The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-19

EXCITING FINISHES.
Final Heats at the Saratoga
Regatta Arouse Much
Enthusiasm.
CATLIN ELECTED PRESIDENT
A. A. Uaghampionship Games
Next Week-Clinton Bowlers
Victorious-Diamond Chips.
ELECTED PRESIDENT

The greatest regatta in the history of
the National Association >of Amateur
Oarsmen ended yesterday afternoon at
Saratoga with one of those exciting
finishes between e~ight-oared shells that
set oarsmen wild with joy and even
stirred the blood in the veins of lands
men who cannot tell the difference be-
tween pair oars and double souls. The
conditions of air and water were per-
feet for racing. Light clouds obscured
the sun, and the breeze which ruffied
up the lake during the forenoon died
down to a faint zephyr. and most of
the races yesterday were rowed with
the water like glass.
II was expected that the senior eight
cared race would be a strikingly interest
ing contest, but it was a great deal more
thar that. Men who backed one of the
three crews described the finish as a
heart-disease squirt. The stalwart first
Bohemians carried off the honors by the
narrow margin of six feet, and the crack
Minnesota boys finished third scarcely
three feet behind the Tritons.
A few of these races would make the
National Associations regattas decidedly
more popular than they have been for
SOHe years. IL iOupiC -, tASu6h,
to get together three crews SO even
ly matched. The oldtimers never expect
to witness such a finish again.
The Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Association met in the forenoon
and elected the following officers
President, Charles Catlin, Chicago; Vice
President. Julius D. Mohr, New York;
Secretary, Fred R.. Fortmeyer, Newark;
Frraacu,ar Dr Couroa RarppS phi1ada1-
phia.
The election of Mr.. Catlin in place of
Henry w. Garfield. whose reelection
was considered certain, was a surprise
There was a lot of log-rolling and wire
pulling, but no bitterness was stirred up.
as was the case during the efforts of
the Institutes and Tritons of Newark
to GUST Secretary Fortmeyer. Represen-
tatives of these two clubs who Were there
declared that their clubs will withdraw
from the National Association. They
made a fight to elect Mr.. Rommell of
Newark to the Executive Committee,
and, after a bitter attack upon Mr.. Fort
meyer in the convention, asked permits
sion to withdraw their candidate before
the vote was announced. This was re-
fused, and they declined to vote on all
questions which came up later. They
eight, but the crew came here to row,
and row they did. making a game race
Sf it tIm and 1TS bs sueeeas Of asf fhe r foF t fas
of this year and last year practically
establish Saratoga Lake as the National
Will be made by the citizens of Saratoga
to induce some of the colleges. to hold
their races there.
The races were won as follows: Senior
c.. J.. E. Maggie. bow, Fred Hawkins,
stroke; Rat Portage R. c., Ontario, John
stroke. second; Toronto r. c., ]. J. Ryan.
bow. J. A. .Runohr. stroke. third. Time.
i:4s. Pennsylvania Barge Club crew did
intermediate . Single scull Race-won
BY A. Jury, Jr, TORONTO r G.; W 4:
fosepn H H55BRa R + gsi er0G B. e.. see CAM:
Drldgeport,. Mass. third; Time 1880
Intermediate . Double scull RaeeaWqn
FgFe ebe ef bo%: william Il mi' r eK=eevap.a Stroke E.
Joseph Mahr, stroke. second. institute
Rowe &c. s Neaark third M + Tim SaFs s:24H. DOW =
Senior Four-oared She'll Race-Insti-
tute B. c., Newark. William Kelly, bow;
70 ha sfroRe. FIRST: winnipeg as T. G. Mani
toba, ]. C. Armitage.q bow; W. J. K.
Osborn. J, e Waugh c. I. Marks.
sofa B. c., St. Paul; Toronto R. G.; Va
runa 3. G.. Brooklyn. and Riverside B,
G.. Cambridge, Mass, entries did not
Senior Eight-oared Shell. Race-First
Bohemian B. c.. New York " Crastil.
R 3 Van M0y ospg. 5 F, 5fla BeSen yl La gosspb
Belcblavek. Joseph Kondelka. stroke;
Joseph Skoda: coxswain. Hrst; Triton =,
aad M Z cli #; d. B s. H0.'' William Villa nns Cox,
Massey Milne, John Davidson. Jr, John
Castles. Ezra Brink: stroke: H Cashion'
coxswain. second: Minnesota b. G, N.
Houghton, L. M. Mahon, n. 1. Bgffng-
tom. J. H. Simpson. T. l.. Wann, W y.
Armstrong. j. D. Denegre. Fl. p. Bend,
G. NJ. Bend. E. Boland. stroke: W; H.
Yardley, coxswain. third. Time 1891.
Athletic Arena.
The Metropolitan Association of the A.
A.. U. will hold its fifth annual cham
pionship meeting under the auspices of
the Syracuse A. A., on Saturday, July
81, at 2:3O P. NJ. The following events
will be given: loo yards run, 220 yards
run. 40 yards run, $50 yards run. one
mile run, five mile run, one mile walk,
three mile walk, two mile safety bicycle,
pole vault for height, running high
jump, running broad jump. throwing
ie-Ib. hammer, throwing 56-lb. weight for
distance, putting 16-lb. shot. 120 yards
hurdle. ten flights, 3 feet 6 inches high;
e20 yards hurdle. ten flights, 2 feet .
A gold medal, emblematic of the cham
pionship of the Metropolitan Association,
will be given to the winner in each event,
a ghAt 4A~o0A
medal to third. An entranc fee of one
dollar per man for each event will be
charged, and no entry will be accepted
unless accompanied by the, fee. The
right to reject any entry is reserved.
Entries close with George w. Wood,
Chairman, No. 318 Broadway, New York
CITY. on Saturday, July 20.
The members of the annua champion
ship committee of the association are
George w. Wood, chairman, Union A. G.;
j.. P. Boyle. Pastime A.. G.; John Steil,
n. Y. 7. "; w. ]. Linehans. Riverside
Al. c. Local committee:-Charles- r..
Huck, chairman, Syracuse A. A; J.-B
WEIGH, Syracuse A.. A.: George X. -Wor-
den, Syracuse "A. A.; H III. Love, Roch-
ester A. c.; +. A.. Casey, Catholic Union
Of Albany.
A. G.. Board of Trustees, It was DECIDED
to hold a fair in the gymnasium of the
clubhouse in the latter part of November,
and the following committee was APP
pointed to take charge of the same
John Newman, chairman; j.. 70. Sullivan,
H.. NJ. Cook, Henry D. Fuller, M. X.
Cobb. This committee will meet next
week and make complete arrangements.
Diamond Chips.
Manage Hoffman, of4tthe New Jersey
A.. &. baseball team, is well pleased with
he showing made by the team since he
COX the management of the baseball de-
Dartment. The team has played two
Worried