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week, on their grounds at Port Jervis. Great good humor 

 and feeling prevailed throughout, and part of the afternoon 

 the ladies indulged in their favorite pastime. The event 

 of the day was the club yacht race between the well-known 

 yachts Quits, Josie J., Mary Campbell, Emma Sophia, and 

 Mary Emma, from a stakeboat located off the club house, 

 around a buoy near the shore at Riker's Island, and repeat, 

 and was won after a hard struggle by the Emma Sophia, 

 the Quits being second. 



—The Halifax Royal Yacht Club race for the $100 cup, 

 to and around Sambro Island light, took place September 

 19th. Three yachts contested— the Whisper, Petrel, and 

 Squirrel, and started at eight a. m. The distance sailed 

 was about forty miles. The race was won by the Whis- 

 per, which came in fifteen minutes ahead of the Petrel, and 

 forty-five minutes ahead of the Squirrel. 



—Harlem Rowing Club vs. Nassau Club— single scull. 

 This interesting single race between these two prominent, 

 clubs, took place on the Harlem river, September 20th. 

 The course was from Morris Dock to the Powder Boat, 

 three miles straight away. They started at half -past five. 

 The tide was just at the flood. Both of the men took the 

 water together, and rowed abeam for about 300 yards, 

 when the Nassau scull (C. Myers) showed a slight lead. 

 The Harlem scull (T. R. Keator) was keeping close to the 

 shore, and at last ran aground, which gave his opponent 

 the lead by ten lengths. Keator, having lost a few seconds, 

 now put on all his extra steam, but could not overtake his 

 antagonist, C. Myers, who eventually came in a winner b} r 

 ten boats' length. Time: 22 minutes 80 seconds. T. R. 

 Keator won the single scull prize at Saratoga, and if it had 

 not been for his unaccountable mishap, it is probable the 

 race would have been more closely contested. 



— The Atlantic Boat Club of Hoboken, held their annual 

 regatta on the 17th, on the Passaic river, above Newark, N. 

 J. The junior and senior championship medals were con- 

 tested for. For the junior championship there were three 

 entries, viz : AlthenC. Kiel, Dixon McQueen, and George 

 Vail. The course was one mile and a half and return. The 

 men pulled in seventeen foot boats, and Kiel, who had the 

 advance from the start, came in an easy winner in 24:54. 



There were four entries in the senior race over the Same 

 course in single scull shells, viz. : Andrew Dupicare, Rob- 

 ert L. Lefman, P. C. Ackerman, and John A. Acker man. 

 The race was not exciting, and Lefman won easily in 23:15 

 The prizes were two gold championship medals, which 

 will remain the property of the winners. 



— There is a talk of getting up a match between William 

 Stevens, of Poughkeepsie, and John Biglin, for a. purse of 

 $1,000, the race to take place at Poughkeepsie. 



— The L'Hirondelle Club of Baltimore, have just received 

 anew four-oared shell boat, which will be entered in the 

 coming regatta. 



— Yale College students held a meeting last week, at 

 which great interest was manifested in boating matters. We 

 expect great deeds from the students this fall. 



—The Nassau Boat Club of this city has a crew in train- 

 ing for a four-oared shell race, to be rowed on the Potomac 

 river, with the Aalnostan Boat Club, of Washington, Oc- 

 tober 2d. 



— The Nassau Boat Club has challenged the Atlantas to 

 a four-oared shell race, to take place on the Harlem river, 

 about October 15. 



—The Argonauta Rowing Association, of Bergen Point, 

 N. J., and the Neptune Association, of Brighton, S. I., 

 have decided to row their annual four-oared shell race, for 

 the championship of the Kill-von-Kull, October 15th. 



The Maine Boating Association will hold their annual 



regatta on the Kennebec river, Bath, Me. There will be 

 four races— four oars, for championship and colors of the 

 State; double scull, and senior scull, all three miles, .with a 

 turn, and the junior shell race, two miles, one turn. 



— The Ridgefield Rowing Association will hold their an- 

 nual regatta on September 27th. 



—The President of the Celtic Rowing Club of Buffalo, 

 has kindly furnished the following information by request : 



There are at present, in Buffalo, eight rowing clubs, viz : 

 "Hibernias," "Buffalos," "Celtics," "2 2 2s," "Black 

 Rocks," "Niagara Rivers," and " Scajaguadas." The 

 Hibernias consist of 75 members, and have at present three 

 four-oared shells. They were organized six years ago, un- 

 der the name of the "Banshees," and reorganized in July 

 of this year, under their present name, with the following 

 officers : Lyons, President ; Alex. Bennett, Vice-President ; 

 Jas. Noonan, Secretary ; J. Donovan, Treasurer ; T. 

