Evening journal., 1892-08-13
THE MIDDLE STATES REGATTA.
The Weather Cool, the Passaic Unruffied
and Participants Numerous.

The Weather Cool, the Passaic Unruffied
and Participants Numerous.
lBy Telegraph TO the Evening Journal
NEWARK, N. j., Aug. 10 The Middle
States Rowing association is again lucky
in the weather for it's regatta. The air
is pleasantly cool ana there is enough
breeze to make things comfortable, but
not sufficient to raise more than slight
ruilie on the Passaic river. The morning
program will consist of trial heats, the
first of which is scheduled at 10 a. IN.
The officials of the day are as follows
Umpire, Claude r. Zappone Potomac
Boat Club. Washington; starter, A. L.
Stevens, Passaic b. G. Newark: time
keepers, Walter Stimson, president
New England Rowing association
Charles Erlincotter, Atlanta b. c, Hobo
ken; j. H. Abeel Jr, Nassau b. G, New
York; John Hunneker, Athletic club,
Philadelphia. Judges at finish, George
N. Young, Atlantic b. John f. Murphy,
Institute B. c., Newark r. H. Pelton,
Nereus b. c. H. Med. Wills, Triton b.
c., Newark II. w. Walter, Dauntless
Rowing club, New York and R. b. Jack
son, Palisade b. G. Clerk of course,
Thomas Sweeny, Institute b. G.
In the first heat of the junior singles
the contestants were: Frederick Kreser.
American club, Philadelphia John Bailey,
Crescent club, New York; p. c. Blaclxin-
ton, Narragansett club, Providence; c..
Salinger Fairmount association and w.
u. Van Benthuysen, Passaic club, Newark.
Salinger ran into Van Benthuysen and
was disqualified. Kreser jumped to the
front early and won easily; Van Denthuy-
sen, second Bailey aud BlacSinton far
behind Salinger at the finish No time
was taken
In the second heat, junior singles, the
starters were T. j. Coburn, Woonasquan
club, Amesbury, Mass II. w. T, Cady,
Manhattan, A. c.; James Coughlin,
Varuna Club, Brooklyn, j. L. Berry,
/ Aquacknononk club, Paterson, N. j., and
Fred Holt, Atalanta club, New York
Coughlin won by two lengths in 0 min
utes, St seconds. Berry was second, and
Holt third.
Third heat, junior singles. H. o.
Hicks, Arthur Kull association of Eliza
BETH G. H. Elliott Vesper club, Phila
delphia; II. II. Seaton, Institute club,
/ Newark c. Whitehorn, Staten Island A.
c., and W. j. Spencer, Bayside club
Seaton won by a good length in nine
minutes and nine seconds from Spencer
Elliott was third, half dozen lengths
away
The single scull race followed TIL,
starters were c. f. Bulger, Mutual club
Albany; Fred Hawkins Manhattan Ath
letic club; Edwin Hedley, Vesper club
Philadelphia and Z. J. Carney, of the
Newark Institute. Hedley won, time
8 minutes, 45g seconds; Hawkins second
Carney third.
There were two starters in the senior
four cared shell race, but they were boil
ATLANTA crews. Charmsury bow, David
son, Limjack and NJ T. Quigly, stroke
made up one and the Lau brothers, bow
and stroke. and Murray and Wendell TIT
other 1t was won by the Quigly crew
by a quarter length. No time taken.
The junior single scullers then roweC
their final heat, the starters being tn
winners Of the three respective tria
heats. Kreser. Of the Americans, o
Philadelphia, Coughlin, of the Narunas
Brooklyn and Seaton, of Newark Institu
to- Seaton won, 81 seconds ahead o
Kreser Time, 8 minutes and 50 seconds
Hitherto the rowing had been done u
stream with the flood tide, but the ebl
opened at this time and the intermediat
eight-oared race, which was next in order
was started from the Midland bridge ant
rowed down to point opposite the lnsti
tute boat club house near the Fri
bridge The crews in the intermediate
came from the Atalantas and the Pals
AIDES of Yonkers. The Atalantas won b.
half a lanfrfb M TINA falrau