The sun., 1896-09-22
RO WING.
A Trip ~ Water to Philadelphia by tho
~. Nautilus Crew.

The six.oared barge crew OF the Nautilus Boat
Club. ho spent week in rowing to Philadel-
phia and back. a distance BY water of about $50
miles. returned TO their club hou.e at the foot
of F'ifty-sxth street, Bay Ridge. shortly after 4
o'clock on Sunday afternoon. They had most
enjoyable trip, although their pleasure was
marred somewhat by rain. They left Brooklyn
at 3 O'Clock Saturday, Sept IL. The party con-
sisted of f.. T. Armstrong. first lieutenant; D. NJ.
Boo, Fred Sordenholt, Harry Brown, John
Dehls, John LetZkus. Edward Bonner, and II. X.
Emmins, captain. They had their handsome
six-oared barge Pioneer. When they made the
start the weather was cloudy. but the water
good. and they reached Perth Amboy In two
hours and fifty minutes. They remained there
over night, and at 10 o'clock on Sunday morn
ing took their departure for New Brunswick
The row up the Rartan River was very pleas
ant. 1t was only fifteen miles. and they made
1t In an hour and three-Quarters They had the
tide with them and the water was smooth. and
the verdict of the crew was that IT was the ideal
place for their crews to train in the future.
Here they struck their first snag. as the Della
ware and Raritan Canal was closed as tight as
a clam. no boats being allowed TO use it Oh Sun
day. They were received cordially, however, by
tho New Brunswick Boat Club. who entertained
They left New Brunswick at o o'clock on
Monday morning. Sept. IA, and here they had
about twenty 10 twenty-five feet wide. and they
had but title use for their oars. The water WAS
tossed from side to side and from end to end so
hercely that they thought the day of judgment
had arrived. They had to get used to this,
however. as they passed through fourteen locks
between New Brunswlck and Bordentown. In
add ion to this there were some thirty draw
bridges to contend wit that came within a foot
OF the water and gould not be rowed
reached Bordentown At O'clock. making the
Journey in eleven hours. They were received
by the Yapemi Aquatic Club on the Delaware
River. who entertained them that evening. On
Tuesday morning at O'Clock they LETT
Bordentowp and rowed down the Delaware
was still pouring when they ,stopned at
they made a fresh start at 4;30 O'clock. and
after hard and disagreeable row reached Fair
mont Park, Philadelphia, at 7 80 o'clock. They
were received by the Vesper Boat Club
members and by o'clock were all in dry
sSothing; They ey,, spent Glprioas time in
at Camden ut 3 O'Clock They left again
at $3.50 o'clock and arrived at Bristol at
9:30 where they put IN over night, and left for
Bordentown the next morning. Friday Sept. ls.
Mt $40 o'clock arriving mt 10 o'clock. Two
through the canal. and REACHED KingSton.
twenty-five miles. at @ p. NJ. They put UP for
the night, and Mt O:25 A. M. Saturday Sent 10
started for New Brunswick. where they arrived
at $3.50. beating hailstorm by only a few min
utes They remained over night and left Now
at Clifton, s. L., at =. NJ. Leaving again at
80 they reached their boat house shortly after
4 o'clock in very rough water, Tho hoys were
all looking well, but burned M brown as berries
for when the sun did shine II was very hot and
especially on Saturday.