New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-10

Of Pennsylvania in case the latter decides TO
go to any OF the regatta. away from home
There Is only one drawback and that Is the
fact that the Harlem River regatta will be held
on the same day. This. Of course, Will detract
from our attendance. but from our correspond
ence we can truthfully say that we VIII have
enough nrst-class crews to make the sport IN
terestIng. There are now about a dozen crews
from the several clubs OF Newark In active
training. and more Will begin work this week
The Trltons will have some OF their cracks
In the regatta. and the Institute Boat CluD mas
already entered several. including the senior
four which captured the championship or the
United States at the National regatta held at
Saratoga last summer The PASSAGES ana the
Newark Boat Club will also enter in the several
classes. SO that local enthusiasts will have
ample opportunity TO compare the Newark
oarsmen with those OF other cities"
Boating hal always been a favorite sport around
Newark. The Passaic River has afforded ample
opportunities for racing which are not excelled
on any stream in the country, with the probable
exception OF the Potomac. II Is free from the
bends and currents which make racing so DIFF
fcult on other streams I'm America and England.
and the only complaint that the oarsmen have Is
that the pollution. which has been steadily grow
ing for years nauseates the men and occasionally
causes malaria. The course runs through pleas
ant stretch OF country. whose grassy banks af-
ford the spectators ample chance to View the con-
tests without going to the expense and incon-
venience Of following the boats In an overheated
and overcrowdcd steamboat.
In point Of age the Passaic Boat Club Is the
Oldest on the river. II established in 1860.
and was incorporated two years later. In its
thirty odd years OF existence 1t has turned out
many crew that would compare creditaby with
those OF any club In the country. and the trophy
room at the end OF Chester-ave Is well filled with
banners won in many q hard-fought contest. The
club now has a membership of eighty active mem
bers. most OF whom have rowed in contests, and
the only objection that Captain Monroe ). Brown
from which to gather hrst-class junior crew.
Thre are, however several intermediate and
senior c'"ws at work, and II the PASSAGES fail to
capture INNER this year II will not be because
they have not taken the proper amount of inter-
est in the regatta. The officers Of the club are:
A. b. Hopper. PRESIDENT w. Vanderveer. vice
president; f. p Norris. secretary; NJ. Sommers.
treasurer A. G. Snyder. financial secretary; DR..
Thomas w. Lauterborn. ogkeeper and Monroe s..
Brown. captain.
The history OF the Triton Boat Club dates back
TO 1866, when Sydney n. Ogden, now a member
OF the Newark Common Council, and a number
OF other prominent young men gathered In the
old Kearny mansion and decided that they would
form club which would make Itself famous in
the aquatic annals Of the country. They builded
better than they knew for from that small be-
ginning grew the present club, with member
ship which embraces many Of the best-known
men In Newark. and which has won many races
not only on the Passaic but on the waters OF New
York and other States. The club had q rather
severe experience at first but It prohted by Its