follows:
 No. 1.-Paddling any canoe, half mile with turn, prize, combination knife and marlinspike. In this race J. H. Row land, Herbert Orcutt, Selah B. Row land and Herbert A. Hill participated. The race was very close one to the finish, J. H. Rowland passing the stake only a half boat length ahead of Herbert Orcutt. The other contestants were very far be- hind and came in in the order named.
 The most difficult event of the day was won by Herbert A. Hill This was No. 1. Combined sailing and paddling. The starter is required to sail and paddle by turns, the quick adjustment of the sail; the sail being very delicate matter. Her bert Hill won this contest with the great est ease, finishing fully fifty yards ahead of his only competitor, Dr. Sidney Bishop. The prize was beautifully finished merschaum pipe of elegant design, donated by Le Grand Cannon of New Haven.
 The last regular event of the day was the contest for the trophy cup; offered by the association to the member winning it three successive years. The race was railed over the three mile triangular course in front of the camp. Dr. Bishop took this race without difficulty. special upset race was sailed late in the afternoon, in which, also, Dr. Bishop won first place, the other contestant having taken the air chamber out of his craft, and being thus unable to right it speedily.
 The remaining races to be finished to- day are tandem paddling, three mile triangle race and regular upset race, 100 yards. The winners of the trophy cup in previous years have been: In 1889, E. c. Bogart of Bridgeport, canoe "Chief;" 1890, J. l.. Douglass, canoe 'Idlemere," Bridgeport. To Commodore Leavenworth, the courteous and efficient director of the association, great praise is accorded on all sides for the business-like manner in which he has managed both camp and races. Other OhcerS Of the aSSoclatl0n are;
 Legrand Cannon, vice-commodore, Bridgeport; E c. Bogart, Secretarytreas- urer, Bridgeport; officer of the day, Thomas Vose, Bridgeport.
 BRIDGEPORT GUESTS AT wooDMoNT.
 Not only for the canoe races was the day notable at Woodmont yesterday. A social affair of large proportions was the clambake and dinner given to sixty in- vited guests from Bridgeport and other towns by MT. and Mrs. G. w. Goodsell. The dinner was served at 3 o'clock on the | open beach in front of the Goodsell cot tage. Dancing followed the repast, and | the festivities continued till late in the evening, though many of the visitors were | compelled to return home before 6 o'clock. Mr. Morrison's fine new brake carried six gentlemen from Norwalk to Woodmont. | The gentlemen with MT. Morrison were: Mr. George B. Lockwood, Norwalk; MT. James Crofut, Norwalk; MT; William E. l Seeley, Bridgeport; NIT. William Craik, | Montgomery, Ala MT. Zalmon Goodsell, Bridgeport.
 Among the people who enjoyed the hos pitality of MT. Goodsell were: Rev. Father L. N. Booth, Captain John McNeil, Mir. E. Parmalee, Miss Kate Parmalee, Mir. and Mrs. E. R. Ives, Miss Ives, and the Misses Goodsell, Mir and Mrs. E. L. White, MT. and Mrs. E. A. Hawley, Miss Louise Warren, Miss Mary Craik, 0, H. Trowbridge and family of Milford. Fred J. Brown and family of Waterbury Mrs. William Brown, Miss Lille Wheeler MT. and Mrs. c. P. Merwin, MT. Parmly | Clapp and MT. James Austin, New York Mrs. Peck, Birmingham; MT. and Mrs. H L. Blackman, Dr. Sidney Bishop, Miss Lil lie Merwin, New York; Mrs. and Mis-. Williams, New Britain; Mir. Flward Mer
 wiE, Milford; Miss Jessie Wheeler, MT Henry Wheeler, Mrs. s. N. Smith, MT
 Perry S. Goodsell, Mr.. John Cornwall
 MT. George Havley, MT. and Mrs. w. N
 Middlebrooks, Mrs. J. W. Lyon and Mis-
 Lyon, Bridgeport; Miss Florence Wood
 ruff, New York.