New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-05
HUDSON BOAT CLUB RACES.
MANY SPECTATORS WITNESS THE ANNUAL RE-

large number Of spectators gathered " s,erday
q. .be clubhouse OF the HudsO. Boat Club. al One
hundref.au TWEEN seventh-si.. 10 witness the
nun regatta OF The club. The arst race started az
about o'clock At mat hour the tide Tas run
n!ng out and the races were run upstream
the boats had 20 make way against a current Of
between four ard Ave miles hour. This made
the time slower than O. would otherwise have
h.en and caused the boats TO hug the shore In An
.ndeavor 70 re, the benefit OF the slack water 10
b. found there-
H.. .rst race wa roygod from point half mile
below the clubhouse, on strsign'away course, Nm
ihus directly IN front OF the spectators the
xe-erdss and landing stage. The subsequent races
we're all roved This course. wiih the exception
~, m. last which started twice Ear down the
r.v.r and Covered one mile. There were three
trte. for the fret race. which was for single
.cuIl. hut one was scratched leaving only TWO
.tsr.crs Th.s~ were John schultz and William
De Witt \, the crack OF the pistol they started up
the half-nile to tho line A. first De witt ed but
- -. s.uIs sped on their course he fouled his
oars and dropped back After this ne seemed 70
ose his nerve and dropped further and further be-
hind Finally he got too close Tn shore. and In an
effort 20 get out upset. leaving schultz winner
The time l:aIx
There were only two boats entered for the second
race which uas for par-oared gigs This Was
rou.t more In the open water and the
Gained IN. trouble that had intercered with the frst
race The winning crew was composed OF Arthur
Mo-r,, william Hopper and F. Kepler coxswain.
The time s:ss S-5.
There were three entries for the double scuil gig
race one crew failed 10 appear. and the two
cr.ws which lid start unequaly matched
that the race lacked interest. From the first II
uas seen that the race belonged to the crew In the
leading boat To add 10 the troubles OF the other
orsy one of tho steamers following the race got
too far ahead. and the men were caught IN IT'S
swes and upset The crew Of the winning GIG
we're George KunE IT.. William De witt and
George X unE 81. coxswaln. The time 5:5s
The four-oared barge race had three starters
Crew No. Thomas Maxwell David Higgins. VIII,
George Beck ooxswain--took the lead and kept Il
10 the end OF the Crew No. finished second,
with the other boat close third The time was
The feature Of tho regatta was the trophy con
test With open 10 aucomers The trophy
was a n, ldsome silver CUP, bearing the name OF
the 4ivers-the Hudson Boat CLUB Just as the
boats we're taking their places Tor the start a
heavy shower. which had been gathering for some
drove the crews and spectators into the clubhouse.
and kept them there for nearly an hour At the end
~ hat time the rain ceased and the boats started
our The race was for elght-oared pleasure barges,
and the course for this race was one mile The
fX me time thi. race rowed the tide had al
most ceased TO run out and the race was rowed
lsntic Boat Club the Bohemian Boat Club ard the
Dauutless Rowing Club. At the shot the boats
started OFF exactly in line; but almost at once
the Atlantic club took the lead. which 1t main
tanned 10 the end. The other boats followed at
some distance. almost iosethsr ana 1t could , not
which would gain second place. This finally vent
70 the Dauntiess Rowing Club There was great
enthusiasm and cheering for the winners OF the
the delay caused Is. b. the rain rain the last
referee Dan Hanley as starter and Louis trran
and Thomas Hanley as judges.
In the evenng the club gave dance.