 O'Grady, Coxswain. The first crew of this club, (Banshees,) 

 are considered one of the best in western New York, but 

 have been unfortunate of late years. The "Buffalos" 

 were organized about five years ago, and in members are 

 somewhat stronger than the Hibernias. They have three 

 four-oared shells, six single scull shells, and one eight- 

 oared o-unwale barge. This club defeated the Banshees 

 this summer, and leave this P. M_ to pull the Riversides of 

 Rochester. The "2 2 2s" were organized five years ago, 

 and count up fifty members ; they have two four-oared 

 shells and one single scull shell. The Live Oaks were or- 

 ganized the same time, and are about the same m members ; 

 they are the possessors of three four-oared shells. The 

 Black Rocks were organized in July 1871, and are a very 

 strong club • they have two four-oared shells. The Celtics 

 were "organized on the 19th of July, 1872, and consist of 65 

 members ; they are the owners of two four-oared shells, 

 and are about sending an order for a four-oared and a single 

 scull shell. The Niagara Rivers were organized in June of 

 this year, and the Scajaguadas in August ; each possesses 

 one four-oared shell. There are five or six yachts here, but 

 little or no interest taken in them. As to regattas, there is 

 poor prospect of having one here this Fall. The Black 

 Rock Rowing Club speak of getting up one this month— but 

 I am afraid it will be a failure. The Hibernias have de- 

 cided to issue a challenge, (at their next meeting,) to any or 

 all clubs in Buffalo or Toronto ; if this proves true, there 



will be rare sport here this Fall.. There has been no change 

 in the officers of the fleet or of any club with the exception 

 of the Celtics, who elected the following named persons to 

 fill the vacancies, viz : Thos. Cavanaugh, Treasurer ; Jerry 

 Neihan, Chas. Kennell, Thos. Casey, Directors. 



— The entries to the National Amateur Regatta, which 

 takes place at Philadelphia October 7th, are unusually 

 large, and an immense number of the friends of the ama- 

 teur rowers are expected to be present. The Philadelphi- 

 ans are doing all in their power to make this regatta a great 

 success, and judging from the list of entries, w r e should say 

 it is a foregone conclusion. 



In the four-oared race are the Undines, and three other 

 Philadelphia clubs. From New York, are the Argonautas, 

 Mutuals, Beaverwycks, Nassaus, Harlems, and the Analos- 

 tans. In the double scull race there are five or six entries. 

 In the single scull race there are six from New York, two 

 from Philadelphia, two from Albany, one from Union 

 Springs, one from Grand Haven, Mich., one each from Bal- 

 timore, Rochester, and Washington. If these fifteen en- 

 tries all come to the starting point, and race without afoul, 

 it will remain on record as one of the greatest feats of the 

 success of amateur oarsmen that the world has ever wit- 

 nessed. 



— The senior Yale College shell crew have been chosen, 

 and are already in training for the fall regatta. The follow- 

 ing compose the crew: Messrs. Green, Dunning, Water- 

 man, Bristol, Henderson, and Monroe. 



Cornell University, ) 

 Ithaca, September 20th, 1873. f 

 Editor Forest and Stream : — 



Athletic sports at Cornell University have been, until 

 lately, without firm footing, and accordingly have struggled 

 to keep alive during the opening years of the University. 

 But at the present time everything, except base-ball, is 

 progressing finely. 



Last year the officers of the "Navy" succeeded in clear- 

 ii i g t lie organization entirely from debt, leaving it to start 

 the present season financially unembarrassed. 



The clubs and individuals composing the "Navy" own 

 the following boat property: Five six-oared shells, two 

 six-oared lapstreaks, one eight-oared barge, one single lap- 

 streak, three single shells; twelve (12) boats in all. 



There are at present belonging to the different clubs,, two 

 silver goblets, to be rowed for annually by the various clubs. 

 These cups are for six-oared shell crews. 



The "Navy" directors design to enlarge the boat-house 

 this year, and some new boats secure prizes for single sculls, 

 and encourage competition in all manner of athletics. They 

 will also have a gymnasium, organized and in running or- 

 der in a short time, unless the university authorities antici- 

 pate them, by building for the purpose, which they (the au- 

 thorities) have not been able to do up to the present time. 

