The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-22
MIDDLE STATES REGATTA.
Opening of the Boat Races on the
Passaic This Morning.

NEWARK, July %, 1S93.-With a per-
feet day, good attendance and enthusi-
astic oarsmen from the clubs in the asso-
citation. the fourth annual Middle States
Regatta was begun this morning.
The course was thatspopular stretch of
the Passaic River, between the bridges of
the Erie and Greenwood Lake Railroad.
which is free from interruptions by navi-
CATION, and affords fine views of the con-
tests from either shore. The boat houses
of the Pagsaics, Tritons, Newarks, In
stitutes, Eurekas and Atalantas were
crowded with spectators.
President julius D. Mahr of the Mid
die States Association presented hand
some gold badge to Referee Zappone at
the beginning of the regatta. Pie other
officers of the association, Vice President
A. B. Hopper, of the Passaics; Treasurer,
j. L. Ballantyne, of the Arthur Kull,
and Secretary Fred r. Fortmeyer. of the
Passaics, were present.
The referee was Claude Il. q appone.
Analostan Boat Club, Washington. D. c.
The time-keepers were: H. j. Behrens,
Nonpariel Boat Club, New York; j. H.
Abeel, Nassau Boat Club. New York;
Walter Stimson. Arlington Boat Club,
Cambridge, Mass, aud Theo. Vanraden,
Atalanta Boat Club, New York
Judges at the finish were:-C. Med.
Willis. Triton Coat Club. Newark; E. P.
Allen, New Jersey Athletic Club; j. A.
Hand, Arthur Kull Association; c. S.
Montell, Neptune Boat Club. Baltimore;
G. j. PreisendoDZ. Paramount Rowi ng
Club, Philadelphia, ind Frank Burke,
Astoria Rowing Club.
The starter WAS A. S. Stevens, Passaic
Boat Club, Newark, N. j., and the CLERK
of the course was r. H. Pelton, Nerius
Boat Club, Brooklyn.
The races were all rowed up stream.
and were one mile and half straight
away. The tide was against the men in
the fist races, and with them in the later
ones.
The first race was trial heat in the Junior
Singles. 1t was started at 1910 The starters
were Stephen Smith of the Mstropolitans of
New York, William F. Kiley of the Atalantas.
and T. A; Barklie Of the Passaics. Kiley took
the water first aud led to the finish, winning in
l2 minutes Is seconds, eight lengths ahead of
Barklie Smith caught crab and upset near
the middle OF the course. and just opposite the
Triton boathouse. He was picked up by the
Tritons.
The second race was started at 1s:40. 1t was
the second heat of the Junior singles. II was
won easily by James H. Bowen, of tn 9 Albany
Rowing Club, with F. Coburn, of the Institutes
of Newark second; G. E. Varian. of the Atalan-
tas, third.
The third race was the first trial heat of the
Intermediate singles. The starters were
Anthony Jalenek of the Metropoltans, VIM.
Muicare of the Dountless, New York,
and Walter Goodkind of the Lone Star Club
1t was a pretty race to the end of the
mile. Mulcare who is captain of the Dauntless
Rowing Club and a member of the New York
police force, got the lead after the first few
strokes, Jalenek pressed him closely, with
Goodkind fighting hard for second place, Null
care won by less than boats length In 10 .4S14.
Jalenek was second half q length ahead of
Goodkind.
The fourth race was the secoud trial heat of
the intermediate singles. 1t was won by John
A. Dempsey of the Atalantas without much
difficulty in 9 minutes 401a seconds, with G. B.
Dix of the Pennsylvania Barge Club second by
half length, and NJ 7. Quigley of the Atalan-
tas, third