New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12
MIDDLE STATES REGATTA.
RACES ON THE pASsAIC RIVER COURSE.
CROWDS ON THE RIVER BANKS-GREAT INTEREST
IN THE RACE FOR THE JUNIOR EIGHT


Hver yesterday for the second annual regatta
Of the Middle states Association. The skies were
cloudess the air cool and balmy, and there was hoU
much wind the surface OF The water being almost I'M
rufled. At an early hour in the day the crews "ere
out on the river for preliminary practice ana the Tcs
nlar officers were busy with preparations Tor inc "aS'
At O'CLOCK the tine for the first race to be called
there were several Thousand people at the cmbhouseS
and along the river banks and the crowd kept III
croaSng until the Afternoon when the river pahHs anu
Lighthouses were filled with spectators
shortly before O'Clock the launches with the
referee judges and newspaper reporters steamed up 10
start at the Midland Railroad Bridge Inc course
was a mile anc a half from tho Midland bridge 10
point near tie Erie Railroad bridge where grand
stand held large crowd The arrangements Ior sig
Mailing were excellent and the programme was "el
carried out John Hanneker, OF the Athletic Ciuo VI
the schuyIkill Navy. was umpire; Commodore Muiien'
of the Passaic Navy, starter President waiter
stnson Of the New England Rowing Association, ana
J. H. Abeel IT., Of the Nassau Boat Club, were ume
keepers George NJ. fancy, Atalanas, and r. H. sayre
Pioneer Boat Club Of brooklyn, judges at fnlsh' ana
A. Livingston Island Club, clerk oil the course
The opening race a trial heat for junior single
souls between George P. Holden Palisades of YonkeTs
Charles Kearns Institutes, Newark; NJ. Carney, In
stitutes and W. D. Bourne, OF the Atalantas. Bourne
dropped out of the race and Carney beat Holoeh oS
about three lengths In 10 minutes Il secohus' Inv
contestants in the second heat for junior singles "oo
W. H Van BenthuyS PASSAGES. VI NoMdih'
Coburn Institutes; F. Tomn, Atlantics. Of Hoooken
Henry D. wilson AlcyOns, Of Elizabeth. The Passalc
man won easily by twelve lengths in 10 minutes IL
seconds In the third trial heat the starters were
Joseph J. Wallis Cresoents, Harlem; George Sheeh'"'
Metropoiltans NewYork; Edward Morgan. Excelslors'
Paterson: E. j. Giannin NewYOrk Athletic Club ana
A. Jalenek Metropolitan. The race was SLOW uiui
the Triton house was reached, when the contestants
rot bupohed Morgan secured lead and held II 70
the finish winning by six lengths in 8 minutes 90
seconds.
A ouarterInile dash for senior singles followed
The entries Frederick Hawkins, MANHATTAN AN"
letc Club Edwin Hedley, Vespers. Of Philadelpma
p I sharlxey Ravenswoods Of Long Island City; D.
Ionson. New-York Athletic Club, and Edward Carney
Institutes The race excited great interest Loheeh
and sharkey fouled in the first twenty-five Sarus
Hedlcy got away from Hawkins easily, ana came IN
the winner by length over the la''er !" "0o"' -
seconds, Carney being third
One of the prettlcst races ever r0weo on the fds
sale course was that for Junior eightoared SHELLS
The crews that took position were as 1ooWs' otaeh
Island Boat Club--B. Levain. D. Devhn' A. Vuart'er'
E. Josephthal H. e. Levitt J. C. FooTo' H. HeuNer'
L. NJ. Josephthal, c. Chaplin G-xswala; EUREKA boaV
Club of Newarl--.John Tunbull, y. Hughes, W. con-
ner s. Lowden c. F. Grohrt. A. c. PatnOw e. HugheS'
W. c. stewart W. Kety. coxswan; DauntlcSs Boat
Club of New Yorll-G j. BaSse L. U. Phelan A H.