 Foot-ball is now in full blast, and a number of matches 

 are ticketed for the next few weeks. 



The committee of the B. B. Club were able to secure suit- 

 able grounds for playing upon near the close of last year, 

 but too late for use at that time, so that soon, in all proba- 

 bility, our nines will have a chance to do themselves full 

 justice in the ball field. 



Our men, as a rule, have very little time to engage in 

 athletic sports, but what time they have they make the 

 most of, and we trust that the time may not be far distant 

 when Cornell can show athletes' accomplished, not only 

 mentally, but physically. J. 



\FroM our own Reporter- ] 



— High winds prevented the St. John International Re- 

 gatta from taking place on the day advertised, although up- 

 wards of 20,000 people had assembled to witness the races. 

 The next morning, September 18th, the weather was clear 

 and crisp, and scarcely any wind was felt. The water was 

 delightfully smooth, and scarcely a ripple disturbed it i ur- 

 face. At seven o'clock, between four and five thousand 

 people were on the grounds, and every half hour trains, 

 filled with eager, excited crowds, came up to the station at 

 Riverside. The Alida, the judge's boa^ came up a few 

 minutes after seven. The McLarens, with their fine boat, 

 were on the water, rowing about, shortly before the Alida 

 hove in sight, and in a few minutes after, the Paris crew 

 glided out from Johnson's, amid cheers from the spectators. 

 They were followed by the Indiantown crew, and finally 

 the Longshoremen, of Portland, bore down the river. The 

 Paris crew took their places first, the McLarens next, then 

 the Longshoremen, and the Indiantown oarsmen last. 



The men in the competing boats were as follows ; — 



Paris crew — Robert Fulton, stroke; Samuel Hutton, aft 

 midship; Elijah Ross, forward midship; George Price, 

 bow; Carleton, St. John. 



McLaren crew — Robert, James, George, and William Mc- 

 Laren, Carleton, St. John. 



Longshore crew — J. Conwell, stroke; M. E. O'Brien, aft 

 midship; M. O'Brien, forward, midship; T. Twig, bow; 

 Portland, Me. 



Indiantown crew — Ralph McCormack. Dimmock Davis, 

 George Reynolds, George Day; Indiantown. 



The boats being now in position, the start was made at 

 twenty-one minutes past eight, by a gun fired by one of the 

 starters. The Paris creW went off quite steadily, Price 

 steering. The McLarens got away well, the Longshore- 

 men, with admirable rapidity, rowed with a quick, light 

 stroke, and the Indiantown crew were behind the others 

 from the start. The McLarens, with a tremendous*stroke 

 of 45 to the minute, at the first mile and a half had secured 

 a lead, and the Portland, Me., crew were close behind 

 them ; the Paris crew were third, and the Indiantown men 

 still bringing up the rear. On turning the buoy, Hutton's 

 oar just tipped it, and the Paris crew was ahead, followed 

 closely by the McLarens and the Longshoremen. The row- 



ing by these three leading crews has rarely been surpassed 

 on any waters, by any oarsmen. The great Paris crew 

 pulled with a brilliant, sprightly stroke, keeping its hot 

 contestants closely in the rear. The most intense excite- 

 ment prevailed among the enraptured spectators. Steadily 

 the Portland crew gained, inch by inch, on the formidable 

 four, and as steadily did the veterans keep ahead. The 

 Longshoremen proved to be foemen worthy of their steel, 

 and perhaps were the most difficult men to beat that ever 

 engaged the champions. This fine crew presented a fine 

 spectacle, as they passed the McLarens, their lithe oars 

 gleaming like shafts of silver, as they struck the water, and 

 sparkled in the sunlight. Every eye was riveted now on 

 these two boats. The greatest excitement was felt, and 

 anxiety was pictured upon every countenance, as the 

 two boats came up, swinging to the goal almost neck and 

 neck. Once the Longshoremen were lapped over the St. John 

 boat, when within a few yards of the goal, but the latter 

 made one of their dashing rnanceuvers, so familiar to these 

 same worked-up spectators, and the race was won. Over 

 the line went the boat, three-quarters of a length ahead of 

 the men who had worked with such vigor and spirit, and 

 proved themselves such formidable rivals. The McLarens 

 made a good third, and the Indiantown men came in 

 fourth. The time made was 39 minutes 34+ seconds and the 

 course was six miles. 



