The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-14
MIDDLESTA4ES REGATTA
The Passaie River the Scene
Of Spirited Contests
Atlanta VS.. Triton.
Special to the JERSEY City Neacs.

NEWARK, July IA, 1894 THE fifth annual
regatta of the Middle States Regatta Asso-
ciation on the Passaic River today opened
most auspiciously, the conditions for row
ing being all that could be desired, and
the oarslnen in great spirits at the
prospect of good days sport. The
early trains brought a large number OF New
York and Long Island rowing men and at
ten o'clock the lighthouses along the course
began to fill up while there was fair
spr;nkling of people along the banks The
Junior eight race was most talked OF, ana
the two crews from a distance-the
Potomac of Washington and the
Cambridge eight-were anxiously looked
for. The work of the other three
crews was generally known. Profiting by
the experience of former years, the assoc1a-
tion wisely decided to have the officials and
representatives of the press all on one boat,
and speedy light draught tug, the Golden
Rule was used.
The races are all one mile, with the excep-
ton of the eights which are one and one
half miles-an innovation not only for this
association. but also for the Passaic course,
the object being to avoid the Hats" a trlhe
over mile up the course from the Institute
House, which have caused many an mex
perienced crew in former years to lose
race.
A GREAT RACE.
The great race of the day is at half past
five P, M, between the Atalanta and Triton
senior eights, and the general opinion seems
to be in favor of the Triton. who have train
ed since the beginning of March, and won
and the other at Philadelphia, on July
A. The Atalanta eight is handi-
capped by being together but a few
weeks. and the great fight is looked for at
the National regatta, today's race being
merely preliminary skirmish. The officers
of the regatta are as follows:- Referee.
Walter Simpson ,s. Arlington 1a1aanars D.
Conrad Berens. Commodore Schuylkill,
navy, Claude. R. Zappone, Analostan B. g.,
Washington, D. c.; Henry j. Behrens, Jr.,
President Harlem Regatta Association, Jas.
r. Doyle, Crescent B. c., Boston, Mass; Col:
Charles Erlenkotter, Atlantic B.. G., and
Casper W. Whitney. Judges at finish, f.
Palea. New Jersey A. c.; c. J. Prebienbouz,
Fairmount R. c.. Frank Burke, Assonia A.
c.; Frank G. Jansen, Staten Island Athletic
Club E. Hammerslog, Danntless II. e.; John
Shannon, Wyancke B. c.. James.A. Hand,
Arthur Kill Association. Starter, A. J.
Buschman, Ravenswood B. c.; clerks of the
course, H. NJ Jury, Eureka B. c.; Thomas
Sweeney, Institute b. c.. Club of Prlzes, M.
B. Fay Metropolitan B. G.
The Passaic River is smooth and all the
conditions are favorable for a most ex-
cellent days sport There is a large
programme of events and active prepara
tions were made for an early start. The
trial heats are being rowed down stream
this morning, the course being one mile
straightaway, and the finals will be rowed
this afternoon. The visiting clubs are all
comfortably quartered in the various boat
clubs along the banks of the river The
opening event of the day was the first trial
heat Of the junior single sculls.
Positions number from the east or Kearny
shore and each bow oarsman is required to
wear on his head the color designated for
his crew, colored caps for that purpose
being furnished by the clerk of the course.
The first and second crews in the trial heats
will row in the final.