Wehlhove K schwartz, A. ;. Jones, X. a. Monroe
d. c. Force J. V. Fothergin f. Rosenhemer cox
swain. The was maze interesting W OuS AA'"HA
of the Dauntless and staten Island crews The con-
testants kept within half length Of each other from
the start until the Point House was reached when
the Eurebas spuried. They were closely hugged DN
the Staten Islanders and just before the finish telr
bows were even. The Staten Island crew, however
pulled ahead with helf boat-length TO spare, and
won in 8 minutes ~ 1-2 seconds with the EureRaS
and DauntleSs following few feet behind
The intermediate eight Dared rowed In two
,eats and final the judges deciding to postpone The
enor singles 10 O'Clock and do away with the heats
In the first heat for intermediate Fights the entries
were:
staten Island Athletic Club-E. p. Sawyer, bow;
Hart. No. 2; c. whithone No. 81 J. Hart, No. 4 H. c.
levitt. No. 8: l.. " Josephthal, No 6; A. Quarterly,
NO 7:J e. Flood, stroke; \. 5. La Due, coXswaii
Crescent Athletic Club-C. II. Hasey, bow ii. J,
La Marsh, No. .; Fritz BrOse, No J; d. V. La Marsh
no. a; G. b. Gerard No. 5 F. J. Vernon, No s. G. y,
Jacobs. No 7; j. h. Jones, stroke IL. ~ Bawne'>
coxswain.
ATLANTA Boating Club-W. r. Davidson bow; j.
Deyce j. Davidson, J. Smith, C. DOnnegon, W. Kirby,
j. Schilc IL. Vogel and 5. simmons, coXswainS'
The race was an exciting and close from start
20 finish. The Atalantas by two lengths over the
staten Islands in minutes and 80 IT, seconds te
Staten Islands time being 6minutes
In the second heat these the contestlng crews
Passaic Boat Cub-W. Van Dcval, bow: J. McNcrl"r.
No. q +. VI. Barclay, No. 3; a. Barclay No. a M'
Summers. No. .; II. II. oirreEbar, No. q; IT, W.
otarrett No. u. y. flGldtT, stoht' t. '''''N7'
coxswaln Friendship Boat Cub-W. II. Brown, bow
W. Church No .; {. d. Allison. No. 3; Frank h.
Lane No. 4: Harry Dwyer. No. . William Ltcim,
No 9; William Tucker No. : p. Barry, stroke;
william Myer, IT., coXSwain. Institute b. C-ll' T.
smith bow: james +. smith, 40. .; John Gleason,
No. T. Carn No d; J. Cayener, No. 3 ; Y. Lochmyre
no G G. T. Smyth, No :; William MuIray, stoke
T Knowles, c1Xswain. There was less dash in this
heat although 10 was ClGG DeCTTol b 1ie hICuMa any
minutes 80 IA seconds. the PaSslcs time being 90
In the for senior fouT-Oared gigs there were two
starters The Atstlantas +. Freeman. j. Weldon,
Is. Van Cleef, G. A. Iamiack and F. j. Byron coxswain,
snow Theodore Kerr and w. II. Osborn, coxSwair.
The Ataantas flowed their opponents over the course
Four crews started in the first heat Of the junior
four,oared shells; They were banntle;s-t ; Jones.
Nautilus-R. c. Brooklyn, F. Hillman J. Pennington.
j. d. Phillips, W kirkland lnStiuteS-A. Her1ig q.
p Hnghes. W. Stewart, ], T1rnbuli The DamGtIcSs
crew came TO standSll shortly after the start ard
rowing and the Dauntless and Nautilus were declared
disqualified, the Institutes ana Enreas rowing the, the
Eurckas came in first
The Arthur XIII won the final in the Junior four
Fred Hawkins OF the Manhatans, the senior
singles in minutes 2G seconds Edwin lediey Of the
VcspcrS OF Philadelphia being second in Al. The
race close. CafIcy Of the Lawrence Club, was
third ,o.. -, .,.o ,,.oroos,..o o,rht o,roo s,or
race was by the New York Atalantas I'm 35 ,;
Staten Island second. The second heat was Won by
the Newark Institutes I'm 80 - the IsSacs second.
The final heat won by the latter crew In :0!.
The Junior single Scul won hy Morgan, OF the
Tycesi0rS i'm 10 IL ID from Van BeiCnuySen, Of tl,
PaSs;iCS. $500 .
The senior double Scul was won in brilliant fashion
nv the VarIinas of Brooklyn who came in abOnt one
length ahead of the VcsprS Of Philadelphia, all the
other crews having dropped out
The Albany Rowing Club defeated the Atalantns OF
NevYo In the senior uroaied shell in % and Me
New-YorE Athletic Club the intermediate single
souls with 7. W. Howard in 8 90 , BIZ one length
from the RavenswOOd OF Long Island Cty.
The eght-Oaipd senior rae" was not rowed. as the
Valencia did appear ana walk over NOOlQ
not be allowed 10 the Atalantas.
PLEASANT TRIPS ALWAYS