The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-16
SPIRITED CONTESTS.
The Bayonne R. and A.
Associations Regat-
ia a Delightful
FOR BOATS. CANOES AND SWIMMERS
Sport on the Ball Field, on the
Road, in the Tennis Courts
and on the Water.
Success.

The members OF the Bayouue Rowing
and Athletic Association held their If
teentn annual regatta yesterday after
noon on the Bayonne cove of New York
Bay. The event was combination affair
for oarsmen. canoists and swimmers.
There were seven races on the card. Four
Of them were contested by oarsmen. two
BY canoeists aud one by swimmers. The
" nuers OF the various contests received
gold medals, and the winning crews re-
ceigeu in addition silk banners. The
officials for the occasion were:- Referee
and Judge OF the finish. John Dell Bardo;
timers, John j. Nealon and Charles M.
Colville.
The four rowing races were over one
mile course with turn, and the
start and finish off the club house
OF the organization at the foot OF East
Thirty SECOND street, Bayonne. Except
TOR lew minutes when a smart shower
fell the water showed scarcely ripple,
the Tide being the first OF the Hood
TAe first race was between two four
Dared shells as foilows:--R eds Thomas
=: Garrett, bow; Charles II. Cook. 2:
William i. Mcfarland, B; John G.. Bah,
stroke. Whites-FraBk b. Beardsiey,
buw: K. Alexander Schumacher, 2;
FraalK Wright. 8; Ebert Schotield. jr.,
stroke. Yhe Reds got away first and led
to tie turn. On the homestretch they
were oyeftaken bg tbs WHITES, who mn
ished first Id A minutes aud IL seconds by
two lengths.
Two iour-oared barge crews contested
the second race. They were:-Reus--
John j. Gribbou, bow; II. Wolfers, 2; G..
J. Dieges, 81 Frank Wright, stroke; J..
Herbert Murphy. coxswalu. Blues
axtsls ~ l. IA
man, 2; Tunis v. V. Kendrick. 3; William
Al. McFnrlan, stroke; II. Whitaker, cox
swain The pair OF crafts got away well
together but the heds soon went to the
'front.' They made the turn four lengths
aheau aud finished easily By six lengths
in hive minutes and twenty-nine seconus.
III the third race. contest for pair
oared gig crews, the senior four-oared
she'll crew of the organization was paired
of The result WAS q very pretty race.
THE crews were:-- Whites, Charles IL.
Cook. bow, Ebert Scotield. Jr.. stroke:
Archibald e. Fosman. coxswain- Blues,
Il Alexander Schumacher. bow; Thomas
i. Jarrett, stroke; PhiIetus Z. Clark
coxswain Both crews were OF 1T the
word. and they rode horse and horse un-
Ill within q few feet Of the turn, which
was made first by the Whites. When
the Blues Strengthened out they pulled
up alongside the Whites and challenged
AElStft 4JL b4fC tEtSAs A<1Ht- -A~fft eEt-%~~>-
admirably, but the Blues drew ahead
gradually, winning By about I'VE feet In
minutes and ID seconds.
The fourth race was for tandem pad
ding canoe crews, as followss-John l..
Collins and Frederick b. Collins IN the
Jonah and Frank a. beardsley and Frank
Wight Ia the Juanila. The race was a
hard foueht affair, neither crew having
much advantage over the other until the
squirt on the home stretch WAS made.
Then the superior experience OF the Col
Inns hra4 hea : 1elA and they crossed the
line ahead Their time WAS minutes
and IL seconds, ouly two seconds better
than the time OF their rivals.
There were five contestants In the hfth
event a nd-naddling race or one han
bred yards in canoes. The competitors
ana craft we're: Tagis v. KeEarick III
the Janita. Frederick B. Collins in the
Water Witch, John L. Collins. in the
Jonah, g. ]. Birdsall in the Toddie aud
Thomas r. Garrett In the Ute The lat
ter manipulated his craft with the most
skill and won in forty-three seconds.
Frederick b. Collins was second.
Eight swimmers started in the one
hundred yards swimming race. Frank
Wright won in Two minutes and five
seconds William A. McFarlan was
second. Edward A. Roth was third and E.
Alexander Schumacher was fourth.
The seventh aud last race was between
J. jacobson and j. Lindquist in single
gigs. The former had The Gitz and the
latter pulled ia the ). c. Bull. jacobson
had everything his own way and won
BY about fifteen lengths IN five minutes
aud thirty five seconds.
During the intervals between the
events and after the regatta there was
music and dancing in the club house.
The Regatta Committee We're John l..
Collins, William A. McFarlan and E.
Alexander Schumacher.