The sun., 1900-08-12
BL0OhINGDALE b c. REGATTA.
Actives Of Hoboken win the Open Barge Race
In Rough Water.

Mombers Of the Bloomingdale Poat Club
enjoyed gala day yesterday when the twenty
seventh annual regatta OF the organization
wns held on the Riverside course. Hudson
River. The clubhouse at io2d street and North
River was crowded with spectators, who whiled
away the time between race with dancing on
the balcony floor
An open fonr-oared barge event, for which
five crews entered and three faced the starter,
added 10 the Importance of the occasion. The
Iiobokcn organizations which make specially
Of barge rowing were not opposed by Hudson
River clubs, but there was keen rivalry be-
tween the Jerseymen. and many wagers on
the reSult stimulated the excitement at the
finish.
The water was rough throughout the after
noon, and put the watermanship OF the COM
pettors to a severe test When tho crews
came ont for he open race the whitecaps were
not quite az lively as earlier in the day. The
course, which was half a mile down stream Tor
the club events, was Increased to a mile for tho
open race and the boats lined up for the start
nearly opposite Grants Tomb, The Actiyes
side and assumed the lead after the frst quar-
ter OF mile. The Atlantcs were left badly in
the first part, but had drawn up nearly ,ycn
the course caused them 70 steer wildly.
The Active. gradually forged ahead Of the
Naleucias and led by three lengths quarter
OF a mile from the finish Nearing the club
float the Actives rowed clear across the bow
OF the Valencia boat. apparently 10 show their
superiority They won by an open boat length.
The other rowing event, were well contested,
few OF them being won by more than a length.
One OF the features was the eight-oared race
between the Wandering Wllies" and "Wies
of the Yacht" In which the competitors ap-
peared In weird and dazzling costumes. The
summary:
Double Glg-won BY ". Dyer. bow. NJ o'Keefe.
stroke. and W. McDonough, coIswain: Frank
Kunkel; suoEe, c Lang. Jr', bow. and A. Cnteed.
coxswain, second
-Four cared Barge-won by single men. with Al
Breul. bow C. Leyton, q ID, Boyle. 5: 7. Raefe,
stroke, ". McDonough coAswain Married men.
second With ?. Taylor bow G. link. 2; j. Cnger. ):
Open Quarter. Nile Swim - Won by C. J. Van
Praag, Hudson b. G; r. Kissel Bloomi n gdale D. C.
second W Senior, Bloomingdale y. c.. third.
-Four DARED Barges-Won by Whites, with ID Boyle,
A. Unteed coxswain. Red, second. with F. S.uhl,
bow: ". Murray. 2. A. Pleper. ): NJ. OKeefe. stroke;
II 1. Sells. coAswain.
-Four Dared Barge: open-won by Active r. {. Of
Hoboken, with r. Neckin bow: C. 1indstrom. 2; F.
Russ. :: J. Sinclair. STROKE; L Hulse. cofswaip;
WaIing. 2; L j. StursbeIg. ); W, Stehle, stroke: o.
Erk coxswan Atlantic b. @, third
l00-Yard Swim. Junior-Won by W. Dyer; C. Lay
100 Yard Swim, senior-won BY A. PEPPER: r.
Conklin second L. D. urb-n third
Eight. Dared Barge-Won by Wandering willles I"
with A. McDOnough, bow; A. Bruel. Q. d. Boyle, s.:
". Holden. 4: " Stemms: 3; J Schmache, 8; j.
"Wilies on the Yacht second. with W Murray
bow; G. Layton 2; f. Taylor. 81 A Peip,r :; "
Dyer. s. F, kunkel, o; G Lang, Jr., z: n. O'Keeie
stroke; c. Bersch, coxswain-