The single scull race followed after the Inrigger's four- 

 oared race. This latter was won by the Logan crew, in the 

 "Crown Prince;" colors, pink, and second money was 

 taken by the Harned crew. 



The event of the day was now called, and five excellent 

 oarsmen took their stations. This was the famous single 

 scull race. Brayley came up first, Fulton and Biglin next, 

 Lovett followed, and Doyle rowed up soon after. The gun 

 started the race at twenty-five minutes past eleven. Biglin 

 had the outside, and Fulton the inside positions, the others 

 were in the middle. All hit the water rapidly and with 

 promptness. Bayley, who is only twenty-two years of age, 

 to the surprise and admiration of every one, took the lead, 

 and rowed with fine effect, eliciting wild cheers and ap- 

 plause from the multitude on the shore. Fulton rowed a 

 long, sweeping stroke, and Biglin had a qirick, effective 

 stroke. Half way to the winning point, Fulton and Biglin 

 swept past Brayley, and rowed hard, but without avail, to 

 get away from him. Slowly, but with unerring precision, 

 the two great oarsmen crept upon the plucky youth, and 

 finally passed him, though on he kept, working with a will 

 and "gamely," though two boat lengths behind. At this 

 turn of affairs, the people, seeing Brayley's chances of recov- 

 ering his lost position of no avail, centered their undivided 

 attention upon the two more renowned oarsmen. Nov.- 

 Fulton was ahead, battling in his own peculiar way, and 

 beating the water with his oars; then Biglin came to the 

 front, taking the lead with apparent ease. All along the 

 shore the crowds ran, shouting and clreering to their favor- 

 ites, as each seemed to gain a temporary advantage. At 

 length Biglin appeared to realize the danger of his position, 

 and with a bold spurt made an effort to cross the line first. 

 Fulton was, however, too much for America's great sculler. 

 His extraordinary powers of endurance were not exhausted, 

 or tired, as he was nerved up for the task, and with an al- 

 most superhuman effort, made one of his magnificent 

 spurts, and crossed the line the winner, by about four feet. 

 Brayley followed closely on the heels of Biglin, who came 

 in second. Lovett Avas fourth, and Doyle brought up the 

 rear, but very creditably. After the race, both Fulton and 

 Biglin rowed up to the judge's boat, and received the an- 

 nouncement that Fulton had won the race in 27 minutes 

 42 seconds, by a quarter of a boat's length ahead. Biglin 

 disagreed with the judges, and said that he had won. It 

 was, however, submitted to the umpire, Hon. T. R. Jones, 

 who ruled that the race was won by Fulton. No man 

 seemed more surprised at the result than Fulton himself. 

 The rowing of both oarsmen was most admirable, and 

 praiseworthy. Brayley acquitted himself excellently, and 

 is looked upon as the rising oarsman of St. John. His 

 boat had much water in it at the termination of the race. 

 Biglin's friends were very much incensed that their favorite 

 should have lost, and the result of the coming contest in 

 Halifax, between Brown and Biglin, excites much comment. 

 Brown stock has gone up considerably since the race of to- 

 day. 



After the scull race, the pair-oared race was called; six 

 boats competed. The McCormacks, in the "Brothers' 

 Pride," were the winners. Time: 25:50. 



The scrub race was next in order, and was won easily by 

 the "Flying Light." The single scull race for New Bruns- 

 wickers then took place, and was won handsomely by 

 Brayley, in 28 :17. Fulton had entered for this race, hut 

 did not run. The tub race was won by David O'Neill, in 

 the tub ' 'Tingilary man." This race provoked considerable 

 laughter and amusement among the spectators. 



The regatta closed at about half -past two o'clock. The 

 gentlemen in charge did their utmost to have everything ' 

 conducted on the fairest and most honorable principles, 

 and were eminently successful in cariying out their inten- 

 tions. Mr. D. G. Smith, the indefatigable secretary did 

 by far the greater portion of the making up of the regatta, 

 and was mainly instrumental in bringing it to a proper con- 

 clusion. His arrangements for the accommodation of the 

 representatives of the press, on board the judge's boat, were 

 most complete and satisfactory. 



In the evening, bonfires blazed in every quarter of the 

 city, torch-light processions and bands of music paraded 

 the streets, and the oarsmen were feasted and lionized by 

 the populace. Good .order |was in every instance main- 

 tained. 



