New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30
CANOEING At BATH BEACH.
REGATTA OF THE MARINE AND FIELD '|""-
A LARGE ATTENDANCE AND SOME IN
rrurcTrSf; CONTESTS


TEREsTING CONTESTS.
r.,, poach was the Mecca yesterday OF the
.roaIs,s The Marine and Field club held l's
s,x,b annual regatta. ana the array OF prizes ana
the prospect Of good sport were s"'rcieh'N at.
,ractive to draw the lovers OF the birchparh
from, different parts Of the country. and even from
canada The regatta sailed In the waters OF
ca,,oso,d Raw in front Of the clubs grounds
rhs dsv was a fine one for the sport and the al
tendance OF interested spectators was large. INC
verandas Of the clubhouse on the waters ehsc anu
IN. terraced lawns were filled with the CLUBS MEM
bers and their guests.
rcputations as daring and expert sailors VINO LOOK
oar, IN the races were Paul Butler. OF the Nesper
u & OF Lowell Mass. son Of the late 'cnera
BENJAMIN +. Butler. and Charles Il. Nrc"p"'"' VI
the Pointe Claire G. C.. Montreal. Much interest
was taken In the work OF these two great crachS'
RutIer's inventive genius had not been quiet dur
ing the winter as was seen by the Improved run
dor rigging on his canoe the Wasp The chains
are done away with and replaced by steering
arm running at right angles from the ruhher 10 'he
,uor head Archibald who won the trophy OF the
American Canoe Association at It's annual meet
last year. sailed the Nab yesterday.
The programme, originally made up 'hci""e"
o,o races The sailing course was a triangular one
NJ three miles All the sailing races were SIX miles
which was twice over the triangular course Inc
oe,c,a,s NJ the day were as follows Referee. Com
mander w c. Wtherbee Commander a. I. A.
i,d,es Paul T. Rossire. Yonkers G. C.: NJ. v.
Rrokaw Brooklyn c. c.. W. =. Stephens, New
York c. c.: Irving V. Dorland. Arlington {. e.,
and Nelson Greenfield. Marine and Field Ciub;
clerk Of course. Barron Fredericks. 1anthe e. C..
pepatta Committee. william S. Elliott. C. Bower
Vaux and Arthur Hurst.
Eleven canoes spread their sails for the first race
which had been called for 10 n. IN. a fine north
sasterly breeze blew from start to finish. The race
was won by the clever Canadian. Archibald In fine
STYLE by short tacks inshore. Paul Butler went
away out on long tacks and was caught In the
tide. He finished second
Much interest taken In the second race
which brought together six OF the new-type canoes
These canoes have larger cockpits and n shorter
aiding seat than the old They are also much
roomier and are better adapted for cruising. They
are designed to I'll increasing demand Tor
more comfortable cruising boat than the modern
rac,ng canoe The race unfortunately ended In a
,ante Nessrs Stewart and Elliott, who sailed the
WV Not and the Lark respectively, misunder-
Good the course and went two miles out OF their
NV The race claimed by w. /. Wintring
way Nay Of the Marine and Field Club. who sailed the
n Unx .n,e He started twenty minutes after the
nthers. and the judges 1t appeared, did not mark
T,s course. He said he sailed over the proper
n nnnrse. j. f. Plummer. OF the New-iork G. c.
Sod the MayhOwer In the race, and thought he
lbs entitled to the prize. The Judges decided that
W. race would have to be sailed again on July 4.
''The third race a handicap In classes The
nrst class were novices who had never sailed .