The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-17
OARSMEN TRAINING.
Long Island and Valencia
Boat Club Regattas
I'M LaIoA
Entries.
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Interesting Events Arranged for
Baldwin Park-Cllo Wheel
Club Races-Eyents
in Yachting.
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The Atlantic Boat Club of Hoboken
has in training a four-oared shell crew,
for the regatta of the Long Island Row
ing Association, which will be held this
year at Sheepshead Bay, on July "a, in
place of Flushing Bay, as in years gone
by. This event is one of the interesting
events in rowing matters In midsummer.
There Is always a large entry from the
leading oarsmen and the race this season
with the increased facilities offered at
Sheepshead Bay will be a greater event
han ever. The Atlantics Of Hoboken
had intended rowing as members OF the
Dauntless eight-oared crew in the race
at Philadelphia, but reconsidered this.
and instead will train for the Long Island
Associations. The men that will pull in
the Atlantic boat will be: Hasseiman.
Puls, Becker n Norman. They are
training and will be in good shape for
the event. The change that was made
IN the course this year was brought
about by Judge Tighe, who Interested the
citizens of Sheepshead in the race, and
they have promised to donate the prizes.
Preparations are being pushed for the
annual regatta of the Valencia Boat Club,
to be held on the Hudson, at Gutten-
berg, n week from Saturday. The
races will be well contested and the
members of the club arc putting in lots
of time In the boats Of the fleet. The
interest in this years event is more
widespread than ever and the organizes
ton is meeting with lots of support from
the organizations. They made a big hit
when they determined to introduce a
couple OF open events in their programme
and the S11caacS will In rroa<I~
ed by this departure from their regular
system. The prizes viii be handsome
and well worth winning. The clubs are
taking a great deal Of interest in the
races because of this, and the open
events will be a boom to the regatta this
season never equalled at any ordinary
club regatta, There will be entries in the
eight-oared barge race from all the
prominent clubs in these waters, and
this will prove the event of the day.
h Atalanta Boa Club seems to be
losing it's prestige in rowing. The club
will not make an entry in the eight
cared barge race at the Valencia Boat
Club regatta at Gutenberg, neither will
they be represented in the Long Island
Association regatta in either of the sew
eral events.
The Active Boat Club of Hoboken have
decided to give a stag.
The Crescent Rowing Club of Harlem
will place their crack eight-oared grew
in the race at the Valencia Boat Club
regatta, at North Hudson. They have
selected these. men to man the boat
McKeon, bow; w. Rotchford, No. Q; +.
Kazmier, No. 3; J. Cohen, No. 4: A. An
derson,- No. S; w. Weston. No. 6; P.
Handibolt, No. z; w. Mehrhoff, stroke,
and w. Bowling, coxswain.
By changing their regatta to Sleeps
head Bay the Long Island Association
will receive a number of entries from the
Brooklyn clubs that would not have en-
tered had the races been on the Har-
lem. The Crescent Rowing III will
place three crews in the race.
The Wyanoke Boat Club has three
crews in training for the Long Island
regatta, n will also place an entry
in the race of the Valencia Club.